Reviews

Catch A Falling Star by John Brunner

kb_208's review

3.0

This book started out seeming to be without any direction, but it turned out pretty good. It's a novel of a journey of a man and a woman who are searching for a society that would have the intellect and mental disposition to help stop a star coming toward Earth, which would hit in 300 years. This takes place 100,000 years in the future where humans have become very self-absorbed and defunct of any scientific interests after the rise and fall of countless empires. Their journey takes them to lands and people they didn't know existed. For all they knew their society was the only one left in the world.
The journey takes them halfway around the world where they find the answers they are looking for.
Overall it's a decent sci-fi story, though nowhere near as detailed and intricate as his more famous books.

keary's review

4.0

John Brunner was an optimist who had ultimate faith in the human race. This book starts slowly and shows a world at the end of its time. The human race is tired and most people don't care. Then Creohan finds out that there is a star on a collision course with the Earth. It won't arrive in his lifetime but he needs to let people know and to find people to help him do something about it. But when no-one cares and most people don't even know where their food comes from, how do you stop a star?

Nice story.

cinnamonfox's review

4.0

Să prinzi o stea căzătoare este o aventură cu nuanțe de distopie, amplasată într-o lume fantastică, dar încă apropiată de realitate, cu personaje ce caută răspunsuri și găsesc mai mult de atât.
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