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Coyote Destiny: A Novel of Interstellar Civilization by Allen M. Steele

jmoses's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It felt like a sane exploration of what colonizing another planet might look like. Sure, the planet was suspiciously friendly to Terran life, but what fun is a novel that ends 1/4th of the way through with "...and everybody died horribly"?

Some of the characters were a little single dimensional, and I'd have liked a little more exploration of the Prince Rupert arc, but I'm hoping for that in the next 2 books.

desert_side_notched's review against another edition

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adventurous

3.0

flashrock's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0

corymojojojo's review against another edition

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4.0

Really solid story about starting the first human colony on another planet. There were some cool ideas here that I honestly wish had been explored in a little more depth (such as the colony member accidentally woken up from biostasis on the way there who spent 30 years writing a space epic), because ultimately a large chunk of the middle dragged and didn’t feel all that special. That being said, the beginning involving a heist to steal a spaceship was tense and exciting, and the end was cool as well and clearly setting up a larger story. The day to day adventures once they actually got to Coyote were a bit lacking for me, but overall I still enjoyed the story. Nothing super special but a good read, I’ll probably pick up the next book if I see it.

xtina005's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved this book. Sci-fi at its best. Has all the elements of a great space exploration novel but then also blends that with a timely view of politics and culture. Looking forward to the rest of this series.

linwearcamenel's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition

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3.0

I like space colonization books. And this one was recommended. And a disappointment. A lot of my issues were related to style and pacing. It had way to much story setup that was also just not all that interesting. But what is worse, the world building was not interesting either nor the technology. Nor the characters. Was it actually bad? No. It was still a colonization book. But it wasn't believable enough. 2.5 of 5.

frahorus's review against another edition

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3.0

Continua la mia infaticabile lettura degli Urania Mondadori, ovvero la più antica collana di fantascienza che esiste in Italia e da sempre presente nelle edicole (non vi nascondo un mio desiderio: spero un giorno di riuscire a recuperarli tutti, ma so bene che sono tantissimi!).

Coyote è il primo volume di una trilogia, e ci narra la conquista, da parte di un gruppo di astronauti terrestri in fuga da una dittatura sulla Terra, di una luna del remoto pianeta Orso, che viene appunto chiamata Coyote, dove essi proveranno a vivere e a fare lì le radici. Ma saranno davvero soli?

Prima opera che leggo di questo talentuoso autore americano e devo dire che mi ha piacevolmente sorpreso. Si lascia leggere, nonostante la storia sia narrata in forma di racconti, ma tutti collegati fra loro e con diversi punti di vista (ovvero cambia il protagonista di volta in volta). Molto forte la protagonista Wendy che, nonostante le contrarietà, decide di tenere il bambino visto che rimane incinta. I romanzi dove i protagonisti si ritrovano, come nel Far West, a dover iniziare una nuova vita in luoghi lontani e pericolosi, mi sono sempre piaciuti, infatti la storia mi ha subito preso, anche se prima di giungere in quel remoto angolo dello spazio vedremo la vita all'interno delle astronavi (con alcuni colpi di scena, come il risveglio, per sbaglio, di un povero terrestre che, per trascorrere il tempo, decide di scrivere un romanzo di fantascienza). Bella anche la parte finale (non posso descriverla per non fare spoiler, ma ci sarà un interessante colpo di scena) e quella in cui il ragazzo decide, da solo, di esplorare la parte della luna e scoprirà altri abitanti.

Beh, sicuramente recupererò anche gli altri due volumi della trilogia, non potrei farne a meno.

sarah_logan8's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

3.0

patrickkanouse's review against another edition

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4.0

Really enjoyed this book. Interesting characters and stories. I kept wanting to find out what happened next. My only quibble really...we didn't need to be told every time about the time dilation factor.