|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
よく一緒に購入されている商品
商品の説明
内容説明
It began when explorers on the Moon found a space suit containing a human skeleton older than the human race. Then a starship manned by the giant humanoids of Thuria arrived, bringing both the answer to mankind's origins, and also great danger, as Earth was now caught in a struggle between the giants benevolent empire and another offshoot of the human race who regarded the Earth as rightfully theirs. Earth thought they had won the battle, and the future now looked bright, as trade and knowledge flowed back and forth between Earth and Thuria. Then Dr. Victor Hunt received a phone call - and the face - in the phone's video screen was another version of himself, calling from a parallel world. That was the first step in bridging the gap between the parallel universes of the "multiverse." Unfortunately, it also meant that enemies who had been decisively defeated in one universe were still alive and dangerous in another, and could arrive in force at any time. And the possibility soon became a frightening reality...
From Publishers Weekly
In Hogan's intriguing fifth SF novel in the series that began with Inherit the Stars (1978), Earth has reestablished contact with the Ganymeans, an alien race that manipulated proto-humans into homo sapiens on Minerva, a planet that once occupied the region of the present asteroid belt. After the Ganymeans migrated to the Giants' Star 20 light-years from Earth, a war on Minerva caused by intelligences from an alternate realityone of an infinite number suggested by the Multiverse hypothesisled to the planet's destruction. Now, several decades into the 21st century, people on Earth have developed a means of exploring these realities, including one in which Minerva still exists, and mount a rescue mission to prevent the war on Minerva. While the need to establish the backstory slows the book's first half, Hogan does an excellent job of extrapolating the science from current theories of quantum physics. The second half moves briskly and logically to a satisfying climax, though the villain is straight out of James Bond. Readers who like their science hard will find this one a diamond. (May)
Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
登録情報
|
この商品を見た後に買っているのは？
類似した商品から提示されたタグ(詳細)関連タグ(この商品に近い関連キーワード)を追加する++最初のタグになります
|
カスタマーレビュー
最も参考になったカスタマーレビュー
2 人中、2人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
形式:マスマーケット
「巨人たちの星」の続編。「内なる宇宙」を読んでいるかは問われません。
タイトルの通り、ミネルヴァがストーリーの中心になります。
「星を継ぐもの」読んだ人なら強力にひきつけられる題ですよね。私もこの作品があると知ってすぐ注文してしまった；
前半はミステリー的要素、後半は冒険ものになります。
私はこのシリーズが好きなので5をつけました。このシリーズ好きだ、という方は楽しめると思います。
続編はあんまり好きじゃない、という方は割り引いて考えてください。
あんまりネタばれしたくないけど、裏表紙に書いてあることだけ書きます。
Transported 50,000 years back in time --with no way back.
タイトルの通り、ミネルヴァがストーリーの中心になります。
「星を継ぐもの」読んだ人なら強力にひきつけられる題ですよね。私もこの作品があると知ってすぐ注文してしまった；
前半はミステリー的要素、後半は冒険ものになります。
私はこのシリーズが好きなので5をつけました。このシリーズ好きだ、という方は楽しめると思います。
続編はあんまり好きじゃない、という方は割り引いて考えてください。
あんまりネタばれしたくないけど、裏表紙に書いてあることだけ書きます。
Transported 50,000 years back in time --with no way back.
