And All the Stars a Stage

Rating:
Summary: i liked it
Review: this being the first book of James Blish i've read, i wasnt sure what it would be like. not being a gigantic fan of Sci-Fi, i was pleasantly surprised.

although the book was a little short, i felt that he got his story across. he was descriptive enough so that i had a good picture of what was going on, but not too much to the point where it would get slow.

an interesting ethical delimma, the idea of leaving your Earth behind, and i think he gave the characters many opportunities to ponder and theorize about their situation.

overall, a good book to read.

Rating:
Summary: And All the Stars a Stage
Review: This book is a favorite of mine, as it presents a distant world with an interesting "back story" while telling a tale of a stellar diaster. The human inhabitants of the planet have to make a sudden exodus into the galaxy to find a new home. They discover that the universe at large is not as welcoming as they might have expected and they also have to deal with realistic problems such as the scarcity of home-like planets and, when they do find them, some less-than-hospitable inhabitants. I especially liked the ending.

Rating:
Summary: And All the Stars a Stage
Review: This book is a favorite of mine, as it presents a distant world with an interesting "back story" while telling a tale of a stellar diaster. The human inhabitants of the planet have to make a sudden exodus into the galaxy to find a new home. They discover that the universe at large is not as welcoming as they might have expected and they also have to deal with realistic problems such as the scarcity of home-like planets and, when they do find them, some less-than-hospitable inhabitants. I especially liked the ending.

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic tale
Review: This is science fiction about as good as it gets. I read this a long time ago and have read it many times since. A starship prepares to take a group of inhabitants of a planet doomed to destruction. Our unlikely hero slowly emerges as a natural leader. The society described is eerily similar to our own with some differences.

The travelers have adventures on several worlds and almost despair of ever finding one but at last they do. And, of course you know it's Earth. It is early China and they have arrived to see Earth's first king. The epilogue was such a quiet yet powerful summary. Chinese scientists recorded a bright light in the sky in 1086. It is, of course, the travelers's sun going Nova. And, you see, the Chinese astronomer who recorded this event in the imperial records is unaware that he is an ancestor of a union between Chinese and the aliens.

Terrific writing, mesmerizing in fact. A real winner.

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic tale
Review: This is science fiction about as good as it gets. I read this a long time ago and have read it many times since. A starship prepares to take a group of inhabitants of a planet doomed to destruction. Our unlikely hero slowly emerges as a natural leader. The society described is eerily similar to our own with some differences.

The travelers have adventures on several worlds and almost despair of ever finding one but at last they do. And, of course you know it's Earth. It is early China and they have arrived to see Earth's first king. The epilogue was such a quiet yet powerful summary. Chinese scientists recorded a bright light in the sky in 1086. It is, of course, the travelers's sun going Nova. And, you see, the Chinese astronomer who recorded this event in the imperial records is unaware that he is an ancestor of a union between Chinese and the aliens.

Terrific writing, mesmerizing in fact. A real winner.