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- Editore: Corvus (novembre 2011)
- Lingua: Inglese
- ISBN-10: 1848878311
- ISBN-13: 978-1848878310
- Peso di spedizione: 680 g
Daylight on Iron Mountain: Chung Kuo Book 2
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Whew...book 2 is finally available for the U.S. kindle
25 aprile 2012
Di G. Gonzales
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Formato:Formato Kindle|Acquisto verificato Amazon
Daylight on Iron Mountain is book 2 of 20 in David Wingrove's recasting of his Chung Kuo series. Book 1 is entitled "Son of Heaven" (also available for the kindle) and you must read that one before you read this one. The reason I say "whew" in the heading is because for the longest time this book ("Daylight") was available only on the U.K. kindle.
Daylight on Iron Mountain continues the narrative that started with Son of Heaven but to the satisfaction of many fans this book goes more into important characters like Tsao Chun and Amos Shepherd.
The Chung Kuo series is very much worth your time and investment so be sure to check these books out. I've already said much about this in my review of Son of Heaven so I don't want to repeat myself about how great this series is. You can easily find my previous review if you visit the Son of Heaven page considering it's the top one on the list of reviews. I implore you to give this series a chance if this is the first time you've even heard of this author. David Wingrove is in my opinion one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time. He is up there with Frank Herbert. Also, considering how cheap these kindle versions are as of the writing of this review I believe these novels deserve a chance from you, and if you give them that chance you will not walk away disappointed.
Daylight on Iron Mountain continues the narrative that started with Son of Heaven but to the satisfaction of many fans this book goes more into important characters like Tsao Chun and Amos Shepherd.
The Chung Kuo series is very much worth your time and investment so be sure to check these books out. I've already said much about this in my review of Son of Heaven so I don't want to repeat myself about how great this series is. You can easily find my previous review if you visit the Son of Heaven page considering it's the top one on the list of reviews. I implore you to give this series a chance if this is the first time you've even heard of this author. David Wingrove is in my opinion one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time. He is up there with Frank Herbert. Also, considering how cheap these kindle versions are as of the writing of this review I believe these novels deserve a chance from you, and if you give them that chance you will not walk away disappointed.
2 di 2 persone hanno trovato utile la seguente recensione
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At last, the proper expansion to a Great tale
6 agosto 2012
Di NPattee
- Pubblicato su Amazon.com
Formato:Formato Kindle|Acquisto verificato Amazon
Great book, and great storytelling, a fun read on Kindle app for Android. Praise to the publisher for recognizing he Chung Kuo saga for the good story it is.
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Finally Available to US Customers!
16 luglio 2012
Di C. Luna
- Pubblicato su Amazon.com
Formato:Formato Kindle
I'll be frank: I gave this book a one-star review because Amazon inexplicably pulled this overlooked gem of a series from the Kindle store over the summer.
After purchasing it at the UK store by registering my Kindle with a fake UK address, I finally got to read this sought-after story, and it's solid despite failing to live up to the synopsis.
In short, the Han's Middle Eastern campaign was resolved via some throwaway lines, and the American campaign was mostly a plan and (a brilliantly executed) afterthought. That said, we see the completion of the Jake Reed and Tsao Ch'un arcs, and they satisfy in completely different ways. I won't say how without spoilers, but it is interesting to see how the new world passes both men by.
Aside from the former developments, we see the long-awaited introduction of the Shepherd clan; Amos is interesting, but it won't be later until we see and understand his family more deeply... If the follow-ups resemble the original '90s series in any way.
In short, Wingrove builds his world brilliantly meticulously, and fleshes out his characters with similar aplomb, but his failure to make the Han's final conquests of the World Of Which Must Not Be Spoken more detailed costs this otherwise solid story a star.
I can't wait to read the new Middle Kingdom.
After purchasing it at the UK store by registering my Kindle with a fake UK address, I finally got to read this sought-after story, and it's solid despite failing to live up to the synopsis.
In short, the Han's Middle Eastern campaign was resolved via some throwaway lines, and the American campaign was mostly a plan and (a brilliantly executed) afterthought. That said, we see the completion of the Jake Reed and Tsao Ch'un arcs, and they satisfy in completely different ways. I won't say how without spoilers, but it is interesting to see how the new world passes both men by.
Aside from the former developments, we see the long-awaited introduction of the Shepherd clan; Amos is interesting, but it won't be later until we see and understand his family more deeply... If the follow-ups resemble the original '90s series in any way.
In short, Wingrove builds his world brilliantly meticulously, and fleshes out his characters with similar aplomb, but his failure to make the Han's final conquests of the World Of Which Must Not Be Spoken more detailed costs this otherwise solid story a star.
I can't wait to read the new Middle Kingdom.
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