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385 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345355614
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 12 May 1987
Description
"A page-turner...Chichton's writing is cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action. This book should come with hot buttered popcorn."NEWSWEEKA group of American scientists are rushed to a huge vessel that has been discovered resting ...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,101 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 71%
dark 48%
challenging 16%
reflective 14%
emotional 10%
informative 9%
funny 3%
sad 2%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 39%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 48% | A mix: 42% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 39% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Confinement, GoreModerate
Sexism, Violence, RacismMinor
Misogyny, Racial slurs, Body horror
385 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345355614
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 12 May 1987
Description
"A page-turner...Chichton's writing is cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action. This book should come with hot buttered popcorn."NEWSWEEKA group of American scientists are rushed to a huge vessel that has been discovered resting ...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,101 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 71%
dark 48%
challenging 16%
reflective 14%
emotional 10%
informative 9%
funny 3%
sad 2%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 39%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 48% | A mix: 42% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 39% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Confinement, GoreModerate
Sexism, Violence, RacismMinor
Misogyny, Racial slurs, Body horror