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| Original Title: | A Call to Arms (The Damned, #1) |
| ISBN: | 0345901622 (ISBN13: 9780345901620) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Damned #1 |
Alan Dean Foster
Paperback | Pages: 341 pages Rating: 3.8 | 1638 Users | 105 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Call to Arms (The Damned #1) |
| Author | : | Alan Dean Foster |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 341 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 1994 by Del Rey Books (first published 1991) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Space. Space Opera. Fantasy |
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For eons, the Amplitur had searched space for intelligent species, each of which was joyously welcomed to take part in the fulfillment of the Amplitur Purpose. Whether it wanted to or not. When the Amplitur and their allies stumbled upon the races called the Weave, the Purpose seemed poised for a great leap forward. But the Weave's surprising unity also gave it the ability to fight the Amplitur and their cause. And fight it did, for thousands of years.Will Dulac was a New Orleans composer who thought the tiny reef off Belize would be the perfect spot to drop anchor and finish his latest symphony in solitude. What he found instead was a group of alien visitors, a scouting party for the Weave, looking for allies among what they believed to be a uniquely warlike race, Humans.
Will tried to convince the aliens that Man was fundamentally peaceful, for he understood that Human involvement would destroy the race. But all too soon, it didn't matter. The Amplitur had discovered Earth...
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Ratings: 3.8 From 1638 Users | 105 ReviewsComment On Of Books A Call to Arms (The Damned #1)
If youre into world building, first contact, and novels told from the perspective of aliens, you will likely enjoy this novel. Its not the most exciting novel in terms of action, its a great foray into alien cultures discovering us (as opposed to the other way around) and is accompanied by Fosters wonderful ability to provide nuance and specificity to alien cultures in a way that feels unique and believable. If youre also partial to the Tumblr threads about how humans are the space orcs of theI would consider this one of the greatest easy-to-read science fiction books about humanity's reason for exploring space ever. There are so many stories about aliens visiting Earth and destroying us, so many more about us overtaking aliens, but in this case it is the aliens that come for our help... to fight other aliens in a massive galactic war - a war where humanity has a unique edge.
So I'm not sure why this isn't a movie yet but I hope one day it becomes one (if one already exists I haven't seen anything about it in my searching yet) because this book is pretty fun. I discovered it through a series of Tumblr posts wherein humans are discovered by aliens, and the aliens are SHOCKED that humans can survive wild weather conditions and speak so many languages (etc etc). The idea is so fun; the Weave (the "good" guys) need some help fighting the Amplitur (the brainwashing "bad"
terrible writing but fun idea
I friend from work recommended this book and even got it for me. When I saw it I was very worried with this cover, quite tacky, very 80s, and a bit gay in a funny way. But once I went beyond that I was hooked by the idea of the Amplitur, this species, so consumed by their "Purpose" that they have to make sure every being embraces it, even when their "gentle suggestions" don't work and they have to resort to force. The ancient war between the Amplitur and their slaves (pardon, they are equal
Mostly a lot of fun and something a bit different in a genre a working with other alien race to defeat a larger threat. Mostly liked the protagonist and his hardheadedness.Partly into the second novel and what was almost a running joke in the first abruptly changes with no real explanation regarding the character development. Sure it was something you expected all along to happen in the first novel.
This book stands out from typical sci-fi in that the human race is not really the focus of the story, which begins and ends with aliens that will encounter humans. It also has a human protagonist who is almost a caricature of a pacifist to the point that I couldn't really enjoy his sections. I understand pacifism as a reasoned approach, but there's a point where it is ridiculous. Or maybe that's me; I sympathized with the willingness to blow away the bad aliens. I believe that's built into us
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