Jupiter Theft
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The Lunar Observatory is picking up a very strange and unidentifiable signal from the direction of Cygnus. When the meaning of this signal is finally understood, it clearly spells disaster for Earth. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:B000MWCAJ0
Release Date:January 1977
Publisher:NY: Ballantine, 1977
Weight:0.50 lbs.
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3 ratings
The scope, the ideas...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Donald Moffitt just can't write about tiny things. His ideas become huge engineering projects, of such massive scope that it boggles the mind. Using a whole gas planet as as fuel, taking it along and protecting your ships from the radiation by putting them behind a moon is something that NOBODY would of thought of before. Yet by making it seem simple, if not also a tad ruthless, he makes the Cygnans seem totally alien. The scope, the time, the very sweep of their plans and projects force the reader to see them as a totally alien culture.In fact he did such a good job that Cygnans are in both Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials AND Clifford Pickover's The Science Of Aliens (along with a different artist's drawing of what a Cygnan looks like). The science of planet stealing might be questionable, but the design of the aliens, their history and their ways, in the book is a first class example of how to do it RIGHT.
Classic Sci-Fi...yes!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I too found this book very interesting and fun to read. That's probably why I'm here looking for it when I read it almost 20 years ago. For some reason it came to mind. I myself am a Stephen King fan. Not being much of a reader I stepped outside Kings bounds and picked up Jupiter Theft and found it enjoyable & fun reading.
Classic Hard SF: light reading, heavy fun
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This book approaches the mechanics of writing with a 'good enough' attitude, and focuses instead on plot, setting, and interesting ideas. To my surprise, it worked very well. I inhaled this book in a weekend ten years ago, and I still remember it as a fun read. It would be an excellent book for less experienced readers who haven't developed their stylistic prejudices yet :)
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