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Wow. WOW. Somehow I'd forgotten the beastiality overtones in the serial (which he heavily implies and goes so far as to take other characters talking about the potential for it), along with the standard Anthony racism, sexism, and horrifying c
I found the entire Amateur Adept series in a used book store a while back, and since I just read 1-iii as a kid, I was super-pumped to get my easily on some craptacular fantasy/sci-fi (Piers Anthony is the MASTER of this particular subsection of the genre).Wow. WOW. Somehow I'd forgotten the beastiality overtones in the serial (which he heavily implies and goes so far equally to have other characters talking almost the potential for information technology), forth with the standard Anthony racism, sexism, and horrifying compulsion to make fascist dictator states seem cool.
Most eye-bleaching moment is a tie between the scene in Out of Phaze where one of the shape-changing unicorns goes into heat, in girl-form, and then one of the human male characters has to bang the shit out of her day and night for five days, necessitating him creating a spell to give himself more stamina, and the scene in Robot Good where a smokin' hot vampire chick has to teach a torso-swapped girl (who is normally an amoeba) how to go both #1 and #two. Both of these scenes? More than three pages long.
Then again, I just started the last book, so there could be worse things to come.
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The underlying theme is the same: Mach has found himself in Phaze, in Bane's body, and Bane, in turn, has plant himself in Proton in Mach'south trunk. Rather than
Someone should have told Anthony that this serial needed to stop. An excellent idea, which ran to its natural conclusion at the stop of the original trilogy. The follow-on books started with some potential, but the steam has run out of them. Book five, Robot Adept , has reached that tipping point. And the repetition has (started to) gear up in.The underlying theme is the same: Mach has found himself in Phaze, in Bane'south trunk, and Bane, in turn, has found himself in Proton in Mach's body. Rather than the physical transference of the kickoff trilogy, this continues with the psychic link only instead. To upwards the game from the previous novel though, this time, an attempted body-switch while embracing their respective partners means that they tin can now transfer them as well. Cue an almost French-farce type feel to the story as characters rush from one world to the other, having sex with the right partner in the wrong torso, or the wrong partner in the right body, or frequently the right partner in the incorrect body and a non-human form. Yeah at 1 point, Anthony's adolescent preoccupation with sex means that 2 characters with shape-irresolute abilities have to have sex in all 3 of their forms (at to the lowest degree he doesn't accept the side by side step and write actual bestiality).
Again, the game of Proton is a fixed method for every story resolution – this time a game has to occur half in Proton and half in Phaze (for no reason that's every adequately explained). How the two sides are suddenly able to coordinate when we've been told that Mach/Bane are the only contact though is swept under the rug (either Bane or Mach even wonders about how that works at one betoken). And finally, equally if the repetition of themes and devices wasn't enough, each fourth dimension the story switches point-of-view character Anthony feels the need to recap the affiliate that nosotros've only read from the new character's indicate of view. Hang on – all three of united states were at that place in the last chapter. I already know what happened, I just read it!
Somehow, something nearly the serial still hooks me though. I suspect it'southward more a nostalgia for how much I enjoyed the start trilogy when I likewise had an boyish preoccupation with sexual practice, but hopefully in that location's more than to it than that. At least at that place's only 2 more to go...
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14 May 2012
This looks like it is the fifth book in the series, and so I gauge I am looking at it before the forth book, which isn't a bad thing considering as presently as the reviews are done and posted it will not really look all that out of place (with the exception of this little introduction). I did relish the first iii books, but I actually cannot remember reading these books (though I suspect I did). I actually did warm to Stile and Sheen (who was a feminine robot that one
Some other sexual sci-fi adventure14 May 2012
This looks like information technology is the fifth volume in the series, so I guess I am looking at it before the forth volume, which isn't a bad thing considering equally shortly every bit the reviews are done and posted it will not really look all that out of place (with the exception of this little introduction). I did enjoy the first three books, merely I actually cannot recall reading these books (though I suspect I did). I really did warm to Stile and Sheen (who was a feminine robot that one could have sex activity with) and wanted to continue their adventures, however by this fourth dimension Anthony had moved in a new direction.
I do not retrieve these novels are meant for young adults because it is clear that by this time (and it is besides very, very clear in Bio of a Space Tyrant) that Piers Anthony is simply obsessed with sex. Okay, granted, he lived through the sexual revolution, but it seems that he had completely missed the bespeak of the revolution. The sexual revolution was all about freeing ourselves of the tyranny of order, and more and so freeing women from the tyranny of wedlock. By taking sex out of wedlock information technology does destroy the institution of marriage to an extent. My argument (and I know many will disagree with me) is that the institution of marriage had already been destroyed. The reason I say that is because it had go a method to enslave women, and in many means it is still used equally such past certain communities today (and it is that attribute of wedlock that repulses me).
