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The Hidden Family (Merchant Princes) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Charles Stross (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Tor,U.S.; New Ed edition (3 Jul 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0765352052
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765352057
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 304,324 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"English writer Charles Stross, whose books burst with pop-science ideas, intrigue, strong characters and even romance."

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'entertaining and diverting...a fresh and novel approach to an otherwise well-worn genre.'
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Part 2 - a win and a loss, 26 Jun 2005
This review is from: The Hidden Family (Merchant Princes) (Hardcover)
"The Hidden Family" continues the tale of Miriam Beckstein, a one time investigative journalist, business woman, liberal thinker and dimensional world walker.

In a direct continuation from "The Family Trade" (the novel starts a few weeks after the previous book's conclusion), Miriam continues her plans to lever herself some power within her recently discovered family whilst making sense of the ever twisting Family politics. And more importatly, figure out what and who the mysterious are that tried to assassinate her previously.

The Hidden Family draws together several plot strings first presented in book 1, revealing a little more of the history, custom, politics and future of the clans - all the while setting up more questions and plots for the future, as well as throwing in several big suprises to keep you on your toes!

This book is a step again better than book 1 (though really they should be one big novel) and if you read them on after another, you can really see the thought that has gone into the history of the alternate worlds.

A 4.576 stars if I could get that picky!

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Part 2 of "The Family Trade", 21 May 2006
By A. Parry "arwel parry" (Cheshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hidden Family (Merchant Princes) (Hardcover)
It's fortunate that I read "The Hidden Family" immediately after "The Family Trade" rather than buying them as they were published, as they are really one story split over two volumes, and neither volume completely makes sense on its own - indeed there's one scene in "The Family Trade" which makes no sense whatsoever as it is completely separate from the rest of that books' story. Read as one work, however, this is a very engaging parallel worlds story which I can heartily recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is where I started this entertaining series....., 1 Jun 2009
By Big Ben "fly_mo" (Bedford, UK) - See all my reviews
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....and it worked well for me. There is just enough back story to make the plot clear without spoiling my enjoyment of the first book - a neat trick from Charles Stross and one of the reasons he is a favourite author here.
This is highly inventive writing, with a tightly-woven plot that twists and turns, then doubles back just when you think that things are heading a particular direction. He uses the whole canvas available to him.
Our protagonist is a seemingly tough lady journalist with scientific training, I found that she grows on you as her underlying vulnerabilities and qualities are coloured in.
The character development is gradual but well fleshed-out in the main players - some of the supporting cast is more mysteriously depicted, but this can turn out to be necessary in the subsequent books. All is not entirely as it seems.
There is nothing predictable here, at least for me!
I am now on the fourth book, loved them all, and this one is a favourite, having started the series her.
Recommended for those who enjoy action-driven SF that explores alternative worlds with a retro flavour. Worth trying one of the books to see if you like it, since there is more of the same, and the pace never flags.
I loved it! Hope you do too.
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