Sean Randall reviewed Voyage From Yesteryear by James P. Hogan
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4 stars
"Success is like a fart. Only your own smells nice"
In this lackadaisically whimsical plodder of a novel, Hogan poses a future where an exploratory spacecraft is sent off with genetic material to seed a planet in war-torn tension-filled times on Earth. Years later when things settle down, a US vessel sets out to see the results of the mission - along with a European and Asiatic craft on their heals, all intent upon converting the Humans that aren't quite Human to their individual belief systems and governmental regimes.
Naturally, things don't go to plan and the people of Chiron are happily doing well without external intervention. The Chironian way of life is quite appealing to several of the Novel's main characters and it is a fascinating, if sometimes slow, insight into their lives and the lifestyle of an alienly Human culture.
"Success is like a fart. Only your own smells nice"
In this lackadaisically whimsical plodder of a novel, Hogan poses a future where an exploratory spacecraft is sent off with genetic material to seed a planet in war-torn tension-filled times on Earth. Years later when things settle down, a US vessel sets out to see the results of the mission - along with a European and Asiatic craft on their heals, all intent upon converting the Humans that aren't quite Human to their individual belief systems and governmental regimes.
Naturally, things don't go to plan and the people of Chiron are happily doing well without external intervention. The Chironian way of life is quite appealing to several of the Novel's main characters and it is a fascinating, if sometimes slow, insight into their lives and the lifestyle of an alienly Human culture.