Mother of Demons

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Summary: Good story telling - better than the cover blurb
Review: I enjoy a good SF story... and there are only a few good _story tellers_ around these days. I've been reading Flint and Drake's Belisarus books with some enjoyment. I picked those up because of Drake's name. Flint's name didn't mean much to me, and when I saw the book in the store, it didn't impress me a lot. While at LibertyCon (an SF con in Chattanooga), I saw it on the freebie table as a promotion item. I picked it up, read it, and was hooked. It is entertaining space opera, told from both alien and human perspectives. It's not great literature - but it's a good read. I bought Flint's new book 1632 as a result and found that one very enjoyable as well. So I have added Eric Flint to my list of "buy on publication" authors. If you enjoy old-fashioned space opera and military SF, you'll enjoy Flint.

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Summary: It has problems
Review: I thought that entire idea about was a bit screwd upp and her great "inner torment" was over played and over done, making the novel a bit hard to swollow. Further more I thought everything was colored by the authors own notions and belives and he keept throwing it at one all the time (is it just me or is Flint realy enamored of mongols?). I wouldn't recommand this book to anyone other then a fan of his (not a fan of is work on Belisarius wich I am).

Rating:
Summary: It has problems
Review: I thought that entire idea about was a bit screwd upp and her great "inner torment" was over played and over done, making the novel a bit hard to swollow. Further more I thought everything was colored by the authors own notions and belives and he keept throwing it at one all the time (is it just me or is Flint realy enamored of mongols?). I wouldn't recommand this book to anyone other then a fan of his (not a fan of is work on Belisarius wich I am).

Rating:
Summary: It has problems
Review: I thought that entire idea about was a bit screwd upp and her great "inner torment" was over played and over done, making the novel a bit hard to swollow. Further more I thought everything was colored by the authors own notions and belives and he keept throwing it at one all the time (is it just me or is Flint realy enamored of mongols?). I wouldn't recommand this book to anyone other then a fan of his (not a fan of is work on Belisarius wich I am).

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Summary: This is not just one more formula-type book.
Review: The situation (humans stranded on an alien planet) could be very stereotyped, but it isn't. The personalities of the individual aliens (within the parameters of their own biology) are developed as clearly as those of the humans. For a change, the humans act with reasonable intelligence.

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Summary: I liked it a lot!!
Review: This book fired my imagination in a way no other book I have read. For those who have read Robert Asprins, "Bug Wars." and enjoyed it this book holds a similar but unique treat.

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Summary: A Mother of a good book
Review: This book is an excellent read. Good plot, well thought-out, interesting characters and a good writing style make this story better than the average humans-stranded-on-strange-planet fare. The conclusion left enough threads to allow a sequel without being frustrating or unsatisfying. Eric Flint is a writer to watch.

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Summary: Grabbing, familiar but very new. Smart....
Review: This book is very smart. The "hard sciences" are not the usual techno-type, but rather Mr. Flint applies such sciences as ethology, linguistics, sociology; even a little applied psycho-history! I kept thinking it would be nice if he writes 5 or 6 sequels. Great read!

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Summary: A wonderful read!
Review: This book was an all nighter - each alien and human have their "own" chapters, but in the end they are all tied together. Perhaps a little heavy on some facets of religion, but otherwise exciting story. Not your usual "castaway human colonists meet native aliens" storyline. Please, where is the sequel?

Rating:
Summary: A wonderful read!
Review: This book was an all nighter - each alien and human have their "own" chapters, but in the end they are all tied together. Perhaps a little heavy on some facets of religion, but otherwise exciting story. Not your usual "castaway human colonists meet native aliens" storyline. Please, where is the sequel?