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Summary: Great start to a great science fiction trilogy
Review: I can't say enough good things about this book (and the whole World's triolgy). Like most people I got hooked on Haldeman via the Forever War and I just picked this one at random to be my next book. Well I was up reading this all weekend; I just couldn't put it down! I spent the next three days tracking down the sequel and read it within the week. The third book (Worlds Enough In Time) wasn't quite as great as the first two but still a very enjoyable read (though still very good, I think the thing I didn't like was that it was written many years later and somehow the style doesn't quite fit with the first two).This is easily one of the best sci-fi sagas I've ever read. It easily stands with classics such as Asimov's Foundation books and David Brin's Uplift Series. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Great start to a great science fiction trilogy
Review: I finished it, so it got 2 stars. But if this book had anything to say, or any story to tell, it went right by me. A boring tale about nothing in particular. Haldeman has written one good book: "The Forever War" and that is it. There is nothing here worthy of discusssion. Pass this one by and try something else.
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Summary: Mediocre, and that is being charitable.
Review: I finished it, so it got 2 stars. But if this book had anything to say, or any story to tell, it went right by me. A boring tale about nothing in particular. Haldeman has written one good book: "The Forever War" and that is it. There is nothing here worthy of discusssion. Pass this one by and try something else.
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Summary: An epic series that engrossed me.
Review: I loved the whole Worlds series, but the first one is easily my favorite. I highly reccomend the whole triology.
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Summary: This is a great book
Review: I picked this book up because I like to read a little sci-fi now and then and someone told me this author is from my home state, Florida. Well good enough for me so I started out with the "Worlds" series. Now this was years ago so I've forgotten a lot of details, but I liked it enough to track it down on ... and buy a new copy to read again. The story centers around a woman who is born and raised on a man-made satellite orbiting Earth. In her early twenties she comes to Earth for the first time to go to school. The first part of the book deals with the culture clash, and her meeting a guy she fall for. The last part (again I am reaching back) deals with their separation and a war on Earth (I'm trying not to spoil anything). It was written 20 years ago or so but the story rings very true in this post 9/11 era. I also really like the next two books, Worlds Apart and Worlds Enough In Time.
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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: I picked this book up because I like to read a little sci-fi now and then and someone told me this author is from my home state, Florida. Well good enough for me so I started out with the "Worlds" series. Now this was years ago so I've forgotten a lot of details, but I liked it enough to track it down on ... and buy a new copy to read again. The story centers around a woman who is born and raised on a man-made satellite orbiting Earth. In her early twenties she comes to Earth for the first time to go to school. The first part of the book deals with the culture clash, and her meeting a guy she fall for. The last part (again I am reaching back) deals with their separation and a war on Earth (I'm trying not to spoil anything). It was written 20 years ago or so but the story rings very true in this post 9/11 era. I also really like the next two books, Worlds Apart and Worlds Enough In Time.
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Summary: Good reading
Review: I'm not much of a sci fi fan, I'm too old really. However my daughter loved this series so much I had to try it. Well it's pretty good. I'm kind of a picky guy but I liked it. It's led me to read some of his other books and I have been pleased. Good stuff.
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Summary: Good reading
Review: I'm not much of a sci fi fan, I'm too old really. However my daughter loved this series so much I had to try it. Well it's pretty good. I'm kind of a picky guy but I liked it. It's led me to read some of his other books and I have been pleased. Good stuff.
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Summary: One of Haldeman's Best
Review: Since there's no information here about this book, here's what the back cover of my copy says: "In the year 2084, nearly a half million humans have escaped pollution and overcrowding to live in the hollowed-out asteroids miles above the Earth. For Maryanne O'Hara--born and raised on New New York, one of several orbiting Worlds--the prospect of attending college on the home planet is both frightening and exhilirating. But things are very different down below. Violence, unrest, and political fanatacism run rampant. And mixing with the wrong crowd can have serious, sinister, and Worlds-shattering consequences." As for my own thoughts...I love this book. I've recently read Haldeman's Forever Peace, Forever Free, and The Coming, and none of them were as effective as Worlds. This novel tells the story of Mary O'Hara, a nineteen year old girl who has lived her whole life in space. She earns a scholarship of sorts to study at NYU, so she gets to actually set foot on Earth, something the vast majority of Worlds citizens never get the chance to do. Much of the story is told in the form of letters and diary entries, so the writing style is simple and moving. Deceptively simple, because there's a great story here with rich detail about what life is like on Earth in the future. I don't want to give any plot details away, but I will say that it's a great coming-of-age story that really makes you care about the main character. And the ending is really heart-wrenching. Worlds was first published in 1980. I think it's every bit as good as his acclaimed The Forever War, and a close runner-up behind All My Sins Remembered. Luckily for me (and you) this is the first book in a trilogy. I can't wait to settle back into one of Haldeman's Worlds again soon.
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Summary: This is a great book
Review: This book is what got me started on Haldeman. I was always looking for someone with the talent of Asimov or Heinlein but no one ever seemed to match up. Then someone handed me a copy of "Worlds" and that was it. I read "Worlds Apart" within days of finish "Worlds" and moved on to ready pretty much everything Haldeman wrote. Frankly I find him a little uneven with about 90% of his books being some of the greatest sci-fi ever written and 10% leaving me wondering if I had picked up the wrong author. Well I can assure you this is a great novel worthy of the author of "The Forever War", "Mindbridge" and "The Hemmingway Hoax". If you've read Haldeman you know what I mean. If you are new this is a great place to start.
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