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Red Claw (2009)

by Philip Palmer(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1841496243 (ISBN13: 9781841496245)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Orbit

review 1: Frustrating fonts on the copy I have, the switching between narratives really didn't need a large icon and the blank pages that identify the progression of time were unnecessary. The story was reasonable, the characters had enough depth to carry the story along and the environment was well described, although I can't help but be disappointed there wasn't more story development, deeper characters and more focus on the human interactions within the alien environment, instead of the reactions to human inflicted peril.
review 2: Riveting, action-packed story. And maybe the most plausible sci-fi novel I've ever read about human exploration of another planet. The alien world and the critters who inhabit it are *extremely* alien and violently inhospitable to homo sapi... moreens. But the greater threat lies in the competing agendas of the human explorers and their willingness to kill one another to advance them. The idea of us taking our homicidal terrestrial squabbles about territory, religion/philosophy, personal ambition, etc. to the stars with us when we finally do strike out into the cosmos is unfortunately the most realistic vision of the future. less

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