ghostchaser reviewed This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
Review of 'This Immortal' on 'Goodreads'
writing was good, i had trouble getting into the story and characters
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Published Aug. 1, 2009 by Audible.
4 stars
(21 reviews)
Après une explosion atomique, la plupart des terriens survivants sont partis s'installer sur les planètes de la Confédération de Véga. L'espérance de vie de certains hommes a augmenté. Ainsi, personne ne connaît l'âge de Conrad Nomikos, le conservateur de la Terre, qui vit sur une île grecque miraculeusement préservée. Il a pour mission de guider Cort Myshtigo, un végan venu explorer la planète.
Zivan reviewed This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
Review of 'This Immortal' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book is a real gem.
I heard about this book during the 2010 Hugo awards.
In 2010, [b:The Windup Girl|6597651|The Windup Girl|Paolo Bacigalupi|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1278940608s/6597651.jpg|6791425] tied with [b:The City & The City|4703581|The City & The City|China Miéville|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266894982s/4703581.jpg|4767909], and it was mentioned that in 1966 [b:This Immortal|13827|This Immortal|Roger Zelazny|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1209743549s/13827.jpg|1174485] tied with [b:Dune|234225|Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)|Frank Herbert|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533s/234225.jpg|3634639].
Like Dune This Immortal has withstood the test of time.
Since it is set in a post apocalyptic earth, much of the technological anachronisms can be explained away and they don't stand out like a sore thumb.
Zelazny's style of mixing technology and mythology is very well done here and I enjoyed this book better than some of his other books.
