Worlds Enough and Time: Worlds Book 3

Worlds Enough & Time: Five Tales of Speculative Fiction

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I have no idea why there was so much praise for it when it first came out in Jul 07, Celise rated it it was ok Shelves: One of the weirdest books I've ever read, but not the worst. I couldn't connect to the main character and every woman was a sex object, so that kind of hindered my enjoyment. I think it is good literature? I just wasn't the intended audience.

I did read the sequel. Feb 09, Dan Humphrey rated it really liked it. Lord knows what I'd think of it if I read it today, but as a 16 year old, I loved it and it's stayed with me. Feb 20, Shari rated it it was amazing. View all 3 comments. I registered a book at BookCrossing. Jan 12, Tim Butler rated it it was amazing. Read this in my youth and loved it.

Found a used copy on Amazon a few years ago and discovered that it was still Amazing. Kevin rated it really liked it Jul 27, Lee Hickok rated it it was amazing Oct 13, Kevin Frost rated it liked it Jan 30, Jason rated it really liked it Dec 19, Evan rated it it was amazing Jul 02, Ulrich rated it really liked it May 30, Steve rated it really liked it Aug 20, Christopher Spring rated it liked it Oct 06, Lara Lane rated it it was amazing Sep 08, Morbus Iff rated it it was ok Jan 31, Ben rated it it was amazing Feb 24, DoctorM rated it liked it Nov 14, Luke rated it liked it Mar 21, McKinley rated it really liked it Oct 30, Among them is Marianne O'Hara - who survived a baptism of cataclysmic fire to emerge as the last hope of her doomed race.

But madness, mysterious deaths and irreversible sabotage threaten their mission - propelling the crippled starship Newhome blindly toward an unimaginable future, and hurtling Marianne toward an astonishing confrontation that could mean the end or the transcendent rebirth of humankind. The Accidental Time Machine. Forever War Book 2. The Long Habit of Living. A Novel of the Near Future: The aliens have told humans that they are going put them "on hold" for 10, years, while they renovate the earth.

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But are they really planning to bring humans back? Or is it a mysterious plot to wipe out the Jews once and for all? But they live quietly in the Antarctic, and communication is virtually nil. When a young alien pulls some strings to be allowed to join a trio of human climbers who are planning an expedition to the famously treacherous mountain peak known as K2, the State Department looks on it as an unprecedented chance to find out more about the race. But facing adversity and Nature together, a more significant event that the Secretary of State might have hoped for happens - from being ultimate strangers, the climbers, human and alien, truly become a team.

An aging writer, in ill-health, is sent to Russia to interview cosmonauts regarding the Russian space program. He meets a woman who's hit the "glass ceiling" in the program due to her gender, and some philosophical thoughts ensue. Mar 11, Brian rated it liked it Shelves: Five short stories from dan simmons, picked this up primarily due to interest in the follow on novelette related to his brilliant hyperion books. May 25, Koji Mukai rated it did not like it Shelves: Sure, these stories are well-crafted.

However, Simmons appears far more interested in presenting an array of facts, and not in the connections among the facts. My impression can be summarized as "self-importance. Jan 21, L rated it liked it Shelves: As with any collection, some stories held more appeal for me than others. I enjoyed most of the stories, while others were ok. For instance, I absolutely adored "On K2 with Kanakaredes"! I've read a few of the mountain-climbing" true-adventure stories, so while I would never, ever do such a thing, the content was not totally foreign, and the speculation re technology was fun.

But the most fun was the relationships between Kanakaredes and the others. I laughed out loud when he eloquently used a h As with any collection, some stories held more appeal for me than others.

I laughed out loud when he eloquently used a human colloquialism. I can't spoil it by telling you what it was. The end both broke my heart and brought me happiness. Again, you have to read it. By contrast, the introduction to "The Ninth of Av" was so off putting for me that I did not read the story. Simmons' list of--what words to use? And, I began the intro interested in Simmons' definition of a problem we'll see well into the future, paraphrased as "everyone wants to kill the Jews," as certainly worth exploring, anti-Semitism being strong and continuing, even if not exactly universally murderous.

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However, the more I read, his explanation, and given what Israel is, and has been, doing to the Palestinian people, I just didn't want to deal with the potential implied "if you don't support the policy of the Israeli government, you must be anti-Semitic" line of thought. Similarly, I would expect my ability to distinguish similarly would be respected.

Fearing it would not, I gave this one a skip. So, a mixed bag. Enjoy what you enjoy! Jul 31, Rita rated it liked it. I didn't appreciate the part where Kelly Dahl's former teacher was kissing her. We can't have the full treatment, says Simmons, because it would turn into the crapitalists' nightmare of marketing etc. T Looking for Kelly Dahl: The ninth of Av: Old-style humans all have Jewish blood, but none of them seem suspicious until the last few minutes before final fax.

