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No Enemy But Time
  
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No Enemy But Time (Paperback)

de Michael Bishop (Author)
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When I was a youngster, I read London's BEFORE ADAM and Crump's "Og" books. I've been enthralled ever since by tales of pre-Homo sapiens. NO ENEMY BUT TIME is the best fictional re-creation of these I've come across. It makes a glowing reality of the dry bones of this field. —Philip Jose Farmer

Michael Bishop has a unique way of employing his talent in the satirizing of civilization's discontents while steering with a sure hand between the rocks of anarchy and the whirlpool of utopianism. He banks his verbal fires carefully, exercises a poet's control of his imagery, and possesses an admirable sense of the grotesque. I recommend him without reservation. —Roger Zelazny

NO ENEMY BUT TIME is a science fiction novel of rare maturity and perhaps even rarer wit. The combination of wit, erudition, serious literary intent, and successful execution that Michael Bishop displays here is rarer still in the genre. Unquestionably a major novel by an unquestionably major writer. —Norman Spinrad

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4.0étoiles sur 5 This book creeps into my dreams often, Mai 31 2004
Par Susan L. (Birmingham, AL United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
Ce commentaire est de: No Enemy but Time: A Novel (Hardcover)
For anyone who dreams about ancient times and our ancestors this book is for you. I envy Joshua the chance to go back in time to visit our pre Homo sapien kin. I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone even remotely interested in prehistoric fiction. It deals with real feelings and real characters. It appeals to the human sense of self within this world.
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2.0étoiles sur 5 two halves do not make one whole, Jui 9 2000
Ce commentaire est de: NO ENEMY BUT TIME (Mass Market Paperback)
The first part of this book is fast paced and interesting. It deals with the concept of time travel, the theme of the orphaned hero in a strange land, and prehistorical exploration in the best Auel tradition. A very good read indeed.

And then, just about half way through, the book suddenly dies (p.188 in my edition). Sure, there still is some plot development, but the fast paced tension that kept me tied to the book the first half, is gone, replaced by semi-deep thoughts and not really interesting feelings of the protagonist. I kept on reading, hoping it would be a temporary dip.

It wasn't.

I feel cheated out of what should and could have been a better book.

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1.0étoiles sur 5 Dull and and a bit bizzare, Fév 13 1999
Ce commentaire est de: NO ENEMY BUT TIME (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is more fantasy than SF, but makes little sense overall. The idea of a modern human interacting with our forebearers from two million years ago is interesting. Palentologists and amatuer enthusiasts speculate what Homo habilis would be like, given the evidence suggesting many modern features, although a small braincase. The protagonist interacts with these people in a very profound way using time travel as a vehicle.

There are many plot holes in a story that overall has an interesting thesis. With the exception of the "hardest" SF, a bit of magic is required for the plot line. The author may use technospeak with anti-quarks, quantum mechanical tunneling or the like. In other situations, the author may just us the "black box", such as an alien device whose workings are beyond our science. After applying the magic, however, the plot should be consistent with our general perceptions of reality and allow the reader to follow along. This is not the case with "No Enemy but Time." The bizzare connection between dreams and some ancient alternate, parallel or whatever world left me confused and dissatisfied.

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