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2.5 stars. I try not to judge old books by modern standards, but Asimov makes me shine the hard light of modernity on classic sci-fi (not that he was a master of complex narrative or characterization either, but the imagination was certainly there).If I were to critique this book by modern feminist or political standards, I would be hard pressed to even give it two stars, but Pournelle knows the craft of writing. He puts together a decent story, but his characters are completely lacking in compl...
Read as part of The Prince. Wonderful series.
7/10. CF bélica entretenida, clásica y con mucha acción. No da para grandes profundidades, claro, pero entretiene mogollón. Mas conocido este autor por su colaboración con Larry Niven en algunas muy buenas como "La paja en el ojo de Dios"
Poctivé military scifi zo starej školy.
Very, very uneven. Not enough background information to gauge who was who in the battle scenes, initial chapters seemed completely unrelated to the rest of the plot, and rough transitions. However, the strategy and battle scenes were extremely well written and the romance was believable and uplifting at the end. I would recommend skimming the initial parts of the book, as the good parts do make up for it eventually.
Not really a novel, this is a collection of shorter works with bridging material. The weakness is that the first two thirds fit together nicely, but the final third is very much a separate tale, a sequel separated in time from the earlier parts. Because this final tale closely references material told in other volumes, that makes it an awkward fit.On the other hand, as an explanation of military action in a science fiction setting, it is excellent, and one of the combat sequences is a retelling
I loved this book. I read it once as a teen, and twice since. I found it to be a rather gripping tale. It shows the dedication earned by being a good leader and the price you pay for having scruples. This is one of the few SciFi that I have truly enjoyed.
Fascinating to read this in 2018 when it was first published in 1977, 41 years ago and to see what Pournelle thought the future might be like in 2060. It reminds me a lot of 70's space westerns. It's more of a war yarn based on a time before it was written with a few futuristic ideas built in. Worth reading from a historic perspective but I think people like HG Wells had a better idea for the future 100 years ago to be fair. Nevertheless I remember that many years ago I liked A Mote in God's Eye...
Aunque no ahonda mucho en elementos de CF, sí es convincente en la estrategia mercenaria que se plasma. Buena cantidad de política y acción.
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-De lo militar como resultado de lo político, o más bien de su falta de resultados.- Género. Ciencia-Ficción.Lo que nos cuenta. Tras un brevísimo retrato de la incorporación de John Christian Falkenberg a la Armada del CoDominio (versión futurista la Legión Extranjera francesa) saltamos a finales de un siglo XXI en el que los políticos deben enfrentar la oposición y los nacionalismos que se han exacerbado en las colonias espaciales y el Coronel Falkenberg, al mando de un pequeño destacamento de
Great SciFi military fiction by the late Pournelle. Realistic political dynamics combined with a deep understand of both military history and conventional warfare make for a gripping read.
The title says it all. "The Mote in God's Eye" is set in the same universe.
No tengo mucho tiempo para explayarme, así que os dejo un rápido resumen.Si te gusta la novela bélica y la ciencia ficción, creo que dentro de sus limitaciones, podrás disfrutar de esta novela. Ahora bien, sino te gusta la temática militar, pues casi mejor que busques otro libro que leer, ya que con este vas a perder tu tiempo.Os dejo el enlace a mi blog, por si queréis darle una ojeada a la reseña más completa que publiqué allí:https://fantasiascifiymuchomas.blogsp...
I'm continuing going through some of my older paperbacks. This is a military sf action adventure. Curiously, at about the 60% mark the book abruptly drops the current plot, moves to a different planet, and starts a romance (done so badly that Falkenberg does not even tell the girl about his feelings). The book does not hold up well.
Outdated.
Good military novel. Interesting read but not up to the level of Gordon Dickson's Tactics of Mistake.
Pretty good military sci-fi. The story had two concurrent plots of the unravelling of humanity's galactic/Earthly alliance of planets and nations (The Co-Dominium) and the story of a military commander and his men. The story does a good job of covering the life story of the Colonel John Christian Falkenberg III. The growth of him as a person and leader. It gives a peak into the brotherhood of groups like military units and the trust those groups have in each other and their leaders. It also show...
Falkenberg: hero or pure evil? Another perfect blend of sci-fi and military genres from the great Jerry Pournelle.
