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The deceivers (Unknown Binding)

by Alfred Bester (Author)

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Unknown Binding: 300 pages
Publisher: Distributed by Pocket Books (1981)
ASIN: B0006E9YFC

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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 (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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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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 (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Deceivers (Mass Market Paperback)

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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