Arcadia

The book starts with some really stupid things, why would you put Tigers on a new planet. The excuse is to keep the Deer population under control, but you could have used several other predators that were far less likely to attack humans. Also I found the author to be quite sexist, the men do proper......more

This second book in Weyand's new series has some terrific sequences, as well as some pithy comments on the nature of bureaucracies. Weyand manages to keep the reader's interest through several fifty-year fast-forwards. There is somewhat more process detail than I require, but I know many of his read......more

An interesting change of perspective. In the first book of the series we get the 'big picture' ideological view of the Colony project. In this second book it's all about first person 'on the ground' impressions. The delivery is an interesting choice. Weyand covers the first 100 or so years of Arcadi......more

The growth of Arcadia. Arcadia continues the story of the colonists, it's written as four story arcs set at various times and covering the major events in the planets growth,each section is separated by a brief update on what Janice Quant is up to, the Chen-Jasic alliance grows into a powerful econo......more

Awesome read I love a well written scifi story. The science can be as off the wall as you want and still be consistent within the reality of the author. It is the hallmark of a well developed world. This one has been nicely consistent awith entertaining characters. I love the casual nudity that devel......more