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3.0 out of 5 stars The weakest in the series, Oct 10 2003

By	Eric Fehr (San Carlos, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Ce commentaire est de: Heaven's Reach (Mass Market Paperback)

I could not get enough of this series, and eagerly looked forward to each new book as it was published. Then this one was released and the whole story seemed to fall apart. It just didn't fit for me - I should have stopped at book 5.

Brin seems to have rushed through the later parts of this book, and not taken the time or attention to detail that the earlier books had. Perhaps if it had been spread out into two books, it would have been a more fullfilling read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A fitting finale to a brilliant series., Sep 24 2003

By	Sailoil (Dublin Ireland) - See all my reviews

Ce commentaire est de: Heaven's Reach (Mass Market Paperback)

In the first five books of the Uplift series David Brin treated us to the multitude of races populating the five galaxies. But these were all oxy races, the oxygen breathers. He has alluded to other races in previous books, but always kept them on the fringes.

In this thrilling finale to the Uplift series we are treated by introduction to the Hydrogen breathers, the Mechanoid life forms, members of the retired order from the Fractal world, Memetic life forms of folded space, and we are given a glimpse into the transcendant order of life. In doing so Brin demonstrates the wonderful symmetry of the universe he has created. He shows us that the universe is constantly in transition and is not the fixed system of the previous books.

The core tale of Streker and her cargo of progenitor relics, and the inhabitants of the Sooner Colony on Jijo is continued to a gripping conclusion. The Siege of Earth, political squabbles, the outbreaks of religious fundamentalism and the fate of a small group of earthlings and jijoans are all resolved in this final offering.

At this stage all I can say is that this was a daunting project from the beginning for the reader. I can only imagine what it was like for the Author. It came off brilliantly and must stand in the annals of great science fiction. Well Done David Brin! (Applause Applause, Bravo!)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not what was promised, April 30 2003

By	kallan - See all my reviews

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I didn't want the answers to life, the universe and everything from this book. I wanted a meaningful conclusion to the story threads that had been introduced in proceeding books. I didn't get it, and some of the time I wasn't terribly clear on what was happening. "Infinity's Shore" showed that Brin is capable of writing a good, small-scale story that is based around characters, not galactic-scale events and mind-blowing concepts. That's where he should have stayed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highlights and Umbrage
This is a great conclusion to the Uplift Saga. It is great not because of its writing style or technique or any other mechanical aspect. Lisez davantage

Published on Dec 24 2002 by Yiwei Sun

4.0 out of 5 stars Be thankful we got THIS much...
This final book in the Uplift Storm trilogy picks up where the story left off: fugitives on the run, asking for help from an unlikely ally. Lisez davantage

Published on Aug 9 2002 by T. Enst

2.0 out of 5 stars OK, but not nearly as good as the first Uplift trilogy
I read the entire second Uplift trilogy, but only because I have a completion compulsion. This made good commuter-train reading, but it was a disappointment after the first... Lisez davantage

Published on Feb 19 2002 by H. B. Anderson

3.0 out of 5 stars Brin's reach exceeds his grasp.
Do not expect anything like a resolution to the events of StarTide Rising here. Brilliant, up-to-date space opera that unfortunately suffers from the Too Much Of A Good Thing... Lisez davantage

Published on Jul 18 2001 by M. Packo