Worlds Enough and Time

Worlds #3

by Joe Haldeman

By the author of The Forever In the decades following the ultimate conflict, the last remnants of humanity face extinction on a doomed voyage to a new home in the stars, in the momentous conclusion to Joe Haldeman’s acclaimed Worlds saga The Earth is no more, an uninhabitable shell following the one-day war that obliterated the population. In the decades that followed, the surviving Worlds orbiting the dead planet have become the last refuge of humankind. With the discovery of a possibly habitable planet in a distant star system, ten thousand brave colonists are preparing to depart from New New York aboard the interstellar vessel Newhome. Among them is Marianne O’Hara, who will ultimately control the fate of what remains of the human race.   The momentous voyage is plagued from the start by ignorance and sabotage, and by the dark tenets of a nihilistic religion dedicated to ultimate destruction. But despite the many trials and tragedies, the spacefarers—and particularly Marianne and her loved ones—will be forced to endure. There is no turning back once the journey begins . . . for soon there will be nowhere left to return to.   With Worlds Enough and Time, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Joe Haldeman completes his magnificent story of humankind’s destruction and rebirth, capping off his acclaimed trilogy with a truly transcendent tale of destiny, courage, selflessness, dedication, and the resilience of humankind. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Joe Haldeman including rare images from the author’s personal collection.   

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Ebooks, Apocalyptic, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Space Opera

407 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 1992

About the author

Brother of Jack C. Haldeman II

Haldeman is the author of 20 novels and five collections. The Forever War won the Nebula, Hugo and Ditmar Awards for best science fiction novel in 1975. Other notable titles include Camouflage, The Accidental Time Machine and Marsbound as well as the short works "Graves," "Tricentennial" and "The Hemingway Hoax." Starbound is scheduled for a January release. SFWA president Russell Davis called Haldeman "an extraordinarily talented writer, a respected teacher and mentor in our community, and a good friend."

Haldeman officially received the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master for 2010 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America at the Nebula Awards Weekend in May, 2010 in Hollywood, Fla.

Reviews

[Olethros · Rating 3 out of 5]

-Remate a la saga mediante unas direcciones algo distintas a los dos volúmenes anteriores.-

Género. Ciencia ficción.

Lo que nos cuenta. El libro Mundos en expansión (publicación original: Worlds Enough and Time, 1992), Marianne O’Hara es una de las diez mil personas a bordo de la Nuevo Hogar, una nave con destino a Épsilon Eridane 3 en un viaje de cien años de duración. Las dinámicas, las relaciones, los manejos de los líderes y varios tipos de incidentes durante la misión crearán una sociedad en continuas transformaciones para adaptarse a la realidad dentro de la nave espacial . Remate a la Trilogía de los Mundos.

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[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third volume in Haldeman's excellent Worlds trilogy, and ties everything that has been introduced previously up quite well, as well as sending the survivors off in a surprising and enjoyable direction. The books are good examples of the hard-sf genre, yet he always has the hardware and plot foibles take second stage to the characters. Marianne is one of his best-drawn characters. The mass market edition of this one was published by Avon, after the first appeared from Pocket and the second from Ace, which I believe may have contributed to the lack of appreciation as a trilogy the books received. (Dan Simmons used the title of this one for one of own books a decade later, adding to bibliographers' confusions.) Haldeman plotted the trilogy as such and took care with the plotting and pacing; it's definitely among his best.

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one started off pretty good, nice continuation of the first 2. The end felt rushed, forced and a bit stale. Pretty disappointed with it.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic ending to the trilogy. I'm not sure what I can say that won't be a spoiler, but the ending was dynamic, showed a slice of the struggles with settling on another planet, and didn't have an unrealistic happily-ever-after ending. Really outstanding series!

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The remnants of humanity are on a hundred year interstellar voyage to a new home in this third of a trilogy. This novel explores some interesting issues and a realistic environment is gradually forged in quite an engaging story with a leisurely, almost sluggish tone at times as they confront various disasters, one of which forces them into suspended animation before an encounter with aliens when they reach their destination.

