A science fiction novel, which concerns the future of a man who, as heir to a fortune, has a robot servant, a planet as a godfather, a security chief who even runs checks on himself, and a home world where even death is not always fatal. From the author of ERIC and LORDS AND LADIES.
The Dark Side Of The Sun
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“A continual delight, with its unexpected conceits and original inventions. And if Mr. Pratchett's tongue is frequently in his cheek, his parody of the science fiction idiom is always deft, knowledgeable and good humoured.” — Oxford Times
--This text refers to the
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Dom Salabos had a lot of advantages.
As heir to a huge fortune he had an excellent robot servant (with Man-Friday subcircuitry), a planet (the First Syrian Bank) as a godfather, a security chief who even ran checks on himself, and on Dom's home world even death was not always fatal.
Why then, in an age when prediction was a science, was his future in doubt? --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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By Freedle
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Being a major Terry Pratchett fan, I was excited to find a book by him that I had never heard of in my public library. I wondered what sort of story it might be. Discworld? An imaginary group of people living in our world like the Bromeliad trilogy or the Carpet People? More like Johnny and the Bomb?
Well, it turns out it's nothing like any of those. This is Pratchett as an early writer, who's trying out serious science fiction. When I didn't care after 4 pages, and I hadn't laughed (or started to care) by chapter 3, I realized that no, it wasn't going to get any better. But I didn't give up hope, I slogged on to chapter 6, where I have stopped and don't intend to read further.
If you would like to do a study on his writing style and how it has changed over the years, go ahead and read this book. It's interesting to see ideas from future books coming through in this one. But don't do it just for fun, because fun is not what you'll get. If you like that sort of thing, I'd instead recommend you read the first 2 or 3 books of the Discworld series to see how much richer and more detailed it became as he wrote more and more about it.
Well, it turns out it's nothing like any of those. This is Pratchett as an early writer, who's trying out serious science fiction. When I didn't care after 4 pages, and I hadn't laughed (or started to care) by chapter 3, I realized that no, it wasn't going to get any better. But I didn't give up hope, I slogged on to chapter 6, where I have stopped and don't intend to read further.
If you would like to do a study on his writing style and how it has changed over the years, go ahead and read this book. It's interesting to see ideas from future books coming through in this one. But don't do it just for fun, because fun is not what you'll get. If you like that sort of thing, I'd instead recommend you read the first 2 or 3 books of the Discworld series to see how much richer and more detailed it became as he wrote more and more about it.
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This was first published long before the Discworld books, and has very little in common with them. Not bad at all if you're looking for that style, but a terrible disappointment if you're into Discworld, Truckers, and other recent stuff by Pratchett.
Format:Paperback
One of Pterry's earliest books, The Dark Side of the Sun is a forerunner of his Discworld series, and is unrealated.
Not quite as good as the Discworld books, reading this book shows the evolution of his writing style as it progressed towards the best-selling greatness of today.
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Pratchett in space
What do you get when you combine Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dune and the Foundation trilogy? The answer is an interesting book by Terry Pratchett, entitled The Dark Side of... Read more
Published on Nov 25 2003 by Robert Holm
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing.
In a universe where probability math rules, Dom knows he's going to die on the day he becomes Chairman of the Board. Read more
Published on May 2 2002 by Stephanie Noverraz
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty standard SF stuff
A nice little sci fi outing, and quite enjoyable. If you aren't familiar with Terry Pratchett's Discworld books and you like sci-fi with a faint fantasy tinge (or fantasy with a... Read more
Published on July 15 2001 by Lynn S. Hendricks
4.0 out of 5 stars
S-f but still Prattchet
This book throws up a lot of funny and intresting ideas. I especially liked the First Syrian Bank, a Planet/Computer/ Sentient Being, who is the main character's Godfather. Read more
Published on Dec 3 2000 by Bevan R
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not up to the Pratchett standard
This work was firt published in 1976, and lacks the polish and sly wit that make Pratchett's later works so entertaining. Read more
Published on Feb 22 2000
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