Pretender
by Piers Anthony, Frances Hall (Author)
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The sip was doomed, the host's body was dying, the only hope was for NK-2 inhibit a boy's body. His goal to become a God.Tags
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NK-2, an alien entity, crash-lands during Earth's Babylonian era inhabits the body of a human boy to survive, as he is hunted by an enemy alien and navigating a strange, primitive world, blending historical setting with futuristic adventure.
galactic crash survivor possesses Babylonian boy
I had expected more. More world building, more ancient Babylon, more.. well, ancient theology, perhaps? Instead, I got a pun dependent on modern English pronounciation that wasn't in any way relevant even in England at the time, much less there, and a rather tiresome denounciation of Christianity -- is that supposed to be shocking, or something?
TL;DR: Don't bother, there's got to be better stuff out there.
TL;DR: Don't bother, there's got to be better stuff out there.
Jan 11, 2017Swedish
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Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob was born in August, 1934, in Oxford, England. He graduated from Goddard College in Vermont in 1956. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen while serving in the United States Army in 1958. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957-1959. In 1977, he received a British Fantasy Award for A Spell for a Chameleon. Anthony's show more family emigrated to the United States from Britain when he was six. Highly popular because of his science fiction and fantasy works, Anthony is also known for the Jason Striker series and martial arts novels co-written with Roberto Fuentes. A highly prolific author, Anthony's other works include Bio of a Space Tyrant, Cluster, and the Omnivore series. Anthony makes his home in Tampa, Florida. He also writes under the pseudonym Robert Piers. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Pretender
- Original title
- Pretender
- Original publication date
- 1979
- People/Characters
- NK-2
- Important places
- Babylon
- First words
- The craft was in trouble.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)But he had ground to cover in a hurry, and he would do it.
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