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The Broken God (Requiem for Homo Sapiens) (Mass Market Paperback)

by David Zindell (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 660 pages
  • Publisher: Voyager; New edition edition (15 Jun 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586211896
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586211892
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 314,367 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'In The Broken God Zindell's combination of adventure, metaphysics and intellectual debate works marvellously, leaving you ready for more' Locus 'SF as it ought to be: challenging, imaginative, thought-provoking and well-written. Zindell has placed himself at the forefront of literary SF' Times Literary Supplement


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The first book of a trilogy is set in Neverness, legendary City of Light, where inner space and outer space meet. Into its maze of colour-coded streets of ice stumbles a wild boy, starving and grieving, a spear in his hand: Danlo the Wild, a messenger from the deep past of man.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A major philosophical work, 14 Sep 2001
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No other book has ever affected me as this did. It is essentially a synthesis of Zindell's view of Oriental philosphy, set among wonderfully-created characters in a believable universe, and with a magnificently human plot. This is a book for those who enjoy having their beliefs challenged, and not something to read if you don't enjoy thinking at the same time. Definitely to be taken seriously - I was utterly absorbed the whole way through, and came out of it a little different from how I went in. Never before has philosophy been so brilliantly disguised as superb fiction.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent science fiction, not a space opera., 31 Oct 2000
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The Broken God, book one of a Requium for Homo Sapiens, is science fiction as it should be written. It is a soulful read, full of poetry and mystery, without getting bogged down in minute descriptions of gadgets. Having said this, if a snappy little page turner is what your after, this isn't for you. There is much to think about in this book, and it bears another reading every year or so. It revolves around two extraordinary friends, Danlo and Hanuman, who strive to understand the essential nature of the universe. Their respective journeys bring them to conflicting conclusions, so that one will affirm and one will reject what they find. This is a book brave enough to ask what it is to be human in a reality full of computer gods the size of planets and mad religions exponentially exploding the stars. If you liked Dune, buy this book now!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning. A tour de force!, 12 Jan 2003
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This is certainly the most memorable sci-fi novel I have read in the past few years (and one of the best novels in all categories). The plot-as described in the critics' reviews above follows the adventures of one Danlo on his journey to become a Pilot in the city of Neverness and his subsequent quest to find the truth about his father but it is the other detail in this book which rises it far above almost all other science fiction books I have read. (The only one I can think of which comes close is Dune). A fantastic cast of alien and human characters all wonderfully developed and different, whole new worlds described in great detail and an astonishing imagination as well as a wonderful intermingling of mathematical ideas into the story. Awesome. However for me the single most wonderful thing about this book (and its two sequels) is the quality of prose with which David Zindell writes. It is simply mesmerising and a sheer joy to read, something science-fiction is not noted for. Such beautiful language and a classical Homeric oddysey combined in one book. A must read!
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