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Summary: A original and well concieved thriller.
Review: Forests of the Night is a fine book that portrays the main character as a tiger derived geneticlly engineered private investigator. Set about a century from now it is an exellent and overdue quantum leap for the old detective stories that have been so popular in years past. Within the story there is some entertaining violence, sex and ventures into multi-cultural cohabitation and relations. I recommend this book even if you have never had a "thing" for detective tales. This evolved thriller is so much more, it could be a whole new genre in itself. I give Forests of the Night four out of five stars.
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Summary: mega body count
Review: i enjoyed this author's 'dragons of the cayahoga' and wanted to read more of his work. he has a polished writing style (i love anyone who can handle the perfect tenses perfectly), and a truly impressive imagination. his world building is well thought out and holds together. his characters feel real. but i gave this book a three star rating for the amount of bloodshed. the body count is horrendous.i have read a lot of the noir mysteries this is loosely based on, from hammett to chandler and on. but this work outdoes the genre. there are at least two deaths that were unnecessary, which really were not necessary to plot development, and which were apparently included only to allow the main character to emote and suffer and to elicit an emotional response from the reader. there was torture that was also unnecessary. also, the identity of the villains came as no surprise--i'd guessed it several chapters before it was revealed. so, while there are many good things to say about this book, be warned that the gratuitous violence level is high.
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Summary: a great book found in a second hand store
Review: i grabbed this book because i like a) science fiction 2) detective stories 3) animals. i was expecting it to not be very good. i read all night until it was done! okay, i actually DID guess one part of the plot, but i thats because of my bio background. what kept me in was the emotional bond he forged with the characters and me. i am now looking up any and all other books he wrote so i can acquire and devour them as well.
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Summary: This was the BEST!!!
Review: I loved this book, It had everything interesting, violence and the like, get it if you like anything sci-fi like!!!
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Summary: Pleasantly pleased!
Review: I purchased this book not too long ago as a light summer read. I was suprised and pleasantly pleased at the wonderful storytelling that I was presented with. I usually stay away from detective/sci-fi novels, but this book has turned my preconceptions around concerning them. The story is set around a tiger-morph named Nohar Rajasthan, a species developed to serve in the Indian Military. He spends his time as a low income private detective, taking any good paying moreau(anthro animal-morph) case. The trouble begins when he takes on a strange case involving murder, politics, and humans (three things he's tried to stay away from). He suddenly finds himself wrapped up in gang related warfare, drug-dealers, a mad canine assassin, and a beautiful human miss...all without meeting the real enemy yet! This book is fast-paced and a wonderful treat for anyone who likes anthros, detectives, sci-fi/fantasy, and/or action/adventure. I delighted in reading about all the characters, good or bad (my personal favorite was Manny ^-^). Nohar is believable (and even likes cats!) and I found myself rooting for him to the very end! A great read, A+ !
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: I read part of this book (and loved it) about six years ago, but forgot the author and title. It was only recently that I was able to find it again. It was a wonderful book; a hard-boiled P.I novel ranging from gritty (the shoot-outs throughout the story) to touching (when the protagonist recieves the gift of a kitten after his pet cat is killed). Character development is strong, and the storyline never fails to excite. The futuristic setting and the fact that many of the characters are "furries" (anthropomorphic animals) could have become a "Sam the Cat"-style gimmick; instead, it actually adds to the storyline.
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Summary: A fine furry novel (3 1/2 stars)
Review: I'd been given a copy of the novel by a friend because the lead character was a tiger (long story) and rather enjoyed it. The author creates a believable origin for his anthropomorphic characters and the political world around them. The storyline was not altogether satisfying at some points and had an overly complicated conclusion. But it is the author's ability to draw on the lead character's animal nature that pulls me back to reread the book. 'Forests of the Night' is a fine furry novel and I would recommend it to anyone out there with an inner tiger. Obey your hidden stripes and read the book.
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Summary: S.A.S. Starts his book career with a winner!
Review: I've read all of his books except "God's Dice", starting with this one. And I must say that after a letter response and an email or two, he is a genius, and has a very active imagination. It is quite easy to fall into the minds of the characters and live the story through their eyes! I especially liked how these three books (Forests of the Night is #1, then Emperors of the Twilight, and finally Spectres of the Dawn) carry the timeline so well. The characters are shared but they (the books) are not a "trilogy". If you liked these be sure to read his next series which is a more traditional trilogy, "Hostile Takeover"
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Summary: Superb work!
Review: It's sad to be excited about a book beacause of all the good reviews here on Amazon, and then to find it is filled with racial stereotypes. I suppose this book is fine for people of European descent, but people of color like myself might be put off by the use racial slurs like "Japs" and "wetbacks" which are used by the main character. Am I supposed to like this character? The dipiction of black people also left me saddened. This book wasn't written in the 50's, was it? And here I thought he was going to be using the concept of the moreau as a critique of rasicism as opposed to more of the same old, same old.
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Summary: disappointment
Review: It's sad to be excited about a book beacause of all the good reviews here on Amazon, and then to find it is filled with racial stereotypes. I suppose this book is fine for people of European descent, but people of color like myself might be put off by the use racial slurs like "Japs" and "wetbacks" which are used by the main character. Am I supposed to like this character? The dipiction of black people also left me saddened. This book wasn't written in the 50's, was it? And here I thought he was going to be using the concept of the moreau as a critique of rasicism as opposed to more of the same old, same old.
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