- Mass Market Paperback: 530 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reprint edition (31 Dec 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553291165
- ISBN-13: 978-0553291162
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,769,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When the human settlers arrived on Hobbs Land, the native intelligent specvies, the Owlbrit, were already almost extinct. Before the last one died, a few years later, the humans had learned a little of their language, their ideas and theirb religion. It seemed the natural thing for the settlers to maintain the last Owlbrit temple, with the strange statue that was its God. When when that God died - disintegrating overnight - it seemed equally natural to start preparing its replacement. Maire Manone came to Hobbs Land to escape the harsh patriachal religion of Voorstod, but Voorstod hasn't forgotten her - or forgiven her. But the men who arrive on Hobbs Land to find and return Maire to her homeland haven't taken Hobbs Land's God into account . . .
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Sheri S. Tepper is the author of several resoundingly acclaimed novels, including the Arthur C. Clarke nominated Gibbon's Decline and Fall, Six Moon Dance, The Family Tree, A Plague of Angels, Sideshow and Beauty, which was voted Best Fantasy Novel of the Year by readers of Locus and will be appearing as part of the Fantasy Masterworks series.
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Format:Paperback
Tepper is not an especially subtle author. When she has an agenda (as she invariably does), she ensures the reader knows about it. At great length. Whether this affects your enjoyment of an otherwise well-written and thoughtful piece of SF really depends on your own levels of patience.
A (very) loose sequel to Tepper's classic 'Grass', this is a tale of religion gone wrong, and the attempts of a small group of individuals (and their frankly creepy god-creature) to put it right. The pace varies, but there are enough twists and interesting ideas to keep the reader guessing, and the good guys are well-rounded if sometimes a little bland. The bad guys suffer from, quite simply, being bad, and Tepper wastes no more effort on them than it takes to explain why their world-view is wrong.
Originally published over ten years ago, this is not Tepper at her best (for that, read 'Grass'), but it does contain all the elements that make her one of the most challenging writers in her genre: not big tech SF, but SF dealing fundamentally with human societies and human relationships. You may disagree with her view of what makes mankind tick, but you can't deny that it is passionate and uncompromising. Recommended.
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This most excellent novel by sheri tepper is sadly missing several parts. Any competent proof reader would have noticed on publication of the 'Kindle' version, that the text is incomplete. This is a novel i have enjoyed in paperback form. Sheri Tepper re-iterates her views on the coercion of religion, the poison of media violence etc as portrayed in 'Beauty' and 'Grass'. I borowed a copy from my local library to make sure the missing text was not a figment of my imagination, and i am correct in my observation. If you purchase the 'Kindle' version of this book you will be sadly dissappointed. I reccomend you visit a library for a whole and entire copy -for free!
Format:Hardcover
A Lovely book and part of a set, but not really a series (grass first then this and finally sideshow). There are references to characters from grass and links to places and ideas, but it can be read on its own and is not needed to read the others.
I really enjoyed this book but I am a fan of the writer and enjoy feminist sci-fi/ fiction, but think some would find it hard going.
The characters and worlds are well developed with depth and interesting hidden sides in each.
I really enjoyed this book but I am a fan of the writer and enjoy feminist sci-fi/ fiction, but think some would find it hard going.
The characters and worlds are well developed with depth and interesting hidden sides in each.
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