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The deceivers
  

The deceivers (Unknown Binding)

by Alfred Bester (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Unknown Binding: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Distributed by Pocket Books (1981)
  • ASIN: B0006E9YFC
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad... but not one of his best, 31 Dec 1999
By Peter Fenelon - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Deceivers (Paperback)
A picaresque tale sending Rogue Winter, King of the Maori Commandos, through a balkanized, colonized solar system in search of his kidnapped lover Demi. Not really up to the brilliance of Bester's fifties novels, but creates a wonderfully offbeat atmosphere where anything can (and usually does) happen. The stylistic pyrotechnics are still there, but the savage ironies of Bester's 50s plots are missing.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Second rate Bester, but still worth reading, 2 Jun 2009
By Blackhorse47 "I.J. Parnham" (Moray, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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It's the 27th century; our hero is Rogue Winter. He's cool, resourceful and quick-witted. He's searching for his lost one true love. The Duke of Death is responsible, but the Duke is one of the most influential men of the age. Can Rogue face him and save the day?

This is Bester's last real novel and it has many hints of past glories. The hero is suitably tortured. He's on a quest. There's action-packed set pieces. He moves from one colourful scene to the next and he gradually learns there's more going on than he first thought. All the elements are here of classic Bester, but it doesn't quite gel in the way his early novels did. I wanted to enjoy it more, but it never quite pushed the right buttons, sadly. I'm still glad I read it though.
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