- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Legend; paperback / softback edition (1984)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099373009
- ISBN-13: 978-0099373001
- ASIN: B002JJ62B6
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,183,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I absolutely love this book, it is one of the most vividly written fantasy novels I know of. I felt like I was living on the world of Orthe. Amazing, atmospheric description of this alien world and the fascinating complex society of the Telestre.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A fast moving and well written book. I had great difficultly putting this one down. She manages to keep you interested with hints of deeper plots and a fantastic history as a backdrop. The characters are instantly empathised with and just enough detail given to make you want to know more about them. It's great to find a book that has enough material in it to be expanded to two or three books but hasn't been! If you like sci-fi or fantasy fiction and you haven't read this then it's one you will treasure in your collection.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Golden
12 April 2001
Format:Hardcover
This is the story of Lynne de Lisle Christie, the first of Earth's envoys to Oerthe, a primitive world on a planet half a galaxy from Earth. Presenting herself at the court of the Crown of the South, Christie's life quickly teeters into the hands of those motivated by beliefs, assumptions and thoughts alien and unknown. Factions in the Southland would rather that she were dead, or defamed never to return. Others feel that now that Earth has visited Oerthe, there is no way that the clock can be turned back. But all are quite wary of Earth and its technologies, and a current of hostility runs deep. As events unfold, at one point Christie finds herself among the ruins of Oerthes anchient civilization and realizes that Earth has made a very, very large mistake.
This is a fun, engaging story. And to one of the readers who posted earlier, there IS a sequel to this book. It is called "Ancient Light", and was published in 1987 by Arrow Books, from London, England. I didn't see it listed at all on Amazon, though....
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Startlingly original
6 Jan 2002
Format:Hardcover
I've loved this book ever since it first appeared back in the 1980s. Mary Gentle keeps the suspense going well and her level of control is startling for a (then) tyro writer. At the time of its publication serious xeno-anthropological SF was unusual - we now have C J Cherryh's 'Foreigner' series and others - and even today the book stands out as one of the best of its kind. The sequel (Ancient Light), unusually, is spectacularly good, and is a remarkable deconstruction of all that was built up in Golden Witchbreed. I've been disappointed by several other books by Mary Gentle, but the recent novel "Ash " is a return to form.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Golden Witchbreed, A Great Book
22 Oct 2003
Format:Hardcover
I absolutely love this book. It's the kind of book that will suck you right in as soon as you start reading. Golden Witchbreed is complex in its construction, but easy to follow because of how information is doled out one piece at a time. The planet on which the story takes place seems to come to life in front of the reader. The author did an excellent job in that respect. Irregularities in grammar from the standard American English (as well as British English) crop up on a regular basis in this book, but in general they don't interfere with the reading. The front flap says something comparing Golden Witchbreed to Frank Herbert's Dune, but it's not a valid comparison because the world of Mary Gentle's book is so much more complex and vividly described than Dune ever was. A wonderful book for any Sci Fi fan, or anybody else, no matter what they generally read. The book pulled me in and I couldn't put it down. I think everyone else who takes the time to find Golden Witchbreed will have the same experience.
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