Oh My Goddess!: Mystery Child
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Deep
  • lacking....something
  • Book 16 -- Enter Welsper (Velsper)
  • First the Norns, then Peorth, and now...
Oh My Goddess!: Mystery Child
Kosuke Fujishima
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ASIN: 1569719500

Book Description

When Belldandy's goddess sisters, Urd and Skuld, are called away to investigate a problem with the universe's time management, young hero Keiichi is left alone with Belldandy at last! But a not-quite-human little boy suddenly appears out of nowhere - and treats Belldandy like his long-lost lover. This is the latest collection of the long-running, highly popular manga series.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Deep.......2003-12-17

This is is beautifully illustrated and intricately plotted volume. There's so much depth to the characters, and their feelings and personalities really come out, especially near the end (when it gets VERY sweet and exciting). I love how Fujishima is able to show his characters' every emotion on their expressions and in their poses. THIS is Japanese animation, folks, so much more than those Marvel and DC comics superheroes can do, even with their over-flaunted muscles. Also, check out Ayashi no Ceres by Yu Watase. The illustrations are just as beautiful (but in a different style, of course), and the story is absolutely gripping and touching. Both of these manga have a tendency to get dark at times, but that's when the characters really show their true selves, and who would want a manga that has a happy storyline all the time? That's not how real life goes, and in any case, the characters BECOME more human to the readers because of what they go through and how they react to their problems. This is one of the best in the Oh My Goddess! series so far. THANK you, Kosuke.

3 out of 5 stars lacking....something.......2003-07-28

the illustrations are wonderful, the story is pretty good. But there's just some depth missing, like dialog. There are some, but it's not often even this much text is seen in two pages. Plus shadows in the manga are limited to the darkest, leaving you with a lot of line arts, which hurts my eyes but that might just be me. I'm not sure I would recommend this even if you just got hooked on the show (like me) unless you don't care much about money (this is of course, written in comparison to Love Hina, which is easier on my eyes and is chocked full of dialogue and events, where OMG manga consist of a couple of side stories beside the main one, if any at all)

5 out of 5 stars Book 16 -- Enter Welsper (Velsper).......2003-06-04

This graphic novel of the popular "Oh My Goddess" series covers original manga volumes volume 16 chapter 94 through volume 17 chapter 101. This is an 8-part story covering the "Welsper" arc (or as Dark Horse calls him, Velsper).

The first part has the 4th goddess Peorth losing an aerial with an unknown attacker and attempting to warn Belldandy. Urd and Skuld are recalled to the heavens to deal with a problem while a young boy who knows Belldandy visits her and Keiichi. The second part has the boy come by Bell's and Keiichi's shop, then charm their boss Chihiro. The third part has the boy coming to stay at the Morisato residence. Belldandy begins to have bizarre dreams and time seems to be going awry.

The forth part has Skuld and Urd fighting a corruption in the Yggdrasil system. Belldandy and the boy have a strange connection and the boy reveals his true nature. The fifth part has the return of Peorth as she defends Keiichi from attack. The boy reveals his plan and reason for being on Earth. The sixth part has Skuld, Urd, and their helpers in the heavens losing their battle against time stoppage while Peorth, Belldandy, and Keiichi make a choice.

The seventh part has Belldandy reverting to childhood while the boy's plans begin to go astray. The final part has Belldandy remember the boy's name which was what he wanted all along. However, he must now pay the price for tampering with the Yggdrasil system.

Bottom line: The standard great artwork from Fujishima-san is here. Having Peorth return is a great addition even if her role is limited. There's not as much humor in this issue, but we do learn a lot more about the heavens and get to see Demon Central for the first time. There is one complaint which I've never made before. Since Dark Horse converts these comics from their original Japanese form (which is a right-to-left format), nearly everything you see is the reverse image of the original. However, there are times when DH cannot do this; so there are blaring instances where a characters hair will be parted one way in one frame and another way in the next frame. It can be a jarring distraction, but I have not allowed that to stop my purchases. I am asking Dark Horse to do future OMG graphic novels in the Japanese style to avoid this problem.

