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Fantastic Again

Brass Man
Neal Asher
Manufacturer: Tor Books
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The Line of Polity
Prador Moon: A Novel Of The Polity
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The Skinner

ASIN: 0765317311
Release Date: 2007-01-23

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From the Philip K. Dick Awardnominated author of Cowl, an adrenaline-powered new SF adventure: Brass Man. Neal Asher returns to his trademark Polity future setting in this sequel to Gridlinked, which SFRevu.com called brilliant and audacious work, chock-full of cutting-edge ideas. Ian Cormac, a legendary Earth Central Security agent, the James Bond of a wealthy future, is hunting an interstellar dragon, little knowing that, far away, his competition has resurrected a horrific killing machine named Mr. Crane to assist in a similar hunt, encompassing whole star systems. Mr. Crane, an insane, indestructible, artificial man now in a new metal body, seeks to escape a bloody past he can neither forget nor truly remember. And he is on a collision course with Ian Cormac.

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at last, fantastically applied science of fiction.......2007-03-27

+1 for bone-crunching non-stop airport loung action
+1 for sizzling wit - especially the Cervantes characters
+1 for total mastery of his plot-line and weaving it all together
+1 for bettering Ian M Banks, Peter F Hamilton and Alastair Reynolds

-1 to the publisher for NOT making clear on sleeve this was #3 in series

Bottom line: best thing to happen to Brit SciFi in light years! B

Pretty boring. Mostly crap........2007-03-20

Superheroes escaping impossible situations. Villains dreaming up new threats. Existing threats constantly working to get enough energy to become dangerous. SSDD. Pretty boring.

If not for the errant knight, this wouldn't have been worth reading.

Dragged-out end of a series.......2007-02-15

First of all, if you haven't read the rest of the "Gridlinked" series, don't bother, this novel will be utterly incomprehensible to you. Most of the major plot points are set up in earlier books, and all (ALL) of the characterization of the major characters is set up in earlier books, leading them to drag around in this book like so many paper mache' characters. The new characters are drawn well, but it's assumed you already know the old characters, so they're just shoved around like chess pieces.

Neal Asher has written a lot of good stuff, but this one is, at best, merely readable. Buy it only if you've read the previous books in the Gridlinked series and want to see how he ties up all the lagging plot points. Sorry, Neal!

bleak brutal futuristic science fiction landscape.......2007-01-28

Schizoid when he controls his impulses; psychopathic as his norm, the maniacal Golem Mr. Crane is an insane killing cyborg machine brought back from the abyss by the deranged Skellor who combines the most amoral human artificial intelligence with the ancient alien Jain bio-technology. Earth Central fears that the Jain destroyed other races and probably itself with their WMD technology so they worry that the lethal Mr. Crane is reported back this time as a more powerful BRASS MAN. Thus top agent Ian Cormac is recalled from dragon hunting to lead an expedition of mostly throwaway AIs whose objectives are to destroy Skellor and eradicate the Jain technology.

At about the same time on Cull, Anderson a half-breed Rondure Knight battles the Dragon at the same time Skellor seeks to ally with this Dragon who apparently can safely use Jain technology that is already inside him. As Mr. Crane, his puppeteer Skeller, Cormac, Anderson and Dragon head towards a supernova collision, some of Ian's AIs who reject the notion of being disposable pawns are considering joining the enemy.

BRASS MAN, the sequel to the wild GRIDLINKED, is as feral and violent as its predecessor as Neal Asher paints a forbidding dark distant future where violence is as civilized as apple pie in spite of great affluence. Through flashbacks and current events, the two prime rivals, Mr. Crane and Cormac, are fully developed as they head towards a high celestial noon collision with the booty being Dragon. Not easy to read, this novel paints a bleak brutal futuristic science fiction landscape.

Harriet Klausner

Fantastic Again.......2006-05-24

This book is cracking. Just like the Skinner I thoroughly enjoyed it. Took 3 days to read and that was only because of work food and sleep breaks!

Dragon, and Ian Cormac are back... and this makes for some real fun. There's big, bigger, and biggest nasties roaming around, a good splattering (and i use that word with a chuckle) of violent death, a decent amount of sci fi, and a damn good story to boot.

The last book I read of his was Cowl and it didn't feel quite like Neal was enjoying himself writing it. This one is different. Mind... if i wrote stuff like this.. i'd enjoy it too.

One small note, if your a first time Asher buyer, i'd suggest picking up Line of Polity first. Its not absolutely needed, but it'd certainly give you a good grounding!

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Night Ride and Other Journeys
Charles BEAUMONT
Manufacturer: Bantam
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0553020870

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The Rich Man's Generate Extra Cash, Biz Networking and Accounting & Finance for Brass & Steel Nipples And Fittings Web Biz 3 Course + Resource Guide
Jeremy Z Miller
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The Antiquity of Man: Artifactual, Fossil and Gene Records Explored

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Obsession, not science
More politically correct mainstream scientific propaganda
excellent info-filled exposure of 'vedantic creationism'
Creationism Is Not Proper Hinduism
An excellent Example of Research

The Antiquity of Man: Artifactual, Fossil and Gene Records Explored
Michael Brass
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1591293855

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Palaeoanthropology and archaeology are fascinating, vibrant, and multi-disciplinary areas of research encompassing everything from isotopic laboratory work to down-and-dirty hands-on excavation. The discipline has grown tremendously since the time of Darwin and continues to yield new important revelations with each passing year. Recently a new variant of creationism has arisen to challenge evolution: Hindu creationism, as advanced by its most prominent proponents Michael Cremo and Richard Thompson. The Antiquity of Man explores the basic tenets that run through all fundamentalist writings. It is the only published work to provide an in-depth critique of Cremo and Thompson's work, and to examine creationism from the perspective of palaeoanthropology and archaeology: the application of genetics, our relationship with archaic hominins and chimpanzees, and the origins of modern human behavior.

