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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Judge a Book by its Cover, 21 Nov 1998

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Granted that when you look at this cover, you kinda go,"huh, looks cheesy." That goes for the current cover shown here (I mean the person on the cover is supposed to be Felice, this hard core athlete girl.) What I get on this cover is a dorky looking gal wearing what looks like a wig.) And that's the current cover! What I actually saw when I first discovered this excellent book, (I can already tell the whole series will be a favorite of mine,) was the throw back cover from a 1981 edition of The Many Colored Land. Not to get into it too much, but let's just say there were hokey looking monkey's wearing jewlery,and a poorly drawn cheese-ball pirate and viking on it.

Anyways, don't use the cover as a basis for judgeing whether the book will be good or not. The actuall story is really very good and is a clever blend of sci fi, fantasy and is inspired by Celtic myth. The characters are all really original and so is the setting. May definatly has a well based scientific slant when she describes the Plieocne plants,animals and geographic layout.

Actually, I haven't read anything quite like this (and I have read Jane Aule's Clan of the Cave Bear Series and also Brin's Uplift saga.)The whole book makes for a really creative story and is a must read for people who like their books a little off the norm in either sci fi or fantasy. Also I was impressed with the breadth of the universe May creates for her characters. The characters in this series and their future time period will tie in with other books outside of the Exils series. I also liked how all the characters had a distinct culture. That included everyone from believable a Frenchwoman to alien races. In addition, the characters motives and attitudes were well thought out and distinct to each, making for "3-dimensional" people that stand out. Great Book!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great begining, But watch out for the cliff, 25 Jan 1999

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This was all in all a great book. But is not necsisary to read in order to "get" the other 8 books. My mom started me on this series when I was 14, and gave me the golden torc to read first and told me to skip the many colored land. And I did. I read Golden torc all the way to magnificant, and then the many colored land. The begining is great but the end is dry and repetative. Read the 30 page prologue in the golden torc and you'll understand this book, minus character development. But still a fun read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The standard by which all other scifantasy must be judged, 30 Jun 1999

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The four volume 'Saga of the Pliocene Exiles', starting with 'The Many-coloured Land' is, for me, the most outstanding piece of fiction ever written.

A blending of science fiction and fantasy as exciting as it is unique; a wealth of deep, complex characters that feel like friends (and enemies) by the end; an audacious plot that makes your head spin; a narrative style that makes you wish you could read faster so you could get to the next page; descriptions of ancient earth and its inhabitants thats sets your imagination alight..

Julian May has created a series that is rich, intricate and real. No I'm don't work for her publisher. :-) I just love these books...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Le Fantasie Magnificat!
This is where it all begins: A wonder-world, richly written and woven by the reigning master of fantasy - Julian May. Well, at least that's my opinion! Read more

Published on 13 April 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars El Pleistoceno ya nunca sera igual
Fantastico libro. Mezcla de Ciencia Ficcion e Historias de Espada y Brujeria, en una epoca magica. Tantos horizontes, tantas preguntas sin responder, tantas historias esbozadas... Read more

Published on 4 Jun 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating blend of science fiction and fantasy
There aren't many people who can pull off such a blend of genres that unfold upon reading The Many Colored Land, but somehow May pulls it off. Read more

Published on 27 April 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Vision
The beginning of a long and wonderful journey, the Many-Coloured Land is brilliant, exciting, though-provoking, well-told... I could go on and on. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars An entire alternate History.
I read this book years ago, and then simply ran to my local bookstore, and bought all the follow ons, simply because I found it to be so perfect. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best
This is just one of the best SF i read, and i have read a lot. This store is one of the few who could persuade my father (a poor english reader) to read the whole series. Read more

Published on 17 May 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best set of books I have ever read... Incredible!
E-Mail me to discuss. This author has created a world so filled with detail and strings of reality that it becomes real. Read more

Published on 12 Feb 1997

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book that all SF/Fantasy fans should read!
In this book Julian May brilliantly combines SF with Fantasy. In an alternate-past misfits from the future are coming through a oneway time portal to exile in the pliocene period... Read more

Published on 22 Jul 1995

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