Two of Minds (Star Drive) (ISBN 0786915587)

Being of Two (of) Minds:
A fast-paced, well parsed story with a constant involvement with the main character,"Spacer", and his jauggernaut ride from almost adult to full participation in mature life. The characters and scenes live, with excellent fleshing-out, remarkable clarity, and four separate threads woven into a really good tale. The action scenes are vivid and done so well you glide through the action believing the context, like watching a 'Trek' or 'Wars' film in your mind. The final thread of Storm really grabs your imagination at what-if levels. It's apparent that this 'Verge'Novel from William Keith Jr., at Wizards of the Coast isn't the last one in this series or his next, and hopefully it won't take long to arrive. A Book from the Fraal point-of view would be a nice addition to the Verge series. Telepath novels are great conduits for secondary threads in a story and this one is no exception. Looking for a good, solid, fast read...? Enjoy this one as soon as you see it!

Being of Two oMinds:
A fast-paced, well parsed story with a constant involvement with the main character,"Spacer", and his jauggernaut ride from almost adult to full participation in mature life. The characters and scenes live, with excellent fleshing-out, remarkable clarity, and four separate threads woven into a really good tale. The action scenes are vivid and done so well you glide through the action believing the context, like watching a 'Trek' or 'Wars' film in your mind. The final thread of Storm really grabs your imagination at what-if levels. It's apparent that this 'Verge'Novel from William Keith Jr., at Wizards of the Coast isn't the last one in this series or his next, and hopefully it won't take long to arrive. A Book from the Fraal point-of view would be a nice addition to the Verge series. Telepath novels are great conduits for secondary threads in a story and this one is no exception. Looking for a good, solid, fast read...? Enjoy this one as soon as you see it!

OK SF, great tarot:
When people say, "Oh, you read sci-fi?" this is the type of book they must have in mind. Space pirates! Evil stellar spanning corporation! It's a workmanlike effort which trots over the ground it covers without purple prose, true. The characters aren't totally cardboard but neither do they live and breathe after the final page. Ever read the one about the back alley young thief with telepathic talent who gets drawn into an interplanetary intrigue? Yeah, I thought so. Having said that it's an average science fiction page turner, it should be noted that "Two of Minds" is outstanding as an example of tarot in SF. There's a holodeck which is a traditonal Rider-Waite which projects 3-D moving images and has sound when placed down in a spread---they can even interact with cards placed across them. There are also two new suits: Minds and Machines. Tarot coverage is accurate, specific and integral to the plot. For tarologists, what compares to a planetary projection of a card as an example of a reading on a VERY large scale? The author also discusses why tarot works as a trigger/collector for intuition. That aspect is quite satisfying and makes me hope for a sequel even if I don't think this is a Hugo contender.