thinde's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of those series that I read every few years. It has many strong emotional notes that I like to replay. I love the idea of a world-mind, a cultural subconscious... it's wonderful. And the story's protagonist, a man plucked from modern-day Earth and dropped into a strange new world, is a perfect P.O.V. character. There's a wise heart to the story that quietly satisfies.
esadday's review against another edition
5.0
A Fantastic Saga
I first read this book back in the Eighties. My mother and I used to fight over who turn it was to read them. They’re a story that stayed with me and I am so excited to see them on Kindle! (My tattered paperbacks need the rest.)
This is a story of a dying, old man (Ricardo) on a cruise who wakes up in a young body (Markasset) on a desert planet. The new body also shares a mind link with giant feline. There is much to adjust to and a mystery to solve: someone (possibly Markasset) has stolen a precious stone, the Ra’ira, and it is imperative that he get it back, not only for Markasset and his father, but for their city and possibly the known world.
This is a series with twists. There are strong and smart women and men to inhabit this story, excellent character and fantastic world building. The storytelling doesn’t drag, but keeps the pacing throughout. The Steel of Raithskar is an excellent start to a series that left me wondering what I would do if I woke up in a similar situation.
I first read this book back in the Eighties. My mother and I used to fight over who turn it was to read them. They’re a story that stayed with me and I am so excited to see them on Kindle! (My tattered paperbacks need the rest.)
This is a story of a dying, old man (Ricardo) on a cruise who wakes up in a young body (Markasset) on a desert planet. The new body also shares a mind link with giant feline. There is much to adjust to and a mystery to solve: someone (possibly Markasset) has stolen a precious stone, the Ra’ira, and it is imperative that he get it back, not only for Markasset and his father, but for their city and possibly the known world.
This is a series with twists. There are strong and smart women and men to inhabit this story, excellent character and fantastic world building. The storytelling doesn’t drag, but keeps the pacing throughout. The Steel of Raithskar is an excellent start to a series that left me wondering what I would do if I woke up in a similar situation.
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