- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (4 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752816578
- ISBN-13: 978-0752816579
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,732,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Joshua Ali Quare lives life to the full - deacdes before, he was infected with avirus that ensures that for every fifteen years he lives, he gains another ten. After each virus induced coma, he wakes with his memory erased and ten years younger. This time round, in 2109, someone is looking for him and it is time to pust the record straight once and for all; doing so takes us through a century of gripping future history.
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John Barnes is professor of English and theatre studies in the US. He is a Hugo and Nebula award shortlisted author.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A gripping vision of mankind's fall,
By thackroar@hotmail.com (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kaleidoscope Century (Paperback)
Barnes has written a rare science fiction book that combines a ghastly but plausible vision of the future, a sensible grip on how technology might eveolve and a deeply unpleasant but likeable main character. The outcome is a great read, much in the vein of Ian M. Banks' more personal works.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fascinating alternate history, spanning far into the future,
This review is from: Kaleidoscope Century (Hardcover)
This was the first John Barnes book I read and it really took me by surprise. Barnes weaves a tale of a man who survives the cold war but wakes up in a cabin on another planet feeling like hell and with no memory. The protagonist instead must slowly reacquaint with himself via a futuristic computer with his memories collected in it. The book moves at a fabulous pace and was a real page turner for me. I have loaned it to friends all of whom have raved about it. Some however have been disappointed with the ending. I concede that I was disappointed with it too, but not because there was anything particularly wrong with it (I thought it was quite fitting given the character of the man who the story follows), rather I was just disappointed that such a fun ride was over. I don't think any ending would have been suitable to make men anything other than disappointed that the story had reached its end and that is often the sign of a great story well told. If you like intelligence and intrigue in your science fiction and don't mind a main character you may not like to meet in person, look no further. Truthfully I can't believe nobody has tried to make this into a movie yet. Also, if you like/liked this title, I recommend Candle, which isn't so much a sequel, as another tale from the same world: Earth post Resuna.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Dark but excellent book!,
This review is from: Kaleidoscope Century (Hardcover)
When I first starting reading the book I was definitly notready to what I was thrown into. It is a concept of world revolves around one man - and he takes the concept down the most darkest paths. you either love it or hate it... and I loved it... prepare to be shocked by the power of the ideas behind the words.
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