- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (Nov 23 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 076532668X
- ISBN-13: 978-0765326683
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #485,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for Larry Niven
"Niven is a galaxy-class storyteller."
--Time Magaine
"Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because of Larry Niven.”
--Orson Scott Card
"One of our finest . . . Jams ideas for several novels into each one he creates."
--The Seattle Times
"The premier hard SF writer of the day."
--Baltimore Sun
--The Seattle Times
"The premier hard SF writer of the day."
--Baltimore Sun
Book Description
The Barsoom Project is the direct sequel to 1981's Dream Park. Eviane's first visit to the-state-of-art amusement arena Dream Park ended in disaster: the special effects had seemed more real than life... until the holograms she was shooting with live ammunition turned out to be solid flesh and blood... and very, very dead.
Haunted by the past, rebounding from a lengthy spell in a mental hospital, she has returned to Dream Park to exorcise a nightmare that has become reality. But in Dream Park, nothing is what it seems. The Inuit mythology controlling the images is part of a "Fat Ripper Special" designed to implant new behavioral memes. The players are struggling against the game master, one another, and their own demons. And there is a killer who wants to ensure Eviane never regains her memory...noo matter what it costs.
Blending together hard science fiction with topical RPG-like fantasy games, The Barsoom Project is SF at the cutting edge and a classic creation from two of the genre's most beloved writers.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
If you're looking for good Sci Fi, keep looking,
By A. Bear (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: The Barsoom Project (Mass Market Paperback)
I read and enjoyed the other two books in this series, Dream Park and California Voodoo Game before I even knew this book existed. I was surprised and pleased to discover a third book that fell between the two. Unfortunately, The Barsoom Project was a huge let-down. It reads as if Niven and Barnes wrote an OK outline for a novel but never bothered to put any effort into the actual writing. For example, some information that is very important to the plot is revealed in a monolog by a character that is supposedly so drunk, he can't control what he's saying. Yet he manages to express it all in complete, neatly constructed, coherent paragraphs. The characters are poorly constructed, uninteresting and unbelievable. The dialog is unnatural. The plot is implausible. Plus, there's a romance that is so forced, it's painful. It's no wonder this book was released by a different publisher than Dream Park and California Voodoo Game. It's an embarrassment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
If you're looking for good Sci Fi, keep looking,
By A. Bear (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: The Barsoom Project (Mass Market Paperback)
I read and enjoyed the other two books in this series, Dream Park and California Voodoo Game before I even knew this book existed. I was surprised and pleased to discover a third book that fell between the two. Unfortunately, The Barsoom Project was a huge let-down. It reads as if Niven and Barnes wrote an OK outline for a novel but never bothered to put any effort into the actual writing. For example, some information that is very important to the plot is revealed in a monolog by a character that is supposedly so drunk, he can't control what he's saying. Yet he manages to express it all in complete, neatly constructed, coherent paragraphs. The characters are poorly constructed, uninteresting and unbelievable. The dialog is unnatural. The plot is implausible. Plus, there's a romance that is so forced, it's painful. It's no wonder this book was released by a different publisher than Dream Park and California Voodoo Game. It's an embarrassment.
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3.3 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lacks "Dream Park's" magic, but well worth the ride,
By dalint@hotmail.com - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Barsoom Project (Mass Market Paperback)
Although missing some of the wonder that made the first novel in this on-going series a unique and highly satisfying work, "The Barsoom Project" remains, nonetheless, a very good read. Like its predecessor, the story has several dimensions, managing to succeed as an excellent fantasia on the rarely-studied, yet fascinating Eskimo mythos and magic, a provocative portrait of the likely future of the entertainment industry, and an abosrbing and convoluted murder mystery. Even if Barnes's and Niven's second "Dream Park" effort lacks the magic of their first, it is nonetheless a well-crafted book allowing the eager reader to check in on a few old friends, and live, if only for a moment, in a wonderland of entertainment that makes Disneyland<tm> look like an oversized swingset. Also in the same series by the same authors are:"Dream Park"and"The California Voodoo Game"--Dalin T. Error (dalint@hotmail.com)Alvin, Texas
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Return to Dream Park for those who want a little less,
By Dave Deubler - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Barsoom Project (Mass Market Paperback)
This return to Dream Park (the role-playing theme park of the future) is workman-like enough and avoids the pitfalls of the earlier novel, but ultimately there isn't much real meat here. This time through, the game is a "Fat-Ripper Special", which means that the players are paying their hard-earned dollars to lose weight, get plenty of exercise, and change the way they think about food. This certainly makes sense from a Dream Park perspective - people always seem to have money for weight loss - and this at least makes it distinct from the original Dream Park novel, but it doesn't make for an especially interesting story. Once again, the best part of the book is the Game itself, which this time is based on Inuit mythology. And once again, the back-story (a ruthless industrialist attempts to sabotage the visionary Barsoom Project) is where most of the science fiction is, even though it gets very few pages, and isn't really all that interesting. So like the original Dream Park novel, this book is recommended for gamers more than for sci-fi readers. Those uncertain if they really want to return to Dream Park would be better off skipping to the third installment, The California Voodoo Game, which is a substantially better book than this one.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A return to Dream Park - this time with Inuit mythology,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Barsoom Project (Mass Market Paperback)
Returning to the ever-fascinating Dream Park, where a bodyguard assignment also reopens a decade-old in-park murder. The game this time involves Eskimo/Inuit mythology - a little more helter-skelter and a LOT more metaphysical than "Dream Park's" New Guinea. But I'll come back to the park anytime
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