Jem
by Frederik Pohl
Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossybig & variedsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and sweeping: a science-fiction novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
The discovery of another habitable world might spell salvation to the three (Food Bloc, Fuel Bloc & People Bloc) bitterly competing power blocs of the war torn & resource-starved 21st century. But when their representatives arrive on Jem, with its three intelligent species, they discover instead the perfect situation into which to export their rivalries.
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- Author
- Frederik Pohl
- Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 312
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