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Proteus #1,2
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Barcelona. 21x14 cm. 480 p. Encuadernación en rúst. de editorial. Colección 'Nova ciencia ficción'. Traducido del Inglés .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 9788440665904; 8440665903
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First published January 1, 1989
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Charles Sheffield
216 books171 followersCharles A. Sheffield (June 25, 1935 – November 2, 2002), was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction author. He had been a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronomical Society.
His novel The Web Between the Worlds, featuring the construction of a space elevator, was published almost simultaneously with Arthur C. Clarke's novel about that very same subject, The Fountains of Paradise, a coincidence that amused them both.
For some years he was the chief scientist of Earth Satellite Corporation, a company analysing remote sensing satellite data. This resulted in many technical papers and two popular non-fiction books, Earthwatch and Man on Earth, both collections of false colour and enhanced images of Earth from space.
He won the Nebula and Hugo awards for his novelette "Georgia on My Mind" and the 1992 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for his novel Brother to Dragons.
Sheffield was Toastmaster at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore.
He had been writing a column for the Baen Books web site; his last column concerned the discovery of the brain tumour that led to his death.
He was married to writer Nancy Kress.
His novel The Web Between the Worlds, featuring the construction of a space elevator, was published almost simultaneously with Arthur C. Clarke's novel about that very same subject, The Fountains of Paradise, a coincidence that amused them both.
For some years he was the chief scientist of Earth Satellite Corporation, a company analysing remote sensing satellite data. This resulted in many technical papers and two popular non-fiction books, Earthwatch and Man on Earth, both collections of false colour and enhanced images of Earth from space.
He won the Nebula and Hugo awards for his novelette "Georgia on My Mind" and the 1992 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for his novel Brother to Dragons.
Sheffield was Toastmaster at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore.
He had been writing a column for the Baen Books web site; his last column concerned the discovery of the brain tumour that led to his death.
He was married to writer Nancy Kress.
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November 26, 2025
Es un tomo que recopila dos novelas de ciencia ficción más o menos independientes. Tras la buena experiencia con Sheffield y su "Telaraña entre los mundos" decidí coger este para las lecturas en la playa.
Ambas novelas están ambientadas en un futuro donde el cambio de forma es posible para los humanos, sistema en torno al cual Sheffield crea dos historias muy diferentes.
Me gusta como analiza y desarrolla ideas de ciencia ficción muy interesantes sin descuidar que la trama sea entretenida
Ambas novelas están ambientadas en un futuro donde el cambio de forma es posible para los humanos, sistema en torno al cual Sheffield crea dos historias muy diferentes.
Me gusta como analiza y desarrolla ideas de ciencia ficción muy interesantes sin descuidar que la trama sea entretenida
April 7, 2019
Two related stories of hard science from a master SF author. That's both good and bad. The good: the world of "Proteus", and the science behind the technology that enables humans to change their forms, is fascinating and believable. The bad: a few questionable scientific assertions. Gas giants do not have surfaces. Nor would a planet the size of Saturn (or larger) in what is now the asteroid belt have "exploded" without massively disrupting the solar system, and leaving evidence that would have been identified centuries ago (assuming life on Earth actually survived the disruption). Certainly not a mere sixteen million years ago. But quibbles aside, this was a good read.
June 27, 2018
En realidad son dos novelas en una. La primera es una novela de 5 estrellas en la que Sheffield hace una cifi como sólo el la sabe hacer. Muy MUY entretenida. La segunda parte está muy interesante pero al dejar tan "interruptus" la primera parte quizás esperaba una continuación y no lo que parece que va a ser una tercera novela en la que se unen las dos tramas que aparecen en esta novela. Muy recomendable si os gusta la cifi especulativa y la imaginación a raudales. Nuevamente el autor expone en cada capítulo una idea con la que cualquier otro autor te sacaría una novela entera.
February 21, 2019
5/10. Media de los 4 libros leídos del autor : 6/10.
