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by Karl Schroeder (Author) "THE MANOR HOUSE of Salt Inspector Castor lay across the top of the hill like a sleeping cat ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books (Dec 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 031287197X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312871970
  • Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.6 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding SF, 14 Jul 2007
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Karl Schroeder's debut novel is an exciting blend of fast-paced adventure quest, speculative hard-sf dealing with nano-technology and AIs and some intriguing ideas about the intersection of nature, man and technology. This is definitely one of the best sf debuts in the last few years and firmly establishes Schroeder as an SF author to watch. Highly recommended to all SF fans.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent nano-tech for the world story, 25 April 2006
By Dave (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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I read this book on the offchance, didn't really know what to expect. Luckily for me it turned out to be one of the better books I've read this year. Finished it a week or so ago but I still have enough enthusiasm to write a review.

The characters are pretty well written, they handle situations in a realistic fashion (most of the time anyway) and are still memorable. There is plenty of good SF tech in the story which is gradually discovered by Jordan as he goes though the story.

I would strongly recommend this book to anyone that reads SF and I would say that it compares very well with other books I have read recently. There are some nice big ideas and it's well executed.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A competent first book, but not really engaging, 28 Jun 2008
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First impressions are rather disappointing - it looks like it's going to be a hum-drum fantasy with a sci-fi explanation, and takes a long time to get going, all the while interspersed with some expository sections that make one really worry about whether the plot will be allowed to naturally develop. Thankfully, things improve about a third of the way in, and while the story still doesn't feel fully developed (to be fair it is the author's first book) it does at least become entertaining. Unfortunately you never get a feel for the main characters. In fact, it's a very minor character, one who another editor could well have insisted was cut out, who is the most interesting. The "birth" of a conscious AI and its crisis of confidence is handled deftly, and I wish it had been introduced earlier and had a bigger role to play. Overall, I'm glad I read this, but also glad it was a free download from the author's website. If I'd bought it based on the strength of the author's other work, I'd have felt somewhat cheated.
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