Time of the Great Freeze

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Summary: Excellent Sci-Fi work, especially good for adolescents
Review: I also first read this book in the late 60's. I have lamented giving my copy away years ago. I recall that the book was very exiting, written in a first-person narrative from the point of view of a young man (part of the group forced out). I remember being very intrigued with the descriptions of the society underground (at the time I felt it was a metaphor for conventionalism). The scenes regarding the process of digging up through the ice to the surface were extremely appealing to me at the time--I still recall this part of the book the most clearly. This was one of Silverberg's more "minor" works, mainly because it was more accessible to younger readers, I think, than much of his other work. Still, I would very much like to own a copy of it again! I think a reprinting in paperback targeted for the "Young Adults" section would prove the enduring market value, and the prescience, of this story.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Sci-Fi work, especially good for adolescents
Review: I also first read this book in the late 60's. I have lamented giving my copy away years ago. I recall that the book was very exiting, written in a first-person narrative from the point of view of a young man (part of the group forced out). I remember being very intrigued with the descriptions of the society underground (at the time I felt it was a metaphor for conventionalism). The scenes regarding the process of digging up through the ice to the surface were extremely appealing to me at the time--I still recall this part of the book the most clearly. This was one of Silverberg's more "minor" works, mainly because it was more accessible to younger readers, I think, than much of his other work. Still, I would very much like to own a copy of it again! I think a reprinting in paperback targeted for the "Young Adults" section would prove the enduring market value, and the prescience, of this story.

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Summary: Great First-Time Science Fiction for Teens
Review: I first read Time of the Great Freeze as an assignment in my 6th grade English class over 20 years ago. I recently purchased a used copy through Amazon so my own 6th grader would have the opportunity to read it, and we read it together.

I still believe it's the best sort of SF for readers who are just beginning to explore the genre. It's a quick read, easy to follow and understand, and filled with tension and drama. It's also a hopeful novel.

Engulfed in a futuristic ice age, people are living in huge underground cities where they have become isolated, stagnated, and suspicious. When seven men are ordered to leave one of the underground cities on charges of treason for contacting another city via radio, they must learn to exist in the "real" world.

I would recommend this book to everyone. And if you, like me, read it as a kid, buy it for your own kids. It's well worth it and superior to much of the material for teens that's available now.

Rating:
Summary: Great First-Time Science Fiction for Teens
Review: I first read Time of the Great Freeze as an assignment in my 6th grade English class over 20 years ago. I recently purchased a used copy through Amazon so my own 6th grader would have the opportunity to read it, and we read it together.

I still believe it's the best sort of SF for readers who are just beginning to explore the genre. It's a quick read, easy to follow and understand, and filled with tension and drama. It's also a hopeful novel.

Engulfed in a futuristic ice age, people are living in huge underground cities where they have become isolated, stagnated, and suspicious. When seven men are ordered to leave one of the underground cities on charges of treason for contacting another city via radio, they must learn to exist in the "real" world.

I would recommend this book to everyone. And if you, like me, read it as a kid, buy it for your own kids. It's well worth it and superior to much of the material for teens that's available now.

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Summary: A Great Introduction to Silverberg
Review: In 1979 I was given a book report assignment. Having not been much of a reader, I went aimlessly looking through my school library for a book with a cool picture on it. It must have been fate that put this book in my path. Twenty years and over fifty Silverberg books later, I credit it for showing me the possibilities that exist in science fiction.

The book is written on a fifth or sixth grade level and is chock-full of adventure and intrigue. (I remember staying up late at night just to read as much as I could!) It tells the story of an underground city which submerged to live through a world-wide glacial event. Seven men make radio contact with another city and are expelled as this is against the law. The men must make their way across the ice covered land to find shelter in another underground city. But they find that there is much more than just ice going on in the world.

I loved this book and would reccomend it to anyone (especially children) who want to become science fiction readers or just readers in general.

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Summary: A book written Decades before its time.
Review: This book specifically fictionalized the after effects of a surviving community that escaped global warming conditions in a future time by living underground and beneath the polar icecap that had slid into the Northern Hemisphere and wiped out life as we now know it. The adventure concerns the expulsion of a small group from the community onto the barren ice world above and their quest for survival. This book was written before any questions were raised about global warming.