Purgatory

by Mike Resnick

Book Overview

Set in Resnick's far future, where humankind has long spread out through the galaxy and there are as many alien races as there are planets suitable for colonization, Purgatory is a hard look at how many ways an advanced civilization can misunderstand a primitive race.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812535359
• ISBN13: 9780812535358
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Great!

I heard an interview with Mike Resnick and liked him so I picked up one of his books at random. Loved it! It jumps to many different time frames so each section is almost like a short story. He manages to recapture my attention each time. The parallels to African history are great. I felt as if I was learning a bit about the real history of colonization and reading a good scifi novel at the same time. I have started reading some of his other books and they are all page turners so far.

I wonder why this book isn't more well known

I read this book mostly because I am interested in the integration of human's into an alien race. What I found though left me speechless. Resnick turns a human battle for profits into an alien battle for survival and supremacy of their home world. Potent symbolism and intricate character development, and an ending that will stagger you with tragedy. One of your best and most meaningful books Mike. Why doesn't anyone know about it?