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mparker546's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed Mindstar Rising. I was in a cyberpunk mood and this gave me everything that I was looking for in a novel. Dystopian Corporate Schemes, futuristic technology, and psychic power.
Good Read.
Good Read.
ghostmuppet's review against another edition
3.0
After enjoying my first Peter F Hamilton book - Great North Road, i thought i would try some more out.
This book reminded me of a futuristic version of Morse or Lewis - a detective working out whodunit - with extra PSI ability. This is not a bad thing as i really enjoyed those series. This changes a little part way through the book and turns into a hunter/prey piece.
OK, some of the techno babble was a little off putting, and a couple of the scenes were a little slow. Some characters were a bit weak/one dimensional.
The hardest part for me was the landscape (both physical and political). As i live in the UK, i knew a lot of the places, but of course it all sounded different.
The narrator (Toby Longworth) did a great job of portraying the main players in the book.
This book reminded me of a futuristic version of Morse or Lewis - a detective working out whodunit - with extra PSI ability. This is not a bad thing as i really enjoyed those series. This changes a little part way through the book and turns into a hunter/prey piece.
OK, some of the techno babble was a little off putting, and a couple of the scenes were a little slow. Some characters were a bit weak/one dimensional.
The hardest part for me was the landscape (both physical and political). As i live in the UK, i knew a lot of the places, but of course it all sounded different.
The narrator (Toby Longworth) did a great job of portraying the main players in the book.
sophiewilliams's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting view of the future and what happens if sea levels rise. An interesting crime/industrial espionage story to keep the plot moving.
quiraang's review against another edition
4.0
Read this when it first came out. Better than some of his later books. Think I'll re-read the other two.
travelgirlut's review against another edition
3.0
I love that this book started out with an apology from the author about how dated the technology was since it was written in the '90s. But I didn't think it felt dated at all. Sure, some of the names were a little clunky, like the cybofax, but it was really just a cellphone with another name, and as you know a rose by any other name... I would never have thought to look at the publication date if Hamilton hadn't pointed it out himself.
As for the story itself, I was entertained. Mysteries are not usually my cup of tea, but this one uses unique methods for solving them. It really didn't feel like a mystery. I like the mentally altered soldier thing going on here.
This was good enough that I will read the second one, but probably not right after the first because these types of stories tend to feel repetitive when read back to back.
As for the story itself, I was entertained. Mysteries are not usually my cup of tea, but this one uses unique methods for solving them. It really didn't feel like a mystery. I like the mentally altered soldier thing going on here.
This was good enough that I will read the second one, but probably not right after the first because these types of stories tend to feel repetitive when read back to back.
rpmiller's review against another edition
4.0
Hey, I might as well document 2 books instead of the 1 "Mandel Files", yes?
Considering the writing was from 1989 (published in '93), the ideas were quite prescient. A good story with interesting and complete characters. So, the global warming thing in 1989 was actually fun, compared to the propaganda nowadays even in fiction. For some reason, the author thinks the time in the story is 2030. I suppose there hints of that time, if you feel like calculating. In the 2011 forward, he thinks he missed the political mark. Well, there are now similarities in the USA, if not in the UK. The PSP seems a lot like where the Democratic party is headed these days. Well I will leave it at that. Enjoy!
Considering the writing was from 1989 (published in '93), the ideas were quite prescient. A good story with interesting and complete characters. So, the global warming thing in 1989 was actually fun, compared to the propaganda nowadays even in fiction. For some reason, the author thinks the time in the story is 2030. I suppose there hints of that time, if you feel like calculating. In the 2011 forward, he thinks he missed the political mark. Well, there are now similarities in the USA, if not in the UK. The PSP seems a lot like where the Democratic party is headed these days. Well I will leave it at that. Enjoy!
opusfra's review against another edition
4.0
Once you're read Hamilton in all his modern glory, reading Mindstar Rising is a bit like looking through his family photo album. You can see the likeness, but he's a lot more handsome now he's grown up. I liked the characters, even if Greg himself seemed not quite fully-formed, and the scope of the novel is just a little less overpowering than I was expecting. A series to read with an open mind and a forgiving nature.
echotechne's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-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
3.75
pelican85's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
sammystarbuck's review
3.0
This one took a long while to get into. as much as I love just getting dropped into a sci-fi or fantasy set-up without endless exposition to help paint a clear picture of what the world is like, in this case it really could have done with something, as by the time I'd deciphered what was going on, half the story was already gone, and I likely missed an awful lot that would have been useful to know.
However, once all that was done and the story really got going, this was a good read, so hopefully book two will be better, as I already know the world.
However, once all that was done and the story really got going, this was a good read, so hopefully book two will be better, as I already know the world.