The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, Book 5)

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Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought a great battle for the magical island of Ireland. When it became clear to the fairy families that they could never win, they decided to move their civilization underground and keep themselves hidden from the humans. All the fairy families agreed on this, except the eighth family, the demons. The demons planned to lift their small island out of time until they had regrouped and were ready to wage war on the humans once more. However, the time spell went wrong, and the island of Hybras was catapulted into Limbo, where it has remained for ten thousand years. Now the tainted time spell is deteriorating and demons are being sucked back into the present space and time. The fairy council is concerned about this and is monitoring any materializations. But when the spells deterioration accelerates, the materializations become unpredictable. Even the fairy scientists cannot figure out where the next demon will pop up. But someone can. Artemis Fowl, teenage criminal mastermind, has solved temporal equations that no normal human should be intelligent enough to understand. So when a confused and frightened demon pops up in a Sicilian theater, Artemis Fowl is there to meet him. Unfortunately, he is not the only one. A second, mysterious party has also solved the temporal equations, and has managed to abduct the demon before Artemis can secure him. Once again, Artemis will have to pair up with his old comrade, Captain Holly Short, to track down the missing demon and rescue him, before the time spell dissolves completely and the lost demon colony returns violently to Earth.

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amazing book.......2007-10-17

i started reading the series in elementary school, and i have every book. this is definitely the best book of the series so far.

Positively Brilliant.......2007-10-07

Out of the entire Artemis Fowl series, this is easily my third or second favorite!
Well, assuming you've read the title to my review and assuming you've acknowledged this first sentence, you must realize just how great I believe this series is.
For starters, the concept in itself is brilliant. The stories are centered around the main character Artemis Fowl, a young (once evil) genius slowly growing a concience (I greatly apologize to everyone for spelling that last word wrong.) His partner is the young boy's bodygaurd, Butler, and his only real friend at first. He soon discovers a fairy civilization living beneath the surface of the earth where he makes friends with Holly Short, the newly annionted member of sector eight, Mulch Diggums, dirt eater extaordinare, and Foaly, the genius with four legs and a serious case of paranioa. Toghether they team up in order to save an entire species from extinction while preventing war between the human world and theirs.
Eoin Colfer knows exactly what he is doing. The Lost Colony, although a little monotonous at first, quickly became a fast paced nail biting ride in which he flawlessly combines magic and science into one great story. In fact, I only have a few complaints. First, the beginning was a little boring. Second, the ending surprise (in which Artemis finds out he is a big brother) is unecissary and did not particularly arouse curiosity for the next book. Still, these are negligible compared to the wonderful writing Colfer has done. Great job, 4.8 stars.

Another enjoyable Artemis adventure.......2007-09-26

I found certain aspects somewhat predictable, but it's nice that Artemis has met another genius to contend with. Can't wait for the next one!

The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer.......2007-09-10

As usual Eoin Colfer takes us into the world of the Elves with our No1 criminal Artemis Fowl.But is the young lady who appears in this book to be his nemesis or love interest.You wont find out till the end.

Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony.......2007-08-31

I enjoyed this book as much as the other books. I couldn't put the book down. I would recommend this book to anyone to read.

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The dialogue fairly crackles.
Excellent end to the series
i think its running out of gas but its still got some go juice
Different than its predecessors
An excellent novel that stands on its own merits.

The Last Colony
John Scalzi
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ASIN: 0765316978
Release Date: 2007-04-17

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Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony on distant Huckleberry. With his wife, former Special Forces warrior Jane Sagan, he farms several acres, adjudicates local disputes, and enjoys watching his adopted daughter grow up.

That is, until his and Jane's past reaches out to bring them back into the game--as leaders of a new human colony, to be peopled by settlers from all the major human worlds, for a deep political purpose that will put Perry and Sagan back in the thick of interstellar politics, betrayal, and war.

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The dialogue fairly crackles........2007-10-15

The tone of "The Last Colony" (2007) is somewhat gentler than the first two books in this series "Old Man's War" and "The Ghost Brigades." That allows Scalzi to cover fresh ground with his characters John Perry and Jane Sagan, as well as their adopted daughter Zoe. There are a few surprises in store, especially for Jane, but all the apparent loose ends are tied up nicely by the novel's end.

As usual, Scalzi's journalistic experience is evident to *this* TV reporter's eye and ear, in both his narrative and dialogue. I found myself saying, "I've had conversations like that with *real* people!" There's notably less profanity and "extracurricular activity" than the first two books in this series. I'm also looking forward to the next volume in the series, entitled "Zoe's Tale" (2008).

Excellent end to the series.......2007-10-05

The Last Colony is the third book in the series. If you haven't read the other two, Old Man's War and The Ghost Brigades, then I urge you to get your hands on them and read them. The Ghost Brigades was probably my favorite of the series, but really, all of the books, including the novelette, The Sagan Diaries, are good and contribute to the overall story arc.