形式:マスマーケット
シリーズのファンなら情報モトム、だと思い記します。作品のエンタメ性から言うと、私見では今後も邦訳の可能性はないと思われます。
ボリュームの三分の二が、タイトルを実現するための準備の記述。冗長です。
SF的理論づけ、骨格が弱い？ 物語展開の原動力となる主人公たちの行動原理というか動機もいまひとつ？
良い点。後半には固有名詞をもったミネルヴァンも登場し、いままで謎だった星の暮らしや政治状況などがいきいきと、詳しく描かれています。
第一作のチャーリーの手記の終盤部分にセンチメンタルを感じた人なら、きっと泣ける箇所？もあります。
この作品に第一作のようなセンスオブワンダーは…と言われると… ホーガン信者で、読破するガッツのある方向け。当方英語力に欠けるため、
ペン型電子辞書「クイックショナリー」という、文をなぞると訳語が液晶に出る商品を購入。これでちびちびと二か月で読了しました（信者ですね）。
最後に、著者の冥福をお祈りいたします。
ボリュームの三分の二が、タイトルを実現するための準備の記述。冗長です。
SF的理論づけ、骨格が弱い？ 物語展開の原動力となる主人公たちの行動原理というか動機もいまひとつ？
良い点。後半には固有名詞をもったミネルヴァンも登場し、いままで謎だった星の暮らしや政治状況などがいきいきと、詳しく描かれています。
第一作のチャーリーの手記の終盤部分にセンチメンタルを感じた人なら、きっと泣ける箇所？もあります。
この作品に第一作のようなセンスオブワンダーは…と言われると… ホーガン信者で、読破するガッツのある方向け。当方英語力に欠けるため、
ペン型電子辞書「クイックショナリー」という、文をなぞると訳語が液晶に出る商品を購入。これでちびちびと二か月で読了しました（信者ですね）。
最後に、著者の冥福をお祈りいたします。
Amazon.com で最も参考になったカスタマーレビュー (beta)
Amazon.com:
10件のカスタマーレビュー
20 人中、20人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
A good read that sets the stage nicely for another...
2005/5/4
形式:ハードカバー|Amazonが確認した購入
I was 12 when I first spotted "Inherit the Stars" when it was released here in the U.S. The cover was fairly striking with two astronauts uncovering a body on the front and a close up of the body with a headline of "The Man on the Moon is Dead!" I bought it and that afternoon sat engrossed under the shade of our Maple tree devouring every word. Today the latest in the series, "Mission to Minerva", arrived at the house and once again I found myself sitting reading Mr. Hogan's work and engrossed with a series that now spans 28 years.
"Mission to Minerva" picks up with familiar characters and their habits in ways that jog your memory in clever ways. I've already dusted off my copies of the first 4 books to re-read and appreciate the interaction between the characters of Victor and Chris and all the rest. (The book references a view of Thurien from a building in "Giants Star" that I can remember as clearly as the day I read it.) As usual I find myself daunted in appreciating all of the physics involved but just as Inherit the Stars prompted me to poke around the library for scientific fact so has this one. (Easier with the internet now.)
This book wraps up some long standing questions from Giants Star: What happened to the Jevelenese troublemakers from the end of Giants Star who last seen had arrived in proximity to Minerva. The set up for getting "there", Minerva, a journey of time and distance, consumes over half the novel. When the stage is set we finally get to see where Charlie and Koriel came from: a world on the brink of ecological change that will bring about the death of one world and the beginning of life on ours.
I don't want to spoil any of this book for someone who's followed the series along so far. I enjoyed it and think anyone who's invested the time in the saga so far would be shortchanging themselves for not buying and reading it. I have a spoiler but will save that until the very end.
The summary of the other 4 novels in the series that begins "Mission to Minerva" does so aptly but without the emotional impact of the first two novels. (Not a slam at the next two but there are some drop dead page turners in "Inherit the Stars" and "Gentle Giants of Ganymede" that really need to be read to set the stage for what this book brings to the series.) For casual readers it does a good job of setting the stage.
I'm glad Mr. Hogan has continued the series. Few series such as this from the 1970's has held up as well or lasted as long. I think that's a statement to both the quality of the work and the ability of the author to weave scientific discovery and theory into a tapestry that makes sense despite the advancement of technology in the real world. There really isn't a much higher compliment.
Spoiler Warning!
Really! I'm not kidding!
For heavens sake, turn back now!
Ok...
The number one reason why this book needs a sequel is the one area that it disappointed me: Charlie and Koriel. We don't meet them and we don't "witness" their backstory. Some elements in the book bring to mind the characters, a card playing reference that makes you think of Charlie's diary entry from "Inherit the Stars" and a particular characters actions but the great potential is left unrealized. At the end of the novel Victor Hunt is thinking of Charlie and speculates as to where he is which by the last few pages I was wondering as well.
