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Summary: Decent Premise, but flawed by poor execution
Review: Split Infinity is the first of the adept series by Piers Anthony. In case you missed it, the central premise is that a world exists in both a fantasy concept and a science fiction one, and that one guy in particular, Stile, has the ability to travel between these two "Split Infinities". (Obviously I'm skpping a lot here.) Whilst the idea has merit, Piers fails to capitalise on it, and instead of a wonderful union of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, the two remain distinct and seperate. Even in the contents the chapters are labeled as "Science Fiction" or "Fantasy", in case you couldn't tell. (hint: The one with the unicorns is the fantasy chapter) The Science Fiction world, Proton, has, granted, potential. The "Game" is a thoroughly brilliant concept and I'd love to see it developed a little more (he actually did this in Blue Adept, the best of the Adept series). But he insists on using a series of hokey flash backs to tell the story of Proton. The result is choppy and wholy uninvolving. The fantasy world, Phase, is about the same in quality. Whilst its certaintly more flowing and involving than Proton, there is nothing as interesting as the "Game" to facinate you. "Magic" is dull and boring and has nowhere half as much appeal as the Game does, but it's still Phases best punch. And having Stile refuse to use is dumb. Also, in both worlds, Anthony's use of sex is all too frequent and nearly always gratuitous. Having nearly the enitre population is just off, and the relationship with Neysa is completely unnessecary. Some will inevitably state that by looking at the Science Fiction World and The Fantasy World, I miss the essence of the book. But if Piers Anthony couldn't be bothered doing that, why should I?
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Summary: First in the Adept series, and shows it.
Review: Split Infinity runs its course on the merit of its premise. It lacks some of the refinement that Piers' other novels display. If you like his other works, than this novel is for you. It is also obviously the required reading for the rest of the Adept series
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Summary: Man, this book is so throwed!!!
Review: Split Infinity!! I read it a couple years ago and loved it. I had to come back for a second go round know what I'm saying!! Huh, this book here goes to hard in the paint. What's wrong with that boy Anthony, do'in it like that. Check this out. Man, this book will put it all in ya face.
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY GREAT SERIES
Review: Split Infinity, the first of the Adept series, is most definitely a great start to this series. Stile, a serf on Proton, discovers an alternate world, where magic is operative. On Proton, Stile is an ordinary jockey, but in Phaze, he is so much more. I loved reading this book as an assignment for school, and I couldn't stop myself from continuing on with the series.
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Summary: Split Infinity
Review: The book Split Infinity is the first book in the series of Apprentice Adept by Piers Anthony. The book is a about an extremely short serf named Stile. A serf is what the basic person is called on the planet Proton. Proton is located in the same system as Earth. On Proton, there are two types of people, the serf and the citizen. Serfs are hired by citizens to do various thing around the planet, but serfs have limited tenure and when it runs out they are deported to Earth. Citizens are extremely wealthy people that hire serfs and have unlimited tenure. Stile is a normal serf that is very talented at the game, a game that tests all attributes of a human against others. Stile led a normal life until a mysterious robot is sent to protect him and attempts start being made on his life. Once, as he is trying to escape from pursuers, he accidentally crosses a curtain that teleports him to a mysterious world were magic really exists. He then has the ability to cross the curtain from world to world, but attempts at his life are made in the other world to. Stile must now try to find who is trying to kill him on both worlds and why. I would give this book four out of five stars because it keeps you interested and makes you want to read the whole series.
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Summary: Wonderful. Unique. Well worth it.
Review: There is nothing else like this trilogy. I've kind of moved on to hard-sf, but these books are simply great. It's one of those books with incredibly vivid mental imagery that grabs you for hours on end. As an added bonus, unlike any of his later non-Xanth books, no adult man has sex with a 12 year old girl. (What the heck is up with that, anyway?
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Summary: Total bliss to read.
Review: This book is a fast read that will make you want to re-read it over and over. I was fist introduced to this book by a friend. Firstly let me point out i am not the reading type, however this book had me hooked i couldn't stop reading it (I've missed quite a few stops on the bus because of this book).
Piers Anthony has created a wonderful world (or worlds should i say) in which Stile (the main character) is a minor inhabitant he is a jocy on a planet called proton until it all goes pear-shaped when there is a threat on his life.
The title 'Split Infinity' makes more sense after you've read the book. Piers has two worlds which are parallel dimentions on is Proton and one is called Phaze. Proton being the futuristic planet barren out side bio-domes, and Phaze being a lush land of magic and mythical creatures.
All in all this book is an amasing read it totaly pulls you in and you won't want to put it down and you be sad to when you've finished. BTW: Split Infinity is number one in a series to find the others go to amazon.com and serch for The Apprentice Adept Series, for a full list; as some of the books are not avalible in the UK or are out of print (however lots of second hand copies on amazon.com and .co.uk for that matter)
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Summary: Total bliss to read.
Review: This book is a fast read that will make you want to re-read it over and over. I was fist introduced to this book by a friend. Firstly let me point out i am not the reading type, however this book had me hooked i couldn't stop reading it (I've missed quite a few stops on the bus because of this book).
Piers Anthony has created a wonderful world (or worlds should i say) in which Stile (the main character) is a minor inhabitant he is a jocy on a planet called proton until it all goes pear-shaped when there is a threat on his life.
The title 'Split Infinity' makes more sense after you've read the book. Piers has two worlds which are parallel dimentions on is Proton and one is called Phaze. Proton being the futuristic planet barren out side bio-domes, and Phaze being a lush land of magic and mythical creatures.
All in all this book is an amasing read it totaly pulls you in and you won't want to put it down and you be sad to when you've finished. BTW: Split Infinity is number one in a series to find the others go to amazon.com and serch for The Apprentice Adept Series, for a full list; as some of the books are not avalible in the UK or are out of print (however lots of second hand copies on amazon.com and .co.uk for that matter)
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Summary: An average Scifi-Fanasy
Review: This book seemed to me to be too ordinary. It talks about him beating robots but all he is, is an ordinary jockey. He doesn't have special power that lets him beat up robots twice as powerful as him. I do have to admitt that it gets a little better when he goes though the curtain to the world Phaze. Basically what I am trying to say is that the book has the good essentials to be a story but it lacks the final touch ups. The book has no real excitment, I would advise you read books like The Hobbit by JRR Tolien, The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, The Wizard's First Rule by Tery Goodkind, or books by Robert E. Feist.
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Summary: Enthralling: Flawless Fantasy
Review: This fantasy novel by Piers Anthony is genuinely outstanding. It is endlessly creative and inventive. The pace of the book is brisk and the plot is extraordinary. This is a very welcome addition to all fantasy collections.
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