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Summary: stunning sequel to an excellent novel.
Review: First a remark : I believe that the plot of "Empire of the atom" was the inspiration to the BBC's famous "I , Claoudius"."Wizard of lin" continues the story of lord Clane , this wonderfull mutant with a twisted body and an ingenius mind. Lord Clane must , this time , deal with both a fearsome military leader from the saturn moons , and the second Riss invasion - the same Riss that destroyed man's civilization 8000-12000 years ago. In this book there is maybe a bit less plot-twists than in the usual Van-Vogt BUT don't think I mean that the book is below the Vogtian average - on the contrary - it is among the best. Political schems on personal-power-strugles on personal conflicts and so on. On top of all that , as in "Empire of the atom" , you get a glimpse into a world where advenced technolegy such as spaceships is used to move armies into battles of face-to-face combats with swords and axes in hand. A uniqe future , the writing of a master , and a truly vivid hero , makes "Wizard of lin" and ofcourse "Empire of the atom" , books that I REALLY didn't want to finish reading. My grade : EXCELLENT.
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Summary: stunning sequel to an excellent novel.
Review: First a remark : I believe that the plot of "Empire of the atom" was the inspiration to the BBC's famous "I , Claoudius". "Wizard of lin" continues the story of lord Clane , this wonderfull mutant with a twisted body and an ingenius mind. Lord Clane must , this time , deal with both a fearsome military leader from the saturn moons , and the second Riss invasion - the same Riss that destroyed man's civilization 8000-12000 years ago. In this book there is maybe a bit less plot-twists than in the usual Van-Vogt BUT don't think I mean that the book is below the Vogtian average - on the contrary - it is among the best. Political schems on personal-power-strugles on personal conflicts and so on. On top of all that , as in "Empire of the atom" , you get a glimpse into a world where advenced technolegy such as spaceships is used to move armies into battles of face-to-face combats with swords and axes in hand. A uniqe future , the writing of a master , and a truly vivid hero , makes "Wizard of lin" and ofcourse "Empire of the atom" , books that I REALLY didn't want to finish reading. My grade : EXCELLENT.
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Summary: Imaginative story of interstellar war
Review: In this sequel to "Empire of the Atom," Van Vogt continues the story of Lord Clane, a mutant of noble birth with a body badly warped by radiation, and his efforts to unify and uplift human civilization. The setting is several thousand years in the future, after a catastrophic war with the alien Riss, who are again threatening to invade the solar system. Fascinating ideas and political discussion--reminiscent of Asimov's "Foundation and Empire" series.
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Summary: Imaginative story of interstellar war
Review: In this sequel to "Empire of the Atom," Van Vogt continues the story of Lord Clane, a mutant of noble birth with a body badly warped by radiation, and his efforts to unify and uplift human civilization. The setting is several thousand years in the future, after a catastrophic war with the alien Riss, who are again threatening to invade the solar system. Fascinating ideas and political discussion--reminiscent of Asimov's "Foundation and Empire" series.
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