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The Practice Effect (Bantam Spectra Book) (Mass Market Paperback)
by David Brin (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  (8 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reissue edition (Feb 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 055326981X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553269819
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.7 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 510,991 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Synopsis
Dennis Nuel, a physicist, travels to an anomoly world, where the laws of science are unpredictable, via the zievatron in order to find out what is wrong with the device's return mechanism.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars The book could use practice..., 16 April 1998
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This book was written, clearly, before David Brin had "practiced" his writing skills to full effect. Characters are very flat, especailly the clicheed and obvious antagonist. The premise is interesting and the first 25 pages strong, and while some concepts are addressed with a flair that would come to be known as distinctly David Brin, it is painfully obvious in this attempt that he was more scientist than author at this point in his career. In fact, it makes an interesting st