THE FLYING SORCERERS: Amazon.ca: David Gerrold: Books

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""David Gerrold proves that he can do all the things that made us love Heinlein's storytelling--and often better." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Orson Scott Card, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author, Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead

"David Gerrold proves that he can do all the things that made us love Heinlein’s storytelling—and often better." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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I was awakened by Pilg the Crier pounding excitedly on the wall of my nest and crying, "Lant! Lant! It's happened! Come quickly!" Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fine work, May 15 2004

By	"vampirical" (Castaic, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Flying Sorcerers (Paperback)

This book is really a great work if you realize what it is, comical sci-fi. And it is not a Niven story but a Gerrold one, if you liked The Trouble With Tribbles episode of Star Trek then this for you.

To dananbethany> It's a pun, As a mauve. Asimov.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked treasure, Mar 26 2004

By	Lynn Bodoni "lynnbodoni" (Fort Worth, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE FLYING SORCERERS (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the funniest SF books out there. I've got an old tattered copy, and I will order the new edition when it comes out. The book is full of cultural, SF and fandom references. Some might be a little dated (for example, the symbol of the sheep, the horned box, is a reference to a TV with antenna, and how many people have seen one of THOSE lately?), but overall, this book holds up very well.

To answer another reviewer's question would be a spoiler, but anyone who wishes to know who Purple was based on can email me at my nickname at hotmail.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and Fun, Mar 14 2004

By	Dana "Dana" (SC) - See all my reviews

I love this book - it is funny. I have had the book for at least 10 years but I have yet to figure out - what is Purple's real name? It has something to do with "as a color, shade of purple-gray" and "mauve" but I cannot piece it together. Any help would be appreciated!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful romp
I picked this up (or it was loaned to me) because I was tickled by the title. It's a very entertaining story about a technologically advanced traveller's visit to a fairly... Read more

Published on Jun 7 2000 by Ken Coar

5.0 out of 5 stars Shade of purple-gray
Will someone please figure out how to keep Gerrold's books in print? Especially this one. Easily one of the most entertaining mixed-genre Fantasy/SF novels ever written, it is... Read more

Published on May 25 2000 by joe_n_bloe

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Fun, & More Fun
I read this book about 15 years ago and found it nothing but fun. Niven plays with the reader as well as the characters in the book. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars Light, fun, tongue in cheek SF
Light, fun, SF story that will mean more to SF fans in general and Asimov fans in particular. I highly recommend it. I read it every few years and enjoy it each time. Read more

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