Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site mtgzz.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtgzz!ecl From: ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.books Subject: THE GALLATIN DIVERGENCE by L. Neil Smith Message-ID: <1213@mtgzz.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Oct-85 01:12:45 EDT Article-I.D.: mtgzz.1213 Posted: Wed Oct 2 01:12:45 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 27-Sep-85 04:11:38 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 21 Xref: watmath net.sf-lovers:10282 net.books:2351 THE GALLATIN DIVERGENCE by L. Neil Smith Del Rey, 1985, $2.95. A book review by Evelyn C. Leeper This is apparently part of a series of books by Smith set in the same universe, or rather, set of alternate universes. (other books in the series include TOM PAINE MARU, THE NAGASAKI VECTOR, and THE PROBABILITY BROACH). This one is set at the time of the Whiskey Rebellion in a universe in which was formed the North American Confederacy instead of the United States. I really wish I liked Smith's writing style more--he has such interesting ideas, but I find his books agony to read. The first-person, "slangy" style in which he writes does not flow well (at least to me) and attempting to follow the various speaking styles of the characters (one of whom is a dolphin--what is it with dolphins these days? Every third author seems to feel he should include intelligent dolphins in his novels) is not an easy task. If you can take the style, I would recommend it, but it's not for everyone. Evelyn C. Leeper ...ihnp4!mtgzz!ecl Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com