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Orion Arm: The Rampart Worlds: Book 2
 
 

Orion Arm: The Rampart Worlds: Book 2 (Paperback)

de Julian May (Author)
4.6étoiles sur 5  Voir tous les commentaires (5 évaluations de client)
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Julian May's Rampart Worlds space-opera romps began with Perseus Spur; Orion Arm is volume 2. Asahel "Helly" Frost, disgraced scion of the mighty Rampart interstellar family company, again finds himself working for them as a wisecracking, spacefaring version of James Bond against the evil Galapharma corporation. Galapharma is selling priceless human know-how and DNA to the alien Haluk--cunning devils who've developed a "demiclone" process for changing reptilian Haluks into human form and vice versa. The slam-bang action moves through various cinematic set pieces: assignations in genetically enhanced brothels so lewd than even very bad men puke at the attractions offered; Frost betrayed and, instead of killed outright, left in a deathtrap with one slim chance of escape; a high-tech strike against a secret Haluk base closely resembling the one in Perseus Spur; much blood and mayhem thanks to Galapharma traitors planted deep within the Rampart company and Frost's own family; murderous last-minute reversals at the crucial board meeting; and the final shoot out and offing of the arch-villain in a way that might just allow his return for book 3. Orion Arm offers colorful, tongue-in-cheek violence and drama which pulls you along but refuses to be taken seriously. --David Langford, Amazon.co.uk --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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"May has cemented her position as one of this generation's foremost storytellers."
--Library Journal

Julian May "is one of the few such writers I not only enjoy but read with only the faintest nagging sense of guilty pleasure."
--Locus


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4.0étoiles sur 5 Very good Sequel to Perseus Spur, Oct. 9 2003
Par V. K. Lin (Eugene, OR United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Orion Arm is the second book in the Rampart Worlds Trilogy, a fun, witty, colorful space opera detective adventure set 200 years in the future. It continues the story of a disenfranchised former cop framed by big business to keep him from uncovering their corruption.

Orion Arm continues the Julian May tradition of creating worlds described with vibrant adjectives that make her worlds a feast for all five senses. Her prose is perhaps unmatched in science fiction, and it is a joy just to read her works to see how she puts together her sentences.

Orion Arm continues in the vein of sort of goofy, tongue-in-cheek action adventure and humorous cynicism from rough-around-the-edges protagonist Asa Frost. The plot thickens, becomes at once more serious and complex than in the first book. The first one was definitely more fun than adventure-- this book adds just a bit of suspense, making it more enjoyable. Much of the new tension comes from the shifting of emphasis from evil megacorprorations to a xenophobic alien race with ulterior designs on our galaxies-- it sets up the action for book 3.

All in all, I enjoyed this book a tad bit more than the first, but still rate this series slightly behind May's earlier works. Unlike Pliocene Exile Series, where I found myself admiring May for her ability to let us come to know even secondary and tertiary characters, this series' supporting characters were somewhat superficial. Oh, compared to most sci-fi, Ms. May's characters are all vivid and deep, but compared to her own unusually high standards-- this falls just a bit short. Still, entertaining, imaginative a good read.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Bring on the next one, this series is wonderful!, Aoû 10 2000
Par sf-fan "sf-fan" (Louisville, KY USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This sequl to Perseus Spur still rolls along non-stop. The characters and action are great! I don't have much to add to the other descriptions or reviews except the "mystery" of who the arch-villain/traitor actually was (despite being solved in the book) wasn't very well fleshed out (minimal clues). Presumably Ms. May was going for the twist/shock ending when the enemy was revealed.

Can't wait for #3!

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Light Summer Space Opera, Jui 15 2000
Par Mfitz... "Mfitz..." (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This series is a little less idea dense that May's 'Intervention' and 'Many-colored Land' series', but it is quite enjoyable.

Like "Perseus Spur" "Orion Arm" a roller coster ride of one impossible escape after another. It does get just a little but much that Asa Frost is able to always pull his bacon out of the fire at the very last moment, but it is in keeping with the pulp adventure flavor of the book.

I like May's more serious work much better, and I would like to see more of it, but this book is not a bad for light summer escape reading.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Witty, and far more intricate than the previous book
The last review read like it was written by a PR agent, eh? Anyhow, I honestly did like the book. The depth of the personal interaction is far greater, and the twists, turns,... Read more
Publié le Avril 28 2000 par Joshua Jasper

5.0étoiles sur 5 another action-packed ride!
May brings back unforgettable hero,Helmut Icicle aka... Asahel Frost riverboat skipper and corporate supercop. Read more
Publié le Avril 10 2000 par Rodney Powell

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