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Thousands of years in the future, Earth is a desolate ruin. The first human ship to return in millennia discovers an abandoned wasteland inhabited only by a few degenerate or mutated human outcasts. But among them is a boy of immense native intelligence and determination who is captured, taken in, and educated, and disappears--to grow up to become the force behind a plan to make Earth flower again. He is, if not immortal, at least very long-lived, and he plans to build an independent power base out in the galaxy and force the galactic empire to devote centuries and immense resources to the restoration of the ecology of Earth.
In the west wing of the tower of time, abandoned as it is by the keepers of the clock, lies an ancient key. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not for children,
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This review is from: The Forever Hero: Dawn for a Distant Earth, The Silent Warrior, In Endless Twilight (Paperback)
Forever Hero opens on an Earth devoid of beauty - an Earth that has learned to be as cruel to us as we have been to her. The hero of the tale is, of course, a boy who grows up in this wasteland. He is then 'rescued', trained, and given a career in the Service arm of the empire, a multi-planet government that strives to contol all of the known universe. His goal to rejuvenate the planet is not entirely in line with the empire's financial wants, so the remainder of the trilogy covers all the scheming, plotting, manipulating, and outright rebellion he goes through to attain his goal. The book was a bit long at times, made me quite uncomfortable other times, and angry... well, more than once. Not that the book wasn't good, it was very good - I'm just not sure it was my style. The reasons the book made me uncomfortable and the reasons it made me angry are pretty simple. He does extreme things. Blowing up several thousand innocent people to rid the world of a few hundred bad apples is just not my idea of morally acceptable, and the learned-from-my-mistakes justification didn't make up for it. I was also very uncomfortable with both the way he chose to teach certain women a lesson and the way he chose to live his 'golden years'. I did, however, like the reality Modesitt maintained throughout. The hero didn't instantly have expert skill with every weapon known to man as soon as he picked it up. I wasn't asked to worship his every whim, idea and personality trait. And despite the fact that I consider the mistakes and accompanying attitude unacceptable, he did try to learn from his mistakes (and in keeping with the aforementioned reality concept, sometimes he learned and sometimes he didn't). Also of note was the development of relatively minor characters. So often these characters are left hollow shells designed only to serve a purpose and get out of the way. In this case, even people featured in only a few pages of the book appeared to display strength of character, stubborn blindness to the truth of things, narrowness of perception, and - the rarest of traits found in minor characters - intelligence. While Modesitt indesputably has his own style, this book has the... epicness (is that a word?) of Battlefield Earth, the character development of Ender's Game, and only some of the wordiness of Mission Earth. All in all, I would consider it worth any sci-fi loving adult's time to read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Machiavellian comes to mind...,
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This review is from: The Forever Hero: Dawn for a Distant Earth, The Silent Warrior, In Endless Twilight (Paperback)
The book is worth reading.... It will make you think. It will make you angry. It will bore you at times. I know I'm being vague, but this is a LONG book. Flawed hero is an understatement. If you like to be challenged; pushed to think; then you'll probably like this book. It's certainly NOT for everyone.A final note: as another reviewer indicated, "It is not appropriate for most children".
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
one of a kind,
This review is from: The Forever Hero: Dawn for a Distant Earth, The Silent Warrior, In Endless Twilight (Paperback)
I read this series back when it first came out. It's not for kids because of the complex story line. You have to pay attention to keep up with it. If your lookin for a light read, this isn't it. Personally, I loved it when I read it and it still comes to mind regularly. This is the SF series that I judge all others I've read by. Way to go Mr. Modesitt. Thanks for a great read.
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