The Silver Ship and the Sea

Tor published this, who ever made the decision to publish this book needs to be fired because they arent doing their job. This is a bad book. Its poorly written and dull. The characters are life less and flat and the action, well it simply isnt. I bought it, I read most of it, I always enjoyed putting it down more that I enjoyed reading it.

Well defined characters, descriptive flora and fauna, and refreshing story. The author captured my attention and I could hardly put the book down. I truly enjoyed.

Just a very good story that is well developed from cover to cover. Six young adults must cope with being different in hostile society. Sound familiar?

I read the authors preferred version and enjoyed this book. I found the characters well developed and interesting. The pacing and tension were on point for me; I flew through the story, excited to see what came next. Even though its billed as hard science fiction, the book wasnt techy and read more like a character-driven science fantasy than hard science fiction.

I grabbed this book off the shelf of my local library right before going on vacation. I was engrossed with the book once I determined what was happening and if it plodded, I didnt notice it. The story is mainly about Chelo, who was genetically engineered to be a leader and has her work cut out for her as she negotiates the environment she grew up in and her own background which has her painted as an enemy even though she is 17. I enjoyed the tension with the normal colonists and the physically and intellectually superior altereds and how they dealt with various issues. They are sworn enemies in a sense, but both need the other. We see all that is good with humanity and all that is wrong in a thoroughly enjoyable story.

This is at least the third time I have read this book. I enjoyed it as much this time as I did the first time.

This is quite an entertaining read that should be especially satisfying to young adult readers. The planet of Fremont was settled by pure humans looking for a world where there would be no genetically altered humans. Unfortunately for them a group of altered human colonists subsequently land on the planet. It wasnt long before war broke out and it ended with the altered leaving the planet but also leaving behind six altered children and one adult. The book is told from the point of view of the oldest altered child, Chelo, who is just about a year away from adulthood. Some of the townspeople begin to fear the altered as their differences from basic humans becomes more manifest. The altered are stronger, can run faster, heal faster, and they will live longer. Things swiftly come to a head and Chelo is thrust into a position where she must act as the voice of reason and prevent a serious confrontation between the basic humans and the altered.

My reason for buying this book was that I read the excellent novel (Building Harlequins Moon) A project between Brenda Cooper and Larry Niven. Larry Niven is one of the greatest S.F. authors of all time. I cant say I have read EVERYTHING he has ever written,,but it is on my list of things to do before I die! Brenda Cooper is an author to watch! I expect great things from her. As great as Larry? (Maybe!) This novel is her first solo effort. It is a solid one! If I could write a novel half as good as this I could die a happy man! (Now For some criticism!) The character development is a bit off. There are too many characters to keep track of in the beginning. That is one thing that bothers me,,25 characters all introduced in the first 2 pages that you have to keep track of or you will become lost! Or at least you will have to flip back and find out where you read that name before! I had to flip back a few times! I agree with some of the other reviews that the story is a bit Slow/Flat at times. Overall it is a good story. It has a lot of emotion. I think Cooper has a lot of potential. I am looking forward to her next book!

I really enjoyed this book

The book was neither bad nor good - it just was. The pace was far too slow and the storyline was a bit juvenile at times. I did not find it very interesting, I simply read it because I like to finish what I start. The storytelling was often flat in places which made it very hard for me to get into the world Cooper created. I found the snippets about the world the colonists came from much more interesting than the story being told. Again, it was neither bad nor good. I cannot recommend it to other readers, but at the same time I will not discourage other readers, either.