Many of the socialist writers have flagged the concept of marriage as beingness a modern class of slavery. Information technology is not that the male is enslaved but rather the female. That began to modify with the women's rights movement in the early on 20th century, then pretty much broke away with the sexual revolution in the 1960s. The question that was asked was 'why do we have to look for marriage to have sex?' The simple answer was 'because the Bible says so.' Does it? I could quite easily argue that it does not (though I tend to prefer the late John Stott's explanation that information technology does). Nonetheless, the response to that was clearly 'I'm non a Christian then why should I listen to the Bible?' This was not a new thing.
Now, I could get on nearly wedlock and sexuality, only I will not and instead turn to Anthony's abuse of the sexual revolution. Information technology is clear from his writings that Anthony holds a very sexist world view. His male characters are so sexually appealing to women that the women autumn over themselves to accept sex activity with them. Information technology almost seems as if his characters are some sort of sex activity-gods. To me it suggests a lot of sexual frustration in Anthony'south life, and perhaps it is some regret that he did non have as much sex with different people equally he would have liked. I take been downward that road, and written stories in a similar vein, still I ever attempt to be a little more realistic about information technology. As for Anthony, I really do question what he is writing here, it is clearly not erotic, but more than science-fiction pornography.
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Books 4/5 are where the serial really breaks downwards. Because there is no physical link betwixt the frames of Phaze and Proton anymore, Anthony resorts to a mental connectedness between the offspring of the main characters of the previous three books. The characters play switcheroo across the frames in a Freaky-Fri-esque maneuver, encountering and developing dear interests in the opposite frame. Pretty standard cookie-cutter plot with simply a few small twists and turns to keep things interesting.The biggest drawback that I could see is that the story is told from the viewpoint of each of the 4 primary characters in plow, but has entirely likewise much repetition and review to keep my involvement. And then but for good measure, 1 of the characters has a Game in the Proton phase where in the competition of storytelling, she rehashes the entire plot of the story All the same Once more. By this signal in the novel I was but breezing through, waiting to finish the story.
I think this is as far equally I've always gotten in this series - I got my hands on copies of the concluding few books, just if they're every bit droll as this 1, information technology's going to be my recommendation for new readers to stop after the previous, 3rd book in the series.
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This book starts where the bewilderment of the last book left off, to save their love Mach and Fleta have fled to the bad guys (The adverse adepts.) Mach has promised his assistance in return for a prophylactic haven to be with Fleta but he hopes that Blight volition remain free of their clutches between it takes both of them to help the bad guys and Blight remains loyal to his begetter and the skilful side over in Science-based Proton--and over there Blue and Sheen have accepted his love match, however Agap
Spoilers:This book starts where the cliffhanger of the terminal book left off, to save their love Mach and Fleta take fled to the bad guys (The adverse adepts.) Mach has promised his assistance in render for a rubber haven to be with Fleta merely he hopes that Bane will remain free of their clutches between information technology takes both of them to assist the bad guys and Bane remains loyal to his father and the good side over in Scientific discipline-based Proton--and over there Blue and Sheen have accustomed his love match, notwithstanding Afraid is in constant danger from the adverse citizens and it's decided that he must give her up. She has to get back to her home planet and then they don't go to exist together either.
Things become weirder and more complicated when Mach and Blight run across to switch bodies, but are holding their loves Fleta and Afraid and the women switch with them! Now Bane is back in his own body, in his own Frame, and his love is with him, but there are lots of bug with her being in that location, mainly in that she can no longer exist sent off planet to proceed her condom considering Fleta is at present in her body!
The bad guys and the good guys end up coming to an agreement. They volition work out a contest betwixt the frames. The two men will compete in a serial of challenges. If Bane wins both he and Mach will be complimentary of the bad guys--merely they will lose their romances. If Mach wins and then Blight volition join him in the enemy camp and will help the bad guys to overthrown Blue which could mean destruction of their planet--but they get to keep their ladies.
The volume ends with a definite decision, but of course at that place is no happily ever after in this situation. No affair which side wins they both lose something.
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The story is that the good guys and bad guys have come to an impasse and so who controls the adjacent set of changes the mirror worlds of Phaze and Proton
I stupidly bought several books in this serial all at once considering until now Piers Anthony has been a reliable author. Here he has plainly decided to bilk his readers for money. This book does not tell a complete story to forcefulness the reader into ownership the side by side book in the series. Fortunately the story this book tells is so terrible I am not tempted.The story is that the expert guys and bad guys take come to an impasse then who controls the side by side gear up of changes the mirror worlds of Phaze and Proton will be determined by A GAME OF PING PONG!!!!! Stupid beyond belief.
