- Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; First THUS edition (Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0812580273
- ISBN-13: 978-0812580273
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.6 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,185,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ginny Greylock and Steven Matuchek are partners on an Earth quite unlike our own. For starters, Ginny is a licensed witch and Steve is an engineer and werewolf. Steve moonlights by working on a spacecraft in the Arizona desert, a project which soon discovers that there is life on the moon. Neither Steve nor the U.S. government has any inkling as to the nature of the moonsprites, and everyone is anxious to make contact. But when the time comes to test the spacecraft, a host of bugs, snafus, and angry spirits conspire to prevent the launch.
It's a recipe for perfect lunacy as Ginny and her clan struggle to figure out who, or what, is sabotaging the greatest magical and scientific achievement of the century. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Format:Hardcover
This book is a sequel to Operation Chaos, which was written 30, and some parts over 40, years ago! It is set in a contemporary universe where magic (or goetics as they call it) works. It is a scientific culture, and the laws of physics apply. Familiar and strange principles combine to create some hilarious sections. One does tend to question the presence of streets in a world where everyone flies around on brooms and carpets. The main characters are Steve Matuchek and his wife Virginia. Steve, an engineer and werewolf, gives a first-person account. Virginia, a beautiful and powerful witch who is the real brain of the pair, has no qualms about using her looks and sex appeal as well as her skills. She even travels to another universe to find a tax attorney. She and Steve must deal with good, evil and mischievous spirits, rival practitioners, NASA, the FBI and the IRS. Also in the mix is their daughter, Valeria, who was 3 years old when she was taken to hell (alive!) She is now 15, gorgeous, nubile, a budding witch and ready to play an active role. There is an overly talkative sword, an ancient dwarf and other interesting characters and scenes in a humorous treatment of the serious subject of space travel development and the evil attempts to stop it; brilliant!
Format:Hardcover
Once again we have a joyful and entertaining novel from one of the last remaining masters from the Golden Age of SF. Close on the heels of STARFARERS comes this long-awaited sequel to his highly enjoyable OPERATION CHAOS. Set in the late 60's of his alternate universe were magic works, this novel deals with a Space Race with magic as the means vice straight technology. Along the way, Anderson takes some well-aimed shots at NASA, the IRS, and the government. A good read, particularly if you enjoyed OPERATION CHAOS.
Format:Hardcover
I had been looking forward to Poul Anderson's _Operation Luna_, a sequel to _Operation Chaos_, a fix-up of stories in F & SF from the 1950s and 1960s. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend it in hardcover and possibly not even in paper. First, while not absolutely required, I think that reading the earlier book would be extremely helpful (and a new pb edition is out). Second, Anderson made a decision to bring the story forward to an equivalent of our "now". The three 1950s stories take place either in that universe's equivalent of WWII (called that in the first story, but now called the Caliph's War (WWI is now the Kaiser's War)) or a little bit later. The last story in the fix-up has elements of the late 1950s and late 1960s. But while no year is mentioned, this novel takes place in some age resembling our present. Problem is the protagonist's daughter has aged only 10 or so years and it simply doesn't work for someone more concerned about continuity instead of plot. Third, the first part of the book is clunky like a square wheel trying to set up the storyline, throw in how that universe works versus ours, describe what has happened since _Operation Chaos_, etc. Fourth, we know more than the characters do, a distraction for us. Fifth, while there are a number of in the sf field jokes and puns, some of the points concerning our world are mean-spirited without a specific reason. I finished it, but I consider it to be fairly minor league Anderson.
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Excellent!
If you know Poul Anderson's work, this book will be a delight. If you don't, read it -- and then the rest of his work! Read more
Published on 10 Aug 1999
Disappointing
Anderson is one of the most prolific SF writers. His output, not surprisingly, is uneven. At its best, his work is very entertaining. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 1999
Courage, laughter and magic, all in one splendid package.
This book is a wonderful sequel to one of the neatest books of all time, "Operation Chaos." Our heroes return to us enough older that they'll use a mirror to peek around... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 1999
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