Uller Uprising

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic!
Review: In the far future, exploration has brought many new worlds into the reach of humankind. To facilitate the exploitation of these worlds, trading companies are established. On the world of Uller, the Chartered Uller Company has been running matters much as the British East India Company ran India in the Eighteenth Century. While local potentates rule, humans profit and attempt to better the lot of the locals, whom they derisively call "Geeks." However, not all of the four-armed reptile-oid natives are pleased about the arrangement. When rebellion explodes, it is up to General Carlos von Schlichten, commander of the Company's army, to hold Uller for the Chartered Uller Company and the Terran Federation.

This is an intelligent, and thought provoking book. The action is gripping, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. The author's use of the old trading company paradigm in the future is nothing short of brilliant. As an added bonus, the first chapter of the book contains notes describing the silicone world of Uller and fluorine world of Niflheim, with comments on the chemistry and evolution of life on the world: this written by Dr John D. Clark, scientist and one of the discoverers of sulfa.

In certain ways, this book is out of date (the scene involving scientists using their sliderules is humorous), but not in any way that damages the believability of the story. So, if you are looking for a sci-fi book with a gripping story, and a highly exotic setting, then this book is for you!

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic!
Review: In the far future, exploration has brought many new worlds into the reach of humankind. To facilitate the exploitation of these worlds, trading companies are established. On the world of Uller, the Chartered Uller Company has been running matters much as the British East India Company ran India in the Eighteenth Century. While local potentates rule, humans profit and attempt to better the lot of the locals, whom they derisively call "Geeks." However, not all of the four-armed reptile-oid natives are pleased about the arrangement. When rebellion explodes, it is up to General Carlos von Schlichten, commander of the Company's army, to hold Uller for the Chartered Uller Company and the Terran Federation.

This is an intelligent, and thought provoking book. The action is gripping, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. The author's use of the old trading company paradigm in the future is nothing short of brilliant. As an added bonus, the first chapter of the book contains notes describing the silicone world of Uller and fluorine world of Niflheim, with comments on the chemistry and evolution of life on the world: this written by Dr John D. Clark, scientist and one of the discoverers of sulfa.

In certain ways, this book is out of date (the scene involving scientists using their sliderules is humorous), but not in any way that damages the believability of the story. So, if you are looking for a sci-fi book with a gripping story, and a highly exotic setting, then this book is for you!

Rating:
Summary: Great military sci-fi.
Review: The Chartered Uller Company is making a nice profit from Uller, and improving the standard of living about 1000% (except for those few "geeks" who used to make a living raiding caravans)...until Rakeed the Prophet preaches Znidd suddabit! (kill the Terrans)...and it turns out one of the rebels has been working on Niflheim, helping to make nuclear bombs for volcano-mining...

Rating:
Summary: Great military sci-fi.
Review: The Chartered Uller Company is making a nice profit from Uller, and improving the standard of living about 1000% (except for those few "geeks" who used to make a living raiding caravans)...until Rakeed the Prophet preaches Znidd suddabit! (kill the Terrans)...and it turns out one of the rebels has been working on Niflheim, helping to make nuclear bombs for volcano-mining...

Rating:
Summary: 1950's sci-fi
Review: This little update of the Sepoy Mutiny was an engaging read, but it has 50's sci-fi all over it. (It's always interesting to me to see how writers tried to predict the future.)

I imagine that this would make a good action movie, and it establishes a cultural and political way of thinking that would fit right into the Star Trek universe.

Rating:
Summary: 1950's sci-fi
Review: This little update of the Sepoy Mutiny was an engaging read, but it has 50's sci-fi all over it. (It's always interesting to me to see how writers tried to predict the future.)

I imagine that this would make a good action movie, and it establishes a cultural and political way of thinking that would fit right into the Star Trek universe.