Rating:  Summary: A great start but not much there. Review: In "The Bones of Time" Ms. Goonan combines cutting edge science fiction with traditional Hawaiian culture in a suspenseful and captivating race against time itself. The pace of the novel will keep you glued to the page and the climax is as stunning as it is satisfying. One of the finest science fiction stories I have ever read.
Rating:  Summary: Captivating and unique Review: In "The Bones of Time" Ms. Goonan combines cutting edge science fiction with traditional Hawaiian culture in a suspenseful and captivating race against time itself. The pace of the novel will keep you glued to the page and the climax is as stunning as it is satisfying. One of the finest science fiction stories I have ever read.
Rating:  Summary: Very good time travel/near future SciFi Review: Intriguing book, although rambling at times. Also, the author tends to build suspense and then drop the subject, leaving the reader hanging. Still, great characters, a fun and exotic setting, and an intelligent plot make this book well worth reading.
Rating:  Summary: A great start but not much there. Review: It started well then just went downhill. I got halfway through and then just skimmed the middle and read the last chapter. I apparently didn't miss much. A lot of SF seems to start well and end poorly. It's like they have great ideas but don't know where to take it.
Rating:  Summary: Haunting, suspenceful, intriuging Review: Ms. Goonan creates a hauntingly beautiful love story, a suspenceful high-tech thriller, and a policaly charged story of both the future and the history of Hawaai - all in one. Her power to weave seemingly seperate storylines, decades, even centuries apart is captivating. This is THE BEST historical Science Fiction book I've ever read. There is nothing like it. The closest would be "The Diamond Age" or "Lincon's Dreams". THE BONE'S OF TIME has the power to make me care deeply about a long dead Hawaain princess. It's the story of a math genius boy named Century who's in love with a girl seperated from him by time. It's also the story of a political struggle in future Hawaai, and cloning, and space travel, but ultimately it's a story about time; how it binds us and how we can break those binds.
Rating:  Summary: Goonan has built a robust and sophisticated vision. Review: This book has great characters; complex and just as inconsistent as real people. I particularly enjoyed the multi-disciplinary flavor. Who else would mix social politics, Hawaiian history, time travel physics/math, stir in a bit of conspiracy theory and round out the sauce with a dash of cyberpunk? All in all a fresh, rich effort.
Rating:  Summary: A generic time-travel story (but in Hawaii!) Review: This book takes over a hundred pages before it even gets to the concept of time travel. Nobody does anything really interesting. Clones, yes. Nanotech, yes. Super-string theory, yes. They're dropped into the story like 'tech' filler in Star Trek by someone who spent lots of time reading through all of the latest hot concepts and wants to make sure they don't miss a one. I was very relieved to finish the book, because then I knew I wasn't missing something and the reviews on the back really were clueless.On the other hand, it's probably a great book if you've never read real science fiction.
Rating:  Summary: Disappointed Review: This is an incomplete review of The Bones Of Time and perhaps unjust for that very reason. I have read through a fourth of this novel but I am giving up on it. I guess I was expecting something too much on the same level of Wm Gibson, whom I enjoy. But after reading 100+ pages and nothing substantial happening plot-wise, I've become disappointed. Contrary to some of the other reviews here, I feel the characters are flat, with the exception of the young princess. While Gibson is able to weave three separate plots and bring them together at the end of his novel, I was expecting something similar here. I am considering donating my copy of The Bones Of Time to the library. Perhaps someone else will enjoy it better than I. Thank you.
Rating:  Summary: Terrific! Review: This story touched so many areas for me. The story is well woven, with well-rounded and believable characters.
Rating:  Summary: Terrific! Review: This story touched so many areas for me. The story is well woven, with well-rounded and believable characters.
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