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ktlove's review against another edition
Been distracting myself by re-reading a bunch of old SF/F that I loved growing up. This one probably wasn't the best choice given the many plague-driven plot points, but still as good as I remembered it.
awamiba's review against another edition
[b:The Ship Who Searched|176850|The Ship Who Searched (Brainship Vol. 3)|Anne McCaffrey|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172444671s/176850.jpg|3431] (Baen Science Fiction) by Anne McCaffrey (1992)
greymalkin's review against another edition
4.0
Still my favorite of all of them, I think because Tia is so smart and yet so innocent. The description of her life with her parents and the way she dealt with patronizing adults is hilarious. The relationship between her and Alex is nowhere near as complex as the relationship in Ship Who Sang, but it's satisfying and sweet.
katekat's review against another edition
4.0
I hadn't read the Brainship books in years so I decided it was time for a re-read and I happy to report that they stood up to the test of time. I really enjoyed the story and found myself very interested in the characters in these books. I am super glad I read them again.
wyvernfriend's review against another edition
4.0
Though sometimes outdated by modern tech, it was published in 1992. Written by two of my favourite writers, this is one of my favourites of the Ship Who sequence.
Hypathia Cade is a young precious kid who lives with her family on a small archaeological dig. The worst possible thing happens when she contracts a virus that causes her to become paralysed from the neck down. At seven she really isn't a candidate for the Brain project, where young children with incurable conditions are offered a chance to become enclosed brains who are living computers who run ships and other large complex spaces. She adapts well and finds herself finding a lot of freedom among the stars. She's only missing one freedom.
I read it when it first came out and re-reading wasn't an unpleasant experience. I also loved the names of the Investment firm: Friesner, Sherman, Stirling and Huff... I got a smile while thinking where they got those names from!
Enjoyable, if a little dated.
Hypathia Cade is a young precious kid who lives with her family on a small archaeological dig. The worst possible thing happens when she contracts a virus that causes her to become paralysed from the neck down. At seven she really isn't a candidate for the Brain project, where young children with incurable conditions are offered a chance to become enclosed brains who are living computers who run ships and other large complex spaces. She adapts well and finds herself finding a lot of freedom among the stars. She's only missing one freedom.
I read it when it first came out and re-reading wasn't an unpleasant experience. I also loved the names of the Investment firm: Friesner, Sherman, Stirling and Huff... I got a smile while thinking where they got those names from!
Enjoyable, if a little dated.
lordofthemoon's review against another edition
4.0
Tia is a precocious daughter of archaeologists who take her with them on digs. On one, she is infected with a disease that destroys control of her body, leaving her dependent on life-support. Tia is eventually transferred to the 'shellperson' programme where her body is encased in a shell and her brainstem attached to a spaceship. She now has a mission: to understand whatever it was that laid her low and make sure it never attacks anyone again.
This is an old favourite, not demanding reading at all but the team of Tia and her 'brawn' Alex is a fun one and their adventures make for enjoyable light reading. Like a lot of McCaffrey, it's unambitious (more thought could certainly have been given to the setting) but enjoyable.
This is an old favourite, not demanding reading at all but the team of Tia and her 'brawn' Alex is a fun one and their adventures make for enjoyable light reading. Like a lot of McCaffrey, it's unambitious (more thought could certainly have been given to the setting) but enjoyable.
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