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Summary: Two thumbs up! Way up!
Review: "Split Infinity" is the first book in Anthony's best series, and I highly recommend it. It's a wild and inventive ride
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Summary: Entertaining.
Review: Although I enjoyed this book, I also thought that it seemed to be written on a lower level than some books I've read. It was kinda like the whole idea was good and original, but the way it was written didn't seem very "top quality". It was like the book didn't fit into an age group category. But I did like it. Very entertaining. I liked how Anthony wrote a book that included sci-fi and fantasy.
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Summary: Wonders abound!
Review: Anthony seems most at home with settings he can completely create from scratch. He is always entertaining, and this book is no exception. The theme is predictable(a normal man, the underdog, discovers hidden powers and becomes the beloved hero). Knowing how things will end gives you no clues about the ride there, however. Anthony's talent for conveying his seemingly boundless imagination to paper is on full display here. This book is absolutely enjoyable. The reader is fully immersed in Anthony's worlds, and is therefore able to completely escape our own for awhile.
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Summary: A good Anthonian romp
Review: Book 1 of The Apprentice Adept I can't really explain why I keep coming back to this book; it really isn't particularly great. Good, yes, but not great. Perhaps it's because Anthony manages to mix two distinct technological and magical milieux in a single story, or because one of the principal characters is an unicorn. I'm not sure, but I still like it. The culture on Proton is pretty bizarre, but understandable and funny once you accept the basic tenets. Anthony certainly does have a way with puns and paradoxes. Warning: Though this book contains nothing explicit, some of the themes are definitely adult in nature. I'd give this a 'PG' rating.
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Summary: An excellent combination of...
Review: both sci-fi and fiction. He combines the two worlds with a marvelous outline. Using the idea of Split Infinity, or dual dimensions. One is of magic, the other of sci-fi. The main character, Stiles, comes into play when he discovers that he can cross the barrier between worlds. From there read of his harrowing and exciting adventure, rising in society in one and escaping death in the other.
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Summary: A Tale of Two Universes
Review: Far in the future, the world of Proton is a feudal technocracy where Citizens control the strings of power and serfs are no more than objects to be used at will. Status among Citizens is determined by wealth in the form of Protonite; among serfs, by prowess in the multi-faceted test of skill, the Game. On Proton, the serf Stile (despite being an expert Gameplayer) is nothing more than a jockey- or so he thinks. Strange events surround him and rapidly move out of control, as he is anonymously threatened, attacked, befriended by a sentient machine, and discovers an astonishing secret about his planet. From the universe of Proton, he crosses into the alternate frame of Phaze: a world where magic rules and science is unknown, where unicorns and dragons roam the fields. A world where his unknown enemy is waiting to kill him... In the first of the Apprentice Adept series, Piers Anthony demonstrates the breadth of imagination that characterises his best novels. The originality and detail of his twin worlds captures the imagination and keeps the reader's interest as the story shifts direction, with plenty of action keeping up the pace. Anthony's style is, as always, easily readable, even if overly simplistic to be termed great literature. "Split Infinity" is an entertaining and creative novel which will leave you wanting to read on.
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Summary: A Tale of Two Universes
Review: Far in the future, the world of Proton is a feudal technocracy where Citizens control the strings of power and serfs are no more than objects to be used at will. Status among Citizens is determined by wealth in the form of Protonite; among serfs, by prowess in the multi-faceted test of skill, the Game. On Proton, the serf Stile (despite being an expert Gameplayer) is nothing more than a jockey- or so he thinks. Strange events surround him and rapidly move out of control, as he is anonymously threatened, attacked, befriended by a sentient machine, and discovers an astonishing secret about his planet. From the universe of Proton, he crosses into the alternate frame of Phaze: a world where magic rules and science is unknown, where unicorns and dragons roam the fields. A world where his unknown enemy is waiting to kill him... In the first of the Apprentice Adept series, Piers Anthony demonstrates the breadth of imagination that characterises his best novels. The originality and detail of his twin worlds captures the imagination and keeps the reader's interest as the story shifts direction, with plenty of action keeping up the pace. Anthony's style is, as always, easily readable, even if overly simplistic to be termed great literature. "Split Infinity" is an entertaining and creative novel which will leave you wanting to read on.
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Summary: This book will pull you in . . .
Review: I am not usually one for sci-fi/fantasy novels. One day I started reading this book out of boredom and recommendation of a friend. And it pulled me in from the beginning. Very descriptive setting, twisting plot and vivid characters. If you don't usually read fantasy novels - this is the book to start with - and you won't be able to stop until you've read the entire story by this wonderful author.
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Summary: The worst of adolescent male fantasy
Review: I can see how this series would appeal to the average male adolescent. How can you beat a storyline that has every attractive female character just dying to sleep with the hero, who just happens to be talented at everything he tries, not just in one, but in two different worlds?
The characters are flat and one dimensional. They may be attractive, smart and athletic, but there is no personality. The women are particularly shallow. They are never introduced without comments on their sexual features and our hero sleeps with almost every one.
I could not even give this book points for its plot, which, while a creative idea, has holes you could drive a truck through. I do not want to go into details, and I'm sure that people that enjoy this style of writing will be able to justify any of this, but for my money, this is the romance novel in a fantasy setting. If all you want is a mindnumbing read where the "good guy" wins the girl (or two or three....) then this will be right up your ally.
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Summary: The worst of adolescent male fantasy
Review: I can see how this series would appeal to the average male adolescent. How can you beat a storyline that has every attractive female character just dying to sleep with the hero, who just happens to be talented at everything he tries, not just in one, but in two different worlds?
The characters are flat and one dimensional. They may be attractive, smart and athletic, but there is no personality. The women are particularly shallow. They are never introduced without comments on their sexual features and our hero sleeps with almost every one.
I could not even give this book points for its plot, which, while a creative idea, has holes you could drive a truck through. I do not want to go into details, and I'm sure that people that enjoy this style of writing will be able to justify any of this, but for my money, this is the romance novel in a fantasy setting. If all you want is a mindnumbing read where the "good guy" wins the girl (or two or three....) then this will be right up your ally.
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