The Chaos Chronicles (Books 1-3)
- Series: Chaos Chronicles
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- Series: Chaos Chronicles
Jeffrey A. Carver was a Nebula Award finalist for his novel Eternity's End. He also authored Battlestar Galactica, a novelization of the critically acclaimed television miniseries. His novels combine thought-provoking characters with engaging storytelling, and range from the adventures of the Star Rigger universe (Star Rigger's Way, Dragons in the Stars, and others) to the ongoing, character-driven hard SF of The Chaos Chronicles—which begins with Neptune Crossing and continues with Strange Attractors, The Infinite Sea, and Sunborn. The first three Chaos books are available on Smashwords with all-new Afterwords, featuring the author's reflections on the writing of these novels.
A native of Huron, Ohio, Carver lives with his family in the Boston area. He has taught writing in a variety of settings, from educational television to conferences for young writers to MIT, as well as his ongoing Ultimate Science Fiction Workshop with Craig Shaw Gardner. He has created a free web site for aspiring authors of all ages at http://www.writesf.com.
For a complete guide to Jeffrey A. Carver's ebooks, visit:
http://www.starrigger.net/ebooks.htm
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Review by:
Richard Rose
on July 11, 2012 :
I find that I have to agree witj previous reviews.
Neptune Crossing held my attentioneven when little was happening and I am basically a 'hard' science fiction reader.
The later 2 books are described by the author as basically being allowed to write themselves and 'on the evidence' I think that this is not a good way to write. I found them tedious and not very connected internally. There were , I suppose, too many Deii ex machina for my taste. However there are hints that the 4th book will tie everything together so I'll probably buy that too.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Geoff Cannon
on Dec. 06, 2011 :
Like Nikolaus, I enjoyed the first book, with its excellent plot and characterisation. However, I found the second and third books rather slow and tedious. It seemed that much of the material was not essential to the plot and merely served to extend the length of the book.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
bernie last
on Feb. 02, 2011 :
(no rating)
So far I'm having a tough time reading this book.It's very slow going and I've read five other books after starting this one- because I'm losing interest in it.If the other two are not as good as the first ,as the other reviewer said ,then I may never finish them.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Nikolaus Rath
on Jan. 22, 2011 :
The first book (Neptune Crossing) is truly amazing, and I'd give it 5 stars. The entire science fiction flair stems from one really unusual alien live form and an extremely powerful and mysterious machine, but this is more than enough to deeply capture the reader.
The other two books, unfortunately, are a big disappointment. They feature tons of aliens and alien machinery, but they all act just like some random guy you'd meet on the street. In contrast to the first book, the aliens don't appear alien at all. In addition to that, the actions of the party that gathers around the protagonist seem totally without reason (unreasonable as in stupid, and not as in alien, that is). Moreover, the main storyline in book two is never truly resolved, at some point the "problem" (whose nature never became clear), is basically just declared as "solved".
The author occasionally switches perspective to some of the other characters, but these episodes are so short that they don't really give any insight into the character but just interrupt the flow of the book.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)