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professorfate's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not sure I can explain why, but this entry in the Wild Cards universe just didn't do a whole lot for me. Maybe because it doesn't take place in New York, maybe because it deals only with a small subset of the major characters. It could also be because it has more of a fantasy feel, and I have a hard time with fantasy novels (usually because I have a hard time keeping the names and made up words straight).
benlundns's review against another edition
3.0
It was different, it takes place almost entirely on Takis, the home planet of Dr. Tachyon. It felt less like a wildcards book too. I realized I really liked the first couple books because they contained separate stories taking place in a shared universe, while these later books just feel like a single story. There is nothing wrong with either way of telling a story, except the former was different and an interesting way to explore a created world.
The problem with wildcard books that only feature a few of the characters is that I always miss the ones I don't read about, and since most of the books so far have taken place on Earth, I'm more invested in them than in people on a whole different planet.
The end result is "Holy Crap Takasians are weird", and "Let's get back to earth".
The problem with wildcard books that only feature a few of the characters is that I always miss the ones I don't read about, and since most of the books so far have taken place on Earth, I'm more invested in them than in people on a whole different planet.
The end result is "Holy Crap Takasians are weird", and "Let's get back to earth".
scheu's review against another edition
3.0
Soooooo.
Rereading volume X, I've come to the conclusion that this is the hind end of the Wild Cards franchise. You'd better REALLY like Tachyon and the Takisians, because if you don't this book is a slog of unpleasant characters doing unpleasant things to each other. X is also the rare book where a female author writes with a male author's breast obsession. I truly don't get that. I say that it was a matter of self-awareness but this was 1992 and I can't buy it.
On the other hand, Mark's story continues and leads into XII, presumably to be reprinted next year.
Rereading volume X, I've come to the conclusion that this is the hind end of the Wild Cards franchise. You'd better REALLY like Tachyon and the Takisians, because if you don't this book is a slog of unpleasant characters doing unpleasant things to each other. X is also the rare book where a female author writes with a male author's breast obsession. I truly don't get that. I say that it was a matter of self-awareness but this was 1992 and I can't buy it.
On the other hand, Mark's story continues and leads into XII, presumably to be reprinted next year.
agoldstarforyou's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty weird but cool. Enjoyed exploring Takis and seeing how each of the characters dealt with the situation they were in.
melstern's review
2.0
I am starting this book hoping I'm wrong. This series is losing me, big time, and I have this awful suspicion that this will be it. I miss the old characters, and the storylines that didn't feel so "draggy". I miss the short stories, and I think the jumpers are just stupid. Can we move on now?
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