Twilight of the Mind

By Michael Ely and Neesh Santiago

In the conclusion of the trilogy based on the popular computer game, set a century after the events of Dragon Sun, civilization braces itself for a final reckoning between the fanatical Believers of Sister Miriam and the technological power of Prokhor Zahkarov that could destroy the planet Chiron.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671040790
• ISBN13: 9780671040796
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Star Trek
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Incredible

Wow. This book had me thinking from the first page to the last. Questions of morality, ethics, and whether or not I should take a break to use the bathroom. This is the type of book I expected for a great game like Alpha Centauri, it made you think on so many levels, while keeping your adrenaline pumped from all the battles going on. Several times I almost did a double take at the book (which would have been foolish since I could have simply re-read the passage), AMAZING things happening in this books. Factions developed, characters developed, factions eradicated, characters eradicated. All I can say is WOW! Best. One. Yet. My only complaint was two spelling errors. Minor ones...

great books!

A powerful ending to a great series. These three books (in the series) cover more ground and more character change than most Star Trek type stuff ever will. Just for the ending alone, this book is worth reading, especially in this time in the world, with all that's going on. The questions this book raises about human nature had me thinking for days. Recommended.

To be honest...

...this book is really ... amazing! Trust me, it ROCKS, the whole trilogy ROCKS!

All I can say is......wow.....wow.....

The last line of the synposis does not lie, "humanity's struggle hurtles toward a shocking conclusion..." I just finished this series tonight and was so shocked and moved by the ending I had to review it now. If you didn't like the first two installments, you will most likely be more pleased with this one.The first book, Centauri Dawn, gave you fast paced action showing that humanity will never let go of it's past.The second book, Dragon Sun, showed you the world of the faction leaders and the responsibilities that lie on their shoulders.In this book, Twilight of the Mind, all you can think of by the end is "wow." Ely wrote this installment perfectly, giving you more emotion than you can shake a mindworm at. All of the faction leaders come to terms in this installment that they will eventually die and try to come to grips with the meaning of humanity and life in their own respective ways. For Miriam and Mia it's a conservative life, where as for Diedre, Morgan, Santiago, Lal, and Zakharov it's a life of knowledge, beauty, and "sinful" fun. Miriam declares war on the settlements after she's buried for three days alive and comes out of the ground thinking, nay believing she's the new Messiah and that she knows God's plan. In her fit of zealous insanity she manages to show what they, the seven settlement leaders, came to Chiron to get away from, man's undying thirst for destruction and assimilation. The book ends in a very shocking way though and I was not disappointed. I actually felt a sense of fear in realization that the ending of this book could be humanity's fate.A good read, I promise.

All I can say is......wow.....wow.....

The last line of the synposis does not lie, "humanity's struggle hurtles toward a shocking conclusion..." I just finished this series tonight and was so shocked and moved by the ending I had to review it now. If you didn't like the first two installments, you will most likely be more pleased with this one.The first book, Centauri Dawn, gave you fast paced action showing that humanity will never let go of it's past.The second book, Dragon Sun, showed you the world of the faction leaders and the responsibilities that lie on their shoulders.In this book, Twilight of the Mind, all you can think of by the end is "wow." Ely wrote this installment perfectly, giving you more emotion than you can shake a mindworm at. All of the faction leaders come to terms in this installment that we will eventually die and try to come to grips with the meaning of humanity and life in their own respective ways. For Miriam and Mia it's a conservative life, where as for Diedre, Morgan, Santiago, Lal, and Zakharov it's a life of knowledge, beauty, and "sinful" fun. Miriam declares war on the settlements after she's buried for three days alive and comes out of the ground thinking, nay believing she's the new Messiah and that she knows God's plan. In her fit of zealous insanity she manages to show what they, the seven settlement leaders, came to Chiron to get away from, man's undying thirst for destruction and assimilation. The book ends in a very shocking way though and I was not disappointed. I actually felt a sense of fear in realization that the ending of this book could be humanity's fate.A good read, I promise.