- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Red Deer Press; Reprint edition (Mar 15 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0889954445
- ISBN-13: 978-0889954441
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.4 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #206,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
Multiple award-winning Canadian author Sawyer offers an epic hard-science space adventure full of technical descriptions of starships and physics tempered by human concerns. In 2094, scientists on the Starplex study the mysterious artificial wormholes that make space travel routine and convenient. Then the wormholes' creators appear, and the scientists must understand and communicate with them to save the galaxy. Highly recommended for sf collections.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
From Booklist
Entertaining and episodic, Starplex is a tale of interstellar exploration and adventure rather like a reconceptualized and debugged Star Trek. In the twenty-first century, the human race has both developed faster-than-light travel and contacted nonhuman intelligent races. Starplex, under the command of Keith Lansing, is one of the contact makers. Lansing faces hostile crew members, the personal and cultural idiosyncracies of nonhumans, the problems of first contact, and a marriage that may be deteriorating. No one, probably including Sawyer, will claim great originality for the yarn. Technically, it is good rather than great, yet it emphatically works, will draw readers, and may be the opening of a long-running series. Roland Green
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
An Enjoyable but Uneven Space Opera,
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This review is from: Starplex (Paperback)
Sawyer's foray into space opera and space adventure is a fun book to read, but lacks the depth of (human) characterization and philosophical thought that are the strengths of his later works. The book's strengths include1. the Ib Race -- a brilliant construct 2. the dark matter entities 3. the enigmatic glass man 4. the tightly woven plot threads 5. an interesting twist on the gateway concept The book's weaknesses include Unlike many of the (harsh) negative critics below, I found the book quite enjoyable, even if there is some hand-waving here and there. It's not like that hasn't been done before in SF. And just to set the matter straight, Sawyer does NOT imply that laser beams are visible (he clearly states that the computer animated the laser fire in a holographic display) and he does not say that a spaceship swerves to avoid direct laser fire; what he does say is that a spaceship maneuvers to avoid another, spinning spaceship which happens to be firing a laser. The book is enjoyable science fiction. The key word in this phrase is fiction.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Creative realities,
This review is from: Starplex (Paperback)
Robert J. Sawyer's book "Starplex" was one of the most entertaining, thought-provoking, and mind-twisting books I've read in a long time. To begin, Sawyer is an excellent writer. Plotting, dialogue, and human drama aspects are all well-represented here. He also never loses sight of using humor, awe (in its truest sense), human limitations, and philosophical twists to create realities that are at once far, far away, yet understandable. I'm sure Robert J. Sawyer has his critics - every writer does. Bottom line here, though, is that Sawyer has created his own voice with which to tell great stories (science fiction and otherwise), and Starplex is one of his best.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely worth reading,
By A Customer
This review is from: Starplex (Paperback)
This book has a little bit of everything. Mr. Sawyer's imagination is excellent. The story-line is a little weak in a couple of areas (thus, no 10); however, overall, the writing, characters, and plot are far above average.
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