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Helm
Helm
Author: Steven Gould
Set on a distant colony planet which has fallen into a new dark age, "Helm" is the tale of Leland de Laal, the youngest son of a great lord who dares to wear the forbidden Glass Helm--an ancient device filled with the Earth's precious lost wisdom. But that knowledge has a terrible price .
ISBN-13: 9780606297936
ISBN-10: 0606297936
Publication Date: 7/30/2004
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Publisher: Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Book Type: Turtleback
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 2
Steven Gould is an excellent writer and this book is a fine example of his skill. You truly care about his people. I hated for the book to end.
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Helpful Score: 1
A strange one for Gould, out of charachter with Jumper and Wildside
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I loved this book. A great blend of coming-of-age and aikido. Great addition to S. Gould's works.
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I really liked this author's other books -- "Jumper" and "Reflex", "Wild Side" are my favorites -- and this is very well written. The bad guy is a bit too contrived, but the story of a medieval society on a terraformed planet is very nicely crafted, and I enjoyed following the protagonist as he grew over the course of the book.
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I liked Gould's other books because of their emphasis on sci-fi. While this book has a small sci-fi component, it's really a military, countries-at-war type book. Lots of time spent on martial arts training, which was an interesting sub-plot.


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