I really enjoyed this book. I picked it up at the library not really knowing what I was getting into (all I had read was that it was an alternate history starting with the European plague), and immediately got sucked into the story. It isn’t perfect, sure, but, still definitely worth the haul.

I liked the book, but it didn’t hit me as ‘great’ per se. The character growth was handled in a unique manner that I thought really worked well. I guess something just fell flat for me in there somewhere though.

good stuff

Borrowed from the Berkeley Public Library – a worthy book, if you often wonder What If…

I don’t normally have much interest in “alternative history” books, but I made exception for this novel by Kim Stanley Robinson. I didn’t think it was as good as Mars series, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. (8/21/04)

I finished this book in about two weeks in 2003. Robinson weaved a master with this one. Possibly my favorite book of all time.

A gift from Diane Brown.

Excellent!

Amazing premise, amazing read…