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Outies (2012)

by Jennifer R. Pournelle(Favorite Author)

3.34 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

New Brookland Press

series

Moties

review 1: If I could give negative stars I would. What a TERRIBLE book. Shame on the editor... this book made almost no sense. I got the "big picture" but the author needs to literally re-write the entire thing. The author is Jennifer Pournelle, not Jerry. And she needs a big dose of reality - her writing skills suck. SUCK. As in horrible. Too many characters, not enough background on almost everything, use of never-heard-before terminology, and on and on. Please don't read this book, it is horrid.
review 2: The action in Outies builds and builds. This book is like a song that starts with nature sounds, adds a few notes like rain falling into the music, drums up the excitement with a percussion rhythm and then pours on the instruments and storms on through to a joyful, t... morehunderous crescendo. Readers of the Pournelle universe will love this sequel to The Mote in God’s Eye. The story sheds light on the origin of the Moties, and the plot turns on science and engineering in a way that will delight fans of hard sf. Those who are new to this series can catch up with the timeline and handy list of dramatis personae at the front of the book, before getting swept away by the tempestuous story of how contact with an alien culture upends an all too human struggle for wealth, power, and souls. Outies is a symphony of disparate characters orchestrated into one great read. (This review based on an advance proof of the print edition.) less

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