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Communion of Dreams (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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The year is 2052, and the human race is still struggling to recover from a massive pandemic flu some 40 years previously. When an independent prospector on Saturn’s moon Titan discovers an alien artifact, assumptions that we are alone in the universe are called into question. Knowing that news of such a discovery could prompt chaos on Earth, a small team is sent to investigate and hopefully manage the situation. What they find is that there's more to human history, and human abilities, than any of them ever imagined. And that they will need all those insights, and all those abilities, to face the greatest threat yet to human survival.
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    17 gennaio 2012
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James Downey has written for numerous blogs, websites, magazines and newspapers. His 2001 performance art project "Paint the Moon" (inspired by dialogue found in chapter nine of this novel) received considerable worldwide attention. He is a frequently-cited authority on handgun ballistic performance (see "Ballistics By The Inch"). And he is a highly respected conservator of rare books and documents (see "Legacy Bookbindery"). He was co-author of an Alzheimer's care-giving memoir (Her Final Year), and if you dig around a bit online you'll find out all kinds of things about him. This is his first novel.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006ZCGMSQ
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Artifact Imprints (17 gennaio 2012)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 630 KB
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  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supportato
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  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 348 pagine
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Bob
5,0 su 5 stelle An excellent read
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 28 settembre 2020
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I was very quickly hooked on the story, which is gripping to the end. Though I believe that it was written quite a long time before the Covid-19 pandemic it is interesting to read of similar experiences in a Sci-Fi novel.
It's certainly left me pondering - life, the universe and everything! Highly recommended. Living quite near to one location mentioned in the story also made it more personal. I already have the prequel and look forward to another good read. Thanks!
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Maree
5,0 su 5 stelle Different in a good way
Recensito in Australia il 7 ottobre 2022
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I was in Canberra when I started reading this book, didn't really have the time to get into it however when I got back to country and had more time it sucked me up like a sponge. Yes really enjoyed it, different, new. I looked forward to getting to it after work. Looking forward to more from James Downey
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Living it Up!
5,0 su 5 stelle Brilliant first novel--terrific meshing of sci fi and spirituality/metaphysics
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 30 dicembre 2013
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I knew nothing of James Downey when I downloaded this book and now that I've finished it I can't believe this was his first book! Mr. Downey has a brilliant sci-fi/fantasy career ahead of him. I doubt my review will be read as there are 70 ahead of me, but in the event someone does read this :>) here goes:

I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It was my "recovering from Christmas insanity this weekend" selection on my kindle and it was just perfect for the purpose! I started Saturday and read until I was bleary eyed and finished Sunday.

What I loved most about this book was it's novel plot and unusual technologies. It's hard for an old sci-fi/fantasy buff to find anything truly novel any more. Good books, yes; but novel, no.

I loved the AI "experts" and how they were developed, utilized and the unexpected turn of events involving Seth at the end of the book.

I loved the sweet spirited little clone and her place in the narrative and that the author knew how important an artist would be in the scheme of his story and created an engaging and quirky one with a terrific addiction (another unusual feature of this story).

I loved the diversity of personalities of the primary cast of characters and felt like I knew them and wanted to be part of their experience as soon as we left earth.

I loved the author's creativity in how he created the apocalypse and how he worked the extreme right and left of this country into a melded group of crazies that were believable in their fanaticism.

I very much loved the weaving of deep lines of spirituality throughout the story and how integral it was to the story from beginning to end. Unlike several books I've read that attempted this, Communion of Dreams actually succeeds in making you WONDER! Mr. Downey's writing definitely favors Clarke and evokes the same beautiful but disturbing feelings found in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The pacing of the story wound up being quite good in spite of some early slogging through what wound up being unnecessary time spent on explaining post-apocalyptic family structures and bureaucratic activities. I also wish he had made the "bad guy" less obvious (as in knew who it was from the sentence where he was introduced). There were several characters that could have played the protagonist well and been a genuine surprise. Another item that would likely help get this book moving is a different cover. I understand the imagery now that I've read the book, but definitely think it will keep hard-core sci-fi fans from buying a copy (and people do judge books by their covers).

Lastly, I've read at least 10 books this month that were part of a "series" and really left me frustrated and/or angry because the book didn't have any kind of true ending/resolution--just left you hanging until next book written (and paid for). Communion of Dreams was written in such a way that it could stand on its own; but certainly left this reader ready and waiting for the next book in line: St. Cybi's Well.

Congrats, Mr. Downey, on a terrific first book and on being the kind of person that believes in promoting "collective lyric fantasy." The world needs more of you!
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monesqe
4,0 su 5 stelle Excellent debut
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 8 luglio 2023
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This debut novel exceeded expectations. After a slow start, it rounded into form and became an intriguing first contact story. There are hints of 2001, which the book references, and some bits of classic SF. I'll avoid the spoilers. It did well enough that I found myself wanting more. It would be nice to have a sequel, although this stands on its own.
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Ms. E. D. Harrison
4,0 su 5 stelle Pretty cool!
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 20 giugno 2012
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I really loved the story; the science mixed in with the almost-spiritual. In some places the tech speak was a bit heavy for me, so that's why I didn't give it 5*. For what it was though, I don't really think the writer needed any more depth concerning the characters. Clearly the story was more important and the development of this was shown through Jon's eyes, who I became very fond of. A perfect example of a humane, caring, honest man. And his friendship with Seth (a hologram type thing) was kind of nice.
Lastly, as I was reading I couldn't help but thinking that this book would make a perfectly amazing film! I'd love to see it on screen to know exactly what the author wanted the artifact to look like to the reader, and the setting of Titan and the universe would be an incredible backdrop.
Very nice story, makes a change from the norm. Keep writing, will be looking out for more books by this author :)
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