The Reality Dysfunction: Emergence - Part I

Hamilton, Peter F.

ISBN 10: 0446605158 / ISBN 13: 9780446605151

Published by Aspect, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Reality Dysfunction: Emergence - Part I
• Publisher: Aspect
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0446605158
• ISBN 13: 9780446605151
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In the far future, humanity has divided into two diametrically opposed groups. The Edenists are genetically engineered space-dwellers with telepathic affinity for their biotechnological homes and ships. The Adamists, effectively the Luddites of the future, are willing to pioneer new worlds, much as their ancestors did hundreds of years ago. The two groups, peopled by fascinating characters, clash on a primitive world called Lalonde, setting in motion a tale of adventure unparalleled in this universe.

Review

This is space opera on an epic scale, with dozens of characters, hundreds of planets, universe-spanning plots, and settings that range from wooden huts and muddy villages to sentient starships and newborn suns. It's also the first part of a two-volume book that is itself the first book of a series. There's no question that there's a lot going on here (too much to even begin to detail the plot), but Hamilton handles it all with an ease reminiscent of E. E. "Doc" Smith. The best way to describe it: it's big, it's good, and luckily there's plenty more on the way.