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House of Zeor

par Jacqueline Lichtenberg

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Séries: Sime/Gen (1), Sime/Gen Publication Order (1), Sime/Gen Chronological Order (5)

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The first published novel in this bestselling series asks the question: "What if the basic human nature suddenly changed?" Hugh Valleroy of the Gen Police undertakes a covert mission into Sime Territory to rescue the woman he loves from the Sime kidnappers who would use her to destroy his government. His protector and guide?--a Sime who carefully and deliberately plans to kill him The New York Times Book Review says of the Sime Gen Series that "It calls to mind the Frank Herbert of 'Dune' and the Walter M. Miller, Jr. of 'A Canticle for Leibowitz'."… (plus d'informations)
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Re-reading the series in anticipation of picking up the new books I didn't know existed.

Story successfully sets up the world and its other-ness, on both sides of the post-mutation genetic split in humanity. In spots, there's what I think are mistakes in Hugh's character, where he seems too unsurprised by terms it wasn't clear he should have known. But other than that, and a couple of small editing errors, I find this a book that holds up well to my memories of it, and I'm so glad I didn't purge it with so many other books years ago. 3.5 stars.
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  crankypants16 | Sep 23, 2013 |
In the far future a mutation develops and humankind is split into Simes and Gens. Simes "change over" at adolescence into vampire-like creatures that must suction off energy from Gens every month. Ordinarily, this causes the death of the Gen. But then "Channels" are discovered who could safely take energy from Gens and give that energy to Simes. But there are still "Sime" territories where Gens are kept like cattle, and "Gen" territories where a developing Sime would be shot on sight. Enter Hugh, a Gen that must pose as a "companion" to a Channel in order to find his kidnapped love, Aisha. Not my favorite of the Sime/Gen books--that would probably be Ambrov Keon--but definitely a good read in a series that's a favorite of mine. Both Lichtenberg and Lorrah who write books in this series are good storytellers and create characters to care about. And since this was the first book in the series to be published (even if not the first chronologically) it makes a good entry into the series. ( )
  LisaMaria_C | Oct 29, 2012 |
This is the book that introduced an entire new species - a divided humanity that must find a way to reunite or perish.
Sime-phobic Hugh must enter Sime territory to find his talented artist girlfriend before she can be forced to counterfeit currency plates.
In order to move freely about, he must pretend to be a Companion a personal donor to the Head of House Zeor himself.

But when they are trapped in the wilderness by outlaws - can Hugh bring himself to feed Klyd, at risk of his own life and that of his woman as well?? ( )
  dragonasbreath | Oct 18, 2011 |
One of Mely’s commenters, I think, described this postapocalyptic vampire tentacle slavefic as the dilating eyedrops before the slash goggles were applied, and that’s not a bad description. Hugh Valleroy, a Gen, enters Sime territory to find the woman he loves. Aisha’s kidnapping might just be the usual Sime raid seeking Gens, but because Aisha is important to the Gen government it might also be a move to destabilize Gen Territory entirely and drive all Gens into the pens. (Never very clear why one person would be enough to cause a breakdown given that pens = certain death given that most Simes need to kill a Gen every month to survive, but okay.) Hugh makes common cause with Klyd Farris, the most special channel of all, channels being Simes who can take energy from Gens without killing them and then transfer it to other Simes so that those Simes don’t need to kill. Prose: a little purple, slashiness: very very high, satisfaction to my fourteen-year-old self: almost infinite. We should have a reading club where we all read/reread the books and then write Sime/Gen for Yuletide. (Caution: Weird stuff where apparently everyone is mixed-race modulo white until they’re not; also predatory sexuality where the dominant social mores, against which our protagonists struggle, oppose Sime/Gen mixing more than coercion. And everybody is cool with the concept of buying a wife to keep a talented Gen happy.) ( )
1 voter rivkat | Jul 12, 2010 |
In the far future, the human race is divided into Sime and Gen, just as it is into male and female. Simes must take energy from Gens each month to live, but when they do so, the Gen usually dies. Can they learn to live together without killing before the human race is destroyed? Fascinating, detailed, and focused on character relationships, I can't recommend these books enough. They are my all-time favorites. ( )
  WingedWolf | Aug 5, 2006 |
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Nom de l'auteurRôleType d'auteurŒuvre ?Statut
Lichtenberg, Jacquelineauteur principaltoutes les éditionsconfirmé
Alpers, Hans JoachimDirecteur de publicationauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé
Alpers, Hans JoachimPostfaceauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé
Mai, Reinhold H.Traducteurauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé
Morrill, RowenaArtiste de la couvertureauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé
Wöllzenmüller, FranzConcepteur de la couvertureauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé

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To
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Robert A Heinlein
Andre Norton

And to the many other writers who have entertain me these many years, I offer the Sime Series as payment in like coinage.
Also to:
Sondra Marshak
Laura Basta
Pat Zotti
Anna Mary Hall

and the many others who will soon be joining in the creation of new frontiers.
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House of Zeor is my first novel and also the first novel written in the Sime Series - which has now become known as the "Sime/Gen Universe."
Hugh Valleroy paced back and forth, heedless of the muddy water he was splashing onto the boots of the District Director of Federal Police.
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This series has both a publication order and an actual plotted out timeline that runs from the beginning of the Mutation to Outer Space itself.
Don't have all the stories, not even sure if they were all finally published - I hope they were.
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The first published novel in this bestselling series asks the question: "What if the basic human nature suddenly changed?" Hugh Valleroy of the Gen Police undertakes a covert mission into Sime Territory to rescue the woman he loves from the Sime kidnappers who would use her to destroy his government. His protector and guide?--a Sime who carefully and deliberately plans to kill him The New York Times Book Review says of the Sime Gen Series that "It calls to mind the Frank Herbert of 'Dune' and the Walter M. Miller, Jr. of 'A Canticle for Leibowitz'."

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