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Sto caricando le informazioni... Exiles at the Well of Soulsdi Jack L. Chalker
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. OK, I read this when I was a teen, and was reading it again. Got 15% in and it is just horrible. Chalker is a wonderfully imaginative writer, and I'm no expert on literary style, but this book is just so horribly written. I simply can't continue it. Every page contains at least one sentence so clumsy that even I recognize it as an abomination. GAAAAAAAAAH! ( ) The premise of the Well World saga is essentially a creation myth: billions of years ago, a highly advanced race called the Markovians created a planet-sized computer that could alter reality, and divided the surface into hundreds of equally-sized regions, each containing a completely different environment and dominant species. These species run the gamut from arachnids to reptilians to mammals to things far more bizarre. From these experiments they seeded the universe with life. The Well World remains operational even far into our future, when these stories take place. In this book, the first of a two-part story arc, a human scientist has succeeded in duplicating the Markovians' technology, albeit on a smaller scale. When he's forced to build and operate a larger version of his creation for a ruthless crime lord, everyone in the area is transported to the Well World. And when one of their space shuttles crashes on it, nearly everyone wants a piece. So begin the "Wars of the Well." Word for word, Chalker isn't the best writer. His prose can be clunky and repetitious, and if you are averse to info-dumps, don't even bother. These books are also not for those who demand hard science. Even though technology is responsible for the many wonders within, it may as well be magic. What I like about this series is the creativity and just plain weirdness on display. Decent old-school science-fantasy fun. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle SerieWell of Souls (2) Well World Saga (2) Appartiene alle Collane EditorialiGoldmann SF (23346) È contenuto in
The war of the Well World has begun. Antor Trelig, head of a ruthless interstellar syndicate, has seized a supercomputer with godlike powers that could make him omnipotent. The Council offers master criminal Mavra Chang any reward she desires if she can stop Trelig-and horrible, lingering death if she fails. But neither Trelig nor Mavra has taken the Well World into consideration. Built by the ancient Markovians, the Well World controls the design of the cosmos. When the opponents are drawn across space to the mysterious planet, they find themselves in new, alien bodies and in the middle of a battle where strange races fight desperately-with the control of the entire universe as the prize. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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