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Birth Of Fire is the story of Garrett Pittston, wrongly convicted of murder. Pittston faces a choice: life in prison, or near-slavery on Mars. Under the appalling conditions imposed by those who run the mines from Earth, Pittston and his fellow workers start a revolution to wrest their freedom from the penal colony. Display advertising in science fiction publications. Previously published by Pocket Books. --Ce texte provient de la Mass Market Paperback �dition.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 One of the Best Mars Colonization Novels Ever, Nov. 7 2001

Par	optimusprimerib (off the grid) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: BIRTH OF FIRE (Mass Market Paperback)

I had not read any of Jerry Pournelle's other books, when I picked this up years ago. It is an amazingly good yarn dealing with the now cliched notion of the colonization of Mars. The lead protagonist Garrett is given the option to stay in jail in overcrowded earth or get shipped out to Mars on a work detail.
He opts for the latter and gets involved in a revolution to free Mars from the oppressive multinational corporations back on earth. I read this book at least thrice! Great writing. The author moves the action at a good pace. The book felt very believable.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Good story - classic Pournelle, Ao� 3 2001

Par	Kurt Decoene "Tybo" (Gent - Belgium) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: BIRTH OF FIRE (Mass Market Paperback)

After I read 'Janissaries' I had a 'Pournelle reading frenzy' and this is one of the novels I bought as well.

I like it, it's quite classic. Boy gets to mars 'cause he doesn't have much of a future back home. When arriving on Mars it seems he won't have much of a future there either. But the locals help him out and suddenly he finds himself caught up in a revolution...

classic, not the most complex plot ever, but a good read never the less.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 A juvenile in the Heinlein tradition, Ao� 30 2000

Par	Christian Markus "cjmarkus" (Gruiten) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: BIRTH OF FIRE (Mass Market Paperback)

Garrett Pittson is a youth without a future in a Washington slum. After a fight between gangs he is convicted to exile and slave labour on Mars. There he is picked up by the Marsmen, emigrants and former convicts turned settlers outside the cities and mines governed by companies - and lands in the midst of a revolution in growing. Allegiance to new-won friends and love to a settler's daughter makes him join the revolution and together with the revolution the Project - using nukes to make volcanoes spew out enough water and gases to strengthen Mars atmosphere sufficiently for humans to live without space suits on Mars. Some fight scenes of the Falkenberg quality. All in all a lot like Heinlein's juveniles - in atmosphere as well as in message.

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3.0�toiles sur 5 solid but unexceptional Pournelle
Birth of Fire is an entertaining read with all of the Pournelle elements you would expect. The character of the young protagonist is developed nicely. Read more

Publi� le Mai 24 2000 par Leonard Matz

5.0�toiles sur 5 Vintage Sci-fi, almost as good as Jannisaries series
I've read this story 5 times. It is an excellent book as most of his books are. Solid storyline. I highly recommend this for beginning sci-fi readers. Read more

Publi� le Jui 17 1998

5.0�toiles sur 5 Classic Pournelle
This book, which incidently was originally released by the now long defunct Laser Books, is definitely classic Pournelle. Read more

Publi� le Avril 18 1997

4.0�toiles sur 5 Classic Pournell and, only 10 years old!
Pournells usual fine mix of har SF and the military genre taking gurrila warfare into a explosive environmet! So good ive read it 3 time already! Read more

Publi� le Nov. 11 1996