James L. Cambias
Author of A Darkling Sea
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Works by James L. Cambias
The Ocean of the Blind 8 copies
Balancing Accounts 6 copies
The Dinosaur Train 3 copies
Train of Events 2 copies
Monster Island Tales 2 copies
Parsifal (Prix Fixe) 2 copies
GURPS Mars: Rescue Mission 1 copy
Periapsis 1 copy
GURPS Mars: Grendel 1 copy
The Barbary Shore 1 copy
The Alien Abduction 1 copy
A Diagram of Rapture 1 copy
The Vampire Brief 1 copy
Associated Works
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 2000, Vol. 99, No. 3 (2000) — Contributor — 17 copies
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- Canonical name
- Cambias, James L.
- Other names
- Cambias, James
Cambias, Jim - Birthdate
- 20th century
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Education
- University of Chicago
- Occupations
- game designer
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Corsair... this book was thrilling. The author really made what is in real life not very exciting a great depiction of near-future fictional space battles with satellites. The controversy among the characters definitely made for an exciting story. A lot of strong colorful personalities intermingle with satisfying sci-fi. This was a real journey and I was excited to know what happened next.
Corsair... this book was thrilling. The author really made what is in real life not very exciting a great depiction of near-future fictional space battles with satellites. The controversy among the characters definitely made for an exciting story. A lot of strong colorful personalities intermingle with satisfying sci-fi. This was a real journey and I was excited to know what happened next.
This novel of first contact and inter-species conflict was done from all angles, and it really grabbed me. I know giving the alien perspective as well as the human has been done before, but Cambias did a great job creating two distinct alien cultures. It wasn't just a story of humans meeting aliens; it was humans meeting aliens even though they've agreed with another race of aliens not to make contact. The ethical questions brought up by the resulting conflict makes for a thought-provoking read.
It's not a page-turner because it's action-packed from start to finish. It's a page-turner because it's just so darn interesting. It's not my normal fare, but I'm glad I gave it a whirl.… (more)
It's not a page-turner because it's action-packed from start to finish. It's a page-turner because it's just so darn interesting. It's not my normal fare, but I'm glad I gave it a whirl.… (more)
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Thought that this was a collection of monster tales... Nope. It's mostly a review / critique of the remake of Kong movie, with one lame story after it.