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With a massive comet bearing down on earth, the citizens of earth run amok convinced that their is no hope for survival. Reissue. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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It had traveled through the silent void for countless millennia, since the formation of the solar system. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars A must for science fiction fans, Jul 18 2004

By	Victoria (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shiva Descending (Mass Market Paperback)

Very gritty and realistic. Huge asteroid is about to hit Earth and various nations in the world attempt to stop it. Of course, there are plenty nutcases and religious zealots who are sabotaging NASA. I guarantee, that if something like this actually happens there will be plenty of idiots like this crawling out the woodwork. Overall, I enjoyed the book but Jack McDevitt is still my favorite.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A good book about the coming of the end, Jun 22 2004

By	M. E. Newell (Marietta, Georgia, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Shiva Descending (Mass Market Paperback)

"Shiva Descending" by Grergory Benford & William Rosler is the classic story of an asteriod hitting the earth. On one side, you have NASA with the help space agencies from around the world trying to stop Shiva. On the other side, the effect of the coming doom have sent the avarage person over the edge.
This book was pretty good, but the book was dated and it seem slow in places. Another problem I had that the reader didn't really have a time frame for the book and at time that really bug me. A fan of the "End of the world" genre will enjoy it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Entertaining., Jun 5 2003

By	JLM (Fairfax Station, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book! The characters are well developed, the science is good and it is well written. A mountain size meteor is approaching Earth, and Earth has one shot, actually two, to try and do something about it. The story goes at length into how different countries and cultures deal with the situation and how US politics and world religions (both old and newly formed as a result of the impending doom) address the crisis. There is the usual love interest, as well as competition amongst the astronauts involved. The science is solid and interestingly presented through various characters. One cannot help but draw comparisions to Deep Impact and Armageddon, this story is far superior to either of those two. The book is only a little dated because it draws upon the US/Russia mistrust, space competition and nuclear weapons... but that does not detract from its enjoyment.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat uneven, but it certainly has it's moments
3 and 1/2 stars actually. "Shiva Descending" gets high marks as a book far ahead of its time as far as meteoric "space disasters" are concerned. Read more

Published on Oct 24 2002 by coachtim

4.0 out of 5 stars Flying Mountain
"Shiva Descending" is the genesis of movies, "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon" --- a huge, mountain-sized asteroid is going to enter the earth's orbit and destroy the planet. Read more

Published on Feb 19 2002 by sweetmolly

5.0 out of 5 stars A Powerful Message
Realistic science. Even more realistic pandemonium. A classic example of the growing gap of quality between SciFi books and movies. Read more

Published on Aug 3 2001 by The Gray Mouser

5.0 out of 5 stars I think the movie "Armageddon" takes ideas from this book.
"Armageddon" is very good. However, if you had read this book first and watched the movie second, you will be never satisfied, because the movie got a little cheaper... Read more

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