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Orn par Piers Anthony
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Orn (original 1970; édition 1970)

par Piers Anthony (Auteur)

Séries: Of Man and Manta (2)

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The trio of scientists had been ordered to survey the planet's flora, fauna and mineral resources, and from the very beginning of their mission everything they observed led to one startling conclusion-the mysterious world was virtually identical with the Earth of the Paleocene period, 70,000,000 years ago at the very dawn of the age of mammals Their names were Cal, Veg, and Aquilon, the most resourceful-and rebellious-of Earth's explorers, and with them came four alien companions, the mantas. Strange flying beings, half-animal, half-fungus, the mantas possessed the keenest senses of any creatures in the universe, a gift which immediately saved the mission from complete disaster. Detecting strong vibrations coming from a great distance, the mantas warned the humans, and Cal realized that it could mean only one thing: an earthquake-one large enough to produce a tidal wave that would totally inundate the small island where they had set up camp. Veg, the strongest member of the team, constructed a crude sailing raft, and the party put out to sea to escape the doomed island. It was the beginning of an incredible series of adventures which would lead them to discoveries as momentous as they were deadly. Sailing for weeks, the raft took them to a region vastly different from the island they had left behind. And when a brachiosaurus, supposedly extinct in the Paleocene period, nearly swamped the raft, they knew they had reached an area of priceless scientific value-an isolated enclave of the Cretaceous period where the full spectrum of the golden age of reptiles was present But just as incredible as the dinosaurs was another creature they were soon to meet-Orn, a man-sized bird who belonged to the most advanced species ever to develop on this world. Unsurpassed racial memory enabled Orn's mind to reach millions of years into the past, and it was his presence that led the three humans and the mantas to open revolt. Determined to prevent man's destructive exploitation of this world, they must pit themselves not only against the creatures they wish to save from extinction, but also against the all-consuming greed of Earth's powerful authorities. As rich in scientific detail as it is in breathtaking excitement, Orn is a masterwork of the imagination and a tribute to the creative genius of Piers Anthony.… (plus d'informations)
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Titre:Orn
Auteurs:Piers Anthony (Auteur)
Info:Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, c1970. 247 p.
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As I said, in the reviews of the other two books (Omnivore and Ox), I read these books in my late teens and everything I thought I read was completely different from this current re-read. I am a big fan of Piers Anthony and there is another series or two that I read and need to re-read.
I enjoy this series of man and manta. Now add in a bird from the dinosaur age and its struggle to survive. A dimension to explore and of course, an earth government that wants to exploit what is discovered. Its another fine mess! ( )
  gbraden | Mar 20, 2022 |
I read this book in a bit longer than 2.5 hours, faster than I might otherwise have finished it, had I not set out to read it all in one sitting. I've gotten too used to multitasking and not focusing for very long. I'd have taken a lot longer to finish a Piers Anthony book usually. He's so pathologically misogynist, and this book is rather dated, a sort of romp through the Paleozoic epoc with an intelligent, giant bird involved, using science from the 60's, so very early plate tectonics and really shaky phylogenetics. The dated science and sexist tones would have led to my dragging this book on for weeks, most likely, if I wasn't set on reading it all at once. It starts out badly, too, with a scene early in the book where the humans are ascending from a depth of 200ft below sea level, which bugged me after watching lots of deep sea exploration livestreams this summer. That's deep enough that they'd need specialized equipment to keep from dying, but they don't seem nearly well enough equipped to survive the scene.
I must admit though that Piers Anthony is good at writing non-humanoid aliens. If he just gave up trying to include human women in his books he'd be a lot easier to read. In this one, the lead female human is not too bad, with a lot of initiative and ability, so in that sense she's a decent character. But, if she is curious about stuff, she is described as having feminine curiosity, as if it's a bad trait, and every so often she agonizes over which of her two male companions she'll take as her mate, as if she needs a mate. It's like the author knew how to write a good character, but could not resist the urge to take jabs at women, as if they are a whole different species from men, a sort of knee-jerk reaction that kicks in in spite of his knowing it sucks and drags his books down.
I did like the fungoid aliens, the mantas, though, and that the intelligent bird scenes are done through the non-human perspective of the birds. The plot was fun, and while the science is very dated, it's good for a book published in 1971. ( )
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The trio of scientists had been ordered to survey the planet's flora, fauna and mineral resources, and from the very beginning of their mission everything they observed led to one startling conclusion-the mysterious world was virtually identical with the Earth of the Paleocene period, 70,000,000 years ago at the very dawn of the age of mammals Their names were Cal, Veg, and Aquilon, the most resourceful-and rebellious-of Earth's explorers, and with them came four alien companions, the mantas. Strange flying beings, half-animal, half-fungus, the mantas possessed the keenest senses of any creatures in the universe, a gift which immediately saved the mission from complete disaster. Detecting strong vibrations coming from a great distance, the mantas warned the humans, and Cal realized that it could mean only one thing: an earthquake-one large enough to produce a tidal wave that would totally inundate the small island where they had set up camp. Veg, the strongest member of the team, constructed a crude sailing raft, and the party put out to sea to escape the doomed island. It was the beginning of an incredible series of adventures which would lead them to discoveries as momentous as they were deadly. Sailing for weeks, the raft took them to a region vastly different from the island they had left behind. And when a brachiosaurus, supposedly extinct in the Paleocene period, nearly swamped the raft, they knew they had reached an area of priceless scientific value-an isolated enclave of the Cretaceous period where the full spectrum of the golden age of reptiles was present But just as incredible as the dinosaurs was another creature they were soon to meet-Orn, a man-sized bird who belonged to the most advanced species ever to develop on this world. Unsurpassed racial memory enabled Orn's mind to reach millions of years into the past, and it was his presence that led the three humans and the mantas to open revolt. Determined to prevent man's destructive exploitation of this world, they must pit themselves not only against the creatures they wish to save from extinction, but also against the all-consuming greed of Earth's powerful authorities. As rich in scientific detail as it is in breathtaking excitement, Orn is a masterwork of the imagination and a tribute to the creative genius of Piers Anthony.

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