Perhaps the greater disappointment came in Koriel's absence as well. We know Koriel from his first appearance at the start of "Inherit the Stars" and then his dramatic and out of the blue historical reappearance in "Giant's Star". I've always thought of him as being a part of the team that these novels have centered around and I found myself waiting for him to appear in some form or another in "Mission to Minerva".
That being said the time of the events in this novel differ from the time of the final Cerian and Lambian conflict that Charlie and Koriel were a part of. Alas something along the lines of the end of "Inherit the Stars" didn't end "Mission to Minerva" and that unkept promise, the compelling reason to go back in time for the readers went to the wayside. That we don't meet Charlie and Koriel was the one horrific and jarring note in an otherwise fantastic work. It seems to me petitions are in order.
Highly recommended.
"Mission to Minerva" picks up with familiar characters and their habits in ways that jog your memory in clever ways. I've already dusted off my copies of the first 4 books to re-read and appreciate the interaction between the characters of Victor and Chris and all the rest. (The book references a view of Thurien from a building in "Giants Star" that I can remember as clearly as the day I read it.) As usual I find myself daunted in appreciating all of the physics involved but just as Inherit the Stars prompted me to poke around the library for scientific fact so has this one. (Easier with the internet now.)
This book wraps up some long standing questions from Giants Star: What happened to the Jevelenese troublemakers from the end of Giants Star who last seen had arrived in proximity to Minerva. The set up for getting "there", Minerva, a journey of time and distance, consumes over half the novel. When the stage is set we finally get to see where Charlie and Koriel came from: a world on the brink of ecological change that will bring about the death of one world and the beginning of life on ours.
I don't want to spoil any of this book for someone who's followed the series along so far. I enjoyed it and think anyone who's invested the time in the saga so far would be shortchanging themselves for not buying and reading it. I have a spoiler but will save that until the very end.
The summary of the other 4 novels in the series that begins "Mission to Minerva" does so aptly but without the emotional impact of the first two novels. (Not a slam at the next two but there are some drop dead page turners in "Inherit the Stars" and "Gentle Giants of Ganymede" that really need to be read to set the stage for what this book brings to the series.) For casual readers it does a good job of setting the stage.
I'm glad Mr. Hogan has continued the series. Few series such as this from the 1970's has held up as well or lasted as long. I think that's a statement to both the quality of the work and the ability of the author to weave scientific discovery and theory into a tapestry that makes sense despite the advancement of technology in the real world. There really isn't a much higher compliment.
Spoiler Warning!
Really! I'm not kidding!
For heavens sake, turn back now!
Ok...
The number one reason why this book needs a sequel is the one area that it disappointed me: Charlie and Koriel. We don't meet them and we don't "witness" their backstory. Some elements in the book bring to mind the characters, a card playing reference that makes you think of Charlie's diary entry from "Inherit the Stars" and a particular characters actions but the great potential is left unrealized. At the end of the novel Victor Hunt is thinking of Charlie and speculates as to where he is which by the last few pages I was wondering as well.
Perhaps the greater disappointment came in Koriel's absence as well. We know Koriel from his first appearance at the start of "Inherit the Stars" and then his dramatic and out of the blue historical reappearance in "Giant's Star". I've always thought of him as being a part of the team that these novels have centered around and I found myself waiting for him to appear in some form or another in "Mission to Minerva".
That being said the time of the events in this novel differ from the time of the final Cerian and Lambian conflict that Charlie and Koriel were a part of. Alas something along the lines of the end of "Inherit the Stars" didn't end "Mission to Minerva" and that unkept promise, the compelling reason to go back in time for the readers went to the wayside. That we don't meet Charlie and Koriel was the one horrific and jarring note in an otherwise fantastic work. It seems to me petitions are in order.
Highly recommended.
8 人中、8人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
"Mission to Minerva" a Solid Novel
2005/12/3
形式:ハードカバー
"Mission to Minerva" brought a whole lot memories rushing back when I spotted it on the bookshelves of a bookstore I was browsing through in late November.
