It's a bit weaker than the book before it but still a good read. Sometimes I get annoyed by the spiritual psychobabel built into his model of "higher consciousness", but Hendrix is a good enough writer to make even a sceptic give some thought to even his wilder ideas. Hendrix has a cast of characters that weave in and out of his books and keep them related, some of them alternative world takes on bits of the same story. It...
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This is one of Hendrix's best books. Sometimes I get annoyed by the spiritual psychobabel built into his model of "higher consciousness", but Hendrix is a good enough writer to make even a sceptic give some thought to even his wilder ideas. Hendrix has a cast of characters that weave in and out of his books and keep them related, some of them alternative world takes on bits of the same story. It makes the book more interesting...
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I am a long time (4+ decades) reader of scifi and this novel is a RARE treat! No other author has written with such command of diverse and intertwined scientific and spiritual disciplines since the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons. It is NOT an easy read novel which adds to the pleasure of its discovery. It is deeply considered craftmanship as a well written journey into strange lands and thought space based on REAL SCIENCE...
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In South America scientists Dr. Michael Miskulin and biologist Professor Susan Yamada climb the Caacamuni by themselves in search of ruins two billion years old that they believe holds the key to evolution. When they reach their destination, they find a remote isolated tepui and a scene out of a horror movie. An entire tribe with the exception of four children has been eradicated by apparently a militia using modern weaponry...
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For Science Fiction fans looking for a novel that tackles the possible origin of multi-cellular life on earth with a hard emphasis on scientific details, Howard Hendrix's Spears of God should provide an enjoyable adventure. Hendrix pushes the technological boundaries of biological processing and human warfare in logical ways, and does a solid job of describing how such things might advance in the not too distant future. His...
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