Tres hugos, un Nébula, un Campbell como reseñables de este físico y escritor, uno de los mejores representantes de la gama Hard en CF. De los cuatro que he leído suyos me quedo con diferencia con esta novela sobre Agentes de Control de Formas, cambios de genotipo, fenotipo ... muy divertida de leer. En realidad son dos libros, el primero mejor que el segundo.
Una vez más, Nova y Miquel Barceló no defraudan.
Tres hugos, un Nébula, un Campbell como reseñables de este físico y escritor, uno de los mejores representantes de la gama Hard en CF. De los cuatro que he leído suyos me quedo con diferencia con esta novela sobre Agentes de Control de Formas, cambios de genotipo, fenotipo ... muy divertida de leer. En realidad son dos libros, el primero mejor que el segundo.
Una vez más, Nova y Miquel Barceló no defraudan.
January 4, 2026
I've had this book since the late 1980's, and decided to read it once more before getting rid of it.
I can't.
It's come so far with me.
The literary references are fantastic.
The science is completely solid.
The technologies are still tantalizingly possible now in spite of being copyrighted 1986 or so.
I like the Behrooz Wolf character and wonder if Charles Sheffield is making another reference by calling him Bey. Bey - o - Wolf?
I can't.
It's come so far with me.
The literary references are fantastic.
The science is completely solid.
The technologies are still tantalizingly possible now in spite of being copyrighted 1986 or so.
I like the Behrooz Wolf character and wonder if Charles Sheffield is making another reference by calling him Bey. Bey - o - Wolf?
October 28, 2012
Book 5 in my re-reading odyssey.
At this point in my odyssey, one thing has become clear: in my youth, I had little interest in the plot, or characters of whatever story I was reading. All I needed was a novel technical idea to keep me engrossed.
This book (or combination of books) is certainly not short on novel technical ideas, but it also does not have anything in the way of a great plot, or characters. I can overlook the completely different sets of supporting characters that the two 'books' make use of, but it is hard to overlook what felt like vastly different characterisations of the protaganist. It was like reading about the adventures of two entirely separate men, who just happen to share the same name.
Also, bearing in mind that the books are episodic in nature, rather than serial, the absence of the Logians (or any mention of them) from the second book, was puzzling. Surely such a radical development would not simply fade away after a couple of years, especially given the advanced nature of Logian intelligence. And yet, they are absent.
Right up until almost the very end of book two, I kept expecting a big reveal, something like 'The Logians were responsible' or 'Here come the Logians to help'. Instead the antagonist gets away, and the Logians remained a giant gaping hole in the plot of the second book.
At this point in my odyssey, one thing has become clear: in my youth, I had little interest in the plot, or characters of whatever story I was reading. All I needed was a novel technical idea to keep me engrossed.
This book (or combination of books) is certainly not short on novel technical ideas, but it also does not have anything in the way of a great plot, or characters. I can overlook the completely different sets of supporting characters that the two 'books' make use of, but it is hard to overlook what felt like vastly different characterisations of the protaganist. It was like reading about the adventures of two entirely separate men, who just happen to share the same name.
Also, bearing in mind that the books are episodic in nature, rather than serial, the absence of the Logians (or any mention of them) from the second book, was puzzling. Surely such a radical development would not simply fade away after a couple of years, especially given the advanced nature of Logian intelligence. And yet, they are absent.
Right up until almost the very end of book two, I kept expecting a big reveal, something like 'The Logians were responsible' or 'Here come the Logians to help'. Instead the antagonist gets away, and the Logians remained a giant gaping hole in the plot of the second book.
October 28, 2016
Imaginative ideas for the future and the advancement of technology and space travel. Even though in one set, quite different ideas as the main idea in each. Been wanting to read this one for years and glad I did. Might check out some of the author's other titles to see how they are. Was a little slow to get into, but took off eventually and never really slowed after that.
February 7, 2017
Reviewed as individual books...this combines the first 2 proteus books in the series.
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March 7, 2013SFBC edition "proteus manifest" including "sight of proteus" and "proteus unbound
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