Earthling

by Tony Daniel

Book Overview

Orf is an intelligent drilling machine, designed to probe to the very center of the Earth. What he finds deep under the Earth's crust is a living force so radically unexpected that our life on the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312855710
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 1.1" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

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I really enjoyed this book for the most part. The first two stories were real page turners, but the third (the last 30 pages) felt rushed and was a bit to metaphysical for me. The ending is forced and hardly and ending to the story as a whole. I would have like to see the first two stories made into books of their own and the third thrown in the bin.

Intelligent. and beautiful. I was moved and love this book.

This was a surprising, fascinating read. I am turned on by his stark, earthy and pure poetry. Daniel is immensely imaginative, intelligent and courageous writer. I was moved and inspired. I definitely enjoyed 'Earthling'. Looking forward to the sequel of 'Metaplanetary'- another must read!

earthling

First off, this is a great book. A really wonderfull book. And the best thing I can really say about it is that it got me interested in science fiction again, after a long hiatus. The book takes on a theme made popular in the golden age of science fiction; artificial inteligence. But Daniel give the subject a really great feel. He dosent make the mistake of trying to make the robot yearn for humanity. But it is a compassionate intelligence experiencing intense relationships with humans. but maybe i am over analyzing. let me leave it at this: this is a great book, even if you have never read science fiction.