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Human society on Jevlen was falling apart -- and it looked as if JEVEX, the immense super-computer that managed all Jevlenese affairs, was at the heart of the matter. Except that the problems didn't stop when JEVEX was shut down. People were changing -- or being changed. It was almost as if the Jevlenese were being possessed... Meanwhile, in a very different universe, where magic worked and nothing physical was predictable, holy men caught glimpses of another place, a place where the shape show more of objects remained unchanged by motion, and cause led directly and logically to effect. And the best part was that when the heart was pure, the mind was focused, and circumstances were right, some lucky souls could actually make the transition to that other universe. If only they all could... show lessTags
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I did like the first two Giants novels. Hogan's writing could be somewhat clunky and a bit dry in scientific detail, but the imagination and play with scientific ideas are often first rate. I found that redeeming in the first two novels. I was majorly annoyed in the third novel though when the conspiracy angle came up. That probably didn't leave me in a very forgiving mood going into this fourth novel, written over a decade after the first three. It just got way too eye-rolling ridiculous for me when Velikovsky's name came up on Page 30, and even though I persisted beyond that by page 100 I was wondering why I kept trying with all those lovely books out there unread. I'd still recommend Hogan's Voyage to Yesteryear and Code of the show more Lifemaker, and maybe Realtime Interrupt, though I can't imagine wanting to reread the last. But unless you're a completest, I'd skip this one. show less
Story starts out rather slow and is hard to connect to the original trilogy from which this is based. Also, there is a lot of pompous and dated social ideas thrown in as well that are obviously world views from an 80's time-frame. In addition, there is a lot of unnecessary sexual references tossed in to excite the 80's teenage male libido that has no real bearing on the story. However, for all of its flaws, the second half of the story makes up for the teeth gnashing. I especially liked the ideas put forth for the creation of a universe based on the quanta of data instead of energy like our universe. If you can make it through the childish 80's mentallity, the book is worth the read.
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James P. Hogan was born in London on June 27, 1941. He left school at the age of sixteen and eventually began an intensive, broad-based five-year program at the Royal Aircraft Establishment covering the practical and theoretical sides of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. He worked as a design engineer for several companies before show more moving to sales. He started writing science fiction books in the 1970s and became a full-time writer in 1979. He wrote 30 fiction and non-fiction books during his lifetime including Inherit the Stars, Voyage from Yesteryear, and Kicking the Sacred Cow. He won three Seiun-sho awards, which were voted for by Japanese science fiction fans. He died suddenly on July 12, 2010 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Entoverse
- Original title
- Entoverse
- Original publication date
- 1991-10
- People/Characters*
- Thrax; Dalgren; Keyalo; Victor Hunt; Jerry Santello; Garuth (show all 44); Shilohin; ZORAC; Gina Marin; Eubeleus; Grevetz; Scirio; Gregg Caldwell; Chris Danchekker; Sandy Holmes; Monchar; Ayultha; Duncan Watt; VISAR; Kalor; Merglis; Shingen-Hu; Koberg; Lebansky; Murray; Nixie; Osaya; ZORAC; Del Cullen; Rodgar Jassilane; Iduane; Ethendor; Calazar; Frenua Showm; Thardan; Baumer; Lesho; Marion Fayne; Langerif; Keshen; Porthik Eesyan; Fendro; Leyel Torres; JEVEX
- Important places*
- Jevlen
- Dedication
- TO
ELEANOR WOOD,
WHOSE IDEA IT WAS
—and because a good agent deserves
to be mentioned in the final
product. - First words
- It had taken until the fourth decade of the twenty-first century for humanity to get its act together and learn to resolve or live with its differences, and begin the migration outward as one species towards the stars.
- Quotations*
- Hunt christened it the "Entoverse," or "universe inside," as opposed to the familiar "Exoverse."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)After transfer, it would emerge back into normal space somewhere beyond Pluto, twenty hours' flight time to Earth.
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- English
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