As of this moment, I think this may be the weakest book of the three, but don't take that as a criticism. I often find it takes me a little while after reading a story to fully appreciate it. By writing this review right away I'm being unfair. I haven't had time to appreciate the subtleties.

I'm amazed by how well Scalzi was able to surprise me with the story. Yet, he somehow, comfortingly, allowed me to predict a few things. I like that combination.

The story progressed at a good pace, constantly keeping me entertained, unlike Excession, where I felt bogged down for days and weeks suffering through what seemed like mindless background to get to the good stuff. In the end Excession paid off, but I didn't have to wait until the ending twist for The Last Colony to pay off.

*** Spoilers Below ***

Even though I feel all glowy about the book, I do have a few complaints. I didn't feel much for the new characters. When Hiram Yoder is killed it should be a poignant scene, but it isn't. Yes, I feel a loss of someone important to the colony, but not to the story. Even Savitri, who is an interesting character to be sure, lacks the depth that gives me any feeling for her. Hickory and Dickory are the only new characters that I really felt a sense of attachment.

I felt much more for the characters introduced in the other two novels: John, Jane, Jared, Harry, even Szilard and Boutin.

I'm also a little disappointed that the werewolves disappeared after a critical scene. What happened between them and the colony? Was it possible to negotiate? I know it would have needlessly extended the book to go into those details, but I still wonder.

Overall though, it's an excellent end to the series. Scalzi wrapped up the plot and the series in a happy ending without making it sappy or unbelievable. In the afterward he said he wouldn't be coming back to these characters. Although I'll miss them, I'm glad. As I get older my patience for long series grows short. Even though each book he's written so far can stand alone, I don't think I could stand another 10 year series.

He hasn't left out the possibility of returning to the world again one day and I look forward to new stories from this world.

i think its running out of gas but its still got some go juice.......2007-10-02

While this novel didn't have the charm that old man's war did, it was entertaining to a point. the political motivations were a bit obscure and never felt real for me. A large build up in the colonization phase that never fulfills any depth it ends with too neat of a solution for my taste. I'm trying to not spoil any plot elements here but i think if the universe is a messy place its gonna have some messy endings, no?

Different than its predecessors.......2007-09-10

"The Lasr Colony", alas, is also the last of a trilogy that began with the brilliant "Old Man's War" and was followed by the inventive "The
Ghost Brigades". The first two volumes literally crackled with excitement, very interesting future technology and reverberated with good old-fashioned space combat.

John Perry, hero of "Old Man's War" and Jane Sagan, formerly of the Colonial Special Forces, have taken up housekeeping on the colony planet Huckleberry. With their adopted teenage daughter Zoe, they live a reasonably content, if placid life. (Without ever saying so, Scalzi does lead you to think about why anyone would want to be a colonist anywhere, any time, regardless of the technology available. In a way, Scalzi describes a simple life that would drive most urbanites out of their minds in short order.)

One day General Rybicki appears on the planet to make Perry and Sagan an offer they can't refuse: take leadership of a new colony to be established by the Colonial Union. Reluctantly Perry and Sagan accept and become the leaders of Roanoke, a new colony of Earthlings.

A rather large problem looms since an (unbelievably) secret organization of more than 400 races from around the Universe have formed the Conclave which has ordered that no new single race colonies be created. (Scalzi's Universe, by the way, is not at all a peaceful place.)

Unlike the two earlier volumes, "The Last Colony" is largely a story about interstellar politics and old-fashioned diplomatic gameplaying. Sadly it is not nearly as exciting as its predecessors. There's not a whole lot of science in this fiction.

Scalzi, in earlier works, did a bang-up job of centering the story individually on Perry and then on Sagan. This time, he tries to spread the attention over Perry, Sagan, the young Zoe and her Obin bodyguards, hostile (but humane) generals, local political opponents . . . and, frankly, too many people. Scalzi doesn't fail, but he does dilute the power of his writing.

Overall, "The Last Colony" is a good read, but probably only if you've read "Old Man's War" and "The Ghost Brigades". Scalzi tries to fill in the backstory, but really can't. Standing alone, I don't think "The Last Colony" would have made a lot of sense.

Like many, I am sorry to see the end of the John Perry and Jane Sagan characters, at least in the roles we'vd become accustomed to. By the same token, Scalzi is a very strong writer and I will be interested in seeing what next springs from his imagination. (I also recommend Scalzi's The Android's Dream).