Simmons uses Voynix in this story: On K2 with Kanakaredes: He has a recurring dream of being on the Mir spacestation but, as in the way of dreams, he is in a submarine and exploring the underwater wreck. The ending reminded me of that s movie Brainstorm, where they record a man's brain while he's dying. Nov 17, Rick English rated it liked it. If you read "Abominable " by Simmons then you can probably skip the third story about K2. Jul 04, Andrew Yong rated it really liked it. Mar 11, Casey rated it really liked it.

Nov 24, Kristian Olesen rated it liked it. Three out of five stars for three out of five enjoyable stories. But, putting the novellas aside for a moment, one of the highlights of this volume was Simmons' lengthy introductions to each of the five tales. There's no doubt that Simmons is one of the best writers in the SF and speculative fiction genre at the moment; once you've read his introduction, you'll realise that the chief subscriber to this opinion is Dan Simmons himself.

That might sound like criticism, but I'm all for writers havin Three out of five stars for three out of five enjoyable stories. That might sound like criticism, but I'm all for writers having high opinions of themselves as long as they maintain their standards accordingly. Simmons does this with aplomb.

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These five stories are as diverse in their themes as they are in their qualities. Reading other reviewers comments, it seems clear that there are a few really good stories here and a couple of really average ones.

It's just that no two readers can agree on which stories should fall into what category. For my money, the safe bet is that the first story, "Looking for Kelly Dahl", is the best of the bunch. For starters, it's a textbook exercise in short story writing, and it effectively utilises that oft-abused literary technique, the flashback.

The second story, a expansion of Simmons' Hyperion universe, is a solid piece of character-light sci fi fun, and should be read by all seeking a benchmark of quality and originality in short science fiction. There's nothing I find more disappointing than a work of fiction that cannot be deciphered - let alone enjoyed - without prior knowledge of a related text.

A fairly pulpy story follows, entitled, "On K2 With Kanakaredes". The title is pure Philip K. Dick Dick once said that he was hopeless at coming up with titles, as the front covers of his otherwise excellent books will attest , which is ironic, given the vociferous defence of "The Ninth of Av" that Simmons mounts in his introduction to the previous story in the collection. But, titles aside, this is another solid piece of work, which could be accused of plagiarising elements from the memorable South African SF film "District 9" had it not been written a decade prior to the film's release.

Some readers might find the aliens purpose in visiting Earth a bit airy-fairy, but it's an enjoyable tale.

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I can only imagine that Simmons forgot that he was supposed to be writing SF and speculative fiction when he sat down to work on the fifth story, "The End of Gravity". As a treatise outlining philosophical reasons for a concerted return to space, I enjoyed it and agree with it in its entirety. There are some highly quotable passages in this story and in "On K2" which remind us that we, as a species, can't expect to get something for nothing, and that winning new territory requires a proportionate sacrifice in blood; to quote Mr Rasczak from "Starship Troopers" the movie , "Something given has no value.

But it seems to be a story in search of an idea - or is it the other way round? Of the five tales in this collection, "The End of Gravity" was the one that most felt like it had been slapped together, or like Simmons had recalled it from story idea limbo when he found he was one novelette short of a full volume. And where Dan Simmons is concerned, I sue that expression literally as well as euphemistically. Seriously though, Dan - I love your work. Dec 29, Chip Hunter rated it really liked it.

This is a nice look at some short work by Dan Simmons, particularly useful if you need a little Simmons but don't fee up for a thousand-page epic. This collection includes five science-fiction ish tales, both connected and unconnected to his popular SF epics. Most of these stories are highly enjoyable and short enough to read in just a couple of sittings.

Dan Simmons fans will find this collection excellent, and all readers will find it highly enjoyable. Sort of a ghost story, but more SF, this one involves the troubled teacher in a deadly and unfair game of survival against his even more troubled ex-student. It may sound weird and is , but this story showcases Simmons' abilities to great advantage. The story looks at the value of life as the characters are faced with a tough decision involving helping one race of aliens to the possible detriment to another, or risking their own skins by gambling with warp drives in contained space.

The story doesn't include any of the characters from the novels, but fans of the series will still enjoy this one more than those unfamiliar. The strangest thing about this story was the forced inclusion of anti-Semitic rallies and Islamic hatred, without really being clear on what the purpose was..

Maybe I missed something here, but "The Ninth of Av" fell short for me. It is actually a rather weird tale as well, and takes us on a journey to master one of the most deadly mountains on Earth. The twist is that this mountain climbing group is forced to include a distrusted and scorned alien among their group for political reasons. The story is very real-feeling and powerful, and focuses on the bonds of trust and respect that can develop through trying times, even between very different "people".

While there he discovers a proud history, an interesting people, and a beautiful Russian scientist. Its a good story, but seems incomplete. It does have some very interesting and I assume true information about the history and successes of the Russian space agency. I think most of these have been published previously in other collections, but one or two may be here as originals. In the end, this one is well worth your precious reading time. Jan 12, Kevin rated it really liked it Shelves: This book of long stories is something I picked up after finishing the Hyperion saga.

It contains one more story set in that universe as well as four others. The first one "Looking for Kelly Dahl" provided some interesting insights on his views of teaching, but overall I found it a bit lackluster. I really just didn't care about either of the main characters.

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