Camouflage

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Two aliens have wandered Earth for centuries The Changeling has survived by adapting the forms of many different organisms The Chameleon destroys anything or anyone that threatens it.Now, a sunken relic that holds the key to their origins calls to them to take them home but the Chameleon has decided there s only room for one. Download Camouflage author Joe Haldeman – kino-fada.fr Camouflage Species meets The Abyss not in a good wayOriginally posted at Fantasy LiteratureHow did Joe Haldeman s Camouflage beat Susanna Clarke s monumental work Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell for the Nebula Award in 2005 Granted, I haven t read that book, but I have read many glowing reviews from my fellow FanLit reviewers and Goodreads friends It was also made into a major BBC miniseries and received many accolades Clarke s book is incredibly long and filled with dense footnotes that Camouflage Species meets The Abyss not in a good wayOriginally posted at Fantasy Litera...What makes you human SF writers have been exploring this question for a long time One approach has been to use an android said machine goes on a lengthy quest to emulate its superior human creators Two famous examples are The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories and Data from Star Trek The Next Generation Generally, the android starts outor less niave and incomprehending of human nature and gradually learns to emulate humansaccurately Emotion and death seem to be characteristi What makes you human SF writers have been exploring this question for a long time One approach has been to use an android said machine goes on a lengthy quest to emulate its superior human creators Two famous examples are The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories and Data from Star Trek The Next Generation Generally, the android starts outor less niave and incomprehending of human nature and gradually learns to emulate humansaccurately Emotion and death seem to be characteristics singled out as definining humanity.Well, that s been done before, so why not do it with aliens...As always, Haldeman delivers a pacy, interesting and thoughtful story Two immortal, shapeshifting beings journey through time in very different ways, experiencing human life and searching for others like them I ve always liked Haldeman s characters and his deft portrayals of war so I found this an enjoyable, if fairly brief read The story is let down a little however by the sudden and in my opinion, rushed ending, and a rather rapid and unconvincing romance that is a key part of the narrati As always, Haldeman delivers a pacy, interesting and thoughtful story Two immorta...A shape shifting alien who can masquerade as a human but is different from humans on the cellular level John W Campbell s Who Goes There spends several lifetimes as different humans, male and female Virginia Woolf s Orlando , falls in love with a human and makes him love it by shifting into a human shape Hans Christian Andersen s The Little Mermaid Greek mythology A human looking immortal who has been with humanity since the stone age Clifford Simak s Grotto of the Dancing Deer A shape shifting alien who can masquerade as a human but is different from humans on the cellular level John W Campbell s Who Goes There spends several lifetimes as different humans, male and female Virginia Woolf s Orlando , falls in love with a human and makes him love it by shifting into a human shape Hans Christian Andersen s The Little Mermaid Greek mythology A human looking immortal who has been with humanity since the stone age Clifford Simak s Grotto of the Dancing Deer impersonates an admiral similar to Theodore Sturgeon s Occam s Scalpel , though the Sturgeon story is wittier and launches an investigation of a multimillion year old alien artefact ...Haldeman has shown his mastery againThis tale begins with some familiar SF themes an alien artefact on the sea bed and a shapeshifting alien intelligence, so long lived as to be effectively immortal, that stretches the reader s suspension of disbelief rather further than is comfortable at first but the story draws the reader in, and once over that initial hump the writing is sufficiently skilled and well paced that it is not too difficult to stretch the imagination that little bit further Haldeman has shown his mastery againThis tale begins with some familiar SF themes an alien artefact on the sea bed and a shapeshifting alien intelligence, so long lived as to be effectively immortal, that stretches the reader s suspension of disbelief rather further than is comfortable at first but the story draws the reader in, and once over that initial hump the writing is sufficient...I absolutely loved this book and read it in just one day It s a pretty quick read for a couple reasons First, the story just pulls you in Second, the writing is great Finally, it s one of those books where you re not seeing the words on the page, you re seeing the things being described.I love readin...From my admittedly far from all encompassing experience with Joe Haldeman, he reminds me of a talented handy man struggling with his projects He can do good work and has done good work , but for whatever reason, be it old broken tools, a lack of time or some other reason, he can t seem to complete a project that lives up to the expectations his previously demonstrated skill and talent lead me to have They start out strong, but end up falling apart by the projects completion.Camouflage tells t From my admittedly far from all encompassing experience with Joe Haldeman, he reminds me of a talented handy man struggling with his projects He can do good work and has done good work , but for whatever reason, be it old broken tools, a lack of time or some other reason, he can t seem to complete a project that lives up to the expectations his previously demonstrated skill and talent lead me to have They start out strong, but end up falling apart by the projects completion.Camouflage tells the story of two seemingly immortal shape shifting aliens who get bored of their living situation and decide to move to Earth Eventually, after living on our home world long enough, it becomes apparent that their memory is not as long lasting as their lives, and they begin to ...I just finished this book and all I can say is that I m really glad that I happened upon it in a bookstore and bought it This was a great find The basic story is this two alien life forms have been living on the earth for thousands, if not millions, of years Both have the ability to alter their physical shape and become other people or beings, even inanimate objects.The interesting thin...It was great right up until the end, where it felt like the author just decided he was tired of all the intrigue and just killed the book with a contrived showdown that was the most predictable ending that could have taken place Not that I blame him The drama that built up in the last quarter of the book with all its identity theft and CIA agents and complex schemes and counterschemes was kind of tiresome, and I prob...Assume that your beloved mum hands you a cupcake with sprinkles She s beaming with pride She says, I won first prize with this recipe You eagerly bite in, then quickly turn away in shock It s like old bread Turning back, you smile It s fantastic, mom Except it wasn t Unfortunately, this novel isn t either At least, for me ...

Camouflage
  • English
  • 21 January 2017
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 289 pages
  • 0441012523
  • Joe Haldeman
  • Camouflage