James P. Hogan's "Inherit the Stars," "Gentle Giants of Ganymede" and "Giants' Star" were among the first SF novels I'd ever read. Heh. Suffice to say, I purchased "Mission" and, for the most part, don't regret it. What I liked and disliked follow:
LIKES
1. The recap at the beginning of the novel. It was a nice way of refamiliarizing myself with the characters. After all, I hadn't read of Hunt, Danchekker, et al., since the late 1980s!
2. The chronology at the end of the novel. That went far in helping me to visualize the breadth of the "Giants" universe, so to speak. Such huge expanses of time, a good part of which remain a mystery.
3. Getting a closer look at what the societies and governments of Minerva were like. There were times I felt like I was prying (in a good way!) into the affairs of my great-to-the-nth-power grandparents!
4. Learning a bit more about the Giants' former presence on Minerva.
5. VISAR and ZORAC. Need more be said? Yes! Their wisecracks were great!
6. Imares Broghuilio, the leader of the Jevlenese thrown back through time, and his "merry" bunch. It was a hoot to see Broghuilio in action again; I couldn't help but laugh at how he reacted to the circumstances he found himself in, especially toward the end. Classic Broghuilio! Heh. For some reason I kept envisioning Looney Tunes' Yosemite Sam whenever Broghuilio would go off the deep end.
DISLIKES
1. The "hard SF" went a little overboard. While I'm no physicist, neither am I completely unfamiliar with theories involving multiple realities and whatnot. Yet this is what took up a good chunk of the novel - the first half, minimum - and, frankly, it was a challenge to get into the story in the beginning. And, yes, I know Hogan is a "hard SF" writer, so I wasn't going in uninformed. Still ...
2. I wanted more of a character-driven story once the "mission to Minerva" part kicked off. I wanted to know more about the Cerians, the Lambians, Kles, Laisha, et al. Sadly, it wasn't fully to be, but I did savor what meat there was. Also, as another reviewer noted, I had hoped Charlie and Koriel (characters from previous Hogan novels in the "Giants" lineage) would make appearances, but they didn't.
3. While Hogan chose a novel way to excise the Jevlenese, it seemed a bit too "convenient" and quick for me.
CONCLUSION
Overall, Hogan's "Mission" is a solid piece of work. It's not perfect by any means - I counted close to a dozen grammatical errors throughout the novel (publishers really need to pay more attention to copy editing, because this is a trend I've noticed more and more over the last five to 10 years) - but its woes aren't enough to warrant a "no-buy" decision. This is particularly true if you're into the "Giants" series or Hogan's works in general.
James P. Hogan's "Inherit the Stars," "Gentle Giants of Ganymede" and "Giants' Star" were among the first SF novels I'd ever read. Heh. Suffice to say, I purchased "Mission" and, for the most part, don't regret it. What I liked and disliked follow:
LIKES
1. The recap at the beginning of the novel. It was a nice way of refamiliarizing myself with the characters. After all, I hadn't read of Hunt, Danchekker, et al., since the late 1980s!
2. The chronology at the end of the novel. That went far in helping me to visualize the breadth of the "Giants" universe, so to speak. Such huge expanses of time, a good part of which remain a mystery.
3. Getting a closer look at what the societies and governments of Minerva were like. There were times I felt like I was prying (in a good way!) into the affairs of my great-to-the-nth-power grandparents!
4. Learning a bit more about the Giants' former presence on Minerva.
5. VISAR and ZORAC. Need more be said? Yes! Their wisecracks were great!
6. Imares Broghuilio, the leader of the Jevlenese thrown back through time, and his "merry" bunch. It was a hoot to see Broghuilio in action again; I couldn't help but laugh at how he reacted to the circumstances he found himself in, especially toward the end. Classic Broghuilio! Heh. For some reason I kept envisioning Looney Tunes' Yosemite Sam whenever Broghuilio would go off the deep end.