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Obsession, not science.......2007-06-27

I'm rather disappointed in "The Antiquity of Man". I wasn't looking for an anti-creationist tract but rather a synthesis of archeological and genetic science. Instead, Brass flails wildly at the pinatas. I can nearly see the spittle sprayed on the screen in front of him as he typed the manuscript.
To be fair, when he does address the science, Brass is informative and clear.

More politically correct mainstream scientific propaganda.......2005-11-24

I'm not a supporter of creationists or their agenda but they have nonetheless poked holes in numerous aspects of contemporary evolutionary theory. Brass attacks creationists for a variety of logical sins and some of his attacks are certainly valid. What Brass fails to do is shine the light of reason on mainstream theories, many of which are invariably based on speculation and conjecture of the weakest and rankest sort, all the while exhibiting exactly the same kind of defects in reasoning and analysis that have befallen the creationists.

The unfortunate fact is that mainstream academia in almost all areas is based on emotional bias and preconceived notions while exhibiting almost every logical error one might search for. The truth is that neither the creationists nor the mainstream scientists are beacons of logic, honor or truth. Both camps are mired in their own swamps of illogic and dishonesty. Trying to say that one camp is better than the other is like trying to determine whether the Democrats or the Republicans have the best agenda for America. Just like scientists, the Republicans and Democrats are about lying, cheating and stealing to promote themselves and their viewpoints.

excellent info-filled exposure of 'vedantic creationism'.......2003-06-09

In this book, Brass has nobly taken upon himself the `skeptical' role of refuting ideas which are so far from the mainstream that most academics would ignore them but which nevertheless are not without influence and do need to be countered. His strongly worded negative views on Cremo & Thompson's methods and findings have already been criticised on the web but he has issued effective rejoinders.

Brass' book there provides both (a) the exposition of current and recent views on early human evolution and (b) direct rebuttal of C&T's position. The latter might have been treated at somewhat greater length. In addition, there is no mention (by way of context) of other associated aspects of the Vedantic challenge to science. But despite these gaps, the information in the book will be found very useful, both for rebutting creationists and more generally. Brass writes authoritatively and in detail about matters of palaeoanthropological fact and theory, and he explains the various issues and arguments clearly and cogently.

Among the many more specific strengths of the book, one can list:

Brass' willingness to criticise mainstream errors

His honesty about disputes and changes of view within the mainstream (often misconstrued or misrepresented by creationists unfamiliar with the scientific method as evidence of inherent theoretical weakness)

His attack on creationists for their crude conceptualising of the notion of `evolution' and their exaggerated view of the upshots of `evolutionism' as a belief system

His exposure of the patterns by which creationists (1) fail to offer worthwhile explanations for the observed data (at times even denying its existence), (2) misrepresent data, mainstream academic interpretations of data or the upshots of these interpretations and (3) make either no testable predictions at all or predictions which are readily shown to be false

His identification of other issues for creationism, including unsatisfactory publishing strategies (no proper peer-review, etc), use of old data collected and analysed by means now superseded as if they were equivalent to the most recent finds, prominent displays of support from influential but unqualified commentators, inadequately supported accusations about mainstream conspiracies to suppress `ideologically unwelcome' data, poor logic/argumentation, etc

There are some typos, abrupt transitions etc, and there is no index, but these points reduce the value of the book only very slightly.

A comment on the review by a reader from Kolkata. I accept that Hindus might be annoyed if they believe that C&T misrepresent Hinduism. But if Hindus believe that the world is just a show, why should they care about science per se? Science assumes that the world is worth studying because it is NOT just a show.

Creationism Is Not Proper Hinduism.......2002-12-28

As a Hindu, I am ashamed of creationist pseudoscience committed in my name. Hinduism has always taught that the world is just a show; we call Shiva the Lord of Illusion. Why not honestly treat the artifact/fossil records as part of that illusion, instead of dishonestly, obsessively trying to twist them into what they can never be? Think you can outsmart the Lord of Illusion? The framework was already there, you idiots - use it!

Moreover, the Hindu religion has always embraced science and technology, viewing the scientific mind as a grace bestowed on us from the Gods. We are cerebral creatures, and our culture will not shy away from the fact that even the path to the human heart goes through the brain. Therefore, true Hindus will be grateful for Antiquity of Man and not in the least grateful to Thompson and Cremo.

An excellent Example of Research.......2002-08-22

Michael Brass' book, The Antiquity of Man, is a well-researched and exhaustive study of mankind's evolution. More specifically it provides clear evidence to support the current thinking and understanding of our progression up the evolutionary tree.

Of particular interest is the evidence, which refutes the creationist movement that avoids the science and real answers of evolution in favor of misinterpreting geofacts into artifacts and ancient religious texts into scientific documents.

This book is a "must have" for anyone interested in mankind's evolution, it does not overburden the layperson with terminology and yet maintains its scholarly focus, making it an excellent example of research and real writing skills.

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The Man Of Brass And The Law Of Karma
Robert Collier
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THIS 32 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Secret of Gold: How to Get What You Want 1927, by Robert Collier. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1417978791.

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