Jerry

An excellent novel that stands on its own merits........2007-08-28

Although I did not read the first two novels in this trilogy (an oversite I intend to correct), the author has created such a wonderful novel here that I found it to stand out amongst the deluge of science fiction books that have past across my desk recently. Scalzi gives you enough background on the main characters, and weaves his intricate plotline through one of the most successful excercises in "world building" that I have seen. I found myself wrapped up in the storyline, and dreaded any interruption that took me away from this book. The author has a witty, clean style of writing that is a pleasure to read, and I highly recommend another of Scalzi's novels: "The Android's Dream" which was originally published in late 2006.

History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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History as Science Fiction

History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
Anatoly Fomenko
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ASIN: 2913621058

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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Gridlinked leaves you Gridwinked
Promising first novel

Gridlinked (Tor Science Fiction)
Neal Asher
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ASIN: 0765349051
Release Date: 2004-08-26

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Gridlinked is a science fiction adventure in the classic, fast-paced, action-packed tradition of Harry Harrison and Poul Anderson, with a dash of cyberpunk and a splash of Ian Fleming added to spice the mix. Cormac is a legendary Earth Central Security agent, the James Bond of a wealthy future where "runcibles" (matter transmitters controlled by AIs) allow interstellar travel in an eye blink throughout the settled worlds of the Polity. Unfortunately Cormac is nearly burnt out, "gridlinked" to the AI net so long that his humanity has begun to drain away. He has to take the cold-turkey cure and shake his addiction to having his brain on the net.Now he must do without just as he's sent to investigate the unique runcible disaster that's wiped out the entire human colony on planet Samarkand in a thirty-megaton explosion. With the runcible out, Cormac must get there by ship, but he has incurred the wrath of a vicious psychopath called Arian Pelter, who now follows him across the galaxy with a terrifying psychotic killer android in tow. And deep beneath Samarkand's surface there are buried mysteries, fiercely guarded. This is fast-moving, edge-of-the-seat entertainment, and a great introduction to the work of one of the most exciting new SF talents in years.

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James Bond saves the galaxy.......2007-08-28

I'm sorry, I just don't get it. Science fiction has, haltingly and with lots of recidivism, gotten a little bit beyond superheroes who can outgun/outguess/outfight everybody else in the universe. This book is a throwback. Our hero has no personality; the villain is scary, but of course the good guy drops him in one shot when they finally get together. It's pretty well written (hence the two stars) in between the cliches, but it's ultimately pointless.

Super Reader.......2007-08-04

Ian Cormac is a super agent of sorts. He works hand in hand with the Artificial Intelligence government. A cold, methodical man, he seduces and kills with aplomb, as necessary.

He is linked to the AI personally, and they tell him it is time for a break, to regain his humanity. He resists, but they have a job for him. He is to go and investigate a strange breakdown of an interstellar travel gate.

From earlier incidents, he has a serious enemy, a psychotic killer and his deranged android killing machine called Mr. Crane.

Cormac does gain allies, and there are androids on his side, but he discovers something even worse in his investigations.

You forgot to write an ending!!!.......2007-07-24

This book was a solid four stars until the last couple of chapters. If you've ever read a book and then gotten suspicious as you approached the end, because there didn't seem to be enough pages to wrap things up believably, then you know exactly how the end of this book feels.

I'm not an author, so I don't know how this happens, but maybe the author gets tired of writing and just slams 4 chapters of revelation into a couple of paragraphs and sends it to the editor. Who knows?

But as other reviewers here have said, the subplot of the rebel leader who wants Ian Cormac dead is a little distracting, but tolerable. The main story line is quite interesting. Basically, mankind (and Ian Cormac in particular) is caught up in some sort of struggle/conflict/police action between two very large, and powerful alien beings.

But at the end, you are never really told what was going on between the two beings and what happened. I really thought maybe my book was missing the last chapter or two.

Asher has huge potential. His writing is very readable and enjoyable. As another reviewer mentioned, some of his clever weaponry made the book even more interesting. It is space opera drama in great form - until the ending. Perhaps he will improve the wrap ups and become a good author, but I cannot recommend this one as the ending is too poorly done to leave the reader with satisfaction.

Gridlinked leaves you Gridwinked.......2007-06-29

Read the excellent review by J. McIntyre! Gridlinked, Neil Asher's first novel (a space opera of hard SF dimensions) had a good start but alas, nothing really new. Gridlinked began with a lot of promise (especially after all the hype it received). I found myself skipping some of the dross narrative and the writing was uneven where the plot line jumped around too much. The villain Arian Pelter and the sadistic Mr. Crane (the psychotic Android) where pretty cool yet all of the characters seemed too one dimensional for my taste. Then half way through the book, a new alien entity is introduced which appears as an after thought. The best thing about the book is the action and high-tech wizardry. Though in reality we'll probably living in a new stone age by that time. The book reminded me a lot of Alistair Reynold's Revelation Space saga. Even though the book does have a lot of shortcomings it's a fun read and one that makes you look at the future with a jaundiced eye. Glad I'll be long gone when and if this comes to light.

