Piper has a lot of followers, and there's no doubt he had plenty of imagination and was a decent writer. When it comes to depicting emotion, though, he definitely failed, and in that respect this book is no different from his others.
This is an ingenious mystery, and a treasure trove for collectors of antique weapons. Pubbed in the 1950s, the wisecracking dialog seems straight out of the '30s.
Magical substance rains down from comet's tail, bringing civilization to a standstill. A very low-quality Day of the Triffids. I skipped through it to avoid boredom, thus failing to learn if mankind wins or loses.
The government tries to cheat an author out of his royalties, and(by their standards) for very good reasons. A gimmick tale from Garrett, and well above his average.
Big story with mammoth premise—galaxies and millennia are flung freely about—and not all the characters are two-dimensional. Not sure it's worth the effort to read, none the less.
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Tracy's a good writer—I only wish he'd had a more pleasing premise than the alliance of millionaires. An amusing tale, though.
This is an ingenious mystery, and a treasure trove for collectors of antique weapons. Pubbed in the 1950s, the wisecracking dialog seems straight out of the '30s.