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The national bestselling story of Earth's first interstellar colonists-and the mysterious planet that becomes their home.
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A New Home   Review Date: June 30, 2010 Reviewer: themarsman, Georgetown, TX Allen Steele's Coyote details Humanity's first interstellar colonists in the late 21st century as they attempt to flee a repressive, totalitarian government and then survive on an alien world that has some similarities to Earth, but is also markedly different. Coyote is primarily a chronicle of these intrepid pioneers. Not only does it depict how they escaped the clutches of a despotic government, but it also goes into some detail about their new world. What is the world like? What does it feel like if you are walking along its streams or tromping through its swamps? Steele goes into a fair amount of detail describing what this world looks like...what kind of plants and animals share the environment with the colonists? How do the colonists survive their first seasons on the new world...especially prepping for the long winters (Coyote's year is three times the length of Earth's). Ultimately, the author does a good job of pulling you into the world that his colonists are confronted with and makes you want to keep turning pages. The only significant gripe I had with the story is that the author admits to piecing this novel together from a series of short stories, and while he does this reasonably well, there were spots where the seams could have been sewn together a bit better. Nonetheless, I am most definitely looking forward to picking up the sequel in the near future and would recommend Coyote to others who enjoy similar stories. An intelligent, character-driven, and thought-provoking sci-fi read   Review Date: June 1, 2010 Reviewer: Dave Reynolds, Virginia, USA As far as science fiction is concerned, I tend to drift more towards the stories of Gene Roddenberry and the like. However, for reasons I can't explain, this book caught my eye as I was walking through the bookstore. I'm very glad that it did; this is quite possibly the best sci-fi title I've ever had the privilege to read (and believe me when I say that I've read quite a few). Allen Steele has truly created a Heinlein-level masterpiece in the beautiful planet to which I find myself returning over and over. It seems to blend the classic Clarkian space opera with the frontier adventure stories of Gary Paulsen. Part of the reason for that is because I think Allen Steele has done more than create a rich sci-fi world; he has reminded his audience of the fundamentals of the American dream in a fresh, new style. His novel warns of the dangers of partisan bureaucracy (ingeniously managing to do so without pointing fingers, in fact) while simultaneously reaffirming the basic American need for freedom. In addition to the soundness of his ideology (which I can't fully embrace, but that's because of personal opinion), he has a very engaging writing style. I think Mr. Steele's journalistic background has definitely worked to his advantage in this story; this book is a true page-turner and a wonderful adventure. Part of the great chemistry for that adventure is in his characters. His dramatis personae is very diverse, and each character in the story is a unique individual. In many stories of this scope, the characters occasionally get muddled together. Not so with Steele's story. As another testament to the soundness of a good sci-fi saga, Steele is extremely well researched. He correctly uses many terms associated with quantum mechanics and astrophysics to create a believable scenario. Some of the history/science minutiae in the book's prologue are a little dated, but that happens with almost every sci-fi novel eventually and has no bearing on the actual story. I also like the organization of the story. The book was originally published as a series of short stories in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, and these stories have been slightly altered and republished in novel form. This is a good thing because it minimizes the time commitment to reading the book. Clear stopping points are easy to find for readers on limited time. You should be warned, however, that there is magic within the pages of this book - stopping points are easy to find, but you won't want to stop reading once you start. This is the first book in a trilogy (which has been followed by a sequel duology and several other spin-off books); it can be read by itself, but I have the feeling that you might reach the end of the first volume and be left hungering for more. I certainly was. I wanted to love it and it didn't quite deliver.   Review Date: December 28, 2009 Reviewer: dmrbooks, I love space opera and the founding of a new planet, well it doesn't get any better than that. The start was really interesting (if a bit political...but believable). And it really became fascinating when they landed. But it also started to come apart then. And it just didn't work from the middle on really. I thought there were so many more interesting things you could do with the premise. So I was disappointed. Really wanted to love it. loved it...   Review Date: December 17, 2009 Reviewer: svirginiak, virginia i don't know why people have dislike this book so much, i found it to be very interesting and exciting,i enjoyed all the characters,and could easily believe the circumstances,can't wait to read the second book,just ordered it. So i would definitely recommend buying this book!!! Mislead into buying this book   Review Date: September 24, 2009 Reviewer: Sean Butler, Atlanta, GA I'm a fan of science fiction and the wondrous worlds that authors create. This book didn't do that. The basic idea is sending a small band of settlers to another world and starting a colony on a new planet far, far away. A pretty basic plot sci-fi plot to be sure and I looked forward to the action scenes and new creatures. What this book did was stop all of that sci-fi stuff the second the settlers touched down onto the planet. They started planting crops by hand with rakes and hoes, skinning local animals for new clothing and building canoes to explore their new world. To put it another way, their level of technology all of sudden went back to the 18th century. This is essentially a historical fiction that takes place on another world. The author makes no effort to address any of this and instead focuses on a bunch of characters that are very illogical and pretty whiny. If you are looking for a sci-fi book with cool toys and action scenes, stay away. Personally, I'd reclassify this as a western.

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