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Crucible
Aboard the Crucible to explore new worlds and prove that Norms and Gens can coexist peacefully, Shoshone Mantei discovers someone wants to destroy the ship and the peace it represents.
- GenresScience Fiction
182 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 15, 1991
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May 30, 2020
"Crucible" is a classic story of gengineered supermen vs. plain old homo saps, furry boy meets tuffgirl, and the last of the Multi-Neural Capacitants (the FOX) -- who is very sharp (but humble) -- saves the day. Good old-fashioned meat-&-potatoes SF -- an A/A- book. Worth rereading sometime.
Here's Rick Raymond's review, from his long-gone online archive, which led me to read the book. Review from circa 1991.
"In The_Game_Of_Fox_And_Lion, the Fox (Niccolo Renard) averted a no-win war between normal humans and their genetically-enhanced progeny, the Bestials. In the uneasy peace that has followed, the converted battlestar "Crucible" has been sent on an exploration mission with a mixed crew. The mission has been betrayed from within by someone who is trying to rekindle the war, and the Crucible is downed on an alien world with her drives critically damaged. Once again, the Fox's wits must bear him through seas of danger and intrigue to preserve the fragile peace and a joint humanity's future. Tasty stuff, recommended."
Reread note 8/2/17: holds up pretty well. Minor writing-craft issues, and an odd character-motivation issue. Still tasty after all these years, 3.6 stars. Own copy, plus the sequel (I think). This is the best of his three novels, all of which I found woth reading.
http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/...
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?371
Here's Rick Raymond's review, from his long-gone online archive, which led me to read the book. Review from circa 1991.
"In The_Game_Of_Fox_And_Lion, the Fox (Niccolo Renard) averted a no-win war between normal humans and their genetically-enhanced progeny, the Bestials. In the uneasy peace that has followed, the converted battlestar "Crucible" has been sent on an exploration mission with a mixed crew. The mission has been betrayed from within by someone who is trying to rekindle the war, and the Crucible is downed on an alien world with her drives critically damaged. Once again, the Fox's wits must bear him through seas of danger and intrigue to preserve the fragile peace and a joint humanity's future. Tasty stuff, recommended."
Reread note 8/2/17: holds up pretty well. Minor writing-craft issues, and an odd character-motivation issue. Still tasty after all these years, 3.6 stars. Own copy, plus the sequel (I think). This is the best of his three novels, all of which I found woth reading.
http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/...
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?371
April 30, 2021
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