Reviews for Reap the Wild Wind (Stratification Series #1)

The average rating for Reap the Wild Wind (Stratification Series #1) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-06-17 00:00:00 Scott Becker The book concerns 3 alien species on a planet being visited by alien 'seekers', exo-archologists made up of several more alien species including a token human or 2. The books strength lies in the development of the 3 indigenous species, their relationship to the planet's ecosystem and to each other. IMO, Czerneda has the makings of another CJ Cherryh in her ability to create believable alien worlds and species. They are very real and appealing. The novel has features of hard SF and of Space Opera. The relationship of the aliens to their various ecosystems reminds me somewhat of Hal Clement, though planetary conditions are less extreme than his usually are. The plot is more like epic SF, with vast empires in the far future and plenty of action. Telepathy and other mind powers play a part in the protagonist's species. These are more Space Opera constructs. The SF crossover works well and should please almost any SF fan, except perhaps for HSF purists who miss so much anyway. There are mysteries galore to be solved in later books of the trilogy, compelling mysteries. I highly recommend this trilogy

Review # 2 was written on 2009-12-22 00:00:00 Jack Off One of those books I classify as primitive SF. You know, where some agrarian, technologically backward society comes in contact with far more advanced humans. Here, it's tribes of telepathically gifted people, the descendants of colonists, I presume, who live in precarious harmony with two alien races before they are rediscovered by a galactic exploratory force. I am always uninspired by primitive SF, and this is no exception. Partly it's just not one of my buttons, and partly I spend the entire time making faces over the way the author invariably fails to grasp the implications of all the most obvious historical parallels. Yarg. I tuned out on this one because I didn't want the mental noise, in that way where I paid just enough attention to keep moving forward, and not enough to have anything in particular to say. Lots of internal tribe politics, adventures of exploration, some romantical machinations with honest-to-God soul-bonds. Pretty much a yawn. A decently-written yawn with mildly interesting gender politics, but still a yawn.