A.A. Attanasio
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 466 pages Rating: 3.8 | 1046 Users | 91 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Radix |
| ISBN: | 0553254065 (ISBN13: 9780553254068) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Radix #1 |
| Setting: | United States of America |
| Literary Awards: | Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1981), Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel (1982), Prix Cosmos 2000 (1984) |
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A young man's odyssey of self discovery in a world eerily alien, yet hauntingly familiar. Set thirteen centuries in the future, A. A. Attanasio meticulously creates a brilliantly realized Earth, rich in detail and filled with beings brought to life with intense energy. In this strange and beautiful world, Sumner Kagan will change from an adolescent outcast to a warrior with god-like powers and in the process take us on an epic and transcendent journey. Nebula Award NomineeDeclare Epithetical Books Radix (Radix #1)
| Title | : | Radix (Radix #1) |
| Author | : | A.A. Attanasio |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 466 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1985 by Bantam Spectra (first published 1981) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.8 From 1046 Users | 91 ReviewsJudge Epithetical Books Radix (Radix #1)
Loved this book when I read it about 20+ years ago. Great world building and stuzzy ideas - ahead of it's time.It started off pretty well - the Sugarat takes out a gang, using his wits and some preparation. And then... telepathy! ridiculous science! pseudophilosophy! oneness-with-everything! long words that could have just as easily been replaced with much shorter words! lots of made-up words, just because!I can't tell if the weird things are thinly veiled religious references, or racism, or what. I might just not have gotten it, or wasn't taken it by it. Either way, it wasn't a very enjoyable read, and
The first half of this book is strange and enjoyable to read. I very much enjoyed reading about the growth of Sumner Kagan. But after the attack on Mirimol and the setting changes to Jac, the Delph and Rubeus in Graal the author doubles down on the strange and hard to understand, what I will call mumbo jumbo babble talk. The mumbo jumbo babble talk seems to be a mixture of religious spiritualism, philosophy, a wee bit of technology and ideas from the authors imagination. I found it very
This is an old paperback given to me, used, almost 25 years ago. Now that I've read it I feel that I've found a new writer; and I plan to read other books of his. His imagination is astounding. But for me, this book was an effort to continue reading, maybe because of my current head state.About a third of the way into this, the reader discovers that this is a "hero's journey"; and through the middle, the context and background are slowly revealed. This is where Attanasio's talent really shines.
If you want to simply sit down to comfortably read a clearly understandable science fiction novel, this book is probably not for you. Personally, I found Attanasio's book disjointed and chaotic. I am not sure what urged me to finish it other than I usually try to finish most of the books I start. In any case, Attanasio's dystopian type earth is populated with Aliens (voors), mutants (distorts), AI's, evolved humans, and who knows what else. In reading the book, I believe I spent most of the time
Not for all tastes, nonetheless, this, to my mind, has to be one of the most underrated SF novels I have read. It blends stylized, often excessive prose, metaphysics, and an epic storyline to create an intense, impossible to put down read. Centered on Sumner Kagan, it follows his growth from an obese, vindictive killer to an almost god-like personage. Along the way, we meet a variety of colorful creations like distorts, voors, oorts, the Delph, and others. The scale is immense are the colors are
Glimmers of genius but an inability to express it. First half of book was really good. I'm glad other reviewers encouraged me to be patient and keep reading. Kagans development was great read. last third of book turned into filler mumbo jumbo.
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