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The Ethos Effect (Modesitt, Le) (Hardcover)

by L. E. Modesitt (Author), Modesitt (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books; 1 edition (Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0765308029
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765308023
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.3 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,380,267 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ethos Effect will affect you., 1 Mar 2005
By J. Glen "Jeanette Glen" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ethos Effect (Paperback)
This book is part of a series that narrates the history of the Ecolitans and gradually reveals why these people act the way they do.

It is a fascinating and complex story that uses discussons about ethics as a lead in to each chapter. These discussions add depth and interest to an interesting tale about how and why the main protagonists, Trystin Desoll and Van Cassius Albert act the way they do.

It would be possible to miss out these talks but they add even more depth and interest to an already interesting tale. It is well worth reading and I recommend it to anybody.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Semi-sequel to the Parafaith War, 28 Feb 2005
By G. Coale "Devourer of books" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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If you liked the Parafaith War you will love this. Set in the same universe - 300 years later it continues to explore the same themes. It also shares some similarities to the Authors Ecologic books. The central character sets out to discover how his former ship was destroyed and in the process has his illusions about himself and his homeland shaken up. It explores the themes of good and evil and forces us to ask ourselves what we would do in the same situation the central character finds himself in.

As with the Parafaith War Modesitt writes with much more depth and power than his more familiar good to mediocre Recluse books.

A few small critisms - the space combat isnt as imaginative as it could be - basically the same tactics being used every time. The covert stuff is very similar to the Ecotech novels.

Apart from that though this book ranks up there with the Parafaith War as the authors best. The ending is left open for a sequel too - fingers crossed.

This book is intelligent Sci-Fi at it finest.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Didn't put it down - a nice change from the Recluce novels, 15 Feb 2005
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It's nice to see the author tackling something a little different from his bread and butter recluce works.

Having read the review on the back of the book first (a big mistake), I did think it was going to be decidedly formulaic naff sci fi. Luckily, whoever wrote the bumph hadn't read the book...

Tackling "ethics" could have bogged the book down in slow moving moralising, but Modesitt manages to inject enough life, action and interest into the plot that it drags you on at a good pace. Well thought out politics and people give this a lot more depth than just one book would indicate on the subject.

If you're after deep political discussions, good dialogue, finding innovative ways to blow ships up, a hint of a tint of romance, genetic manipulation, revenge and retribution, sensible religious discussion then buy it. Closest in style to Ian Banks' books than much else out there.

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