5 out of 5 stars First the Norns, then Peorth, and now..........2003-05-23

Belldandy was the first to come on the scene when Keiichi made his misguided wish. Urd followed soon after, and because of her sabotage of Yggdrasil, she has stayed. Skuld came to take Belldandy home, and has moved in, although I'm sure Keiichi would wish otherwise if he could. Peorth arrived much the same way as Belldandy, but left when the contract was fulfulled. Now, here comes a little boy who treats Keiichi like a kid and Belldandy like his long-lost lover. Belldandy senses something about the boy, but can't put a finger on it. And they are running out of time--all of them.

Who is this boy, and why is he here? Is he going to take Belldandy away from Keiichi?

You'll have to read the book now, won't you?
Kosuke Fujishimas's Oh My Goddess! #10 Mystery Child Part 8 of 8 May 2002
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    Kosuke Fujishimas's Oh My Goddess! #10 Mystery Child Part 8 of 8 May 2002
    Kosuke Fujishima
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    Kosuke Fujishimas's Oh My Goddess! #7 Mystery Child Part 5 of 8 Feb. 2002
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      Kosuke Fujishima
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      Oh My Goddess Set VI (Hand in Hand, Mystery Child, Traveler, Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses) (Oh My Goddess)
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        Oh My Goddess Set VI (Hand in Hand, Mystery Child, Traveler, Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses) (Oh My Goddess)
        Kosuke Fujishima
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        ASIN: B000VMV4E8
        Oh My Goddess! Part XI, #3 (Mystery Child, 1 of 8)
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          Oh My Goddess! Part XI, #3 (Mystery Child, 1 of 8)
          Kosuke Fujishima
          Manufacturer: Dark Horse Comics
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          Product Description

          Black & white comic book published by Dark Horse Comics. Translated Japanese Manga bound in a left-to-right Western format. Kosuke Fujishima's hit Manga featuring the adventures of the hapless Keichi Morisato and the 3 beautiful Goddesses that come to live with him.
          Oh My Goddess! Part XI, #5 (Mystery Child, 3 of 8)
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            Oh My Goddess! Part XI, #5 (Mystery Child, 3 of 8)
            Kosuke Fujishima
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            Black & white comic book published by Dark Horse Comics. Translated Japanese Manga bound in a left-to-right Western format. Kosuke Fujishima's hit Manga featuring the adventures of the hapless Keichi Morisato and the 3 beautiful Goddesses that come to live with him.
            Oh My Goddess! Part XI, #6 (Mystery Child, 4 of 8)
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              Kosuke Fujishima
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              Black & white comic book published by Dark Horse Comics. Translated Japanese Manga bound in a left-to-right Western format. Kosuke Fujishima's hit Manga featuring the adventures of the hapless Keichi Morisato and the 3 beautiful Goddesses that come to live with him.
              Oh My Goddess! Part XI, #4 (Mystery Child, 2 of 8)
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                Oh My Goddess! Part XI, #4 (Mystery Child, 2 of 8)
                Kosuke Fujishima
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                Black & white comic book published by Dark Horse Comics. Translated Japanese Manga bound in a left-to-right Western format. Kosuke Fujishima's hit Manga featuring the adventures of the hapless Keichi Morisato and the 3 beautiful Goddesses that come to live with him.
                Oh My Goddess!: Mystery Child Vol. 2
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                  Oh My Goddess!: Mystery Child Vol. 2
                  Kosuke Fujishima
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                  ASIN: 1569719659

