- Paperback: 652 pages
- Publisher: Spectra; First Edition edition (Jan 5 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553762222
- ISBN-13: 978-0553762228
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 3.8 x 21.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 844 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,276,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Neverness streaked across the firmament as one of the great romantic epics of modern sf ... in The Broken God Zindell's combination of adventure, metaphysics, and intellectual debate works marvellously, leaving you ready for more.' Locus 'The ideas are hard sf with philosophical undertones, and the story is compelling. Zindell makes you think' New Scientist on The Wild
Book Description
RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON
Danlo wi Soli Ringess has returned from the Vild, the first lightship pilot to escape that hellish region of fractured space and deadly supernovas where giant computer-gods make war on each other.
But the Civilized Worlds face their own threat of war. A fanatical cult has seized the fabled city of Neverness and plans to take over the galaxy. Though the cult worships Danlo's long-lost father as a god, he casts his lot with its opponents--and is sent to Neverness to try to reason with its leaders. Instead he must fight to survive: against the warrior-poet who has vowed to take his life, the madman with a star-killing weapon and a grim ultimatum, the charismatic leader of the cult--once Danlo's greatest friend, now his fiercest enemy--and his own unbreakable vow never to harm a living thing.
A contemporary master of speculative fiction and incomparable world-building, David Zindell continues his monumental epic that sweeps us from the outer reaches of the galaxy to the inner depths of the human mind, a stirring cosmic drama of a man of peace torn between the implacable cosmic forces of divinity and destruction.
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Danlo wi Soli Ringess has returned from the Vild, the first lightship pilot to escape that hellish region of fractured space and deadly supernovas where giant computer-gods make war on each other.
But the Civilized Worlds face their own threat of war. A fanatical cult has seized the fabled city of Neverness and plans to take over the galaxy. Though the cult worships Danlo's long-lost father as a god, he casts his lot with its opponents--and is sent to Neverness to try to reason with its leaders. Instead he must fight to survive: against the warrior-poet who has vowed to take his life, the madman with a star-killing weapon and a grim ultimatum, the charismatic leader of the cult--once Danlo's greatest friend, now his fiercest enemy--and his own unbreakable vow never to harm a living thing.
A contemporary master of speculative fiction and incomparable world-building, David Zindell continues his monumental epic that sweeps us from the outer reaches of the galaxy to the inner depths of the human mind, a stirring cosmic drama of a man of peace torn between the implacable cosmic forces of divinity and destruction.
From the Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply astounding and mind boggling !,
By R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: War in Heaven (Paperback)
My last two weeks have been most stimulating as I finished this remarkable series. From the first book, "Neverness" to "The Broken God" to "The Wild" and finally "War in Heaven", I just could not put the series down. Yes there are times when Zindell tend to be repetitive in his philosophical views but the intensity of the story and characters more than makes up for it. "Neverness" is simply exquisite with spectacular world building and intriguing characters. The protagonist, Mallory, a brilliant and complex personality is definitely one sci-fi character I will remember. "The Broken God" is simply profound though at times Zindell tends to be overboard with his philosophical views. At first I miss Mallory's narration as the first person. However by the middle of "The Broken God", I found myself engrossed with Danlo's fate and liking this protagonist immensely. From the negative reviews of "The Broken God", I perceive that some readers have stopped reading the series due to the slow pace of "The Broken God". That is a real pity because no sci-fi die-heart should miss "The Wild". Here Zindell displays his remarkable world building skills and vivid imagination once again. The pace here is fast and I found myself imprisoned by Danlo's adventures. "War in Heaven" is equally though provoking and captivating. Danlo's loss here is intensely written and I found myself moved to tears. "War in Heaven" is a sastisfying conclusion to the series as Danlo completes his soul searching and finally "sees" his role in the universe or should I say universes. As usual with any great stories, I am sad that the end comes too quickly. I will miss Danlo, Mallory, Soli, Bardo and the Solid State Entity but am glad to have discovered Zindell's world. I am please to add Zindell to my list of must read writers and look forward to reading his new fantasy series. It is a pity that this brilliant writer is not more widely recognized.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Astounding!,
By R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: War in Heaven (Paperback)
My last two weeks have been most stimulating as I finished this remarkable series. From the first book, "Neverness" to "The Broken God" to "The Wild" and finally "War in Heaven", I just could not put the series down. Yes there are times when Zindell tend to be repetitive in his philosophical views but the intensity of the story and characters more than makes up for it. "Neverness" is simply exquisite with spectacular world building and intriguing characters. The protagonist, Mallory, a brilliant and complex personality is definitely one sci-fi character I will remember. "The Broken God" is simply profound though at times Zindell tends to be overboard with his philosophical views. At first I miss Mallory's narration as the first person. However by the middle of "The Broken God", I found myself engrossed with Danlo's fate and liking this protagonist immensely. From the negative reviews of "The Broken God", I gather that some readers have stopped reading the series due to the slow pace of "The Broken God". That is a real pity because no sci-fi die-heart should miss "The Wild". Here Zindell displays his remarkable world building skills and vivid imagination once again. The pace here is fast and I found myself imprisoned by Danlo's adventures. "War in Heaven" is equally though provoking and captivating. Danlo's loss here is intensely written and I found myself moved to tears. "War in Heaven" is a sastisfying conclusion to the series as Danlo completes his soul searching and finally "sees" his role in the universe or should I say universes. As usual with any great stories, I am sad that the end comes too quickly. I will miss Danlo, Mallory, Soli, Bardo and the Solid State Entity but am glad to have discovered Zindell's world. I am please to add Zindell to my list of must read writers and look forward to reading his new fantasy series. It is a pity that this brilliant writer is not more widely recognized.
3.0 out of 5 stars
You're kidding, right?,
By A Customer
This review is from: War in Heaven (Paperback)
The book started off great: gods fighting, the forces of mankind gathering for a war, the ranks of the pilots arrayed in a splendor of colors. So far, the book was matching the quality I found in 'Neverness'.And then Danlo gets to Neverness, and the author throws the brakes on. There's only so many times I can be told about the starlight blazing out of people's eyes before I start to roll my own eyes. We're told that Danlo is as wild as wild can be, and has an unbreakable will, but in action, he's meek and mild. The vow of ahimsa he's taken which prevents him from harming any living thing is like a boulder around the narrative's neck: it took Danlo three chapters to man up and go kill something to feed his starving kid. And then the kid dies anyway. The other thing that pissed me off was the interminable, repetitive philosophizing interspersed with descriptions of infinite fire and light in the universe. I had to force myself to grind through the last twenty pages because I was so tired of reading about Danlo's eyes blazing away. The notions seemed a poor mimickry of Frank Herbert's ideas, in review. The author definitely has a vivid imagination, but he should have mixed things up a little bit more.
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