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Loading... Palos of the Dog Star Pack (edition 1965)by John Ulrich Giesy
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Set on the planet Palos, the novel concerns Jason Croft, a wealthy American who has learned the art of astral projection from a Hindu teacher. Croft feels an unusual calling to Sirius, the Dog Star, and projects his consciousness there, eventually finding his way to the major planet of the solar system, Palos. Once there, Croft finds human life, and floats among them observing their lives. He falls in love at first sight with the princess Naia, and determines to win her love. He eventually finds a host body in the form of the "spiritually sick" Jasor of Nodhur. Within Jasor's body, Croft sets out to win the love of the princess, by introducing technological improvements to the rulers of her kingdom, Tamarizia. Because of the knowledge gained by astrally spying upon key figures and places on Palos, the people view him as an "angel" of sorts, sent by their deity Zitu. Croft uses this misunderstanding to explain his knowledge of advanced technology. No library descriptions found. |
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It makes a good start but after that descends into a fairly conventional sword-and-planet story. The main problem is the lack of suspense. The protagonists ability coupled with his access to earths technology, which is far beyond that of Palos, mean that there is never really any chance of him failing.
By the end he was using tanks against swordsmen it was just so one sided and hence boring. ( )