- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Panther; n.e. edition (13 Jun 1974)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 058603918X
- ISBN-13: 978-0586039182
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 1.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 733,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mind boggling science specualtion meets hard & fast action., 18 Dec 1998
By gpann@bellatlantic.net - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Patterns of Chaos ([Gollancz SF]) (Hardcover)
For the lover of strange and thought provoking ideas as well as the action novel reader you can't go any better than this. Whenever asked about the best sci-fi book I ever read I always had trouble choosing from so many good books. Until this one. I can never forget it.The convoluted science of Syncratics starts off with assumption that the laws of cause and effect are not nearly as solid as one would think and that events create causal effect waves in all directions including time. So you could predict "future" events by studying the relative change in entropy of atomic or subatomic decay. Strangely enough, right after I read this book, I read a serious article in Scientific American where scientists were running a linear accelerator in a Swiss vault miles below the surface to attempt to prove just this. That a subatomic event can be detected before it occurs.
The book starts out with a blitzkreiging action sequence and never let's up. Each new scene and revelation is more awesome and mind boggling than the last. Whether you're into action with a sci-fi twist or just looking for another mind expanding journey into entropic theory, this is a must read.
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Example of extreme imagination that goes beyond limits., 13 Jun 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Patterns of Chaos ([Gollancz SF]) (Hardcover)
Clever game with theories on Entropy, innovative idea of Syncratics mixtured of religion and science, enormously fast action with sequence of surprising acts that logically fit together. All that written down reminds me on refreshing peppermint candies from my childhood - there is no way of stopping, and when box is empty you still can't get enough.
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The first novel I *had* to finish, 5 Aug 2000
By Charles Finn - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Patterns of Chaos ([Gollancz SF]) (Hardcover)
Way back when I was barely a teenager, someone passed me a copy of 'The Patterns of Chaos'. I was instantly absorbed, engrossed in the story and driven to read until the wee small hours to see what happened to Bron Haltern and his mysterious foes. It was the first time I'd ever done that and I still (after nearly 30 years!) remember the excitement. I've re-read it many times and, yes, it does have some major plot holes but I'd still count it as 'intelligent space opera'.
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