Firedance

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Summary: Praise, comment, plea
Review: Firedance is one of the most amazing books I have ever read. Its notion of reality is so far off our own that it is a very difficult read. I am therefore not surprised it is no longer available. Such fantasies can be accepted on their own terms, however, as long as they are internally consistent. This one is, remarkably so, for a book that must have extraordinarily difficult to write. If I can ever get a copy to replace my beat-up one, preferably in hardback, I would would be most pleased. Rafti lives

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Summary: Don't Be Fooled By The Cover
Review: Just like the old axiom...this book gathered dust on my shelf until I was in the mood to read it...the lurid cover was a turn off. Particularly, the martial-arts-fighter-hero main character really seemed typical. I was wrong. This book is a deeply textured morality tale about power, politics and technology. The action, superb, is just part of the story. This has all the trademarks of cyberpunk with a solid story. The fact that I read the third book in the trilogy was not a problem, in fact, it just made me determined to track down the other two. Greg Davies/Toronto

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Summary: delight for your mind and inspiration for the rest of you
Review: This book combines excellent action writing with fascinating, deeply researched information on the body and mind typical of all of Barnes' work. This is one of his best.