Nimisha's Ship

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Summary: Who Cares About Nimisha?
Review: A refreshing read as the novel combineds relationships, tech-advances, and aliens. The social structure of the First Families is not such a far-off concept that it would be unacceptable. McCaffrey stays true to the usage of heroines (at least in the novels I have read). Yet this story, though the tech is impressive as is the "fictional sicience", is dominated by the relationships between the characters. McCaffrey has to be one of those few writers that can create very real and memorable characters. The only missing thing from the story was the lack of development in the Sh'im. Their relations with each other and the humans would have added to the depth of the novel.

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Summary: "...................................."
Review: Anne McCaffrey has done better. The book's heroine is perfect from the getgo, faces no challenges, and leads a perfect life(more or less). This work seems disjointed, leaving the possible culmination of a conflict with her sire's other child (Vestrin) in favor of a happily-ever-after-ending, literally on the opposite side of the galaxy. One must wonder if in the middle of writing it she decided to change the plot sructure, you can point to the spot where the two different elements diverge. I enjoyed it and have read it four times in the last six years, but it fails to compare to her other works. The only solace I find is in the possibility of another alien encounter in a sequel alluded to at the end with the mention of engine traces. Buy it, but don't count on it to enthral you.

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Summary: Not Bad...
Review: First off, this book is not to be compared with books in which every ten pages someone is off in a bedroom somewhere, or battling the evil forces and putting themselves in extreme danger only to be saved with 30 seconds to spare. It is a story about family. It is a simply written, gentle story involving social-ranks, family ties, survival and love. Unfortunately, the cover-art on my library's hardcover version is selling the book to the wrong people; it depicts an action scene which never occurs in the book. 'Nimisha's Ship' is a easy-to read story which is aimed at the gentler side of readers, not always Anne McCaffrey's style. However, it IS very nice to read.

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Summary: A hopeless dog
Review: Follows a too much of a formula; problems are solved far to easily; the baddies are stupid and lazy and fade from the scene early; there is not even a climax. There is a huge amount of potential in this story, but it bubbles into the ooze with nary a whimper. Don't waste your money.

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Summary: A hopeless dog
Review: Follows a too much of a formula; problems are solved far to easily; the baddies are stupid and lazy and fade from the scene early; there is not even a climax. There is a huge amount of potential in this story, but it bubbles into the ooze with nary a whimper. Don't waste your money.

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Summary: OldSciFiDog
Review: I am a long time fan of Ann McCaffrey and enjoyed this new addition. Ann is different from other SF authors in that she comes up with new universes (yea I read the back - but it is true) with different social settings. I rated this book as 4 stars because it is very good, but I like to leave some room.
I found the characters to be full and the plot moves along, but not because it has to (i.e., "oh my God something interesting has to happen here). The characters, the plot, and the science are consistant (i.e., no discontinuities - a character uses a skill, or object that has not been prevously described). Is it as good as her best? That is hard to measure, because all her works of a set are different from each other. I found enjoyment in reading this and had trouble putting it down, but then, I seem to have the same problem with most all of her stuff.
I am looking forward to another in this series, because of her track record in purducing yarns of good quality and appears not to roll over to publishing pressure.

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Summary: A little disappointed but ready to see what comes next......
Review: I am a long time McCaffrey fan and was disappointed with the Rowan series after about the 2nd book - didn't hold my attention and I just can't get into. The Dragonriders have a special place in my heart and am a solid fan of the Planet Pirates/Generations, Crystal Singer Freedom and Ship Who Sang series as well. So I was looking forward to something in new and uncharted territory. My problem with Nimishia's Ship was that it didn't do anything new and I found myself jumping over parts to get to some action. While a pleasant read with potentially fascinating characters, I found I could put the book down (this has hardly happened to me with McCaffrey except for the listed disappointments above). I am hoping that it is just the foundation (a well-laid out foundation and guide to a new "universe" if that is the case) and that subsequent books will have more action/drama. However, I do encourage folks to read it - especially if they have been turned off by her more hardcore stuff - its a decent introduction to this versatile and award winning writer.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I disagreed with many of the reviews already on this site; first of all, it would be nice to see a review from someone who could spell the name of the book/the main character correctly. In this recent novel by Anne McCaffrey,the main character is a lady of high birth, Nimisha. She is different from her peers in that she loves mechanical things and spends more time working with her father on ship design than with her mother and fashion. Of course, this is not an unusual premise for McCaffrey, however in this story she creates a new twist. After Nimisha's noted father passes away, she inherits his company to the anger of his son, who thought that he should have gotten it. She continues in his tradition, testing and creating ships, and eventually conceives a daughter. Soon after this, she gets stranded alone after an experimental flight goes wrong, and she must survive and try to get back home. Being Nimisha, she can't help exploring the planets around her while waiting to be rescued, and what she finds is truly terrific. Meanwhile, while Nimisha battles hostile planetary creatures and makes friends with some aliens, attempts are being made on her daughter's life in order to regain the company.
This complicated story definitely makes for an enjoyable read. Nimisha is a very complex and endearing character, easy to relate to. I never found this book boring or devoid of action, and the characters were all extremely believable. I highly recommend it, however some of the more hard-core science fiction fans may not be as interested in it as I was.

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Summary: very pleasant
Review: I found this book to be a very light enjoyable read. Perhaps it is not the best of McCaffrey's work, but it is fun. The first time I read it, I was a little disapointed, but its turned out to be one of those rare books that I can enjoy reading, but be able to put down when I need to. Which makes it perfect for between classes, or during my lunch break.
If you looking for some great epic adventure, NIMISHA'S SHIP isn't it. But if you are between reads and looking for something fun, I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: interesting...
Review: I liked this book for the most part, it entertained me and provided good descriptions of fascinating worlds. However, I think that she could have toned down the sex just a little bit, the random love sessions without any love kind of did ruin the plot. The only real romance in the story, furthermore, could use to have been better developed. Also, that part towards the end where everyone keeps having babies was confusing and seemed sort of choppy and moved too fast without having smooth transitions -- several years passed in the story before the I was aware of it, and it took rereading a few paragraphs to figure out what was going on.