|
Mr. Hamilton began this epic with The Reality Disfunction
(a two-volumn paperback) and continued the tale in The Neutronium
Alchemist (also a two-volumn paperback). Now, the tale concludes
with The Naked God.
Romance continues between Joshua Calvert and Ione. Romance continues
between Joshua Calvert and Louise. Romance continues . . . let's just
say ol' Josh gets around! Al Capone (yes, that one) continues to cause
the Confederation lots of trouble. The Royal Kulu Marines make an assault
on Mortonridge. First Admiral Samual Aleksandrovich is in a bit of a
pickle - this one has more plot-lines than The Lord of the Rings,
and Mr. Hamilton seems to have no trouble keeping all those balls in the
air.
* * * W A R N I N G ! ! ! * * * W A R N I N G ! ! ! * * * W A R N I N G ! ! ! * * *
This brilliant genre-spanning tale just might get you
fired from your day job. (What? Still sick?) Arrange to buy it late
on a Friday afternoon, but only after clearing your social calendar
for the weekend!
To summarize the rest of the wrap-ups:
Frederik Pohl successfully concludes his "Time" series with
The Far Shore of Time. I can't really say much without giving away
the plot, but Dan Dannerman once again returns to Earth to try to save it.
Jack Chalker presents the second half of his new "Well World"
series with a plot as twisty as any he's written. Not only does it have a
satisfying conclusion, but he keeps all the
promises he made
in the Intro to the first book.
David Weber's Ashes of Victory is a can't-miss for fans of his
Honor Harrington series.
By the way, Alexei Panshin's last Anthony Villiers novel Masque World
advertises an up-coming release named The Universal Pantograph. I have been
given to understand that this novel was never published. After looking for it for
about twenty years or so, I'm ready to agree. If you've ever seen a copy of
this book please drop me a line.
Until next month, keep reading!
|
