- Paperback: 342 pages
- Publisher: Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc. (Nov 23 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1892065878
- ISBN-13: 978-1892065872
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 399 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #995,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Rather than returning to their popular Liaden universe, Lee and Miller offer a thoroughly absorbing take on the old theme of a hero undertaking a dangerous mission and learning more about himself than he ever expected. Gem, a freelance thief, refuses a commission from the local crime boss and plunges into a confusing and dangerous situation involving a generation ship, a legend, an ancient artifact, and the threat of war. When he also refuses a commission from the generation ship's potentates, he winds up fighting for his life and for the life of a hostage taken to ensure his compliance with the ship leaders' demand. If characterization here isn't as good as in their Liaden books (but then, most of those characters have become old friends to dedicated readers), Lee and Miller's new universe is adequately fleshed out, the action is well up to Lee and Miller's usual standard, and the whole story is full of original touches. Roland Green
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The #1 Science Fiction Trade Paperback in America, March 2003! -Locus Magazine Meanwhile, on another side of the universe... Freelance thief Gem ser'Edreth makes the calculated mistake of turning down a commission from the local crime boss. Gem's hidden past proves an unexpected liability as his plans to leave the planet go catastrophically awry. Suddenly embroiled in interplanetary politics, and a potential interstellar war, in possession of a Trident, a mysterious, ancient object of power and an unwanted cousin, Gem discovers that the Trident may hold the key to his salvation-or his undoing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fresh and Interesting,
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This review is from: Tomorrow Log (Paperback)
Tired of the Liaden universe? Ready for something a little different? If you are then TOMORROW LOG may be just the thing for you. Not that I need a break from Liaden myself, I am an unrepentant fan, but TL was a wonderful departure from their blockbuster series.As with everything else Lee and Miller have produced TL is a well written, tightly formulated story with rich well-developed characters and an interesting plot. While I admit Gem and Corbinye, the two main characters, didn't grab me with the same intensity or fascination that their Liaden characters did they certainly held my attention. TL is a fun read! A mixture of high technology, alien mysticism with just a bit of romance thrown in. It is a quick read, a problem I have found with most of their single novels, and while it ends appropriately it certainly leaves you looking for more. This is a good book even as a stand alone story and a fine beginning for a series if that is in fact what they intend. I certainly RECOMMEND this work to all those who enjoy the lighthearted type of space opera that Lee and Miller have become justly famous for.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Liaden.,
By Thorn "thornsilver" (Forest Hills, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tomorrow Log (Paperback)
I enjoyed the book, even though Steve and Miller do try to go way too mystical sometimes, and it shows. On the other hand, I want to know what happened next. And the spiders stole the show.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Space Opera,
By Aimee "reader extraordinaire" (Athens, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tomorrow Log (Paperback)
As with all of Lee and Miller's work, this is a wonderful, enthralling read, filled with fascinating characters and situations. Deftly written, with rich, lyrical prose, this is a book to savor. It's also a book to read in a great, gallumphing hurry, a book to speed through to find out what happens next! This is how action and adventure should be done! It also has lots of intriguing science-fictional ideas thrown in for good measure -- Gem's spiders, for instance, and the Blue House, where you go to get a new body after your old one dies. What's not to love?The only sour note -- the plot was left unresolved at the end of the book. This is clearly the set-up to a new series, and it introduces the characters and concepts of this new universe very well. Well enough that I wanted more! "The Tomorrow Log" does resolve all the main plot issues raised at the beginning of the novel, but there are many loose threads that still need to be tied off. This book doesn't end so much as stop. If you're the sort who can't stand an unfinished story, you might want to wait until the sequel comes out to start this book. However, if you don't mind being teased, then buy this book in a hurry! What a fantastic, fun novel!
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