Helpful Score: 2
The author could never seem to quite decide what he wanted this novel to be a treatment on politics? a novel of interstellar travel? a novel of first contact? or Huckleberry Finn? There are several excellent premises in this book, but they get marred by constantly changing points of very and a patchwork format. I also found some of the author use of tense to be disconcerting. I really wanted to like this novel more than I did, but the clunky writing got in the way of the authors amazing imagination.
Helpful Score: 2
Despite some glaring errors, most notably with the author's time calculations, the book is quite enjoyable to read. He paints vivid characters and settings and offers a unique look at the possible future of space colonization.
Helpful Score: 1
Coyote starts off slow, then builds. Some of the things that happen early on you wonder about, but they get answered in the end. Is it science fiction? Yes. But it is more than that. It is a well written story of adventure and overcoming problems both of the human kind and the nature kind. Could it happen in the future? Yes. It very well could happen. The story is very believeable.
Helpful Score: 1
Great hard sci-fi story!
Helpful Score: 1
One of the best space exploration and landing books I've read in a long time. Good characters, great story and one hell of an ending! Try it!!!
