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A Million Open Doors (Paperback)

by John Barnes (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld Military; 1st printing edition (10 Jun 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857980832
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857980837
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,327,075 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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At the furthest reaches of the Thousand Cultures - 31 solar systems of planetary colonization - is Nou Occitan, a world shaped by romantic troubadour culture. Instantaneous travel takes one of their young men to the dark world of Caledony where he finds unknown values.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a great alternative cultural economic creation, 24 July 2006
This review is from: A Million Open Doors (Mass Market Paperback)
Humanity has spread across the stars. Different societies are suddenly being reunited by the 'springer', instantaneous transport. Giraut, from the troubadour/bohemian-like New Occitan is given to art, duels, and passionate love affairs. Discovering his lover is unfaithful he impulsively exiles himself to Caledony, on planet Nansen. Caledony glorifies reason, hard work and conformity. As Caledony struggles under the shock of change Giraut must find new values, strength and heroism.
Superb, although I suppose the author could have fleshed it out even more and made it even better. I like the way Giraut seems sensible at first, then is gradually revealed to have been a rather immature young man, product of Nou Occitan's violent and artistic society. He takes on a more mature understanding in Caledony. Caledony is a great creation of a boring, hard work, money based society. He also sends up religion (i.e. rationalism) and hypocrisy. The innate desire of people to be artistic, individual and democratic shines through. Caledony is a kind of spoof on capitalism, but also on organised socialism.
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