                  Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy (Public Works Trilogy)
                  Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                  • FUNNY, BUT SOMETIMES IRRITATING AS WELL
                  • Why have I never heard of this guy? He's genius!
                  • Terrific fun
                  • Matt Ruff's Second Novel, A Cyberpunk Classic
                  • Brilliant, irreverent, a wild ride
                  Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy (Public Works Trilogy)
                  Matt Ruff
                  Manufacturer: Grove Press
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                  Sewer, Gas & Electric is the exuberant follow-up to Matt Ruff's cult classic and critically acclaimed debut Fool on the Hill.
                  High above Manhattan android and human steelworkers are constructing a new Tower of Babel for billionaire Harry Gant, as a monument to humanity's power to dream. In the festering sewers below a darker game is afoot: a Wall Street takeover artist has been murdered, and Gant's crusading ex-wife, Joan Fine, has been hired to find out why. The year is 2023, and Ayn Rand has been resurrected and bottled in a hurricane lamp to serve as Joan's assistant; an eco-terrorist named Philo Dufrense travels in a pink-and-green submarine designed by Howard Hughes; a Volkswagen Beetle is possessed by the spirit of Abbie Hoffman; Meisterbrau, a mutant great white shark, is running loose in the sewers beneath Times Square; and a one-armed 181-year-old Civil War veteran joins Joan and Ayn in their quest for the truth. All of whom, and many more besides, are caught up in a vast conspiracy involving Walt Disney, J. Edgar Hoover, and a mob of homicidal robots.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  3 out of 5 stars FUNNY, BUT SOMETIMES IRRITATING AS WELL.......2006-12-12

                  It's the future and Mr. Gant is a strong force to be reckoned with in the business industry and there's an eco-terrorist group intent on bringing him down. There's also an artificial intelligence trying to take over and a mutated shark on the loose in the city`s sewers. All this is wrapped up in a large ball of satire and craziness. Overall, I liked this one. Unfortunately, there are instances where the author is trying too hard to be clever and that's what puts a kink in my enjoyment of the story because a lot seems forced or just downright irritating. But hey, all-in-all it's a pretty fun read.

                  5 out of 5 stars Why have I never heard of this guy? He's genius!.......2006-02-22

                  Sewer, Gas & Electric takes place, for the most part, in New York City in 2023 as Matt Ruff explains in his intro: "...just like the present, only more so." Corporations dominate the city skyline with giant glowing advertisements while under them specially trained city workers track and kill the mutant inhabitants of the sewers. Althewhile, keeping these strange animals existence a secrete.

                  Early in the twenty-aughts a strange plague decimated the black population. This plague not only kills within days but also seemingly consumes the bodies leaving nothing behind. Nothing except strange rumors- tribes of green eyed blacks; while the ghosts of billions of dead negros seem to haunt every part of the Earth.

                  Ruff mixes the seemingly silly with the mortuary seriousness of a funeral and I have never read anything else that pulls off that conceit to this level of perfection except maybe , Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson. Below are a list of characters, if you feel that they are silly then you are right. If you are not a fan of Kurt Vonnegut or novels such as The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers or the above mentioned Stephenson you may want to look elsewhere. If by chance any of those are your favorites then you may be able to add another novel to that list:

                  Harry Gant: Eccentric billionaire and manufacturer of the electric negro
                  Joan Fine: Harry's ex-wife, eco warrior, ``white liberal Catholic'' and former Comptroller of Public Opinion at Gant Industries (main protagonist)
                  Philo Dufrense: Eco-terrorist and captain of the pink-and-green submarine designed by Howard Hughes the "Yabba-dabba-do". Also, one of the last black people left on the planet after a plague
                  Meisterbrau: An alternative-environment-adapted Carcharodon carcharias (Aka, a mutated great white shark living in the sewers of New York City).
                  Ayn Rand: Resurrected and bottled in a hurricane lamp to serve as Joan's annoying assistant. Side note: She gets her objective @ss handed to her in an argument over her theories.
                  Abbie Hoffman: His personality programmed into the computer of a Volkswagen Beatle.
                  Kite: A one-armed 181-year-old Civil War veteran(don't ask).

