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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, 12 Aug 1998

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I actually read this book a long time ago - I think it would have been in the late 70s (Note that it is a re-issue now). My local library had a copy and I re-borrowed it a number of times because I was so enamoured with the imagery of the planet Midworld. It was probably responsible for my ongoing interest in SciFi/Fantasy literature.

The book is filled with vivid images of strange, alien lifeforms that are mind-boggling real. The characters are constantly threatened by death by unusual means, making it hard to find a spot to put the book down. In ways the book is similar to the more recently written "Sentenced to Prism", although set in a quite different landscape. I was also interested by the revisiting of Midworld by the author in "MidFlinx", although I think I prefer the original, Flinx is just too good at surviving so I knew he would make it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, 30 July 1998

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I first found interest in ADF when my father told me he was a friend of Mr. Foster. Aparently, dad actually had the honor of building Foster's garage. It's true. This was the first of his books that I read, and I loved it. The concept of a world where the defining line between the plant and animal kingdom is faint is an excellent one. And there is also a valuable lesson to be learned from midworld. I'll leave that to the reader to find out, though. I reccomend anyone who likes Sci/fi reads it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 20 YEARS I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS BOOK!!, 22 Feb 2004

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Twenty years it took me to find this book, and i just read it cover to cover in 4 hours. Yes, it was worth the wait. I admit to being a die hard fan of ADF, and this was among the very best of his early work. Ties in very nicely with the other commonwealth of humanx books, a good starting point if you're new to them.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Midworld is a great book. Foster doesn't waste words here and all the "fat" that's prevalent in later works is completely absent (of course its short length partly... Read more

Published on 9 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally awsome dude !!!
I read this book when i was stoned. I'd never been so stoned. Like everything in the book was green, cool. I was stoned. I'm stoned now. I really liked this book.

Published on 8 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative and Immersive
I have read this book four times, and each time I find something new that I missed. Foster does a fantastic job of immersing you in the ecology of another world, populated with... Read more

Published on 15 July 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Alan Dean Foster book!
I read this years ago when I was a pre-teen, and it had me hooked on SF.
Alan Dean has let me down time and time again since, but this book is a classic. Read more

Published on 2 Mar 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Incredible!
I enjoyed this book thoroughly! I wish Foster would write more on this exciting concept. I found the only problem with this book to be it ended too soon. Read more

Published on 1 Feb 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, couldn't put it down.
Make sure you have time to finish this book in one sitting -- you won't be able to put it down. The story is different but holds to a basic logic that shows itself a little at a... Read more

Published on 18 Dec 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable
This is the best ADF story I've ever read. Very tight, cohesive and entertaining, I found nothing wrong with this book except, perhaps, that it was too short.

Published on 1 May 1997

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