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renni's review against another edition
i didn't get very far, didn't like it, not the writing, voice of narrator, just put me off, don't think i'll ever try again
mehitabels's review against another edition
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this. the premise is so interesting I feared that it would not be good. but it grew on me quickly, despite the obvious path it was following. From the stack of books from my friend the Ninja, the infamous stack the Gor series came from (don't even bother looking it up, awful).
wncowling's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting and very well researched. An intriguing look at Tudor England and many of its eccentricities. Not heavily Sci-fi though, mostly historical.
jennutley's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, the love story part of this book should have made my rating only 3 stars, but I loved the premise so much that I decided to be generous.
It is the future. Dr. Zeus (also known as "The Company") has invented time travel. And in order to prove they could travel through time, they invented immortality too. Immortality, though, comes with a price. Cyborg transformation, anyone?
And time travel is really expensive. But it can also be quite lucrative when you have agents working on your behalf to acquire wealth, knowledge, soon-to-be endangered plants and animals, and lost works of art for you. Don't try to change the past though. If the past is recorded, you can't monkey with it. Luckily, there is plenty that happened in the past that no one bothered to write down.
This first novel takes place during the Spanish Inquisition and the reign of Mary I (Bloody Mary). Holy crap, did I stumble into yet another Tudor historical novel without even knowing it?
Once again, didn't much care for the love story part but really loved the history part.
Thanks for the recommendation Adele.
It is the future. Dr. Zeus (also known as "The Company") has invented time travel. And in order to prove they could travel through time, they invented immortality too. Immortality, though, comes with a price. Cyborg transformation, anyone?
And time travel is really expensive. But it can also be quite lucrative when you have agents working on your behalf to acquire wealth, knowledge, soon-to-be endangered plants and animals, and lost works of art for you. Don't try to change the past though. If the past is recorded, you can't monkey with it. Luckily, there is plenty that happened in the past that no one bothered to write down.
This first novel takes place during the Spanish Inquisition and the reign of Mary I (Bloody Mary). Holy crap, did I stumble into yet another Tudor historical novel without even knowing it?
Once again, didn't much care for the love story part but really loved the history part.
Thanks for the recommendation Adele.
brdgtc's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating concept and well researched (without being pedantic). Not necessarily a great plot or inspired writing, but overall a very readable combination of sci-fi and history.
rebeccacider's review against another edition
3.0
A secret cabal of high-tech cyborgs with instructions from the future, operating throughout all of human history: beat that as a science fiction premise.
I did feel the plot, engaging and moving as it was, had enough material for a short story, not a novel. But it's a debut, and I will definitely pick up more volumes in this series.
Recommended to fans of Connie Willis!
I did feel the plot, engaging and moving as it was, had enough material for a short story, not a novel. But it's a debut, and I will definitely pick up more volumes in this series.
Recommended to fans of Connie Willis!
jrc2011's review against another edition
3.0
Another Goodreads user starts off his reviews of "The Company" books calling out the genre that the author is imitating -- I think "hello, historical romance" and "waste of a perfectly good cyborg" (a different reviewer) just about sum it up.
This was a fun and quick read -- but basically a sci-fi fantasy with a mention of time travel as a device to excuse omniscience of some of the characters. It leaves a lot open to interpretation and I think that it would prove a fantastic basis for film or tv series. If you like historical fiction mashed up with scifi - you'll enjoy this! Great "beach read."
This was a fun and quick read -- but basically a sci-fi fantasy with a mention of time travel as a device to excuse omniscience of some of the characters. It leaves a lot open to interpretation and I think that it would prove a fantastic basis for film or tv series. If you like historical fiction mashed up with scifi - you'll enjoy this! Great "beach read."
sillypunk's review against another edition
3.0
Meh: http://blogendorff.ghost.io/book-review-in-the-garden-of-iden/