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The Imperial Stars by E.E. "Doc" Smith

pocketfell's review against another edition

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

2.75

This book is solidly mid-tier, leaning heavily as a lot of pulp sci-fi does on telling rather than showing, but it's hard to find too much wrong with it. 
This was a genuinely fun little adventure that reminded me of early Batman comics in tone-- and I'm not mad about it. 
I will absolutely be keeping an eye out for more books about the super-spy acrobats who have super powers from being born on a 3x gravity planet. 

rosenectur's review

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2.0

E.E. Doc Smith is a classic Sci-fi writer, which is why we bought this book. It contains what tries to be a sci-fi spy story, but just end up being a run of the mill plot with lots of costume changes. A book for the fashion'esta who want to get into sci-fi.

ajlewis2's review against another edition

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2.0

This just isn't the kind of science fiction that I like. I had heard of "space opera" and didn't know what that means. I just looked up a definition in the dictionary: "a novel, movie, or television program set in outer space, typically of a simplistic and melodramatic nature." That describes what this book was like to me. The simplistic style with lack of character depth along with the melodramatic nature of everything that happens doesn't appeal to me.
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