Promising first novel.......2007-04-09

Gridlinked is a slow starter but ends up a fast burn in the second half. I was close to putting the book down after 100 or so pages, as the story line was confusing & the writing somewhat uneven. Once the real action started, I was hooked, & stayed hooked until the final page. Good complex story, solid treatment of good/bad guys and bad/good guys. Fans of cyber thrillers will enjoy this book, & I look forward to watching Mr. Asher develop as a writer.

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Realistic characters, great dialogue!
Another Life for the Colonies
Old Man's War
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Great Read

Old Man's War
John Scalzi
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John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army.

The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce—and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.

Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity’s resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force. Everybody knows that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don’t want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You’ll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You’ll serve two years at the front. And if you survive, you’ll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets.

John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine—and what he will become is far stranger.

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Realistic characters, great dialogue!.......2007-10-15

In John Scalzi's "Old Man's War" (2005), his journalistic experience at the "Fresno Bee" newspaper puts him in good stead here. Scalzi's writing style is simultaneously crisp and contemporary, while using classical storytelling. His characters are fully three-dimensional, many of the first ones we meet realistically reflect 75 years of life experience.

While one scene toward the end is reminiscent of the opening of Robert Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" (1959), the overall tone and structure of "Old Man's War" is much closer to Joe Haldeman's "The Forever War" (1974). There's copious profanity in Part II of III (we *are* dealing with soldiers here), and occasional sexual activity is mentioned, for those who are offended by such things.

Another Life for the Colonies.......2007-10-10

Old Man's War (2005) is the first novel in a new series. Sometime in the future, the Colonial Union controls access to the colonies. Some Earth citizens -- mostly losers in the Subcontinent War -- are allowed to migrate at any time. The rest are restricted to signing up for the Colonial Defense Forces at age seventy-five. Either way, only CU officials are allowed to return to Earth, so none really knows what happens to the recruits.

The colonies were originally surveyed and settled by Earth using the skip drive. Somehow the colonies gained technological advances that they did not share with the home planet. The outward symbol of this is the Nairobi beanstalk, which is neither economically feasible for any nation on Earth nor technology possible within their knowledge base.

In this novel, John Perry makes his final visit to the CDF recruiting station to complete the paperwork and receive his tickets. Since his wife died almost eight years before, John had severed all his ties on Earth to prepare for this event. Now he is ready and even eager to leave.

Leon Deak is also reporting for duty at Colonial Station. Leon has attached himself to John in Chicago and is clinging to him like a leech. Leon is a bigot and proves it every time he speaks. He doesn't like blacks or tans and has a special aversion to the colonists who are migrating outward. John thought that he had escaped the man by taking the early beanstalk shuttle, but Leon is also aboard.

Jesse Gonzales is another CDF recruit who happens to be Leon's next victim after John temporarily avoids the man. John joins their argument by disagreeing with Leon. Then John and Jesse manage to convince Leon that they are hopelessly liberal.

After Leon abandons them, John and Jesse are joined by Harry Wilson, a former physics teacher. Before teaching, he had worked in the civil engineering department at General Electric. He has some interesting things to say about the beanstalk.

After the beanstalk shuttle reaches Colonial Station, the recruits are met by two CU apparatchiks who poke and prod them along to the space shuttle that will take them to the CDFS Henry Hudson. The recruits pass colonists and even aliens on their way through the station. Once they pass a Gehaar eating chicken wings and Harry almost has to be dragged away from the alien.

In this story, the recruits are taken directly to the mess hall aboard the Henry Hudson, where they are invited to eat donuts and drink coffee. They are gradually joined by more than a thousand others who have arrived earlier. After a long while, a Colonial Union diplomat greets them and provides an initial briefing.

After the briefing, John discovers that his bunkmate is Leon. The next morning, he tries to wake Leon for breakfast, but is told to leave him alone. In the mess hall, John meets Thomas Jane, Susan Reardon and Alan Rosenthal. When he returns to his cabin, he finds Leon dead in his bunk from a heart attack.

After this excitement, John reports for his physical examination. The physician encases him in a creche -- an all encompassing container -- and examines the findings. Except for a minor testicular cancer, John is in good health for his age. Then the doctor places a cuplike attachment to his head and the pain starts.

When John returns to his messmates, he -- and they -- are wearing a dusty speckled gray field of twenty thousand sensors embedded in the skull. Then they are put through some very strange tests. They only discover the purpose of these tests when they receive their new bodies.

This story tells of John's subsequent training and experiences as an infantryman in the CDF. It seems that most of the other spacefaring species are not very passive. Some even like to serve man . . . for dinner.

John almost dies in during a landing, but is rebuilt back at the base. However, he has one memory that haunts him: hearing the voice of Kathy, his late wife. Later, he discovers his rescuer and finds her wearing Kathy's body, but with a different personality.

