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The River of Time by David Brin
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The River of Time

by David Brin

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A collection that is mostly science fiction, with a couple of exceptions - goo dones, though. Thor Meets Captain America being the best of this book apart from The Crystal Sphere.

A reasonable collection at 3.41, with several strong stories.

River Of Time : The Crystal Spheres - David Brin
River Of Time : The Loom of Thessaly - David Brin
River Of Time : The 4th Vocation of George Gustaf - David Brin
River Of Time : Senses Three and Six - David Brin
River Of Time : Toujour Voir - David Brin
River Of Time : A Stage of Memory - David Brin
River Of Time : Just A Hint - David Brin
River Of Time : Tank Farm Dynamo - David Brin
River Of Time : Thor Meets Captain America - David Brin
River Of Time : Lungfish - David Brin
River Of Time : The River of Time - David Brin

Elder Race boredom black hole sleepytime.

4 out of 5

Fateful discovery.

3.5 out of 5

Boring Ritual Club androids.

2.5 out of 5

Alien blockade Canaan Breakout.

3.5 out of 5

Time, space, captain?

3 out of 5

Time-Jizz addiction.

3.5 out of 5

Falling apart separately.

3 out of 5

Sludgy space existence solar power.

3 out of 5

The Allies are winning the war, when it all suddenly starts to go bad. The nazis and their mystic crazies have come up with something.

'They... made... the Aesir. That's what Loki meant by thinking that, maybe, his own memories were false. When he suspected he was actually no older than...'

Not that Loki, working with the Allies, can be completely trusted, as the surviving commander finds out about the necromancy.

'Who would we conjure? Chris wondered. If we ever used those spells? Superman? Captain Marvel? Oh, they'd be more than a match for the Aesir! Our myths were boundless.'

At the end of the failed mission, Chris realises Loki has left him with a little superhuman gift, hence Captain America.

4 out of 5

Earth girls are easy?

4 out of 5

ComaSlow Vanisher communication.

3.5 out of 5

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2009/10... ( )
  bluetyson | Oct 27, 2009 |
Collection of short science fantasy stories by David Brin. My favorite story (not surprisingly one of the more "pure" SF stories) was "Tank Farm Dynamo." ( )
  PortiaLong | Jan 5, 2008 |
This book is a collection of David Brin's short stories. Most of the stories demonstrates Brin's ability to blend science fiction and fantasy tastefully and almost seamlessly. Each story is followed by an "author's note"; which only increases my respect for Brin's integrity. ( )
  dishdasha | Oct 20, 2007 |
Nice collection of thought provoking stories. ( )
  leld | Aug 11, 2006 |
Some stories better than others. My favorite was "Thor meets Captain America", where the Nazis were close to winning WWII because they had managed to summon the Norse gods to fight on their side. ( )
  michaelcruse | Jun 30, 2006 |
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To my teachers - Jim Arnold and Paul Libby, Charles Bures and Charlie Peck, and especially Dr. Henry Booker - for their patience and mercy
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Contents:

Destiny

*The Crystal Spheres

*The Loom of Thessaly

*The Fourth Vocation of George Gustaf

Recollection

*Senses Three and Six

*Toujours

*A Stage of Memory

Speculation

*Just a Hint

*Tank Farm Dynamo

*Thor Meets Captain America

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*Lungfish

*The River of Time
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  • The Crystal Spheres
  • The Loom of Thessaly
  • The Fourth Vocation of George Gustaf
  • Senses Three and Six
  • Toujours Voir
  • A Stage of Memory
  • Just a Hint
  • Tank Farm Dynamo
  • Thor Meets Captain America
  • Lungfish
  • The River of Time

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