- Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: Spectra Books (July 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553762192
- ISBN-13: 978-0553762198
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 3.8 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,282,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
The Wild: Requiem for Homo Sapiens Series, Book 2
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A galactic search for the truth fires this magnificent epic of war and discovery on both a human and cosmic scale.The Wild: a chaotic place where ten elite lightship pilots dared to venture. A place where one of those pilots, Danlo wi Soli Ringess, will learn the fate of his father. Did Mallory Ringess die during that first expedition to the Wild? Or did he become a god? Opinions vary, but Danlo's search is focused on one objective: the truth. It is a truth that will not only reveal his father's assassin, but could also lay bare the secret to a killer virus that only Danlo survived.
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Danlo the Wild, the extraordinary son of Mallory Ringess, pursues the apocalyptic Architects of the Universal Cybernetic Church into the Vild.
There, far from Neverness where Danlo trained as a pilot, the sinister Architects are killing stars. There, humans are being used by gods to reshape matter and energy to change the laws of spacetime. And in the Vild, Danlo encounters the insane god who desires the destruction of everything.
“A disturbing vision of the impending collapse of a transgalactic society .. the ideas are hard SF with philosophical undertones, and the story is compelling. 'The Wild' makes you think.”
NEW SCIENTIST
“Zindell’s combination of adventure, metaphysics and intellectual debate works marvellously, leaving you ready for more.”
LOCUS
“SF as it ought to be: challenging, imaginative, thought-provoking and well-written. Zindell has placed himself at the forefront of literary SF.”
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
“Zindell spins his tale with an impressive breadth of thought in this far future masterpiece … definitely recommended.”
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Zindell carries on from where he left off with The Broken God with his usual and ummatched blend of great plot, interesting characters (my favourite being the Warrior-Poet), stunning imagination and more beautiful prose all intermingled with mathematics and philosophy this continues the best epic series in modern sci-fi.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It is in this book that Zindell first displays the trait which will make his more recent works (Ea cycle) largely indigestible. The hero spends the book doing lots but progressing the story not a jot. The whole lot could have been cut and the project to basically rewrite Neverness into 3 books (Broken God, The Wild, War In Heaven) whilst understandable because Zindell has a lot to say and wonderful ideas to say it with, is undermined by this book. More is less Sir...
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was my first venture into what can only be described as the writings of a genius. This novel has it all, from every genre. I have often come back to this book, as it is my favourite zindell. BUY IT...
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