DISLIKES
1. The "hard SF" went a little overboard. While I'm no physicist, neither am I completely unfamiliar with theories involving multiple realities and whatnot. Yet this is what took up a good chunk of the novel - the first half, minimum - and, frankly, it was a challenge to get into the story in the beginning. And, yes, I know Hogan is a "hard SF" writer, so I wasn't going in uninformed. Still ...
2. I wanted more of a character-driven story once the "mission to Minerva" part kicked off. I wanted to know more about the Cerians, the Lambians, Kles, Laisha, et al. Sadly, it wasn't fully to be, but I did savor what meat there was. Also, as another reviewer noted, I had hoped Charlie and Koriel (characters from previous Hogan novels in the "Giants" lineage) would make appearances, but they didn't.
3. While Hogan chose a novel way to excise the Jevlenese, it seemed a bit too "convenient" and quick for me.
CONCLUSION
Overall, Hogan's "Mission" is a solid piece of work. It's not perfect by any means - I counted close to a dozen grammatical errors throughout the novel (publishers really need to pay more attention to copy editing, because this is a trend I've noticed more and more over the last five to 10 years) - but its woes aren't enough to warrant a "no-buy" decision. This is particularly true if you're into the "Giants" series or Hogan's works in general.
8 人中、8人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
A pleasant way to spend the afternoon
2005/8/2
形式:ハードカバー
This is the fifth book in the Gentle Giant series. Humans were not the first intelligent life to develop in our Solar system. James P. Hogan's earlier books explore in detail how a taller life form developed on Minerva. They call themselves the Thuriens. Minerva later became our asteroid belt. The Thuriens left our Solar system 25 million years ago. Humans developed on Minerva, and after a deadly war which destroyed Minerva a remnant of humanity migrated to Earth. In these books we find that part of the reason humans have been so warlike is another branch of humanity, the Jewlense, have been manipulating the people on Earth to start wars. Things work out.
The first four books are nicely summarized in the prologue, the first seven pages of "Mission to Minerva."
In the first chapter Victor Hunt, one of the main characters from the previous books, gets a phone call from himself from another universe, a parallel or alternate universe. The first half of the book recounts the efforts of humans and thuriens to develop the technology to go to other universes. This was fun and pleasant.
The second half of the book is about a trip back in time to try and save the humans on Minerva from blowing themselves up. There was a little more tension in this part of the story.
My biggest complaint with the story is that right after developing the technology to go back in time to other universes they mount an expedition to do so. It would seem that after figuring out how to do so, they could have spent some more time mastering the technology before they rushed off to Minerva. Since they can go back in time, they could have waited another five years, or even fifty years. They would have been better prepared and had more technology. Because they rushed off to Minerva there was much greater tension in the story, but I felt the tension was artificially created.
All in all it was a fun read. If you've read the other stories in the series, and enjoyed them, this should be a fun read.
The first four books are nicely summarized in the prologue, the first seven pages of "Mission to Minerva."
In the first chapter Victor Hunt, one of the main characters from the previous books, gets a phone call from himself from another universe, a parallel or alternate universe. The first half of the book recounts the efforts of humans and thuriens to develop the technology to go to other universes. This was fun and pleasant.
The second half of the book is about a trip back in time to try and save the humans on Minerva from blowing themselves up. There was a little more tension in this part of the story.
My biggest complaint with the story is that right after developing the technology to go back in time to other universes they mount an expedition to do so. It would seem that after figuring out how to do so, they could have spent some more time mastering the technology before they rushed off to Minerva. Since they can go back in time, they could have waited another five years, or even fifty years. They would have been better prepared and had more technology. Because they rushed off to Minerva there was much greater tension in the story, but I felt the tension was artificially created.
All in all it was a fun read. If you've read the other stories in the series, and enjoyed them, this should be a fun read.
これらのレビューは参考になりましたか？
ご意見はクチコミでお聞かせください。
リストマニア
関連商品を探す
同じキーワードの商品を探す
フィードバック
- カタログ情報、または画像について報告
- 著者からのコメント
- 出版社からのコメント
|
