- Paperback: 688 pages
- Publisher: Voyager; (Reissue) edition (15 Jun 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0586205365
- ISBN-13: 978-0586205365
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.4 x 5.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 441,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Zindell makes you think’
New Scientist
‘Philip K. Dick would have been proud to conjure up such philiosophies’
Manchester Evening News
‘A thick, lush, vivid, panoramic view of evolved humans in an evolving universe far in the future’
Twilight Zone
‘Excellent hard science fiction… a brilliant novel’
Orson Scott Card, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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An epic masterwork of science fiction, Neverness is a stand-alone novel from one of the most important talents in the genre.
The universe of Neverness is intriguingly complex and filled with extraordinary beings. There are the Alaloi, whose genes have ‘backmutated’ so that they look like Neanderthals… the Order of Pilots, which reworks the laws of time and physics to slingshot its members through dense regions of ‘thickspace’… the Solid State Entity, a nebula-sized brain made up of moon-sized biocomputers…
Against this backdrop stands Mallory Ringer, the headstrong novitiate of the Order of Pilots, who, against all odds, navigates a maze of interspatial passageways to penetrate the Solid State Entity. There he makes a stunning discovery. A discovery that could unlock the secret of immortality hidden among the Alaloi.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Neverness is the sci-fi equivalent of Lord of the Rings. The universe that David Zindell creates is as intricate as it is beautiful. The characters, situations and landscapes portrayed are exremely believable in a fictional setting. The space flight which seems extremely complex to begin with, with its complicated mathematics and mapping of space, becomes so familiar you forget that it is so mind boggling. Action, adventure, conspiricy, high technology all the way through, it keeps you turning the pages again and again. This is truely a classic and one that should not be missed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A brilliant story which requires a great will to put down. From the humble beginnings of the tribes folk to the outlandish scope of evolution displayed here, it is clear to see that Zindell has put together quite a masterpiece, with every measure painstakingly taken to describe all the intacracies inbetween. This story, ultimatley part of a four book saga, really enagages your mind as it takes you on a jouney from man to godhood.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm amazed that Zindell is not more popular than he is. First, a misconception. This book is described as hard SF - I don't agree. Sure, it deals with complex mathematical concepts, the future far-evolution of humanity...but it does so in a poetic, mythic way. It also covers philospophy, religion...This is a SF Odyssey, it is Homeric in its ambition, and it has quite the most beautiful prose I have ever read in a SF novel. Each chapter seemed to me a novella in its scope and depth when I read it. This is an epic quest of a book that stunned me when I read it and I urge you to try it.
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Neverness is SF true to its potential
I read Neverness all the way back in 1988 and it remains the one work in SF that, for me, is truly inspiring. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2006 by SF FANATIC
Zindell's best book
One of my favourite books; characters with real depth and complexity, a plot which takes unexpected twists and turns, and a superbly realised setting. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2004
No Dune
You can tell that you're in trouble when the publishers compare the book to Dune. Put it down ! I struggled to pick it up. I don't often fail to finish a book, but this was one. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2003
fantastic, thoughtful, unique fantasy
This book is impossible to categorize properly. It, and its successor series, "A requiem for Homo Sapiens", combines elements of science fiction, fantasy, space opera, philosophy... Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2001
Compared to Dune, sorely lacking
After finishing the final book in Frank Herbert's Dune series, I was pretty stoked to find a recommendation for a book touted as "Dune for the 1990's", namely David... Read more
Published on 16 July 2001 by S. P. Lovejoy
SCIENCE fiction
Put simply, the book persuaded me to study for a mathematical physics degree simply so I could get a better grip on the concepts behind it. Read more
Published on 6 July 2001
short story stretched too far
The basic story of the book is good. But it's certainly no Dune. Where as Space Opera's like Dune fill the imagination with good good mix of scene setting and keep the story at a... Read more
Published on 28 May 2001
A sweeping epic
When I picked this one up in the library, I realised how long it was (700 pages) & I thought it would be heavy-going. How wrong I was!! Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2001
Why all the fuss? Very overrated
I fail to see what the fuss is about with Neverness. The Hyperion saga (Dan Simmons) or the Nights Dawn trilogy (Peter F Hamilton) offer an infinitely more satisfying read.
Published on 5 Mar 2001
Thought provoking. SF as it should be.
Before reading this book I'd never heard of the David Zindell. The story is gripping and fast moving but that doesn't prevent the development of concepts and ideas that are... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2001
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