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Shock Wave
PROBLEM An Earthman is suddenly and mysteriously transposed to an alien an utterly empty, completely lifeless outpost of a far-flung galaxy. The Earthman has no idea where he is, how he came to be on the godforsaken world, or how to get home.
PROBLEM For company there is only a a computer which has all the answers to all of the Earthman’s questions. But the computer is programmed to give information only to those properly trained and qualified to understand it. The Earthman is not.
The Earthman must outwit the rigid electro-mechanical being to leam the secrets that will get him back to Earth . . . but the solution is the biggest problem of them all!
PROBLEM For company there is only a a computer which has all the answers to all of the Earthman’s questions. But the computer is programmed to give information only to those properly trained and qualified to understand it. The Earthman is not.
The Earthman must outwit the rigid electro-mechanical being to leam the secrets that will get him back to Earth . . . but the solution is the biggest problem of them all!
147 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1967
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March 31, 2020
One of my favorite books
I first read this book when it was first published,and loved it. I've read it countless times over the ensuing years and have enjoyed it every time just as much as I did the very first time. My only complaint is that there was never a follow-up to create what would have been a fantastic series in my opinion. This book bridges the gap between the golden age of science fiction and the new age when technologies that had once been science fiction had become science fact, with some becoming every day parts of the average persons life.
But this book if you love science fiction, clean romance and a story that still includes technology that has no basis in current science. Trust me, you will find this a book well worth owning and reading!
I first read this book when it was first published,and loved it. I've read it countless times over the ensuing years and have enjoyed it every time just as much as I did the very first time. My only complaint is that there was never a follow-up to create what would have been a fantastic series in my opinion. This book bridges the gap between the golden age of science fiction and the new age when technologies that had once been science fiction had become science fact, with some becoming every day parts of the average persons life.
But this book if you love science fiction, clean romance and a story that still includes technology that has no basis in current science. Trust me, you will find this a book well worth owning and reading!
October 12, 2019
Quel chance!
I had this book as half of an Ace Double, in junior high school, where it was stolen from me. 50 ish years later, here it is again. I had read it several times, the copy I had wouldn't have lasted till now. I guess to an extent, just like comfort food is what you grew up with, this is a comfort read. It's quite dated, and yet....
I tend to judge books by "will I read it again?". This one I believe , yes I will. Certainly it was worth the $2.99 I paid.
Enjoy!
I had this book as half of an Ace Double, in junior high school, where it was stolen from me. 50 ish years later, here it is again. I had read it several times, the copy I had wouldn't have lasted till now. I guess to an extent, just like comfort food is what you grew up with, this is a comfort read. It's quite dated, and yet....
I tend to judge books by "will I read it again?". This one I believe , yes I will. Certainly it was worth the $2.99 I paid.
Enjoy!
August 7, 2023
This is the most surprisingly underrated book I have ever read, without a doubt. It has like 10 ratings on goodreads??? My largest complaint about this book is how short it was. If this book was a 600 page plus monster I would have been a happy man. It had the scope for it too. Now that I'm done reading it I'm just left craving more like a cat first introduced to cat-nip.
I don't typically read a ton of sci-fi and I wanted older classic sci-fi that really fit all the criteria for what the core of sci-fi is. I got that and much more from this book, I found it through the website WWE on a list of books called "Ace Doubles" which are two novellas published together in one novel. I'll be reading the second half of this one in the coming days "Envoy to the Dog Star." I don't think it can top "Shock Wave" though.
First of all I was intensely pleased to find out that the authors of this book was a married couple. I mean I think it's so romantic that a couple wrote this book together. I was intrigued right as the book started as I immediately liked the writing style. After this I got a little board of the technical descriptions and was worried I wouldn't like the book very much. Once it picked up though I was hooked for the rest of the book.
The characters relationships development was amazing, I loved the MC and although the technical stuff was a little bit much sometimes it was fascinating as well. I loved how on top of everything some interesting philosophical discussions were sprinkled in about what freedom is and how important it is.
The ending was a bit rushed... but maybe that's because I wasn't ready to be done and I wanted more and more. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time. I think I'll re-read it multiple times over the years to come. READ THIS BOOK!
I don't typically read a ton of sci-fi and I wanted older classic sci-fi that really fit all the criteria for what the core of sci-fi is. I got that and much more from this book, I found it through the website WWE on a list of books called "Ace Doubles" which are two novellas published together in one novel. I'll be reading the second half of this one in the coming days "Envoy to the Dog Star." I don't think it can top "Shock Wave" though.
First of all I was intensely pleased to find out that the authors of this book was a married couple. I mean I think it's so romantic that a couple wrote this book together. I was intrigued right as the book started as I immediately liked the writing style. After this I got a little board of the technical descriptions and was worried I wouldn't like the book very much. Once it picked up though I was hooked for the rest of the book.
The characters relationships development was amazing, I loved the MC and although the technical stuff was a little bit much sometimes it was fascinating as well. I loved how on top of everything some interesting philosophical discussions were sprinkled in about what freedom is and how important it is.
The ending was a bit rushed... but maybe that's because I wasn't ready to be done and I wanted more and more. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time. I think I'll re-read it multiple times over the years to come. READ THIS BOOK!
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