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Interstellar troubleshooter John Bandicut returns for an amiably routine third installment (after Strange Attractors) in Carvel's Chaos Chronicles, journeying to a world where the dominant civilization, the Neri, live under the sea. There, Bandicut and his motley crew (comprised of three aliens, two robots and an artificial intelligence in Bandicut's brain), aided by "translator-stones" that let him communicate with other species, deal with two menaces: the Astari, land-dwelling survivors of a crashed starship, and the Maw of the Abyss, a sapient interstellar portal that has accidentally endangered the planet while trying to repair itself. The witty tale moves briskly, as Bandicut and company solve one puzzle after another, but the multiplicity of technological marvels leaves many of them underdeveloped or implausible. Flavorless dialogue, moreover, undermines not only the wit but the characterization, particularly of the aliens. Loyal fans of the series should enjoy this competent, but by no means exceptional, work.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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This hard-science adventure follows, John Bandicut, interstellar troubleshooter; his three alien partners; and two sentient robots to a world made mostly of water. A deadly turbulent force, the Maw of the Abyss, threatens a race of intelligent amphibians who live in an undersea city. Great interaction among the partners and the amphibians recommends this for sf collections, especially those collecting the series.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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3.0�toiles sur 5 Wearing Thin, Mars 14 2004

Par	AntiochAndy "antiochandy" (Antioch, CA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Infinite Sea: Volume III Of The Chaos Chronicles (Mass Market Paperback)

I gave the two preceding books in this series four-star ratings and, to be fair, THE INFINITE SEA is comparable to them. The main characters have become somewhat engaging, the plot moved along and held my interest, and the undersea focus was a nice change. For me, though, certain things are beginning to wear a little thin. One is the steady progression of new "Charlies". Maybe this device has some purpose to it in the future that hasn't become clear yet, but it seems unnecessary and overdone. Another problem for me is Carver's inability to create some really alien aliens. Every major species is essentially humanoid (except Charlie, who's ephemeral) in a situation that seems ideal for some distinctly different beings.

Beyond the above complaints, I also found the idea of sex between John Bandicutt and an alien character ludicrous and unnecessary. This is, perhaps, just an aspect of the need for more original alien species, but the idea that an alien and a human would have anything even remotely approaching either physical or emotional sexual compatibility is silly. Again, maybe this has implications for future installments in the series, but that isn't in evidence at this point.

The bottom line: if you liked the other two books in this series, you'll enjoy this one as well. It's nothing special, though. In fact, as scifi goes, it's pretty ordinary. If you haven't read any of the other books in this series, you should go back and start with the first one. Not that THE INFINITE SEA can't stand alone, but you lose a lot of background and there's no compelling reason to start here. This one doesn't stand out from the others.

Having given the others four stars, it's possible I'm low-balling this one a bit, but I don't feel that the broader story has advanced much in this installment. In the absence of some discernible progress in the bigger picture, my interest is beginning to wane.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 still good, Sep 2 2003

Par	IHiJump "ihijump" (Arkansas) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Infinite Sea: Volume III Of The Chaos Chronicles (Mass Market Paperback)

The Infinite Sea is not my favorite of the three to date but it is still a good book.

Carver changes scenery a bit and builds a lovely underwater civilization. The concept of an engineered species used to exploit the ocean's resources is interesting and gave a good twist to the story.

The one thing that nagged at me as I read this book was why the aliens who had crash-landed on this world and were living amongst the above-water cities (ruins) never found any evidence or information about the engineered civilization in the ruins of their creators. BUT... I ignored that and kept reading.

So, while waiting on the next three books to come I'll go back and familarize myself with the Star Rigger universe.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 A story without an ending, Jui 30 2002

Par	"dob1939" (New Jersey) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Infinite Sea: Volume III Of The Chaos Chronicles (Mass Market Paperback)

I like to read a series like The Chaos Chronicles in a reasonably short time span order to keep closely in mind the character development and the story line(s). I usually aggregate all the books in a series before I start the first book. Over a 3 week period, I first read Neptune Crossing (4 stars), then Strange Attractors (3 stars), and finally The Infinite Sea (4 stars, but could have been 5 stars). Unfortunately, I discovered at the very end of The Infinite Sea more Chronicles were planned, however, they were never written/published. As a result readers are left (now six years after the last Chronicle was written) with a cliff hanger with several story lines developed but not concluded. I can not reward the author for leaving the readers without tying up loose ends, nor would I be impressed with new Chronicles to appear in the future when most readers will be hard pressed to remember charater development and story lines several years forgotten. Unlike another reveiwer, I feel the sexual uncertainity/tension between Antares and John was a valuable story line to the last two books in the series.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 great reading...
not really much to say here...just great reading, i read this before i read the first 2, i loved it, you really get attached to the characters, and it has a brilliant plot, this... Read more

Publi� le F�v 23 2002 par Kevin

5.0�toiles sur 5 Great Series
This was another great book from Jeffery Carver. Be sure to read the first two books in the series. Read more

Publi� le Juil 22 2000 par netkat

2.0�toiles sur 5 Neat Idea.
The plot was a little jerky at times. However, the storyline moved forward nicely. The inteaction with the aliens was nicely done. Read more

Publi� le Juil 15 2000

5.0�toiles sur 5 It's better than the first 2 volumes of the Caos Cronicles
I think that the infinite sea is a extremly good book. I think its better than the first two volumes. I thought the plot of the book was great. Read more

Publi� le Jui 28 1999