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S'està carregant… The Children of the Company: A Company Novel (edició 2006)de Kage Baker (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. 284 This is a collection of previously published short stories strung together by one nasty character who will certainly be on the scene once the series resolves what happens when the time travelers reach the silence or unseeable future. Things don't look good for Mendoza and her man... (December 16, 2005) This is the sixth novel in Baker's 'The Company' series, not counting the short story collection 'Black Projects, White Knights" (which I'll probably read next). At this point, I'd have to say this does not work as a stand-alone novel. To enjoy this book, you really have to know what came before, and be interested in what's eventually going to happen (in the 24th century). I did enjoy the book - but because I do really like this series. Mainly, it forwards the growing concepts the The Company is more and more corrupt than we initially guessed, and rebellion is fomenting among some powerful parties. The story mostly has to do with a secret genetic experiment to cross the mysterious troglodyte race mentioned in previous novels with humans - but at this point in the saga, there's a lot of different characters and elements, and bringing them all in and forward doesn't make for an extremely cohesive plot. But - I've still really got to get the last two book in the series! Book 6 of The Company series by Kage Baker. Although still an interesting read, "The Children of the Company" is probably the weakest book of the series so far. Since it deals mainly in disjointed flashbacks, from alternate points of view by secondary characters, the book seems to lack the urgency of a plot. Still, it's worth reading as it does fill in alot of important backstory, that I'm sure will have relevance as this series draws to a close. My rating is for those who've read previous books in the series. This is not a place to begin! This is more anthology than novel. The nominal main character is Labienus, a vile immortal busy plotting to be the winner in whatever chaos will apparently take place in 2355. Much of the book though is not about Labienus, but about other "children" of the Company. Their stories are either told in his flashbacks or in their journal entries. The strength of this book, and of the series in general, lies in the variety of tales told and the ways different immortals have dealt with their role in the not always clear bigger scheme of things. That's why I find Labienus the weakest part of the book because he's so one-sided and unrepentantly evil, rejoicing in the deaths of mortals at the drop of a hat, and not shying from doing away with a troublesome fellow immortal. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Take a ride through time with the devil. In the sixth book of the Company series, we meet Executive Facilitator General Labienus. He's used his immortal centuries to plot a complete takeover of the world since he was a young god-figure in Sumeria. In a meditative mood, he reviews his interesting career. He muses on his subversion of the Company black project ADONAI. He considers also Aegeus, his despised rival for power, who has discovered and captured a useful race of mortals known as Homo sapiens umbratilis. Their unique talents may enable him to seize ultimate power. Labienus plans a double cross that will kill two birds with one stone: he will woo away Aegeus's promising protege, the Facilitator Victor, and at the same time dispose of a ghost from his own past who has become inconvenient. The Hugo-nominated novella "Son Observe The Time," telling that part of the story, is integrated into the narrative. Fans of the series will love this book, and new readers will be enthralled. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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