This tale presents a convincing case for individual combat in limited wars. Nonetheless, the author has loaded the dice against wars of mass destruction. The more advanced species apparently are not interested in sheer destruction, but limit combat to individual weapons. One species -- the Consu -- seems to have incorporated individual combat into their religion.

This work has much in common with Heinlein's Starship Troopers. However, Heinlein included weapons of mass destruction -- nuclear and chemical -- within his work. Also, the individual protection in this story is much less effective than Heinlein's armored suits. Naturally, Heinlein's troopers were not old people. And his troopers were unmodified humans.

Highly recommended for Heinlein fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of armed combat, geriatric mindsets, and a very unusual romance.

-Arthur W. Jordin

Old Man's War.......2007-10-09

I picked this book up at my library because the first line really caught my attention. The whole book was well written and seemed like it could really happen. (at least, if we could travel through space!)

This would have been a four star book,(not five stars because it's not a book that I would read over and over.) I gave it a three, however because it was crude with quite a lot of bad language. Most of it went with the story, but I still found it disturbing.

I would have pursued the sequal, but didn't because I didn't want to be exposed to more sex and bad language.

Fun read........2007-10-05

I really enjoyed this book - a very fast fun read. The only negative I will mention is that the Heinlein influences are not -all- good. Some of the chummy chit-chat is a bit cloying and artificial-sounding, but, also like Heinlein, it's easy to get past it to the really good stuff. This doesn't seem to be much of an issue in the 2nd book, The Ghost Brigades, which I'm enjoying even more.

Great Read.......2007-10-05

I was very impressed with Old Man's War - and I defy the average reader to NOT want to continue reading the series once this book ends (and it does have a good ending, with no overt call for it being a series except for popularity and the bounty of stories the vehicle offers).
I loved the pace and the characters - the voice was right on for me.
About 3/4th of the way in, there was a bit of a lull - and some awkward exposition - but this was balanced by the pleasure of reading the rest of the story.
I'll be following Scalzi's other work, and also trusting the jury for the Hugo awards, for the foreseeable future.

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Another Stirling classic
Not Carson Napier of Venus
Burroughs again?
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Fun Alternate History/SciFi

The Sky People (Sci Fi Essential Books)
S.M. Stirling
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ASIN: 0765314886
Release Date: 2006-11-14

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Marc Vitrac was born in Louisiana in the early 1960’s, about the time the first interplanetary probes delivered the news that Mars and Venus were teeming with life—even human life. At that point, the “Space Race” became the central preoccupation of the great powers of the world.

Now, in 1988, Marc has been assigned to Jamestown, the US-Commonwealth base on Venus, near the great Venusian city of Kartahown. Set in a countryside swarming with sabertooths and dinosaurs, Jamestown is home to a small band of American and allied scientist-adventurers.

But there are flies in this ointment – and not only the Venusian dragonflies, with their yard-wide wings. The biologists studying Venus’s life are puzzled by the way it not only resembles that on Earth, but is virtually identical to it. The EastBloc has its own base at Cosmograd, in the highlands to the south, and relations are frosty. And attractive young geologist Cynthia Whitlock seems impervious to Marc’s Cajun charm.

Meanwhile, at the western end of the continent, Teesa of the Cloud Mountain People leads her tribe in a conflict with the Neanderthal-like beastmen who have seized her folk’s sacred caves. Then an EastBloc shuttle crashes nearby, and the beastmen acquire new knowledge… and AK47’s.

Jamestown sends its long-range blimp to rescue the downed EastBloc cosmonauts, little suspecting that the answer to the jungle planet’s mysteries may lie there, among tribal conflicts and traces of a power that made Earth’s vaunted science seem as primitive as the tribesfolk’s blowguns. As if that weren’t enough, there’s an enemy agent on board the airship…

Extravagant and effervescent, The Sky People is alternate-history SF adventure at its best.

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Another Stirling classic.......2007-08-26

SM Stirling has yet again written an excellent sci-fi/ alternative history page-turner. I don't need to get detailed - you can read the plot summary for further information. Let's just say that he imagines Venus as the ultimate pulpy fantasy world - complete with dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, buxom exotic damsels, and insane, cannibal Neanderthals (actually, if they eat non-Neanderthals like us, is that still cannibalism?) Come to think of it, there's a lot of cannibalism in some of his books. Anyway, it's a bit far-fetched, but interesting and fun.

Not Carson Napier of Venus.......2007-07-07

The Sky People (2006) is a standalone SF novel set in an alternate universe where the Solar System differs from ours. The nearest planets, Venus and Mars, are both inhabitable and inhabited. So are planets around some nearby stars.

