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Summary: A classic one man can make a difference!
Review: An entertaining read that has as much philosophic depth as
you are willing to accept. A first step in the 97, Perry provides a likeable character willing to sacrifice his own
life to move mankind to self salvation. He creates a
believable extension of big government indifference to individual worth. Reads well as a stand alone but search out the others based on the 97 steps. The series is well worth the trouble it will take to find them.
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Summary: Why isn't this a movie???
Review: Discovered this book in the backwaters of a nearby used bookstore. What a fun read!! Many thanks to the author for not being afraid to put some fiction alongside the science. And if you like this book, I urge you to seek out the others in the series as I did. One of the few series that didn't give me a major case of the snores!
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Summary: One more thing I'd lke to add.....
Review: From reading the earlier reviews, I can tell that many people have thoroughly enjoyed the book as much as I did, and do. I would just like to add that I also appreciate Perry's works because, not only are they written with a refreshing, blunt realism, but he really gives the reader a lot of credit for possessing intelligence. The series is set in the future, and Perry treats it as such, using new terms and technologies that are creative and original. But, he does not force detailed descriptions of said technologies on us at first mention, rather, he gives us enough information to put them into a context that he often builds upon at a later, more relevant, time. This may seem like a small detail at first, but after being "talked" down to for years by authors, I was happy to use my brain again. They are well worth searchig for and ordering.
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Summary: Thanks for all the kind words, folks . . .
Review: I appreciate all the positive comments on this title, TMWNM, and I thought I'd just stop by to mention to my fans that a small production company has recently bought an option on the novel for a movie.As things go in Hollywood, you can't take that to the bank, but maybe we'll see a movie of TMWNM someday. I'd like that just fine, myself . . . Thanks again. Now maybe Ace will put it back in print.
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Summary: Simply must read
Review: I borrowed this book from a friend and loved it immediately. I then went on to buy all the books in the series and I re-read them regularly. It is the story of one man who gathers a group together to overthrow a vicous, uncaring government and to do it without involving huge numbers of troops an unecessary killing. As Pen says once" A man who can break eggs while smiling" is needed to bring hope and stability to the galaxy. I would love to see these books as a miniseries - a movie could not do the scope of the work justice.
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Summary: A great book in an even better series!!
Review: I first discovered the 97th Step in college, which led to getting the entire series. Since then, I've read the entire series probably two dozen times. These are some of the few books I can pick up and start reading over and over and never get bored with them. The messages in the books (One man CAN make a difference, When you know who you are, you know what to do and who to do it with) are great, as is the entire plotline. I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone interested in sci-fi action with a message.
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Summary: A great, nostalgic piece of sci-fi.
Review: I first read Perry's work for Aliens and his Star Wars book, Shadows of the Empire, and liked them. So, when I saw The Man Who Never Missed at a used bookstore, I picked it up. It turned out to be one of the more entertaining pieces of fiction I've read in awhile. It is concerned solely with the life of a man who would come to single-handedly start a revolution against a corrupt universal government. Along the way, he meets the mysterious Pen, who tutors him in an ancient martial arts form. Then, using his skills, he wages a one-man guerrila war on a backwater planet. Yes, that's it. No sprawling plot. Only a few major characters. This harkens back, in my mind, to some of the great pulp novels of the 50s, but with a believable main character and a dose of martial arts. I've read it twice already, and it's still fun, especially in the face of the multi-thousand page epics which seem so popular among fantasy and sci-fi writers today. This is, incidentally, the first book in a longer se
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Summary: Nice gem of a book.
Review: I happened on this book in the used bookstore one day just looking for something sci-fi and not more than 200 pages. This is what I found and I was totally satisfied!! The story is engrossing and the main character very likeable. I've now found out that the story continues and I'll probably track these books down too.
NOTE: Though it is not much there is some VERY adult content in this book. Be forewarned if you or the person you are giving this book to has any objections along reading such things.
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Summary: One of the Greatest Books Ever Wrote
Review: I love this book! This is one of the best stories I have ever read.I've read a lot of books over the years but I never get bored with it.
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Summary: One of the Greatest Books Ever Wrote
Review: I love this book! This is one of the best stories I have ever read.I've read a lot of books over the years but I never get bored with it.
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