Reviews of Cuckoo's Egg

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Duane Morse

by Duane Morse (duane@anasazi.UUCP)

Date: 9 Jun 86 08:25:13 SDT

The story takes place on an alien world, and Thorn is the only human. One learns bits and pieces of the culture as the story progresses, but the emphasis is on the relationship between Thorn and Duun. What little technology is revealed doesn't seem to be all that different from our own.

Duun's character seems to be drawn from Eastern Zenn warrier philosophers, which is interesting, though not exciting. Since there is not a great deal of dialogue between Thorn and Duun, Thorn's thoughts are very often put in parentheses, something which got to grate on my nerves.

There's not much action. The characters are mildly interesting, but I never developed much sympathy for either. The world is mildly interesting, but not a lot was revealed about it. I always felt like an outsider, and the climax took too long to reach and didn't pack the uumph it should have.

I give this book 2.5 stars out of 4.0 (it's fair, but I'll definitely trade it in).