In this novel, the USSR drops planetary probes on Venus in 1962 and discovers people, both Homo Sapiens and Homo Neanderthalis, on the planet. Manned flights by the Russians and later by the Americans establish bases on the planet and find other familiar species. Both fauna and flora are strangely similar to those from Earth's past.

Lieutenant Marc Vitrac, a Ranger in the US Aerospace Force, has been on the planet for a year. Born in a Cajun family amidst the Louisiana bayous, his primary function is exploration of the vast wildlands. Today, however, he meets a group of newcomers and escorts them back to the base.

The newbies are somewhat taken back by the ceratopsian used as the shuttle bus. The dinosaur has been Iced by the insertion of an Internal Control Device n its brain. While Marc talks to the new fish, the creature stands quietly as a trickle charge runs through its pleasure center. When Marc is ready, he turns off the park control and activates the motor nerves to drive the topsie.

These newbies include Cynthia Whitlock, a young black specialist, and Wing Commander Christopher Blair, a British linguist. As with all the Terrans on the planet, Cynthia and Chris also have other skills. But Chris spends most of his time -- after reacclimating to gravity -- in the nearby town of Kartahown extending their knowledge of the native language.

In this story, the EastBloc loses a shuttle in the unexplored wildlands and asks for American assistance to recover the crew. The airship Vepaja, with Captain Tyler commanding, is selected for the rescue attempt and Marc, Cynthia and Chris are chosen as the crew. Jadviga Binkis, wife of the EastBloc shuttle commander, is also included in the crew.

Marc also takes his greatwolf pup with them. Tahyo had almost drowned during a flash flood before Marc rescued him. The pup's mother had died in the flood, but the pup had been recently weaned, so Marc could feed it meat. As the pup grew larger, Marc trained him in the same manner as he would a dog, with excellent results. Still, the pup grew to the size of a small lion.

Naturally, the scientists at the Jamestown base are puzzled by the seeming parallel evolutions. Although the base doesn't have any means to check the DNA, other tests indicate that the natives are closely related to Terrans. The fossil record is very spotty, with occasional infusions of new species. But how could these genes be shifted from Earth to Venus?

If anyone thinks that these circumstances are much like the pulp era SF stories of Venus, they would not be wrong! The author admits his liking of these old stories and obviously he set out to recreate those earlier views of the planet. So what would it take to terraform Venus into a near duplicate of Earth? The author doesn't provide a complete answer, but he does give some hints. Maybe there will be a sequel?

Highly recommended for Stirling fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of an inhabitable Venus, with a bronze age civilization and various monsters in the wilds.

-Arthur W. Jordin

Burroughs again?.......2007-05-14

I tried. I really did, but I couldn't suspend belief. Venus cannot be like this story tries to convince us it is. It was a valiant try, but for me, our local system is closed to these types tales.Would that it were otherwise.

Worth reading.......2007-03-16

I enjoyed this book and hoped up to the last page that there would be another to follow this one. While he could do another set in the same universe he would need to use a new group of charectors. Was disappointed with the ending, not for the way it ended, but because I would have ended it a bit sooner in order to make a series or at least a sequal and keep the groups adventure going.

I however recommend this book.

Fun Alternate History/SciFi.......2007-02-21

THE SKY PEOPLE (2006) is a fun Alternate History/SciFi story, involving the alternate possibility of a Venus and Mars terraformed in the far past by aliens, rather than the existing dead planets. This leads to a more intense and persitent "space race" between the USA/England vs. SovietUnion/China (and also to a certain extent latecomer European Union) - rather than the fairly short-lived space race to The Moon, and the drawn out cold war.

The bulk of the story takes place on the planet Venus, and involves a series of survival ordeals, whose participants are the small bands of newcomer Earth men and woman, who begin interacting with the diverse bands of Early Humans and Neanderthals that had been transplanted to Venus from Earth some 20-50,000 years earlier. Also co-existing with these pre-historic humans are dinosaurs who had been transplanted to Venus some millions of years earlier.

I'm looking forward to a sequel to this book, as the door is certainly left open at the end of the book.

If you like this book, you might also enjoy Harry Turtledove's Alternate WWII History Series, which involves Invading Aliens attacking Earth at the peak of WWII.

MasterHarper of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern)

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The Masterharper of Pern
Finally, background on the Masterharper
Great if you like Sci Fiction
If you love Robinton...
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MasterHarper of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern)
Anne Mccaffrey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
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ASIN: 0345388232
Release Date: 1998-01-12

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Pern: a beautiful world colonized by humans, terrorized by the deadly spores called Thread, and defended by magnificent flying dragons. Anne McCaffrey's bestselling tales of this planet have yielded a multitude of unforgettable characters. And now, after years of urging by devoted readers, one of the most popular denizens of Pern takes center stage in a novel that chronicles his extraordinary life.