                  All of whom, and many more are caught up in a vast conspiracy involving Walt Disney, J. Edgar Hoover, and a mob of homicidal robots. Without ruining the story, all I can say is it's a genocidal conspiracy revolving around the Disney Corporation, a supercomputer and a mysterious plague that wiped out every black person on Earth (except those with green eyes). I hope this was helpful and I hope you enjoy the book.

                  4 out of 5 stars Terrific fun.......2006-02-04

                  I truly enjoyed this book. It was original, irreverent and at times screamingly funny. Character development was excellent but not overblown. I also liked the pace of this book: a fun story that moved at a good clip without rushing. Clearly the author is thumbing his nose at the politically correct movement of the 1990s but the story is still relevent and great fun.

                  5 out of 5 stars Matt Ruff's Second Novel, A Cyberpunk Classic.......2004-08-23

                  Matt Ruff has written three novels in a literary career spanning nearly two decades; all three are rooted somehow in fantasy and should be regarded as fine examples of speculative fiction. "Sewer, Gas Electric: The Public Works Trilogy" is a dazzling, hilarious cyberpunk adventure set in the New York City of 2023. Ruff conjurs up a bizarre, almost dystopian, view of a near-future New York City laced with the political wisdom of Ayn Rand, who returns, resurrected as a major protagonist in this novel. Multi-billionaire Harry Gant strives to build the tallest building in the world while his ex-wife, Joan Fine, is joined by Ayn Rand, as they wage war against homicidal robots and a sinister conspiracy involving Walt Disney and J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's legendary first director, within the sewers of Manhattan. Ruff's novel is just as hilarious as Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash", but quite a bit longer. And not only are there apt comparisons to Stephenson's work here, but I can see some influence from the likes of Thomas Pynchon, Bruce Sterling and William Gibson too. Fans of "Snow Crash" and other cyberpunk fiction will not wish to miss this book. Without question, "Sewer, Gas, Electric: The Public Works Trilogy" is Ruff's splendid sophomore outing, and demonstrates to me why he may be the finest writer ever to have graduated from New York City's prestigious Stuyvesant High School.

                  4 out of 5 stars Brilliant, irreverent, a wild ride.......2004-07-19

                  Sewer, Gas and Electic is one of the strangest, most off-the-wall books I've read in years. And I loved almost every bit of it. If this is representive of Matt Ruff's work, he's a brilliant writer.

                  The only reason that I didn't give the book five stars is that the ending is a bit weak compared to the rest of the book. But, regardless of the ending, the ride was worth it.

                  The cast of Sewer, Gas and Electric includes a Multi-Billionare businessman, Harry Gant. Harry wants to do the right thing, but doing the right thing is boring -- it just doesn't hold his attention. So, he hired an environmentalist that he'd dated in college, Joan, as an executive in his company to keep him honest. They battle over company decisions and eventually marry and then divorce, all the time where the story occurs.

                  Other characters include a non-violent eco-terrorist with a submarine decorated with pink polka dots that he docks under the statue of liberty, the crew of the submarine, including a mixed Israeli/Palestinian family, and a few war veterns suffering from serious PTSD. Oh, and we can't forget the VERY evolved, very dangerous shark that has escaped from the NY City sewers. And the Queen of England...

                  Early on in the book, it isn't clear whether the plot revolves around Gant's quest to build a mile-high tower or the eco-terrorists efforts to stop Gant industries from drilling for oil in the Antarctica. It turns out that its neither.

