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The Highest Frontier (2011)

by Joan Slonczewski(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1429984740 (ISBN13: 9781429984744)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Tor Books

review 1: I'm generally not a science fiction fan, but this book pulled me in for various reasons. First, the author is a biology professor at Kenyon, and the setting for the book is, in many ways, very similar to Gambier -- even though it takes place in space. Some of the characters seem quite familiar too -- one of the key characters even speaks in the easily recognizable parlance of a previous Kenyon president. Second, the story is driven as much by its characters' emotions as by the ideas of a futuristic society. An engaging read, especially for those who have links to rural liberal arts colleges.
review 2: Very original, combining a satire of contemporary politics and academia with lots of juicy science-based speculation. The structure is episodic and there's no... moret as much of an overall 'character arc' as I was expecting; there are so many characters they're a bit hard to keep track of -- the book would really benefit from a character list and possibly a glossary. But interesting and worth reading especially if the idea of a 'sci-fi college story' appeals to you. less

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