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Paleofuture. Part 6: Emprise
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I read this book in, I think, the early Nineties and it stuck with me. I didn't find it in a bookstore, but on the shelves of my local library.
Which continued its habit of never stocking the entire trilogy or series and always missing out one book. I lost count of the number of trilogies where I had to pick up the story from book two onwards; this one had only Emprise and Empery, missing out the middle book, Enigma.
Which did mean a huge tonal shift and discontinuity, because Kube-McDowell crams in a lot of story per book. I really enjoyed this one (and Empery, for that matter)
Which continued its habit of never stocking the entire trilogy or series and always missing out one book. I lost count of the number of trilogies where I had to pick up the story from book two onwards; this one had only Emprise and Empery, missing out the middle book, Enigma.
Which did mean a huge tonal shift and discontinuity, because Kube-McDowell crams in a lot of story per book. I really enjoyed this one (and Empery, for that matter)
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I'll have to try and find this series, because it sounds really interesting.
The fission blanket reminded me of the satellite in The Tower King, which prevented electricity working - a cool maguffin which would have wider implications than the plot required.
The fission blanket reminded me of the satellite in The Tower King, which prevented electricity working - a cool maguffin which would have wider implications than the plot required.
Really surprised to find an American book from back then spending so much time away from America & Americans in fixing stuff. Normally you don't see that from a writer from a 'big' publishing country (I.e. doesn't need to for sales), that's some impressive ambition and taking a gamble with the US market.
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According to Amazon UK the third volume is not on Kindle, and the print version is out of stock...
Book 3 is here on Amazon UK, for both paperback (12.99) and Kindle (4.75): Amazon product ASIN 1612424708It looks like it had a new printing in 2020.
(Book 1 is here: Amazon product ASIN 009953360X and Book 2 is here Amazon product ASIN 1612424562 albeit the paperback is twenty quid. )
EDIT: It appears that the interface has helpfully wrecked everything. Let's try again:
Book 3
Book 2
Book 1
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I thought I had seen the third volume on Kindle - I know I've seen and downloaded the first two, though I've only read the first one yet.
Yes, this was certainly a bit of a hidden gem (with the caveats I mention like the graphic sexual assault scene that will definitely be problematic to some readers). It's a whole other genre of 'bleak post-apocalyptic' but with a story about coming back from that. I can see why they hired Kube-McDowell to do Star Wars, even if the result was mixed.
Just a note I think there's a link missing for @Ed Costello 's "Darling Buds Express" when it's mentioned.
Yes, this was certainly a bit of a hidden gem (with the caveats I mention like the graphic sexual assault scene that will definitely be problematic to some readers). It's a whole other genre of 'bleak post-apocalyptic' but with a story about coming back from that. I can see why they hired Kube-McDowell to do Star Wars, even if the result was mixed.
Just a note I think there's a link missing for @Ed Costello 's "Darling Buds Express" when it's mentioned.
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Third volume wasn't there for me when I looked this morning. This morning though it showed me numerous Japanese language versions of the Star Wars books, which have now apparently vanished.
Welcome to the Kindle Algorithm, yeah.
FriendlyGhost
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I'll have to stop reading these articles - my list of books I want to read is getting longer... 
Amazon refuses to show me Sea Lion Press unless I don't go by date and when I searched for "novelisations" (and also with a Z), definitely showed me less than existed. I want to buy things, Amazon!
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This trilogy was one of my earliest SF reads, and I think it might still be on the shelves in the basement somewhere.
Have to admit I enjoyed Enigma the most of the three, but they were all enjoyable.
Have to admit I enjoyed Enigma the most of the three, but they were all enjoyable.