                  I really don't want to give anything away. If you like science fiction and you enjoy off the wall plots and don't mind a bit of politically incorrect humor, you'll LOVE this book.
                  The Electric Sewer
                  Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                  • Awsome! I really reminisced about the job as I read along.
                  • Read This Book When You're Alone!
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                  • Not a Home & Garden book.
                  The Electric Sewer
                  Trebor Nehoc
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                  As they say here in New York, Trebor has been around the block, twice. He has taken his years on the job and transcribed them into some very funny, very touching stories. With great wit, sharp details and some brisk writing, his War Stories describe what life was like down there in the Electric Sewer - Actor/Comedian John DiResta, New York's Funniest Cop

                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars Awsome! I really reminisced about the job as I read along........2005-05-27

                  I personally worked under the author and witnessed his kind heart for subordinates. He is a true cop, family man and an author that writes the truth. If this author was not so considerate of his cop's needs, he would have made Chief of Department. He really made me reminisce about my time on the job.

                  There are so many great stories in this book that you won't want to put it down.

                  5 out of 5 stars Read This Book When You're Alone!.......2005-05-01

                  My friend bought me this book as a gift not too long ago. Finally after about two weeks of listening to him rave about how good it is, coupled with the slight guilt of not having a chance to actually get around to reading it (after all it was a gift), I decided to bring it with me while on a visit to my doctor's office. Knowing how long it usually takes until my name is finally called, I started reading "The Electric Sewer." It didn't take long for me to make a complete fool of myself. First, it started with a slight chuckle, then a giggle, and then before I knew it, I was actually laughing out loud in the waiting room. Embarrassing to say the least, but of course quite worth it. Get this book, it's an absolute must. Just read it when you're alone.

                  4 out of 5 stars What a trip!.......2005-04-05

                  What a great read! Written as a series of short tales, it reminded me of sitting with my buddies swapping stories on any given night. The stories are a great mix of the ribald, the hilarious, and also serious. This is a book that can be read again and again.

                  4 out of 5 stars Policing NYC's underground city.......2005-04-05

                  I remember my first subway ride as a kid and how exciting it was. However, it never compared to Trebor Nehoc's subways rides as a NYC Transit cop. Although it is a dangerous job in many different ways, the NYC Transit Police was probably one of the closest knit group of cops there ever was. The adventures and misadventures experienced by both Nehoc and his friends, had me worried for them some of the time and laughing with them at other times. Pick it up and enjoy the ride through the underground city.

                  4 out of 5 stars Not a Home & Garden book. .......2005-03-30

                  Despite the title, Electric Sewer is NOT a book from Home & Gardens TV and will not in the least, inprove your home plumbing system. This is a down and dirty collection of day-to-day stories of street police work and the language used is real, just as it's used in the subways of New York and the streets of LA where I worked for 25 years. I thought I would have no problems with Nehoc's narrative but what the hell is a "Perp"? We had "suspects". He made "collars", I made "Arrests". but once into the book I was hooked, because I would laugh and mumble "Yep, been there, done that". The book has its share of gallows humor that I found familiar, the mental self preservation of cops, firefighters, and EMTs. I especially recommend the book to new recruits to law enforcement, take a look at real street cops, chasing robbery suspects, (Oops,Perps), from train car to train car, hoping your fellow coppers will be at the next station to pick up your broken fanny.
                  Robert teGroen.
                  Sewer, Gas and Electric: THE PUBLIC WORKS TRILOGY (Public Works Trilogy)
                  Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                  • All hip and no meat
                  • Zany fun romp
                  • SG&E- a Great Read
                  • Getting people to laugh at Ayn Rand requires no skill.
                  • Thought provoking and clever
                  Sewer, Gas and Electric: THE PUBLIC WORKS TRILOGY (Public Works Trilogy)
                  Matt Ruff
                  Manufacturer: Aspect
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                  The closest fictional relatives of Sewer, Gas & Electric may not be books at all but visionary movies like Brazil and Blade Runner. A comic writer and Information Age social satirist of the first water, Matt Ruff has one of the most fertile imaginations you'll come across, and the confident chops to string the fruits of this inventive intelligence together. The story is set in a near-future Manhattan of mile-high skyscraper construction projects, eco-terrorism, man-eating mutant sewer-dwelling white sharks and even more dangerous corporations.