Along with the dragonriders, perhaps none are so revered on Pern as the harpers, whose songs record history, warn of the coming of Thread, and prepare Pern's people for the future. And no one is more influential than the Masterharper of Pern. The son of renowned composer Petiron and gifted singer Merelan, Robinton is a prodigy from birth and enjoys a special rapport with the telepathic dragons. But it is a time when Thread has not been a threat for centuries, the harpers have fallen into disfavor, and one despotic man is plotting to take over Pern. In this climate of unrest, Robinton will come into his own . . . driven by his belief in music, in the dragons, and in the salvation of his beloved Pern.

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In a time when the deadly scourge Thread has not fallen on Pern forcenturies -- and many dare to hope that Thread will never fall again --a boy is born to Harper Hall. A musical prodigy who has the ability tospeak with the dragons, he is called Robinton, and he is destined to beone of the most famous and beloved leaders Pern has ever known.

It is a perilous time for the harpers who sing of Thread -- they arebeing turned away from holds, derided, attacked, even beaten. In thisclimate of unrest, Robinton will come into his own. But despite thetragedies that beset his own life, he continues to believe in music andin the dragons, and he is determined to save his beloved Pern fromitself -- so that the dragonriders can be ready to fly against thedreaded Thread when at last it returns.

"At last, Robinton has his own book... McCaffrey adds another absorbingchapter to dragon lore... Readers will revel in this compellingcharacterstudy of a fascinating personality."
    ROMANTIC TIMES

"The story takes wing... when McCaffrey's beloved dragons roar and theirriders soar upon the beasts' mighty backs... Fans of Pern will likely beenthralled."
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"McCaffrey succeeds again in depicting the serenity and beauty ofdragons in their symbiotic relationship with humanity on a world calledPern."
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Cover art by Brom

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The Masterharper of Pern.......2007-10-02

Very enjoyable. Not a book easily put down even if you are not a Pern fan.

Finally, background on the Masterharper.......2007-05-23

I found this history of Masterharper Robinton to be interesting, although some of it seemed contrived (the last chapter). It does fill in many of "the blanks" that we had about the Masterharper, and it explains some of Sebell's background as well.

Overall, I liked it. It is a great addition to the Pern series.

Great if you like Sci Fiction.......2007-05-13

The Pern series of books from Anne McCaffery are great. Better if you read them in order, (look online at her website for recommendations). This is futuristic science fiction, but if you liked Aregon, you would probably like this series too

If you love Robinton..........2007-04-26

There are so many good reviews of this book already. I will only say this: if you love Robinton as so many Pern fans do, this is his long-wished for background story. As well as one of the best Pern books, IMHO.

Favorite.......2007-04-09

I have read all of Mrs. McCaffrey's books and I totally Love them! This one though, The MasterHarper of Pern, is my favorite. It might be just because MasterHarper Robinton is one of my favotite characters, but I think it is the most well written and emotional book out of all of them. If you even partially like her other books I think you will love this one. It is a very good read, especially if you have read or plan on reading all of her other books about Pern.

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Pleasurable and wonderous!
There be Dragons!
Excellent Book
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EXCELLANT

Dragonriders of Pern
Anne McCaffrey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
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ASIN: 0345340248
Release Date: 1988-10-12

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Anne McCaffrey's Pern is one of the most memorable worlds in science fiction and fantasy. Humans and their flying dragon companions live in fear of thread, a caustic, deadly material that falls sporadically from space. But when the thread doesn't fall for a long time, people become complacent, forgetting that it is the brave dragonriders who can save them from the periodic threat. But when the thread falls, human and dragon heroes must fight the scourge. This edition encompasses the first three unforgettable novels of McCaffrey's epic series: Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon.

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Finally together in one volume, the first three books in the world's most beloved science fiction series, THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN, by Anne McCaffrey, one of the great science fiction writers of all time: DRAGONFLIGHT, DRAGONQUEST, THE WHITE DRAGON. Those who know these extraordinary tales will be able to re-visit with Lessa, F'lar, Ruth, Lord Jaxon, and all the others. And for those just discovering this magical place, there are incomparable tales of danger, deceit, and daring, just waiting to be explored..

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Here, finally together in one volume, are the first three books in theworld's most beloved science fiction series by one of the great sciencefiction writers of all time, Anne McCaffrey: Dragonflight,Dragonquest, and The White Dragon.

Those who know these extraordinary tales will be able to re-visit withLessa, F'lar, Ruth, Lord Jaxon, and all the others. And for those justdiscovering this magical place, there are incomparable tales of danger,deceit, and daring, just waiting to be explored....

