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| Original Title: | The Last Dancer |
| ISBN: | 0553562495 (ISBN13: 9780553562491) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Continuing Time #3 |
Daniel Keys Moran
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 594 pages Rating: 4.33 | 522 Users | 25 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Last Dancer (The Continuing Time #3) |
| Author | : | Daniel Keys Moran |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 594 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1993 by Spectra |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Cyberpunk |
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The Manhattan-based Unification government controls the earth, but rebellion brews in Occupied America as the American Revolution's tricentennial approaches. Denice Castanaveras, one of only two genetically engineered telepaths to escape destruction by Unification forces (the other is her missing twin brother, David) enters political life by becoming a bodyguard of Unification Councilor Douglass Ripper, whose agenda involves preventing U.N. Secretary General Charles Eddore from grabbing long-term power in this unstable period. However, the Unification rulers do not suspect that a high-ranking rebel called Obodi is actually Gi'Suei'Obodi'Sedon, an alien religious heretic who was banished from his own world thousands of years ago.Rating Containing Books The Last Dancer (The Continuing Time #3)
Ratings: 4.33 From 522 Users | 25 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books The Last Dancer (The Continuing Time #3)
A fantastic book in many ways, though frustrating in some. In particular, I didn't feel like the ending worked here. It was a bit too Star Trek, where everything wraps up in a neat little bow quickly at the end. Even so, this book finally digs into the weird future-bending narratives that the first two books only alluded to. Keys-Moran manages to create a rich cast of harassers and explore lots of interesting ideas. Another great read in the Continuing Time series.I picked this up because it was a staff recommendation at an indie bookstore in Portland, despite the caveat that the other books in the series were out of print. It's a ripping good read, and that was fifteen years ago, when you had to make the rounds of used book stores and dig for things. Brilliantly encompasses everything the far future was supposed to hold back then, it's pretty perfect.
Frustrating - I love what the author is trying to do, but just can't help but think he bit off more than he could chew. Still, a fun read.
Great characters, interesting ideas, but it jumps around a lot with unclear writing at times.
What an ending!!!I won't spoil it for you... but wow. As for the rest - lots of drama, a bit too much infodump. Overall a very good story and well worth reading.
In the 80's, everyone and their brother seemed to recommend that I should read Daniel Moran's "Continuing Time" series. It took me over 20 years to find all the books (yes, they were THAT rare for a long time), but Amazon finally published The Last Dancer in ebook format and I was able to read one more book - I read Emerald Eyes about 10 years ago, and The Long Run a few years after that, but haven't been able to find The Last Dancer until now. While I freely admit that DKM was relatively good
It is important to read the first two books in this series before tackling this one. The plot is teasingly, pleasingly tangled, and your thought process is just as important as the written words. Over all, a rewarding read, albeit difficult.
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