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Mana Vol 1: Lucky's Harvest: The First Book of Mana (Mana, Vol 1) (Paperback)

by Ian Watson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (13 Oct 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575057793
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575057791
  • Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 11.4 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,842,693 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The first of two volumes of a science-fiction story based on Norse fantasy, by the author of "Stalin's Teardrops". Lucky Sariola, a female spaceship-pilot with Finnish ancestry, stumbles on a strange asteroid in which dwells an alien with the power to move it through space.

About the Author

Ian Watson was born in 1943. He lectured in Tanzania and Tokyo and taught Future Studies at Birmingham Polytechnic. He began publishing sf with 'Roof Garden Under Saturn' for New Worlds in 1969 but it was with the publication of The Embedding in 1973 that he really established himself as a writer of rare power and vision.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mana book 1, 21 Nov 2007
By dogbarkssome (England) - See all my reviews
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This is the first in a two-volume epic from Ian Watson concerning the clash between human colonists and alient serpents on the planet Kaleva. While science fiction at heart 'Lucky's Harvest' has all the trappings of fantasy, with a psuedo-medieval society where 'magic' of a sort works. The novel is thematically concerned with the power of stories, with characters often compelled to follow out dramatic imperatives, and a spaceship that literally listens to stories.

'Dune' is a fair comparison, with this being a very wide-ranging book exploring a large cast and a very intricate plot. In fact if there is a criticism it's that the plot here may be too involved, with characters crossing each others paths through a series of complex motions with no clear overarching narrative to the novel. In parts 'Lucky's Harvest' contains some fantastic moments, but as a whole it's too fractured and it's cast is too large and unweildy for the reader to really connect emotionally with the characters, though to be fair this is only the first half of a longer whole. An impressive but slightly cold work, this is nevertheless recommended for those who enjoy SF/fantasy world-building.
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