- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Science Fictio (Dec 9 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380803151
- ISBN-13: 978-0380803156
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #550,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From the Publisher
Praise for Susan R. Matthews' previous novels:
"One of the best SF books of the year...presented with clarity, consistency, and readability...a well-rounded, sympathetic character."--Starlog
"Very good...she will stand out in a field dominated(in numbers if not in stature) by mediocre imitators...very satisfying."--Analog
"A brilliant author. A new SF star has risen."--David Feintuch, author of Patriarch's Hope
About the Author
After earning an undergraduate degree in psychology, Susan R. Matthews was commisioned into the United States Army, where she was the operations and security officer for a combat support hospital specializing in nuclear, biological, and radiological warfare. Currently working as an auditor for an aerospace manufacturer, Susan lives with her partner in Seattle, Washington.
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And Where Were You When the Savior Came?,
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This review is from: Avalanche Soldier (Mass Market Paperback)
I have to weigh in on this one. It pushed a lot of buttons, and it's surprising to me that it hasn't pushed a lot more. It's not as jump up and down on your sensibilities disturbing as the Koskuisko books, no. The subject matter, though, is just as harsh. This book is excellent, and worth pressing on anyone having a struggle with the notion of the divine.Avalanche Soldier doesn't feel as involved as the Andrej Koskuisku (I apologize if I've murdered the spelling) books. On the other hand, I was really impressed. Religion is not an easy subject to even begin to touch. Salli's experience of conversion and faith is powerful and convincing. As someone who chases the ghost of faith around the kitchen table now and again, and has some fairly strict theological notions (and you just try fitting that into one head on one night!), watching Salli deal with both faith and doubt in the context of a divided and stratified society was fascinating. Salli, the viewpoint character is straightforward. Maybe a little unsubtle, and just sketched in on some levels. Yet I found her experience of faith convincing and powerful. The final decision she makes is tearing, and (emphasis) it's the right one. The only real quibble with this was the cop-out, of Varrick declaring herself to be "just another teacher." The denoument would have been stronger without it, and also, from where I'm sitting, it felt like a pro-active ducking of the more doctrinaire believers. This is worth your money.
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Major Disappointment,
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This review is from: Avalanche Soldier (Mass Market Paperback)
After her previous books I bought this one without a second thought. But the story dragged (and it isn't that long a story) with boring people doing boring things for no apparent reason. Eghak.I will, of course, buy her next novel without question, hoping for a return to form.
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Avalanche soldier - for the non-mainstream,
By Blake Moorcroft (Windsor, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Avalanche Soldier (Mass Market Paperback)
Another excellent book, though not in the same venue that one would expect from her previous works. After reading this, I was struck by the total focus of the book upon the primary character. Everything seems to come from Salli's perspective, even though none of the story-telling is in the first person. You're caught up in the changes of her life as if it were her telling you the story itself. In that regard, I see it as being non-mainstream, leaving the safe beaten track that some authors tend to tread, with different elements and persons all interconnecting for their "share" of the story. In this case, those elements and people are just portions of the total story, and that story is Salli.Susan doesn't pull any punches here, just like her previous books. Her characters don't have quick easy fixes in their lives and not everyone lives happily ever-after as they struggle to survive and move on amidst the forces at work around them. Nothing is set in stone, life is malleable and moves on of its own accord whether the character wants it to or not. That of itself makes the characters more believable, more real and more dimensional - and therefore, a good read.
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