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Bruce Balfour

Autor von The Forge of Mars

7 Werke 338 Mitglieder 6 Rezensionen

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The Forge of Mars (2002) 154 Exemplare
The Digital Dead (2003) 97 Exemplare
Star Crusader: A Novel (1995) 17 Exemplare
Jack the Ripper (1989) 2 Exemplare
Rivers Of Blessing 1 Exemplar

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Geburtstag
1958
Geschlecht
male
Nationalität
USA
Land (für Karte)
USA
Geburtsort
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Wohnorte
Novato, California, USA
Agent
Richard Curtis

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I initially tried to get into this book, but just couldn't. It didn't seem that interesting. But I tried again a few years later, and it turned out to be interesting after all. But it wasn't a *great* read. For example, there were too many subplots that weren't tied together till near the end. That got confusing and aggravating. Like "The Forge of Mars", it had a variety of different themes in it, including chase scenes and espionage worthy of a thriller.
 
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MarkLacy | 1 weitere Rezension | May 29, 2022 |
A few too many characters to keep track of. Interesting to have so many themes in it, including Navajo culture alongside virtual reality and AI, but somehow it didn't quite work for me.
 
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MarkLacy | 2 weitere Rezensionen | May 29, 2022 |
Bruce Balfour is the author of science fiction novels The Forge of Mars, The Digital Dead, and Prometheus Road.

The Forge of Mars (rating: 3/5) concerns mysterious artifacts found in caverns on Mars. I read it in 2004 and noted that while it had a few too many characters to keep track of, I found it interesting that it had so many themes in it, including Navajo culture right alongside virtual reality and AI (artificial intelligence).

Scientist Tau Wolfsinger and archaeologist Kate McCloud, the main characters of The Forge of Mars, also appear in The Digital Dead. "Virtual versions of the dead control the desires of the ones they've left behind." I tried to get interested in The Digital Dead but couldn't, and wound up abandoning it in 2006.

But for some reason I thought I'd give Balfour another chance. I just finished Prometheus Road (rating: 3/5). Like the previous two books, virtual reality and AI play key roles, but this is not Wolfsinger's and McCloud's world. This world is a post-apocalyptic landscape governed by gods with control issues. The lead character, Tom Eliot, must face these "gods" in order to free the land of their control.

Now here's the curious thing. I'm tempted to give The Digital Dead another chance. There's some precedent for that with me. It wouldn't be the first time I've done it.
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MarkLacy | May 29, 2022 |
nicely done. who is this guy? i thought, intending to search out more. designer of the early game classic Neuromancer, as it turns out, a game i still remember fondly. and that's just nifty.
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macha | 1 weitere Rezension | Aug 3, 2009 |

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