As a first novel, it's a bit lacking in character development, and the prose does not flow as well as I would like. But the ideas are fascinating enough that I've reread it several times, even though I know how it works out. It's a great scientific mystery story, basically, where instead of figuring out who did something wrong, we have to figure out what happened.
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2. Laurie on 9/7/2011, said:
I don't like writing entirely negative reviews, but this book deserves one. It is poorly written, and the author seems to have a primary school understanding of science.
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3. Jeremy on 4/20/2011, said:
In many ways, a more plausible, less mystical version of 2001. I first read this (and the whole series) as a kid, and it still holds up well 30 years later.
It's a fascinating novel because it doesn't really focus too much on characters or plot, but a puzzle that is slowly unraveled
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4. Peter on 8/25/2010, said:
Great read!
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5. Raymond on 9/5/2009, said:
A great read! Best of the series.
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6. Ramin on 6/14/2008, said:
A fine read and the rest of the series is good well though I do like the first book best. If you liked this book I'd recommend Polaris or A Talent for War by Jack McDevitt.
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7. Steven on 5/27/2008, said:
What is best about these "Giant's" books is the logic used to solve this apparent conundrum of a 50k year old spaceman on the Moon. There is no evil, just good intelligent characters continuing a logical solution process to the end. The subsequent books pick up a well hidden missing thread(s) and solve them. This series just hangs together so very well.
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8. Eric on 8/24/2007, said:
I really love this series, I have all the bound books, and would love to see them all here in ebook format.
If they get all the entire Giants series here, I would buy all of them!
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9. mark on 5/25/2007, said:
A GOOD STORY FOR A YOUNG BOY OR GIRL, TO READ THAT STRENGTH OF WILL OFTEN CARRY YOU WHEN NOTHING ELSE WILL
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10. robert on 4/1/2007, said:
This is a well crafted book from a very talented wordsmith. Keeps you in suspense, while building the storyline and the characters. It seems this is the first in a whole series. I hope Baen is able to make ebooks of them all.
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11. steve on 2/15/2007, said:
EXCELLENT
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12. Thomas on 1/6/2007, said:
This is a Classic Hogan Book--Excellent, and a wonderful part of anyones library. Hard Sci Fi at its best. Read the Sequel's too--they are just as good. Hopeful vision of the future and a surprise a minute.
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