Cover design by Richard Aquan
Cover painting by Michael Whelan

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Pleasurable and wonderous!.......2007-09-10

This trilogy and the Harper Hall trilogy were the first adult SF-Fantasy I read as a voracious 7th grader. I felt so very grown up, even when I had to look up words and re-read pages to understand the socio-political machinations. I loved the world of Pern and it set a benchmark in my mind that few authors have met since then. I recently rediscovered these books in my childhood cache. Twenty-five years later, I'm as enthralled as I was then. Now that's good fiction!

There be Dragons!.......2007-08-24

I have had a lifelong love of all things dragon and have long been a fan of Anne McCaffrey and her Dragonriders of Pern series. Such a fan, that I've read my paperback versions again and again until the only thing holding them together were rubber bands! Thus began my quest to find hardbound copies and thanks to Amazon this became a reality. Anne McCaffrey's Pern, dragons, and their riders capture the and imagination of young and old. I recommend this series to avid SciFi/fantasy readers as well as anyone that enjoys a well written, action packed story. After all, just yesterday, space flight was considered Science Fiction!

Excellent Book.......2007-07-31

The concept of genetically altered Dragons so that a colony can prosper is an amazing concept. I love these books!

Great book.......2007-07-27

I have been reading the the Dragonrider books for many years. I never tire of them. Great story, great writing.

EXCELLANT.......2007-06-14

As with all the Dragonrider books """***EXCELLANT***"""!!!!!!!!!!

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Great if you like Sci Fiction
What can I say?
The Skies of Pern
The Skies of Pern
read this book!!

The Skies Of Pern
Anne Mccaffrey
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ASIN: 0345434684
Release Date: 2001-04-03

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Anne McCaffrey's Pern series has been running successfully for so long that most of the Dragonriders' original problems have been solved. In The Skies of Pern, she confronts her standard cast of characters with the consequences of those solutions, consequences that are a whole new set of problems. Now that the Red Star has been pushed to another orbit, there will only be a few more ravenous Threads descending from it for them and their dragons to fight--and what role will that leave for them? They have successfully reclaimed Earth's lost technology--and suddenly everyone with a craft that might be outmoded, or who is phobic about surgery, is on the rampage, sabotaging and smashing and making up rumors. These fundamentalist Abominators are sure that something terrible will happen if the old ways are not gone back to--and sure enough, fire descends, on cue, from the skies.

Anne McCaffrey's tales of genetically engineered dragons and a lost colony that has declined into feudalism are ultimately SF rather than fantasy because they are about finding solutions to problems, solutions that involve working with what you are given to start off with; The Skies of Pern is all about elegant solutions to credible problems. --Amazon.co.uk

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Thanks to Anne McCaffrey, millions of readers have soared the skies on dragonback, shared the thoughts and dreams of the great dragons of Pern, and risked life and limb to safeguard the planet from the deadly threat of falling Thread. With the Dragonriders of Pern, McCaffrey has given us more than just an extraordinary masterwork of imagination. She has given us a whole world—and has taught us to fly. Now, in this triumphant return to Pern, Anne McCaffrey takes us on an adventure as surprising and unforgettable as any that has come before . . .

It is a time of hope and regret, of endings and beginnings. The Red Star, that celestial curse whose eccentric orbit was responsible for Thread, has been shifted to a harmless orbit, and the current Threadfall will be the last. Technological marvels are changing the face of life on Pern. And the dragonriders, led by F'lessan, son of F'lar and Lessa and rider of bronze Golanth, and Tia, rider of green Zaranth, must forge a new place for themselves in a world that may no longer need them.

But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing— not even violence—to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies . . . and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions.

Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to solve the crisis and save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforeseen tragedy strikes: a tragedy destined to forever change the future—not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern . . .

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Beloved characters, and a brand new threat, prove that dragons will always be needed in the skies of Pern. The first Dragonriders of Pern novel in three years features McCaffrey's most popular characters: F'lar and Lessa, from the original trilogy, their son, F'lessan, and, of course, the dragons.

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Great if you like Sci Fiction.......2007-05-13

What can I say?.......2007-05-13

What can I say? It's Ann McCaffrey, Doesn't get any better. Only arthur that I can read and makes me feel good about myself and humanity. Love dragons!

The Skies of Pern.......2007-05-12

ALL of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonrider books draw me into them so that I become a part of Pern and feel all the emotions of the people involved. Except for Lessa. I've known to many women like her and have not liked any of them.

The Skies of Pern.......2007-01-09

I just love the Pern Series. I feel like I am right there along with the characters.

read this book!!.......2006-10-17

this is a great book. all i can say is that i hope this is not the end of anne mccaffrey's pern books. i want more on the characters in this book!!!! the book is well written and i never wanted to put it down!!

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Artist Communities

Artists Communities: A Directory of Residencies that Offer time and Space for Creativity (Artists Communities: A Directory of Residences That Offer Time & Spa)
Alliance of Artists' Communities
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Artist Communities.......2007-01-12

It was very helpful, I hope that I get to experience these locations.

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