Sydney J. Van Scyoc
Auteur de Darkchild
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Séries
Œuvres de Sydney J. Van Scyoc
Virgin Wings 3 exemplaires
When Petals Fall [novelette] 3 exemplaires
Deathsong [novella] 3 exemplaires
Poppies by Moonlight 2 exemplaires
Sunwaifs hb 1 exemplaire
Cloud Cry hb 1 exemplaire
Blue Song 1 exemplaire
Darkmorning 1 exemplaire
Pollony Undiverted 1 exemplaire
Bimmie Says 1 exemplaire
Sunwaiths 1 exemplaire
Starmother 1 exemplaire
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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 9, No. 12 [December 1985] (1905) — Contributeur — 13 exemplaires
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1964, Vol. 27, No. 5 (1964) — Auteur — 12 exemplaires
Heyne Science Fiction Jahresband 1991. 8 Romane und Erzählungen prominenter SF- Autoren. (1993) — Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Van Scyoc, Sydney J.
- Nom légal
- Van Scyoc, Sydney Joyce
- Autres noms
- Brown, Sydney Joyce (birth)
Brown, Joyce - Date de naissance
- 1939-07-27
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Mount Vernon, Indiana, USA
- Professions
- jeweler
writer
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SF short story - clones à Name that Book (Décembre 2020)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 30
- Aussi par
- 18
- Membres
- 1,328
- Popularité
- #19,369
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 19
- ISBN
- 34
- Langues
- 3
The one thing you have to understand about Scyoc's books is that they tend to involve very little aggressive conflicts. More often then not the conflicts arise from a miscommunication of beliefs/lifestyles or lack of harmony. From the four books I've read of hers previously the most violence I've come across has been in Darkchild (Book 1 in the Darkchild Trilogy) and again that was because the people that Darkchild was sent from were a people of conquerors invading a relatively more passive race.
Sunwaifs begins at the end, sort of. Nadd is our first narrator and he begins by telling us about how he worries for the new generation. He recounts the hardships the original colonists had to endure their first years on Destiny--a planet that had seemed at first so perfect, but quickly proved itself to be anything but. His intentions is to leave a logbook for the next generations so that they may be able to avert the disaster he sees brewing. To this end he asks an...aquiantence of his for help in writing the log book. I hesitate to call them friends, or companions, because in truth the six original 'Sunwaifs' aren't really.
Each original Sunwaif has an extraordinary gift, bestowed upon them while in the womb by the radiation of Destiny's sun. This both saved them and cursed them, marking them as different in a world of dogmatic people who had given up hope and nutured their bitter, hard lives.
As the story unfolds we meet the other four Sunwaifs--Feliss, Trebble, Ronna and Herrol--and watch as each matures and wants different things. But always are they connected, by a bond they can't break no matter what.
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I'm glad I'm reading it now, since I think the pacing and narrative style would have irritated me when I was younger and first bought it. My tastes have matured and I appreciate novels that build a world so intricately and expand about characters so deeply. The chapters alternate between Nadd and Corrie as they discuss important events and happenings during a year or stretch of years. While both have a similiar yearning undertone to their 'voices' in all other mannerisms they are different. Nadd has a faintly pessimistic quality to his narrative, as if he's resigned to the failure of the plan, but will persist anyway. Corrie is more pragmatic--believing in the force of their wills and strength of their bond to make a difference. In no way is she optimistic--even she thinks things may have been left too long.
While we don't 'hear' things from the other four's first person voice, their feelings and personalities are saturated in the narrative. Trebble who disappears now and again, Ronna who heals others, Feliss who is mischievous and inquisitive and Herrol who is steadfast and sure. You can feel the affection each feels for the others, but also the irritation that the bond forces onto them.
Definitely a book to read whether you are a teen or an adult--also a good way to begin your journey into Sydney J. Van Scyoc's worlds!… (plus d'informations)