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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. An earlier book by [author:Vernor Vinge]. The characters are not very convincing, but I liked the idea of the so called "bobbles". Nice exploration of the social impact of such an invention. (  ) dread_dragon | Oct 21, 2009 |  An earlier book by [author:Vernor Vinge]. The characters are not very convincing, but I liked the idea of the so called "bobbles". Nice exploration of the social impact of such an invention. ( ) dread_dragon | Oct 21, 2009 | This was a thought-provoking look at how technology doesn't always make the world better for everyone. I liked the interactions between Wili, Paul and Alison as they work together to defeat the Peace Authority. ( ) krin5292 | Jul 28, 2008 | Intriguing look at the possible uses and misuses of anti-weapons techology, i.e. seriously hardcore force fields, for example. Or, military conflicts fought as world wide games of Bubble Bobble! Well, not quite, but that sort of thing. Some altruists are working on either side, so not black and white. http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2006/12/peace-war-vernor-vinge.html (  ) bluetyson | Jan 16, 2008 | Good, better than most sci-fi but the bobbling premise was a little far-fetched. Still, entertaining otherwise though. (  ) bradsucks | Nov 21, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0765308835, Paperback)The Peace War is quintessential hard-science adventure. The Peace Authority conquered the world with a weapon that never should have been a weapon--the "bobble," a spherical force-field impenetrable by any force known to mankind. Encasing governmental installations and military bases in bobbles, the Authority becomes virtually omnipotent. But they've never caught Paul Hoehler, the maverick who invented the technology, and who has been working quietly for decades to develop a way to defeat the Authority. With the help of an underground network of determined, independent scientists and a teenager who may be the apprentice genius he's needed for so long, he will shake the world, in the fast-paced hard-science thriller that garnered Vinge the first of his four Hugo nominations for best novel. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:23 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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