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End of Days (Mass Market Paperback)

de Dennis Danvers (Author)
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In Dennis Danvers's New York Times Notable Book, Circuit of Heaven, the majority of earth's population escaped death by uploading their minds into the virtual reality of "the Bin." But, as End of Days reveals, their escape is not the success they had thought. The Bin is supposed to be paradise--yet immortals are committing suicide. And the mortals left behind on the ravaged earth are fanatically seeking the Bin's physical location, which they believe God has ordered them to destroy.

An exciting, romantic SF entertainment, End of Days is at the same time a thoughtful consideration of mortality and love, divinity and reality, the purpose of life and the end of the universe. The novel is so ambitious that the last few symbol- and action-packed chapters go by too quickly; they should have formed the frame of a full-length sequel. But End of Days brings Danvers's duology to an appropriately vast ending. --Cynthia Ward --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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As detailed in Circuit of Heaven (1998), to which this novel is a sequel, more than a century ago most of Earth's population abandoned reality to upload onto the Bin, a computer-generated Nirvana of instant gratification created by Newman Rogers. Those outside the Bin were decimated by the Army of God and its fundamentalist leader, Gabriel, who prophesied the "end of days," when the righteous would be rewarded for their faith and sacrifice. When Gabriel dumped a killer virus into the Bin to destroy it, Rogers secretly saved his creation and moved its disembodied souls to a hidden site off-world. Now, despite the Bin's coziness, its inhabitants are increasingly unsatisfied. Donovan Carroll, aka "Dr. Death," links ennui and the increasing suicide rate to the fact that life inside the Bin is meaningless. Meanwhile, Sam, a disillusioned Christian Soldier, has found the hidden prototype for the Bin. Sam tries to keep it secret, if only to protect its sole inhabitant, Walter Tillman, the ugly duckling geneticist unwittingly responsible for the creation of Constructs, clone-slaves since freed. Betrayed by a fellow soldier, Sam teams up with a tough hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold named Laura, who just happens to have a communication link with the Bin, setting in motion a complex plot to reunite old lovers and destroy Gabriel. Danvers raises thoughtful questions about identity and personal responsibility, but the story suffers from overplotting and limited character growth. Attempts at religious allegory collapse under stereotypesAfrom the evil Gabriel and his minions, opposed by benevolent god-scientist Rogers, to a forced replay of the Nativity. But even so, Danvers is a skilled writer with a good, inventive story to tell. (June)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 An awe inspiring look into questions surrounding life, Janv. 27 2004
Par Daniel R. Bowman "UCF Mixed Martial Artist" (Deltona, FL United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I am an avid fan of Danver's work and this novel was no-let down by any means. It's vivid discription of setting and character seem to mirror the thoroughness seen in his first of this two part series "Circuit of Heaven". Many people may have misplaced this as a direct sequel to the first book, however it was a story about the Bin, and the questions surrouding life/death, not a continuation of Nemo and Justine's relationship. Altogether one of the best peices of Sci-Fi ive ever read.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Fitting, Stunning conclusion, Mars 10 2003
Par Avid Reader (Franklin, Tn) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This book is the sequel to the highly original Circuit of Heaven which explored a theme heard often in sci-fi chat rooms and even in cocktail parties: The possibility of downloading one's personality onto a computer for eternal - even if virtual - life. I loved the first book both for the tremendous story and the the fascinating characters.

I expected the story to be a continuation of the first one it is true that the theme and plot evolved from one book to the other. Still, one faces new characters and new situations. The author explores several universal themes in this pair of tales - what is "life", what happens to conditions such as death and birth when life is eternal, what does it mean to be living, the relation / conflict between science and religion, the question of love in an increasingly sterile society and last, but certainly not least, the future of mankind. Each of these by themselves constitue enough material for a whole shelf of books, yet these conflicts are not only interpreted with aplomb but also mostly answered.

The love story is an added bonus, a crown topping an already superb saga. Character development is one of Danver's strong points yet it is so imperceptible that one scarcely realizes the changes. The best adjective one can use to describe this series is "satisfying". A true achievement.

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