Many-Coloured Land (Saga of the Exiles, Book 1)
by Julian May
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Author: Julian MayEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1982-01-08
ISBN: 033026656X
Number of pages: 411
Publisher: Pan Books
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Book Review: Tanu, Firvulag & Humans Disputing the Pliocene!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ms. May (b. 1931) started her writer career in the early `50s writing two sci-fi short stories. Immediately she changed to writing scientific articles, YA and children literature.
In 1981 she made a dramatic return to sci-fi genre with this book, starting the Pliocene Exile Saga, earning the Locus Award.
The author greatly profit from her scientific background. The descriptions of Pliocene fauna, flora and geography are minutely accurate. Whatever technical subject is used into the story is consistently and believably described: mining, sailing, astronomical orientation, weapon making or hunting.
Does this make the novel boring? By no means! Julian is a wonderful writer and introduces all this stuff with a colorful prose giving substance and deepness to the story.
As to start the tale with sure hand, Ms. May set up every character depicting its entourage, rising, motivations, draw-backs and virtues. Then, with all this neatly tied, she launches the whole bunch into a non-stop adventure in the Pliocene.
You'll be really delighted by this mixture of strange landscape & fauna with alien dimorphic species: Tanu & Firvulag. You'll find people with extraordinary meta-functions active or latent, allying or fending with aliens & kin.
The narration is very straightforward, interesting and never let you down.
In this first volume of the quartet the author close the story very neatly but at the same time leaves enough loose threads as to keep you wanting for more.
Fortunately there IS more to come!
Reviewed by Max
Summary of Many-Coloured Land (Saga of the Exiles, Book 1)
This is the first book in "The Saga of the Exiles" series. Among the misfits and mavericks of the 22nd century, there are those who pass through the time-doors of the Pliocene Epoch into the battleground of two warring races from a planet far away.Literature & Fiction Books
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