[Al Lock · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book changes style, being delivered more in a disjointed series of entries from journals, logs, etc. It adds a all-powerful alien race and doesn't read as well, it is definitely not the page-turner that the previous books were. I found myself having force myself to continue to read it. My view of the trilogy is significantly reduced.

[Jean Gordon · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Marianne O'Hara will control the fate of the human race"??!! No, nuh-uh, not really. Not even in this miserable unbelievable fantasy. I read it because I thought book 2 was better than the first in this series and I had begun to get involved. Bad choice on my part.

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recent Rereads: Worlds Enough And Time. The final book in Joe Haldeman's Worlds series follows Marianne O'Hara on a voyage to a new home. Earth shattered, New New York silent, loss, her companion. But first contact shows she still has compassion. This is The Good Place after all.

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tied it all together nicely.

[Stephen Branstetter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This trilogy was pretty good. I like Haldeman's books and this trilogy was another good one of his. Now I've got to go find another one to read. I look forward to it.

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

For me, I waited a long time for this finish, and it was well worth it.

[Bradford D · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a satisfying conclusion to the Worlds trilogy and takes it in a direction I truly did not see coming.

[Stephen Rowland · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best and most compelling of the trilogy.

[Xavier Carballo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me costó mantener el interés durante el viaje, pero al final me gustó.

[Alexis Albrecht · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mis notas a medida que iba leyendo:

Arrancamos este nuevo libro ya lejos de la Tierra y Nueva Nueva, a borde del Nuevo Hogar y camino a un nuevo sistema solar. Me da curiosidad saber cómo se va a desarrollar la historia, ya que, al menos para mí, la principal atracción del tomo anterior fue Jeff y todo lo que sucedía en esta Tierra posapocalíptica. Marianne de por sí no me resulta un personaje muy atractivo.

El tema del sabotaje y la posible destrucción de Nueva Nueva es un giro interesante, pero la trama de este libro no me atrapa tanto como la del anterior. En el segundo libro había mucho en juego con lo de Jeff, y ahora siento que no pasa demasiado, incluso cuando hay avances en la trama.

En este libro, Haldeman experimenta mucho más con el estilo de escritura, e incluye varios pasajes de fluir de conciencia, que en este contexto no creo que le sumen demasiado al libro. Otra cosa que no fue absolutamente de mi agrado fue el tema de la menarquía de Sandra y cómo John, que podría ser tranquilamente su abuelo, acepta sentirse atraído ¡por una niña! Me parece que era cien por ciento innecesario.

La historia se pone muy rara hacia el final. MUY rara. Los tres libros son extraños, pero este se lleva el premio. Y creo que me chocó más porque hizo evidente la suerte de disonancia que hay en la saga. Como que cada libro es una cosa diferente en sí misma, que se relaciona poco, y la vez no, con el resto. No sé, la sensación que me queda es rara. Este libro en particular no me parece malo, tiene cosas interesantes, pero también cosas que detesté o me resultaron desconcertantes.

Le doy tres estrellas porque no sé qué otra cosa hacer.

[Manuel · Rating 2 out of 5]

normaloso habia que leerlo por haber leido losotros 2

[Karl Styrsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoy the subgenre of science fiction where technology is secondary to the day to day life of its characters. Worlds Enough and Time was a great denouement and satisfying epilogue to the Worlds trilogy with a focus on the inner thoughts of its protagonist through both the quotidian and, at times extraordinary, experiences of her life. If you're more into external adventure than internal dialog you probably will not have gotten this far in the trilogy, but in any case this book will not be for you.

Haldeman's imagination is stellar. He weaves into the story some really excellent speculative ideas from politics, sociology, economics to, well technology.

So, not really a page turner. If you habitually read in small snatches of time as I do and like to feel at the end of a book that you've been on a long journey this story may be appealing.

