- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Roc (MM) (Aug 3 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451463463
- ISBN-13: 978-0451463463
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #291,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.1 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting end to the series, Nov 30 2010
By Julie Doe - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dream Called Time (Mass Market Paperback)
I've loved the Stardoc series from the start. This is the final book in the series, and as such it answers all the questions about the black crystal that has been plaguing the protagonists since the first or second book. I generally enjoyed this book, although as it got closer to the end, a lot of action was packed into few pages. And I'm still not sure I quite *got* everything (I'll have to go back and reread)
The ending? I won't spoil it, but let's just say I'm torn. I like certain aspects of the ending, others seem too...hm, saying anything more would be a spoiler.
I do recommend this book. It's a must read if you've been following the series.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Worthy End to a Much Beloved Series, Aug 22 2010
By Books By BES - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dream Called Time (Mass Market Paperback)
Without giving away spoilers, I'd just like to say that Ms. Viehl did the Stardoc series justice with this final (per her own blog) installment. Throughout all the books, Viehl has made me think of her characters as part of my extended family, and I would've been hurt had she not fixed all the pain inflicted on Cherijo over the years. Sure, everything isn't fixed until the very end, and Cherijo still had some suffering to deal with throughout this storyline, but isn't that what makes all great books great? It's the conflict and how each character makes it through to the other side of that conflict that makes books and series like Stardoc as beloved as they are.
With everything Dr. Greyveil has been through, this was the kind of ending I wanted for her. Thank you, Ms. Viehl, and keep up the good writing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent novel, but impossible ending, April 5 2011
By Dr. Jan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dream Called Time (Mass Market Paperback)
Written with the same quick minded style that allows Viehl to pack hard science, exquisite inter-species relationships and xeno-biological speculation in a fascinating novel. Read it, you'll love the plots! Having read the whole Stardoc series from the beginning, I believe that a reader's experience will be exponentially greater having read the previous novels. The entire series is rich and complex and there are many allusions to info from previous books.
SPOILER ALERT! My problem is the ending. Artistically it leaves the protagonists, about whom we readers really care, in some sort of alternate reality limbo, in which I suspect loneliness would soon creep in. Scientifically, I can't abide by the idea of messing with the timeline. It invalidates everything that happened in the first 9 books!! And it somehow does not feel worthy of Viehl's imagination. In a couple of dozen of pages she unravels the whole black crystal mystery? I wonder whether the author was tired of writing the series, and invented, maybe unconsciously, a quick and dirty ending. And yet, a GREAT read!
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