ghostchaser reviewed This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
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writing was good, i had trouble getting into the story and characters
Paperback, 216 pages
English language
Published Aug. 8, 1989 by Baen.
This Immortal
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.
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
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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.
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.
Chris reviewed This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
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4 stars
Early, crystalline, and vintage Zelazny, from 1966, with Wolfean language and a vocabulary that seems to have influenced me some many years ago (‘momently’ for ‘momentarily’ is but one example; ’way back in the 6th form (or it might have been the 5th), I got pulled up for using ‘and etcetera’ instead of just ‘etcetera’, because Zelazny used ‘and etcetera’ in "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth"). Conrad Nomikos is the Trickster, as is the protagonist of many Zelazny stories. Immortality sits him at a price, which has mythic resonances.
Early, crystalline, and vintage Zelazny, from 1966, with Wolfean language and a vocabulary that seems to have influenced me some many years ago (‘momently’ for ‘momentarily’ is but one example; ’way back in the 6th form (or it might have been the 5th), I got pulled up for using ‘and etcetera’ instead of just ‘etcetera’, because Zelazny used ‘and etcetera’ in "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth"). Conrad Nomikos is the Trickster, as is the protagonist of many Zelazny stories. Immortality sits him at a price, which has mythic resonances.
Subjects
- Science Fiction
- Fiction / Science Fiction / General
- Science Fiction - General
- Fiction - Science Fiction