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Juna is the sole survivor of a team of surveyors marooned in the dense, uninhabitable Tendu rainforest. Her only hope for survival is assimilation into the amphibian Tendu species. Now she must take on their life--and their fears--in a frightening world of alien possibilities. Amy Thomson's first novel, Virtual Girl, won the John W. Campbell award.
A portion of the proceeds of this book will be contributed to rainforest conservation.
Book Description
"The Color of Distance is an off-world tale of first contact and discovery, a long and loving evocation of a complex alien ecology...impassioned."--The Washington Post Book World
"An energetic and entertaining first contact novel, complete with charming, strange, dangerous aliens."--Vonda N. McIntyre
"Fast-paced, suspenseful science fiction."--Voya
"Deeply felt and closely imagined."--Mary Gentle
* Amy Thomson is a national bestselling author and winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
* The Color of Distance was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Paperback Original Novel
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"An energetic and entertaining first contact novel, complete with charming, strange, dangerous aliens."--Vonda N. McIntyre
"Fast-paced, suspenseful science fiction."--Voya
"Deeply felt and closely imagined."--Mary Gentle
* Amy Thomson is a national bestselling author and winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
* The Color of Distance was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Paperback Original Novel
--このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。
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20 人中、17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。
Great story about VERY unusual aliens!
2000/4/22
形式:ペーパーバック|Amazonが確認した購入
This is one of the best SF books I have read in many years. Having the story told from the viewpoints of both Juna and the aliens was very different. It was fascinating to see the same things from totally different points of view, especially at the beginning before Juna realizes how intelligent the Tendu really are. I thought that the communication by colors and symbols was also very unique and well thought out. The amazing variety of the planet and the forest were very believable and the descriptions evocative - I want to go there! I highly recommend this book!
15 人中、13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。
Highly well developed alien culture, and then some
1997/12/29
形式:マスマーケット
The author does an excellent job developing the language, culture and ecosystem of the Tendu. I also felt quite comfortable with Juna, the human character who was stranded on the planet with the Tendu. I was utterly fascinated by the linguistic precept that the Tendu use 'skin speach'. Also, the stratification of the culture by chronological development was intriguing. When a friend recommended that I read this book, I was kind of dubious by the description. I'm not really into alien encounter stuff or make-me-think about ecology stuff. That said, I bought three copies of this book. One as a gift for my brother. One to loan out to other people, and one to keep in the house for myself! This one goes to the desert island with me.
8 人中、7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。
Very imaginative first contact story.
2001/2/16
形式:ペーパーバック
Amy Thomson has created an amazingly complete and complex alien culture in "The Color of Distance." The story is about Juna, a human explorer inadvertently stranded on an alien planet. She is rescued by the Tendu, a sentient race that adopts and cares for her until the humans will return and take her back to earth. Most of the plot is about Juna and the Tendu mutually discovering the fascinating differences between their two cultures. By far the most impressive part of the novel is Thomson's vivid description of the Tendu people and planet. She has skillfully created a complete cultural matrix that is very different from our own but that nevertheless makes sense in its own right. Particularly interesting was Juna's gradual discovery of the Tendu life cycle. That alone makes the book worth reading.
Even though I was impressed with that part of the book, I don't think the book is much more than a fun, entertaining read. There are no great themes here, and Thomson barely brushes upon the moral dilemmas inherent in the mutual discovery of other cultures. For a truly brilliant handling of that theme, read "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell. My other complaint about "The Color of Distance" is that the ending was very cursory and little more than a set up for the sequel. Despite that, this is a fun read.
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