Anvil of Stars
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Anvil of Stars

by Greg Bear

1992•Science fiction•482 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventureactionfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: an unsavoury science-fiction novel, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

A Ship of the Law travels the infinite enormity of space, carrying 82 young people: fighters, strategists, scientists; the Children. They work with sophisticated non-human technologies that need new thinking to comprehend them. They are cut off forever from the people they left behind. Denied information, they live within a complex system that is both obedient and beyond their control. They are frightened.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureActionAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

Science FictionBear, Greg - Prose & CriticismScience Fiction - High TechScience Fiction - General

Details

Author
Greg Bear
Published
1992
Pages
482
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