The Iron Breed
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4.2 • 58 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Two best-selling novels of science fiction adventure from the People saga of legendary storyteller Andre Norton together for the first time.
Iron Cage: Johnny has always loved and been protected by the People, the bearlike inhabitants on the planet he calls home. But when a star ship arrives carrying Johnny's original species, humans—humans who seek to exploit the People for their own ends—Johnny is forced to choose between loyalty to the creatures he considers his family, and the need to reconnect with his long lost heritage.
Breed to Come: On a distant future Earth, humans have polluted the planet and departed, leaving their pets behind to inherit a blasted world. But from that devastated past, a new breed of intelligence arises: the catlike People. Now humans return and the People are in no mood to deal once again with the "demons" who abandoned them to fate so long ago.
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Called "a superb talent" by The New York Times, Andre Norton was a legend in science fiction, and one of our greatest storytellers. She wrote science fiction novels of very high quality for nearly five decades, beginning with the now-classic novel Star Man's Son in 1952. Many of today's top writers, including C.J. Cherryh and Joan D. Vinge, have cited her as a primary influence on their own work. She was Guest of Honor at the 1989 World Science Fiction Convention, and received the Grand Master award from the Science Fiction Writers of America and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the World Fantasy Convention. Astoundingly prolific, with over thirty books in her celebrated "Witch World" series alone, she introduced three generations of SF readers to SF and fantasy, both through her critically acclaimed YA novels and her adult works, and remains today as one of the most popular authors in both fields.
Customer Reviews
A Great Story!!
Superb adventure! Story line, characters, events, interactions seamlessly interwoven. I can't wait for a sequel! The only gripe I might have is that this collection of ten, supposedly normal, everyday grunts had among them a collection of skills, experiences, and interests uniquely suitable to surviving in and adapting to a primitive, prehistoric setting. Too close to a "deus ex machina" yarn.
Unusual novel, but worthwhile
The novel starts with a literal bang, then grinds to a near halt. There are 10 major characters, and for the next third of the book, you get to know them. Almost too well.
I won’t lie. I found it boring. But there is a payoff. The second third of the book has a slow ramp of plot and action, easily holding the reader’s attention.
The last third ties it up, answers questions,ties up plot holes. It shows in clear and distinct detail what each person brings to the whole, in skills, learning, faith, and character, how fragmented and interdependent our society is, what’s good about it, and how much, yet how little, 10 people can accomplish, banished to the Stone Age, to recreate some semblance of the world we call home.
Also sets you up for the sequel. I’m glad I kept slogging through the slow parts. It was genuinely worthwhile. Not a ripping yarn, full of battles, but solid writing, and a good psychological examination of a modern mixed force of American soldiers.
Recommended. A-, B+, or somewhere in between.