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ultimately disappointing. Most of this book felt like unconnected vignettes, interspersed with didactic monologues from the AI based on the main character. The only arc was the journey itself, so it wasn't very compelling.

Oh, and there were aliens. The end. (Did I mention problems with pacing?)

This felt like a dutiful wrap-up rather than a full, complex novel. He didn't explore the aliens with any kind of detail and just threw them in at the end. He's done better, and I'm sad that he didn't here.

He's a skilled writer, but technical grace didn't pair with interesting content for this one.

[Ferret · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's good, but it's frustrating to me that it's the conclusion of a trilogy that didn't seem to need a conclusion. Books two and three don't stand alone, per se, but all three books wrap things up so neatly that it doesn't feel like there's more to say. So I found myself bewildered twice, first upon discovering Worlds Apart and then upon discover this book. And while it's a little bit forced at the start because the last one was so wrapped up, eventually you start to ignore the emotional incongruities and just enjoy a compelling space colonization story.

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent conclusion to Haldeman's "Worlds" trilogy, this depicts the exodus of people from the surviving orbitals after Earth's nuclear self-immolation. Newhome, a huge starship, makes the crossing to Epsilon Eridani where they hope to resettle. Still told from the perspective of Marianne O'Hara, the detail, the minutiae, and the unexpected difficulties combine to make this one of Haldeman's better novels.

[Xavi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terminada la trilogía de los Mundos. El tercer volumen es el que mas me ha interesado, aunque hay algo en el estilo narrativo de Haldeman que no me termina de convencer...Es escueto en las partes en las que me encantaría que se entretuviera, y es detallista en cosas que no me interesan en absoluto... Aún así es una trilogía entretenida, lectura de veranito, a la que valoraría con un 3'5 globalmente.

[Carl Afk · Rating 3 out of 5]

To me this is a little more like Haldeman's Mindbridge novel. You go to a new planet and they say, "we'll let you live if you aren't annoying." Sadly there is no real action from jeff in this book. But you get to visit a new planet, and have a hard time getting there. Strange ending to a less strange series.

[Charl · Rating 3 out of 5]

2025: I do NOT remember reading this, so I guess it's time for a re-read. And I'm surprised I don't remember it. It's not amazing, but it's good, with several details I don't think I'd forget. And it refers to events in the previous two books that don't ring any bells, either, so I guess I'll have to re-read those two. OH, the trials, the hardship! (/end sarcasm)

[Little Timmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Worlds trilogy books can be read as stand alone novels and are very enjoyable but Haldeman joins them into one fantastic saga of space travel and colonization. As he always does the characters are people you can identify with and get swept up by. Another excellent read by a SiFi master. Highly
recommended

[Don Wenzel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent trilogy. Very wide ranging, depicting the human race through incredible changes, all handled with aplomb by Haldeman.

[Velvetink · Rating 3 out of 5]

donated to smith family charity march 2015

[Stephanie Foust · Rating 3 out of 5]

Conclusion of Worlds trilogy.Excellent in its scope & predictive of man's future post- Earth

[Paul Trott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely brilliant

[Michael Mayer]

By the author of The Forever War: In the decades following the ultimate conflict, the last remnants of humanity face extinction on a doomed voyage to a new home in the stars, in the momentous conclusion to Joe Haldeman's acclaimed Worlds saga
The Earth is no more, an uninhabitable shell following the one-day war that obliterated the population. In the decades that followed, the surviving Worlds orbiting the dead planet have become the last refuge of humankind. With the discovery of a possibly habitable planet in a distant star system, ten thousand brave colonists are preparing to depart from New New York aboard the interstellar vessel Newhome. Among them is Marianne O'Hara, who will ultimately control the fate of what remains of the human race.

The momentous voyage is plagued from the start by ignorance and sabotage, and by the dark tenets of a nihilistic religion dedicated to ultimate destruction. But despite the many trials and...