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Summary: Lawhead never disapointed me...
Review: ...So that's why i've tried reading this science fiction book. The result? Loved it! I'm truly convinced that Stephen Lawhead and Noah Gordon are the best in what concerns writting historical fiction books. Knowing Lawhead's quality, I've tried with curiosity this SF book. I won't tell why I liked the book, because I don't to give away any spoilers. The pace, the characters the fantasy... it's all there in good quality. Take this book and dream...
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Summary: Boring, Preachy, drawn out.. but very easy reading!
Review: A co-worker said this was his favorite science fiction book, so I thought I would give it a shot. Too say the least, I was very disappointed. Why I didn't like it:
I have no problems reading books with alternative motives, just as long as they aren't so blatant, from page one 'The Search for Fierra' starts out with a bible verse, and from that point on it very metaphorically and not so metaphorically preachy. The story is simple, and most importantly never seems to ever go anywhere. Additionally, Lawhead tries to continually overwhelm you with generic descriptions using very simple (and overly clean cut) adjectives of ever little minute detail of the book boring the reader without ever really conveying anything and living little for the imagination. What thing I can say in the affirmative is that it is extremely easy to read. So easy that if you are a fast reader that you could easily read this it an evening as what little real dialogue there is never gets too complex. The words used are also simple enough that a sixth or seventh grader would have no problem reading it. A last word, this book should not even been released without its 2nd part, as the book really does go NO WHERE in 436 pages and ends with a "now it begins" where all the while you have been wading through the pages waiting for something to actually get interesting. If better written, all could have been conveyed in 130 pages and part of the second book. Though this turned me off so much, that I will not seek out the second one in the series. I have read some of the works of wordy Russian writers like Tolstoy's 'War and Peace', and I found that they kept my attention and interest longer, and were much better written. My questions are, what was with the sixty-seven chapters, each only about 8 or 9 pages long, and does this book really even qualify as science fiction or as a quite simply Christian Fiction? I have read worse.. Christopher
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Summary: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Review: BOTH THE SEARCH FOR FIERRA AND THE SIEGE OF DOME are great examples of how a good science fiction novel should be written. ORION TREET is the main character of this novel, along with a mixed assortment of characters.the books were written with great attention to detail and i highly recommend them to any science fiction buff. the books are very easy to relate to, because the technologies involved are not hard to comprehend at all. who dosen't want to meet the FIERRA?
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Summary: A bit preachy
Review: But this is a captivating book nonetheless. I can hardly wait to get to the second in the series.
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Summary: Lawhead sci-fi, different and great
Review: Firstly, I should say that the omnibus version, containing both books, is available. It is humongous, but you can get it and save some cash. These books have a lot of depth to them and aren't the average sci-fi "lets see how many futuristic ways we can kill people" approach. Lawhead's character's are developed over time. Sometimes they will surprise you. The standard first chapter synopis of main characters is absent. You have to follow the development of the individuals throughout the books. Lawhead writes with a different sense of pace and buildup than you may be used to from his other series. I read this series as a kid and have always liked it for its uniqueness. The books create a believable world and a complex society while leaving the thinking reader plenty of mysterious clues and hints to ponder. Lots of fun elements of political science, anthropology and sociology undergird this first book,which takes place mostly in Dome. Don't expect everything to be spelled out right away, and don't expect wholesale slaughter and gigantic battle scenes. The great sci-fi epics like "Dune", and "Lord of the Rings" succeed because they give a reader a sense of reality. Events seem like real history. The "Dome" books don't reach the level of Herbert or Tolkien; few if any books do. However, they have an element of this same reality that allow the reader to become immersed and enter a new world and, after all, isnt that the point of sci-fi?
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Summary: Not for the simple minded
Review: Firstly, I should say that the omnibus version, containing both books, is available. It is humongous, but you can get it and save some cash. These books have a lot of depth to them and aren't the average sci-fi "lets see how many futuristic ways we can kill people" approach. Lawhead's character's are developed over time. Sometimes they will surprise you. The standard first chapter synopis of main characters is absent. You have to follow the development of the individuals throughout the books. Lawhead writes with a different sense of pace and buildup than you may be used to from his other series. I read this series as a kid and have always liked it for its uniqueness. The books create a believable world and a complex society while leaving the thinking reader plenty of mysterious clues and hints to ponder. Lots of fun elements of political science, anthropology and sociology undergird this first book,which takes place mostly in Dome. Don't expect everything to be spelled out right away, and don't expect wholesale slaughter and gigantic battle scenes. The great sci-fi epics like "Dune", and "Lord of the Rings" succeed because they give a reader a sense of reality. Events seem like real history. The "Dome" books don't reach the level of Herbert or Tolkien; few if any books do. However, they have an element of this same reality that allow the reader to become immersed and enter a new world and, after all, isnt that the point of sci-fi?
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Summary: Intense Science Fiction - Great Reading
Review: However good Isaac Asimov may be - Stephen Lawhead isn't far behind him.My advice for Asimov is; Look over your shoulder. Even though Empyrion I: The Search for Fierra is an old book by the time I write this review, it is a stunning story - that's made of the stuff that makes you riveted to the chair, or the bed.Stephen; Please write more like this.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I admit, I am a great Stephen Lawhead fan, but after reading this book, I think he should stick to fantasy and the Celtic age. One thing I've grown to like about his books is the realism of his characters and how attached I get to them(it's a criterion I use in judging every book I read). The characters in this book, however, are so superficial that I was disgusted half-way through. In fact, I was so upset that I may have missed good things about the story.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: I am a big sci-fi buff. And with all the unbelievable sci-fi coming out now it is refreshing to see a good read like this. The Empyrion series is top notch. Be sure you have both volumes ready because as soon as you finish the first (The Search for Fierra) you will want to read the next (The Siege of Dome). Orion Treet is someone you can relate to as a person without all the usual Hollywood nonsense in books and movies that plauges us now.
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Summary: Lawhead sci-fi, different and great
Review: I am a Lawhead fan from way back... I enjoy his fantasy stuff tremendously. But, my first love is sci-fi. So when I found out that Lawhead had written these books, I jumped at the chance to read them. I was not disappointed. They are not as "brainy" as the Dune books (which are by far the greatest sci-fi ever written) but this series hold it's own. Lawhead has the ability to describe places and people so that you know them without ever seeing and meeting them. It is a gift. This comes thru in these books very well. These books (like most of Lawhead) speak to a deeper truth for those who long for that as well. I highly recommend them.
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