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                  The closest fictional relatives of Sewer, Gas Electric may not be books at all but visionary movies like Brazil and Blade Runner. A comic writer and Information Age social satirist of the first water, Matt Ruff has one of the most fertile imaginations you'll come across, and the confident chops to string the fruits of this inventive intelligence together. The story is set in a near-future Manhattan of mile-high skyscraper construction projects, eco-terrorism, man-eating mutant sewer-dwelling white sharks and even more dangerous corporations.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  2 out of 5 stars All hip and no meat.......2006-07-11

                  This is a hipster book: it cloaks itself in words of profundity, what appear to be "big" concepts to those who think Ayn Rand is philosophy, and allusions to greats like Pynchon, but really it's a lengthy comic book acting out in linear fashion a convoluted but transparent premise, all designed to get you to buy into this guy's off-the-shelf "perspective" on the world. Ruff isn't a thinker, although he does a good job of embellishing this transparent plot, and this book isn't designed to bring you new information as much as gather around those who already agree. It reminds me a lot of T. Coraghessen Boyle, who writes rambling "funny" (not really) books that try through intricacy to obscure the literal political commentary that they are, but fail. This book does so similarly. It's smarmily clever, yet despite all its attempts to appear profound, shallow as a recent puddle. Even for those who like postmodern literature it's hard to argue this book brings learning, or experience, or even a good read to the table. Avoid.

                  4 out of 5 stars Zany fun romp.......2005-04-19

                  Folks expecting a discourse on Objectivism will be disappointed, but this is a fun zany book nonetheless. The sheer imagination of the author is amusing, as you try to decode how all the subplots are going to come together. By the last third of the book, however, the novely wears off, but the author picks up the pace and put in some interesting action to keep reader's interest, though much of the ending is a bit too convenient for my taste. Not an intellectual tour de force, but if you don't get too serious, it will pay you back handsomely in fun.

                  5 out of 5 stars SG&E- a Great Read.......2002-12-31

                  Brilliant! Genocide, electronic slaves, eco-crusaders, the politics of power, social responsibility...how do you construct a novel with all these elements without frightening or boring your reader to death? Matt Ruff knows: a true artist. He extends reality to the point of what is seemingly fantastic; but, is it really? Probably not; however, the flow of Ruff's lyrical writing style and excellent comic relief empowers the reader with a sense of hope. All I can say is... WOW!!! This is a must for anyone's personal library. A rating under 4 doesn't do this book justice. I've given it a 5.

                  PS: FOTH is a very different book but another great example of Ruff's amazing talent.

                  update: 6/20/06
                  I originally wrote my review in 2002 and just realized this book is no longer available on Amazon. Although I still have my old copy, I wanted another clean, unhandled copy for safekeeping. This was an amazing book and I simply can't understand why everyone does not have a copy of it.

                  1 out of 5 stars Getting people to laugh at Ayn Rand requires no skill........2002-12-01

                  It's like shooting fish in a barrel.

                  With a Kalashnikov.

                  More than once.

                  Think about it. How many of these Amazon[.com] reviewers, in the limited time and space available to tell the world what they thought of this book, chose to highlight the fact that it makes fun of Ayn Rand? If this book was so great, or so funny, you'd think they'd have found something *original* to say about it. Oh, wanting the book to be original...must have been reading too much Ayn Rand, ha ha.

                  Go back a few years, to _The Fountainhead_, and read Ellsworth Toohey's views on humor.

                  I didn't think the book was funny.

                  5 out of 5 stars Thought provoking and clever.......2002-09-25

                  This novel defies classification. It is part SF, part satire, but all very readable and enjoyable. It is thought-provoking but doesn't beg to be taken seriously, and certainly not literally.
                  For the objectivists in the crowd, I recommend it for those who thought *Atlas Shrugged* was gospel when they read it in college, but who are now ready to begin questioning Ayn Rand's philosophy.
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