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Book Summaries & Reviews
The Broken God
Back cover description:
On the winter world of Icefall, young Danlo has grown up among a tribe of humans genetically altered to lead a primitive existence. When his tribe is ravaged by plague, he is forced to give up this simple, spiritual life to journey across the frozen wastes to the fabled city of Neverness, the teeming center of a vast galactic civilization. Here, a great destiny beckons Danlo - to pilot a shop to the heart of the galaxy and battle a deadly bloom of light that is consuming worlds and suns as it races toward his planet. But first he must confront the legend of his true father, a bold adventurer who is worshipped as a god - and the terrible allure of becoming a god himself.
From David Zindell, a master of imaginative fiction, comes a monumental epic of galactic grandeur and the human mind, a sweeping tale of a dying future world menaced by dreams of divinity and by the implacable advance of cosmic destruction.
Zindell is fashioning an astonishing epic of our distant and eerie galactic future.
~ Robert Silverberg
Science fiction as it ought to be: challenging, imaginative, thought-provoking - and well written. Zindell has placed himself at the forefront of literary SF.
~ Times Literary Supplement, London
One of the great series of an imagined world.
~ The Denver Post
Rich and rewarding ... Zindell's come into his maturity, and science fiction is the better for it.
~ Locus
Rich and skillful.
~ Paul J. McAuley, Interzone
Limitless imagination The Broken God can only be described as a tale of epic proportions. This is a novel of ideas and philosophy so deep and rich in scope and imagination I needed to take breaks between chapters to think about and absorb what I had read. It is the story of a young man's search for himself. It is a tale of friendship and religion. It is novel for and about humanity. If you haven't read this --- DO!
~ bms1@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca 05/07/97
Refreshing Sci-fi, light years ahead of our time ... If sci-fi for you equals rebels flying to battle against an evil empire, or aliens ivading the Earth, then sadly, this book is not for you. "The Broken God - Book One of a Requium for Homo-Sapiens" is set thousands of years into the future, humankind is spread across the galaxy, and there are aliens and they our "friends". This book is not a shallow shoot-em-up however, nor does it dazzle you with technology, hoping to distract you from a story lacking in depth. This book is about the Human condition, compassion and truth, and a young man's struggle to come to terms with life. Yes, there is technology, and yes, there are space ships. Zindell's theories however, are so vivid, so realistic, your mind will reel, as a virtual overload of information is thrust into your mind. "Neverness", Zindell's first novel, just prepares you for the sheer story-telling brilliance that is "The Broken God". A truely uplifting experience.
~ ramgfx@hotmail.com (Rod Macey), 03/26/97
A book that will change your view of reality The Broken God was the first book of David Zindell's that I read. It it is a mixture between original Sci-Fi and Philosophy, and it looks at the creation of religeons, the corruption of power and the prejeduce of world views. It also asks the question "what is the truth?"
~ hroljen@geocities.com 03/22/97
(here is the refering page)This is a picaresque novel, describing Danlo's growth as a human and an explorer on the road to understanding, couched in an unforgettable world of sweeping proportions. I read this two years ago, and it still astounds me with the depth of its perceptions regarding the folly of ascribing one's own world view to the actions and impulses of others. Danlo begins by aspiring to ahimsa, the doctrine of never harming anyone, and ends by trying to free people of their beliefs. The language is exceptional, the intellectual debate a challenge, and the concept a welcome addition to your own belief system. All this and a damn fine read, too!
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