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Summary: Good reading, not much science.
Review: I haven't been reading much of Anne McCaffrey lately. I didn't like "The Rowen," so I didn't read the series, and it was a long series. This is the start of a new series and a good novel in itself. Its set in an interesting society where no one seems to be married. At some time in your extended lifespan, you contract with someone of the opposite sex to produce an heir. All other liaisons are purely for sexual gratification. Seems more like what a man would think of as a perfect society. There's some pretty good action and adventure on a dangerous planet on the far side of the galaxy. The characters are well developed and likeable. The technology is plausible but really not part of the story. It did seem odd that there had been no advances in genetic engineering or nano-technology (unless the food production machinery in the space ships was nano-technology based).
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Summary: A disappointing read!
Review: I am a big McCaffrey fan. I bought Nimisha's Ship thinking it would be a good, unthreatening read like Restoree. However, I was sorely disppointed. I did not feel anything towards her characters - they all appeared to be fairly undeveloped. What was amazing was the amount of sci-fi jargon I recognized from all the Star Trek series! For someone who enjoyed the Tower and the Hive series, Nimisha's ship was a disappointing read.
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Summary: It's an improvement . . .
Review: . . . over recent McCaffrey novels. Nimisha's Ship is a return to the universe described in The Coelura. This is the first McCaffrey novel I have read in quite a while that didn't involve a relentlessly dull journey to a fatuously happy ending. It will keep you turning the pages, but it's not really hard SF - none of her novels are - just an adventure-type plot with some SF devices such as AI computers and space travel. She has totally passed up the opporunity to explore the social implications of the body-heir system, in my opinion. It's a good read as long as you don't expect too much intellectual stimulation. And I wouldn't recommend spending the money for the hardcover edition, to be blunt.
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Summary: Soporific
Review: I've never read Anne McCaffrey until recently due to positive recommendations. I just finished reading Nimisha's Ship. What a yawn! The first half of the book had some potential. It nicely described an almost Victorian society with genteel values, set in a futuristic, hi-tech environment. The foundation was laid for a thrilling adventure. We had the heroine Nimisha, an independent, intelligent young woman of the highest social standing, a remarkable, one-of-a-kind ship with novel AI capabilities, a wormhole to deliver the heroine to an unknown part of the galaxy, an earth-like planet with aliens. And, well, sorry folks, that's as good as it gets! McCaffrey then degenerates into the same drivel she dished out in the Freedom series. You get endless small-talk and chit-chat that doesn't go anywhere, anything the protagonists do is always easy and successful, the heroine turns into a baby factory and gets reunited with her first born daughter. McCaffrey obviously doesn't have much of a sense for science and technology. This is evident by scant references to technical concepts. I know this is usually desirable as there is nothing to date the story, but the dearth of such explanations only reinforces her ignorance. What is worse is that what jargon she does use has been lifted straight from Star Trek (Voyager)! For example, we have an AI doc with a sassy attitude, hyposprays, tractor beams, the prime directive (of non-interference), universal translators, M-Type planets and Interstellar Speed 3 (Warp 3). Do yourself a favor, give this a big miss.
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Summary: Unfunny satire, or just plain boring?
Review: I have rarely been more disappointed by a book. I've read plenty of McCaffrey's previous books, and enjoyed most of them, but this one really misses the boat. Stereotyped characters so flat that "one-dimensional" does them a favour, the development of the relationship between the Sh'im and the humans was a joke, and the re-introduction of sci-fi elements that I thought had died out with E.E. Smith and his lensmen (in itself a far superior narrative to this tripe). I mean, really, who writes about catering machines that produce meals out of nowhere at a second's notice anymore? I'm just glad that I didn't spend my own money on this book. It belongs on the coffee table of Hell's waiting room along with Raymond Feist's Krondor : The Betrayal. C'mon, Anne, you know you can do better than this.
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Summary: Well, the title fits..
Review: First..I am a McCaffrey fan...but this book doesn't really live up to some of her previous novels...high on special effects, and neglects plot and dialogue...I mean, we have a couple of really great nasty villains...who basically stay in the background and make threatening noises, and a wondrous ship, which is more like a deus ex machina than anything else. I know that technology is by definition unbelievably advanced in the future, but the stuff she has the Ship doing really strains credibility unless the AI is developing sentience...c'mon, Anne, you can do better.
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Summary: An enjoyable read!
Review: I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to all readers. I didn't want to put it down at all. For those heavily into blood and guts give it a miss but most others will find it enjoyable. Hopefully this is the start of a new series!! Keep writing, Anne and I'll keep reading.
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Summary: Good Story, could be the beginning of a new Nimisha series
Review: While I enjoyed the book greatly, feel it is one of McCaffrey's better "technologically advanced" stories and finished it in one day, I can see where jbandsm and Mich,USA are coming from (sort of). Yes Mich, USA, Nimisha is not the sort of woman who will stay in one place and sedately take whatever life dishes out to her and wait for someone to "rescue" her. But she did do what she does best, take the bull by the horns and charge full speed ahead. You have to remember the worm hole dumped her in an area of UNCHARTED space and once there she and her "Helm" had no idea which way to head for home. Her only hope was to release the homing beacon and hope it reached "civilized space". As it is, according to Caleb, the Navy thought that she would have put herself in "coldsleep" for the period of time it took for someone, anyone to find her distress beacon, and she DIDN'T do that now did she. Yes this story has elements of Star Trek, Voyager, and other sci-fi TV shows but it also has elements of Heinlen, Vonnegut and Asimov stories which makes it all the better. Personally I believe the story needed to be a little longer so we could have some more character development but it reads as good and as complete as any Pern book or ship book McCaffrey has written. This could be the beginning of something great!
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Summary: Very good read! Would reccommend this to others.
Review: To jbandsma & reader from Mich,USA(by the way--are you a troll?), I must disagree. For one thing, Nimisha did not chose where she landed, but she made the most of her opportunities. To say that she gave up everything to stay is wrong. She had accomplished her goals and was ready to do something bigger & better. A planet to mold and help grow---WOW!
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Summary: Enjoyable read, typical McCaffrey style.
Review: I have enjoyed reading Anne McCaffrey books for years. Nimisha's Ship is a pleasurable read, not too heavy. This book is written in her typical style, if you have read Freedom's Landing you already know the general plot of this book. Even though McCaffrey uses a familiar plot, I recommend this book to anyone who likes her writing. Once again she has created a heroine who has broken the mold created by society and succeeded amidst adversity.
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