Generations of humans have called the starship "Argonos" home as it wandered through the galaxy for hundreds of years, desperately searching for other signs of life. An unidentified transmission lures the ship toward a nearby planet where the crew discovers the grisly remains of a colony. Soon, another signal beckons the ship into deep space--and into the dark heart of an alien mystery.
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Generations of humans have called the starship "Argonos" home as it wandered through the galaxy for hundreds of years, desperately searching for other signs of life. An unidentified transmission lures the ship toward a nearby planet where the crew discovers the grisly remains of a colony. Soon, another signal beckons the ship into deep space--and into the dark heart of an alien mystery.
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Add this copy of Ship of Fools to cart. $15.86, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Ace Books.
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I really, strongly enjoyed this book. This has been my favorite science fiction book I've read, at the very least, in the last 6 months.
While reading the book, the thought that this would make a splendid movie was omnipresent. The fact that this book is science fiction is almost a coincidental thing - more than that, it's a good mystery and an exciting read with lots of different well-written parts, like: a plot worth spending time on, and a mystery you're interested in finding more about; a main character you're both interested in and root for, and surrounding characters that you're interested in and that complement the story; scary parts of the book that are terrifying thoughts more than bloody depictions of violence and gore; interesting discussion of religion without going overboard about it, and discussion of other "big ideas".
That said, there are some bad parts as well. This book, at +/- 350 pages would have been better if it were longer. While the surrounding characters are interesting and well-written, we don't get to see enough of them. Characters come in and are dropped just as quickly. Though, really - the biggest problem with this book is that it reads like a good movie, and not necessarily a good book. I could go further into why, but it will take away from reading the book and being engrossed in the story.
This is solid 4 star science fiction that I wish had been twice as long and it's recommended to any science fiction fan, or anybody interested in an exciting and quick read. This is a book that would be ideal for an airplane (for me).
