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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Interesting concept and nice story. Feels like there is much more here to be explored. I would like to read more books in the series... ( ) Rumor has it that this book inspired some of the movie Avatar. I have to agree. It's not the same story, but it does share a lot of the same elements. I really enjoyed it, though I'd like to have had more of it to read. Born is a headstrong, proud throwback to his colonist ancestors, but that doesn't prevent him from respecting his local way of life. I like his relationship to his furcot, though his human relationships could have used some work on his part. The jungle world itself is so miraculous that it shows the hand of the author a bit, but I see that he had a reason for it to be that way and I like the reason. Ten generations earlier a ship of colonists crashed on this planet which is composed of vegetation hundreds of meters high. A few survive, but only by learning to live in harmony in a harsh and inimical environment. There are "levels" seven of them, with Upper Hell (the canopy top) and Lower Hell (the ground - murky mess) and the people live in the 3-5th levels. These people bond with a native intelligent creature and together they form amazingly powerful teams, for hunting and defensive purposes, beneficial to both. What is brilliant and imaginative is the worldbuilding and the ideas about how people and plants could live together - for all its dangers it is a sort of Eden - this jungle is, while not verbal, intelligent and welcomes the humans as one more useful part of itself. The 'bad' guys are pathetic and the dialogue is pretty bad too - to the point of being boring and obvious what will happen to them. Just ignore that part and enjoy the place itself! ***1/2 no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesHumanx Commonwealth: timeline (445 AA) Belongs to Publisher SeriesHeyne Science Fiction & Fantasy (3660 / 4729) Heyne SF - Warp 7 (7018) Science Fiction Book Club (1476)
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HTML: The peaceful inhabitants of the jungle planet Midworld must fight for their survival in this classic adventure novel from Alan Dean Foster From the rich imagination of science fiction great Alan Dean Foster comes the story of Midworld, a Humanx Commonwealth planet that's equally fragile and hostile. Covered by a lush rainforest, Midworld is home to a primitive society that lives in harmony with the natural world. But the arrival of an exploitative human company, whose workers know nothing of Midworld's delicate ecosystem, sparks a conflict. Should Midworld's villagers aid the humans or stand against them? The hero of Foster's addictive page-turner, Born, decides to lead two humans across the perilous jungle. His choice propels Midworld toward annihilationâ??and leads him headlong into a battle for survival. No library descriptions found. |
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