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Pretender
by Piers Anthony, Frances Hall
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Tor Books (1985-06)
ISBN: 0812531086
EAN: 9780812531084
Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
SKU: 1144
Condition: Good
Comments: Binding: Softcover. Condition: Good. Very slight wear along cover edges.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Science fiction adventure from the creator of the New York Times bestselling Xanth series. An an alien occupies the body of a boy during the time of the Babylonian Empire and guides him to a strange and fantastic destiny. But both the boy and the alien must beware, for other aliens have arrived on Earth--and may have plans of their own. . . . HC: Tor.
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Customer Reviews
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misleading blurb
Rating  (2)
Date: 2004-01-07
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Gak. The blurb on the back is misleading. Sure there are a couple of Galactics wandering around in human host, but they never do anything special beyond suggestions to their host. The book ends abruptly with the teaser of what I thought the book was going to be about. The book focuses on several unsavory characters (tortuers) as our hero tries to avoid them and complete his seemingly hopeless quest. Pointless quest is more like it. Our hero remains an insignificant dupe and I couldn't care less about him. Ugh, the book was painfull to finish and I wish I hadn't picked it up.
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historical Piers Anthony -sci-fi set in pre-industrial earth
Rating  (4)
Date: 2000-05-03
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
(no space battles or anything) Piers Anthony is one my most influential writers simply because his work is so addictive that you can't put it down. This is smaller than most of his books, but it is entertaining and presents enough mesopotamia history and metaphysical considerations to make it memorable. Certainly comparable to much of his pre-80s sci-fi, which I always found very readable. (better than his most recent books I've read) Anthony's reading style is so engrossing that anyone who wants to get more into reading should try some of his work. (especially his older work, if you like adult themes I mean.)
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