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Pushing Ice (Paperback)

by Alastair Reynolds (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Orion (Nov 24 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0575074396
ISBN-13: 978-0575074392
Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 17.2 x 3.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 840 g

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #467,365 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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As this spectacular, large-scale space opera opens, Janus, a moon of Saturn, now revealed as an alien artifact, has suddenly left orbit and headed for interstellar space. The Rockhopper, a comet miner commanded by Capt. Bella Lind, is the only spacecraft in the solar system positioned to catch the huge alien machine. Though a short exploration is all that's planned, the Rockhopper soon finds itself trapped in Janus's time- and distance-distorting slipstream. Determining that Janus is heading toward an even more gigantic artifact orbiting the star Spica, the comet miners settle down to form their own castaway civilization, a process marred by the bad blood between those who support Captain Lind and those who blame her for their fate. Janus soon proves itself to be an incredibly strange and ever changing environment. Eventually, the castaways reach the Spica artifact, encounter several very alien species and discover that their fate is even stranger than they could have imagined. Reynolds (Century Rain) is occasionally clumsy in his character interactions, but he has a genius for big-concept SF and fans of Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama and Larry Niven's Ringworld will love this novel.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not his best, Jan 3 2010

By	Malcolm (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pushing Ice (Paperback)

Definitely not his best work in my opinion. I doggedly persevered right to the end hoping that something would happen in the story, but nothing much did. The whole premise of the book was not very well explained and I was left thinking "what the heck was that all about?"

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5.0 out of 5 stars Big Time Sci Fi!, Dec 16 2008

By	C. Kalangis (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This book sparked an interest as I hadn't read any of this authors work before. I will read his stuff again. This book has great action and development on a grand scale. It's well thought out and it's characters all have soul. A treat to read. Do yourself a favor and try it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars My 100-word book review, Jun 24 2006

By	A. J. Cull (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pushing Ice (Hardcover)

I found Pushing Ice an excellent tale, and further proof that for Alastair Reynolds there is definitely life after his Inhibitor novels. The crew of mining spacecraft Rockhopper find themselves embarking on an unexpected voyage of discovery, after Saturn's tiny moon Janus starts to behave very oddly. This has similarities with Clarke classic Rendezvous with Rama, with added corporate politics and interpersonal friction. Some characters remain relatively undeveloped, but most are convincing, as is the future technology, which is impressive but never infallible. Credible aliens and gigantic space structures help this novel to evoke a fine, old-fashioned sense of wonder.

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