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Mother of Storms (Paperback)

by John Barnes (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (2 Mar 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857982444
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857982442
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,522,185 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A riveting SF novel from a very skillful writer.

About the Author
John Barnes is professor of English and theatre studies in the US. He is a Hugo and Nebula award shortlisted author.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining SF book with some novel ideas, 4 Nov 2007
This review is from: Mother of Storms (Paperback)
A friend suggested this book to read for a bit of relaxation and I wasn't disappointed. Though it starts a bit slow in order to introduce all the myriad characters, it builds up steam and does quite well to keep the attention there. Some of the scenario is not unlike the movie "The day after tomorrow", as the key element is a global superstorm, which effects the whole world, sparing no place.

John Barnes must have gone to a great deal of research as the scenario with massive amount of methane being released from the ocean floor is not so far fetched, as research in the last few years have shown the potentially devastating effect on the climate that this can have. I also liked his take on mass entertainment of the future, where people can plug in to a 3D type reality show, where the audience can experience all the emotions and sensations that the actors go through. Some novel ideas in there and some pretty creepy situations too.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining SF book with some novel ideas, 4 Nov 2007
A friend suggested this book to read for a bit of relaxation and I wasn't disappointed. Though it starts a bit slow in order to introduce all the myriad characters, it builds up steam and does quite well to keep the attention there. Some of the scenario is not unlike the movie "The day after tomorrow", as the key element is a global superstorm, which effects the whole world, sparing no place.

John Barnes must have gone to a great deal of research as the scenario with massive amount of methane being released from the ocean floor is not so far fetched, as research in the last few years have shown the potentially devastating effect on the climate that this can have. I also liked his take on mass entertainment of the future, where people can plug in to a 3D type reality show, where the audience can experience all the emotions and sensations that the actors go through. Some novel ideas in there and some pretty creepy situations too.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining SF book with some novel ideas, 4 Nov 2007
This review is from: Mother of Storms (Mass Market Paperback)
A friend suggested this book to read for a bit of relaxation and I wasn't disappointed. Though it starts a bit slow in order to introduce all the myriad characters, it builds up steam and does quite well to keep the attention there. Some of the scenario is not unlike the movie "The day after tomorrow", as the key element is a global superstorm, which effects the whole world, sparing no place.

John Barnes must have gone to a great deal of research as the scenario with massive amount of methane being released from the ocean floor is not so far fetched, as research in the last few years have shown the potentially devastating effect on the climate that this can have. I also liked his take on mass entertainment of the future, where people can plug in to a 3D type reality show, where the audience can experience all the emotions and sensations that the actors go through. Some novel ideas in there and some pretty creepy situations too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive Apocalypse
Barnes is not one of those authors who finds a particular niche within the genre and fills it with novels of a similar style and content. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Rod Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining SF book with some novel ideas
A friend suggested this book to read for a bit of relaxation and I wasn't disappointed. Though it starts a bit slow in order to introduce all the myriad characters, it builds up... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Aeneas

2.0 out of 5 stars Very patchy and rather boring - one for the bin
I like apocalyptic sf and was looking forward to reading 'Mother of Storms'. But I was rapidly disappointed, having persevered for a while to see if things would get better, I... Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A graphic vision of futuristic apocolypse
This book is set in a futuristic world where sex of any description is to be had directly inside your own brain by linking into the net. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Disgusting subplots drown good science fiction
In some ways I liked this book. The stuff about the hurricane was pretty cool. But the endless, tiring subplots about VR child porn and the one orgasm-per-page average got... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 1998

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