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Call From A Distant Shore (Paperback)

de Stephen Burns (Author)
4.1étoiles sur 5  Voir tous les commentaires (13 évaluations de client)

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Five people have been chosen.

They have heard the voice in their heads. A voice calling for help. A voice that must be answered...or the entire world will die.

But to answer it, they must find it.

Unfortunately, the voice is not of this earth...

Call From a Distant Shore is the amazing second novel from Stephen Burns, the fast-rising star known for his stories in Analog and his smash debut novel, Flesh and Silver. Now, Burns takes a major step forward with a novel that is part Close Encounters of the Third KindPlanes, Trains & Automobiles, and all original.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 And where IS the Distant Shore?, Oct. 25 2002
Pretty good story - and a neat premise for a tale of first contact. A two individual team from a benevolent alien race, protecting earth from the natural vagaries of an indifferent universe, experiences an unexpected calamity and must reveal its existence and ask earthlings for help or perish. By fortuitous coincidence, earth's first Mars mission happens to be in the neighborhood and might be diverted to the rescue - if the few who have received the telepathic cry for help can convince a skeptical world to do so.

Perhaps there is a sequel in the future. The story ends fairly abruptly. It would have been fun to read far more about the alien, its origin, its culture, its technology, the scope of it's knowledge, etc. In short, more about this "distant shore". Additional narrative describing the specifics as to how earthlings could provide aid to such an advanced species, as well as how the global psyche was affected by this momentous landmark in human history, would have been welcome.

Unfortunately a lot the story is written in the scatological style indicative of the salacious thought patterns of teenage boys. I'm aware that much real life verbal intercourse is similarly crass, but in the written word, it to me is usually a bit unsettling, annoying - and unnecessary. I found myself frequently skipping through the text (something I rarely do), some of which seemed like mere filler, with little loss of the story line.

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2.0étoiles sur 5 Childish., Mai 18 2002
I found the characters to be both superficial and extremely unreliable. The dialogs are very disappointing, often shallow and unsophisticated. Unfortunately -so is the plot.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Call for a Distant Shore, Mars 23 2002
This novel starts a bit slow as the author takes great care to introduce us to all the characters. Becoming friends with all concerned makes the plot in the second half that much better.

While the book is complete, I was left hoping that there would be a sequel to follow up on a number of topics. It almost seemed like the author suddenly decided the book had to stop which is at odds with the slow build up at the beginning.

I will read more by Stephen Burns and recommend the book as a good read. I can't say exactly why but I lost a night's sleep as I could not put the book down.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Well done!!!
I have read about a million books. This is one of the most enjoyable I have read thus far. I bought Mr. Read more
Publié le Oct. 18 2001 par Matthew N. Marting

5.0étoiles sur 5 This novel was made for film
Like reviewer John Rauth, Jr., reading this novel made me want to write my first review. I agree with what many of the other reviewers have said, both good and bad, about Call... Read more
Publié le Jui 23 2001 par Myles Carpeneto

5.0étoiles sur 5 Very funny, feel good novel
After reading the first chapter I thought this was going to be a standard, serious adventure novel after a few more chapters I was laughing out loud. Read more
Publié le Mai 31 2001 par Steve C. Yabut

3.0étoiles sur 5 A fairy - tale for the New Millennium
This novel only pretends to be Science-Fiction. This novel is about the drama of human loneliness and incomprehension ,and the Alien crying from Phobos is the symbol of... Read more
Publié le Mai 21 2001 par Ventura Angelo

4.0étoiles sur 5 Extremely absorbing and entertaining!
I found this, Stephen Burns second novel, to be not as intellectually compelling as his most excellent "Flesh And Silver", but a most enjoyable and exciting adventure... Read more
Publié le Janv. 19 2001 par Hank Schwartz

3.0étoiles sur 5 Too slow, and too many hokey foreign accents
The idea was interesting, but the story moved much too slowly. And the foreign accents were annoying and stereotypical. Read more
Publié le Janv. 10 2001 par M. McClure

5.0étoiles sur 5 Excellent
An excellent novel. The story was not anything really special but the telling, the writing, was really fine. Read more
Publié le Janv. 1 2001

4.0étoiles sur 5 Answer the Call...
This book was a good read. I enjoyed the characters and their diversity. I was a little bit disappointed with the end, though. Read more
Publié le Déc 24 2000 par nukenova13

5.0étoiles sur 5 Good enough to compell me to write my first review!
It has been many years since I have read such a wonderful amalgam of humor, action, and science fiction. Read more
Publié le Oct. 27 2000 par John A. Rauth, Jr.

5.0étoiles sur 5 A real page turner
A great follow on to his first book. A wonderfully down-to-earth (read bawdy) tale in the style of Asmivov. Read more
Publié le Aoû 14 2000 par Steve Kreckman

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