There are other failings, like why the good guys would agree to the contest since there is no reason to believe the bad guys will continue their word if they lose, merely practice you actually need more? In fact this book is and then bad that it shades my opinion of other Piers Anthony books I used to like. Now I'1000 thinking I was just young and naive when I read those and re-reading them will likely be a very disappointing feel.
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I first read this series years ago, and followed information technology closely enough and then. This time I jumped into to number five in the series without bothering to go dorsum and re-read the beginning four. I found that I didn't care enough this time to go along the characters straight, westward Maybe I should take into account when this was written, but I don't feel that generous. Everything by Anthony seems to have the same bones anti-female bias(oh, I center women, merely they are inherently inferior). This book is no exception.
I offset read this series years ago, and followed information technology closely enough and so. This time I jumped into to number five in the series without bothering to go back and re-read the start four. I plant that I didn't care enough this time to go on the characters directly, when they switched worlds, when they pretended to switch worlds; it didn't actually matter. It'southward actually just all near word count in the terminate. ...more
Much of this volume concerns the same events told from the perspectives of all four of the players. The abiding back-and-along, in addition to the confusion of trying to call back which consciousness inhabits which body in which earth, makes for a somewhat confusing, but also very repetitive read. It seemed to me, as well, there were several plot holes; ways in which the central conflict could have been resolved without farther ado. However, ado is what makes a book, and and then it goes on. I felt that at that place was birthday much more than sex than was necessary, also. (Vague Spoiler Alert!) I was also quite disappointed with the ending, and am humble about what will ensue in the side by side volume. I'm sure everything will turn out to be fine, but the ending is non terribly optimistic. ...more
Definitely the point at which the serial begins to refuse, only non all that objectionable in itself.
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This book is book #5 of the whole series and second in this section of it and information technology sucks. In this book you take to read the same scene from 2 unlike people each fourth dimension. It'due south non even a short little thing, we have to reread the same scene just from the other persons POV. Also I didn't need to read about Agape learning to employ the restroom! And as other reviews have said Oh the sex activity, every fourth dimension y'all turned aro
Can I burn my eyes out, please? No? Well so yous force me to explicate why they need burned out.This book is book #five of the whole series and 2nd in this section of information technology and it sucks. In this volume y'all take to read the same scene from 2 different people each fourth dimension. It's not fifty-fifty a short niggling thing, nosotros accept to reread the same scene just from the other persons POV. Also I didn't need to read about Agape learning to utilize the restroom! And equally other reviews accept said Oh the sex, every fourth dimension you turned around some was having sex or faking having sexual activity! I would have loved more story line, merely no we need to read almost using the bathroom and having sexual activity!
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I quite enjoyed reading this, but felt the serial as a whole had rather stalled a flake. The story itself just progresses so far and once again, the Proton Game is used to decide the fate of the earth. So, a b
In this book, Mach and Bane are still travelling between the parallel worlds, working for the Adverse Adepts and Contrary Citizans rather than their own parents. Neither likes the situation, but with each loving a woman from the opposite frame, they are forced to exercise as they would rather not.I quite enjoyed reading this, just felt the serial as a whole had rather stalled a scrap. The story itself only progresses and so far and once again, the Proton Game is used to decide the fate of the world. So, a bit repetitive after reading the other books.
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At kickoff, this seems a rather typical fantasy type volume. Toward the end, well, the comparing to our own globe is inevitable and powerful.
Why can't we all but go along?
I'k giving the series a rating of 4. Some of the books in the series are better than others. As a whole, I think information technology's worthy of a 4.
I strongly encourage this be read as the unabridged serial. The last books go in a very different direction than the kickoff few.At first, this seems a rather typical fantasy type volume. Toward the stop, well, the comparison to our own world is inevitable and powerful.
Why can't we all just become along?
I'thou giving the series a rating of iv. Some of the books in the serial are better than others. Equally a whole, I think information technology's worthy of a 4.
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Piers is a self-proclaimed environm
Though he spent the first four years of his life in England, Piers never returned to live in his state of nativity after moving to Spain and immigrated to America at age vi. Later graduating with a B.A. from Goddard College, he married i of his beau students and and spent fifteen years in an assortment of professions before he began writing fiction total-time.Piers is a self-proclaimed environmentalist and lives on a tree farm in Florida with his wife. They take 2 grown daughters.
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