L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.96 | 1110 Users | 41 Reviews
Details Containing Books Adiamante
| Title | : | Adiamante |
| Author | : | L.E. Modesitt Jr. |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | March 15th 1998 by Tor Science Fiction (first published 1996) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fantasy |
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This is one of my favorite books. Not just because it's a good sci-fi story, but because there's a pervasive idea throughout about taking care of the environment and wastefulness.There's this great story about the cybs coming back to Earth after generations to kind of get their own back from the home of their ancestors, so they show up with twelve adiamante hulled ships. The demis on Earth scramble around to try and figure out how to stop them without being the ones to make the first aggressive move.
The demis welcome the cybs, show them around, and try to warn them without warning them. And the way they do it, and the imagery that's presented, really starts getting you to think about how wasteful we are and how much we affect the environment around us with the things we do.
This book basically turned me off of the idea of CDs. It made me think about how wiping out one species affects the life of another. It made me want to bake my own bread and install solar paneling. The fact that it did all that while being an interesting story and not preaching at me is why this is one of the books that has a permanent place on my bookshelf.
Describe Books During Adiamante
| Original Title: | Adiamante |
| ISBN: | 0812545583 (ISBN13: 9780812545586) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Containing Books Adiamante
Ratings: 3.96 From 1110 Users | 41 ReviewsEvaluation Containing Books Adiamante
Really enjoyable book. The multiple layers of fine balancing acts going on, and the recognition that all the words there are can never be enough to bridge the gap between warring ideologies and change minds... but that you still have to try.Modesitt creates his ideal society on an Earth still recovering millennia after the ecosystem collapsed. Earth's inhabitants have learned how to live in harmony with earth, creating the least damage and the most healing. Now return the "cybs," who were driven off Earth and still haven't learned the value of cooperating with their environment. The cybs want nothing but revenge, no matter the consequences.I enjoyed this one because of the sense of community in which everything else is embedded.
Adiamante is excellent Science Fiction, subcategory Space Opera, about Earth far into the future being visited by hostile remnants of trigger happy former earthlings.The story is focused and goes in a straight line from beginning to end. Modesitt succeeds well at building tension making this a page turner. There is also plenty of political principles built in with some depth. The science revolves around cyber issues. Adiamantes length is about right, it can be read in 6-7 hours.All SF fans
Very nice read.Pros1.Only the main character is fleshed out but the way the book flows that's all you need. I'd like more exposure to the "alien" cyb minds but this works just fine.2. The world (a future post-cataclysmic earth) is well described. It is a colorful dangerous place. Lots of flavor tho it might make people that enjoy only "hack n' slash" or "guns blazing 24-7" type of books to get a little bored.3. When there was combat the action was well depicted.4. The main hero and the rest of
Probably my favorite book of all time.
It was a good read. But overdid the basic philosphical point - and didn't convince with it. As a result the story felt pushed. But the main character was very interestingly presented - and in the whole concept tof the world view.
Loved the ending, hated the 300 occurances of the word "snow" :-)
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