Man Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War
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Review by: Joy V. Smith, Lakeland, FL United States
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A great overview of the Kzin invasion and aftermath
Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War (Baen, 2003/2005) <br /> <br />I enjoyed this volume also, though it wasn't as funny as my favorite stories in Man-Kzin Wars XII. There are some memorable characters--humans and kzin. I look forward to reading more about them. I truly admired Leonie, though there were other characters who were "heroes" also--Dimity, Vaemar, Raargh, and many more. Plus great plots and background, and I enjoyed observing the kzin and monkeys--uh, humans--grow and think and decide that maybe the "aliens" have some redeeming values. I've ordered Man-Kzin Wars IX and XI and will have to track down the earlier books to reread. All the stories in X are by Hal Colebatch, btw. Though I love the humor and interaction in Aquilo Advenio and String (XII), these stories are well written and enjoyable too and worth rereading to catch all the connections. And I appreciate the way some kzin telepaths have been able to overcome their drug-induced limitations (String and Peter Robinson). Speaking of Peter Robinson, the slavers in stasis boxes are some of the scariest characters in the series. I wonder if there's a companion available yet to connect the characters and history? (A chart with arrows would be nice.)

Review by: Joseph L. Shipman
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Pretty good filling-in of the history
I would have given this book 3 stars (it is interesting but the stories in it are longer and more confusingly detailed than they need to be), except that the last story "Peter Robinson" is extremely impressive. This is the only realistic story I have ever seen in which it can be plausibly maintained that a single character "saves" the entire galaxy.

Review by: M. R. Power, Kent, UK.
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Tales of known space series
Another one to add to my collection of Tales of known space

Review by: Thayla, South Africa
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Loved it
I loved this book and believe me I am not easy to impress. The thing that really hit home for me was the possiblities, the amazing future we can never fully imagine. A land of no war could it be possible and then we get attacked. What bitter irony, that we the makers of destruction can get attacked by a foe almost as vicious as we are. <br /> <br />But overall it was the humanity of the stories that I loved. The characters so well developed seemed almost real to me, and the world of wunderland a warm place to let the imagination run wild. <br /> <br />The Corporal in the Caves was my favourite followed closely by Music Box. <br /> <br />The honesty and the realities all created a world of truth and possiblities. I love that about these stories, that nothing is impossible. That man can be better than he is and,though it may take a formidable foe to learn the lessons, that we are capable of so much more. Music box spoke to that, to the fact that we are capabe of inflicting such horrible pain. But we are also capable of so much compassion. Like a strange virus we somehow keep surviving no matter the odds. <br /> <br />

Review by: Paul W. Nichols, Perth, Western Australia
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No errors-Just good stories
Having read the two reviews claiming errors of syntax, grammar and spellinbg, and being demanding in this area I re-read my own copy. I can only suppose that other reviewers sopke Californian, not English. I could find none in a fairly swift re-reading. <br /> <br />What I did find was: <br /> <br />1. Maintance of dramatic tension, particularlarly through, <br />2. Development and interaction of characters, as against <br />3. a background of the history of Wunderland which itself develops through the interaction of social groups remaining after war. <br /> <br />I was reminded of some of Kilpling's short stories which display these attributes to the full. By this I do not mean to suggest that Colebatch's work is imitative: it is original. But it does touch on the same universal themes that makes Kipling's great. One does not expect to see this in science fiction, but no doubt, science fiction afficionados would say thast the genre has developed well beyond the crude stuff of the 1950's.