- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: VOYAGER
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0002247534
- ISBN-13: 978-0002247535
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 540 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #943,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A little after dawn, Vitaly Keldysh climbed stiffly into his car, engaged in SmartDrive, and let the car sweep him away from the run-down hotel. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting ideas,
By Kathi Mills (Lilburn, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS (Hardcover)
I picked this book up because of Arthur C. Clarke, and it is my first time reading Stephen Baxter. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The exploration of how society reacts when all privacy is absolutely stripped away, and when all of Earth's history - back to the first life form - is available for everyone to see with 100% accuracy, could have been explored at greater length. "True biographies" of famous people such as Jesus and Abraham Lincoln are obtained with the WormCam technology, and found to be significantly different from what is widely believed. I found the book somewhat predictable, but the ideas were engaging.
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you like to think, this book is for you.,
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This review is from: LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS (Hardcover)
This book was excellent. I am a long time fan of Arthur C. Clarke and a fan of Stephen Baxter. I was surprised that some reviewers thought it was such a grim perspective on the future of Humanity. I thought it was very positive and thought provoking
2.0 out of 5 stars
disappointing,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Light of Other Days (Mass Market Paperback)
The Light Of Other Days, by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter (though by the style of writing, it appears Clarke had little input outside of the basic concept), was sadly a tremendous disappointment.The premise is simple: In the near future, scientists discover how to generate tiny wormholes that can peer anyplace, anytime - even into the past. They are cameras of unlimited and unstoppable power. Naturally, society must adapt to this great change. The idea of scientists being able to unravel the past makes for a great story that could really touch on some fantastic issues. Filled with promise, it fell flat. The themes and situations that could have been explored were barely touched on. What could have been thought provoking was instead a gigantic let down. It wasn't even worth it for the revelation near the end, which was interesting but anti-climatic in much the same way as "Clarke's" Rama sequels were. The story touched on privacy issues and other such concerns, because the device central to the plot acts as a kind of remote camera, able to see anywhere and everything, but that theme is badly managed and poorly handled. An underground society that arises is painted half-heartedly, and the paranoia of those gripping with this changed world does not come across. Even the writing is less than gripping, often slow and boring. The characters are stale, the prose sloppy. Both men are better writers than this. Fans of either author would do well to save their money.
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