High Steel

by Jack Dann and Jack C. Haldeman II

Book Overview

A native American is conscripted to work on the dangerous, high-tech industrial facilities orbiting Earth in the future, where he arouses suspicion by maintaining the spiritualism of his tribe and by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812514335
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.0"

Customer Reviews

Great character in John Stranger!

John Stranger is a fantasticly written character! This book would make a such a good movie. My mother was Native American so I just had to read it (hey give me some slack, it's not like the world is full of American Indian science-fiction)!

Very moving sci-fi

Frankly sci-fi is usually just fun for me, but High Steel ranks above the usual stuff. It is both moving and entertaining at the same time. High Steel has become a cult classic amoung sci-fi fans for a good reason: it's got a different angle, and the writing is first class.

A great sci-fi story with Native American roots.

Haldeman and Dann make a pretty good team. The book has a great plot that really grabs you. The idea of waring corporations, while not new, is really brought to life by these two. I really liked the main character (John Stranger), he had a lot more depth to him than most sci-fi leads, it made him more real. The plot builds slowly, but elegantly and I loved the way Native American myths were woven into the story without getting hokey. I am pretty picky with my sci-fi and I loved this book. It was a really good read. The only thing I didn't like was it seemed a little too short. I felt like there was so much more in the background that could have been brought into the story. Still, it was a lot of fun, and had some great twist to it. I rank it in the top 20 sci-fi books I have read.I also loved the book he co-wrote with his brother Joe. If you can find a copy of "There Is No Darkness" you will have your hands on one of the best science fiction books ever. I wish the would write another book together.