Sideshow
Ratings9
Average rating3.4
On the planet of Elsewhere, the Council had always enforced the governing of each province in the manner the people had chosen, so long as each respected its neighbors' local customs--and so long as the people remained within their homelands. Generations later, inhabitants have begun to question this tradition. The Council has received mysterious messages and reports of strange manifestations across the planet. Now, Enforcer Fringe Owldark has been sent with a small crew of seven, each possessing an unusual talent, to investigate their worst fear--the arrival of the Hobbs Land gods. Free will and the reality of God are just too of the timeless issues this courageous band of humans must confront as they strive to decide if complete tolerance and leaving others alone is evil. . .and what they should do if it is. Vividly imagined and exquisitely rendered, Sideshow is Sheri S. Tepper's most controversial novel yet.
Tags
Series
Featured Series
3 primary books#3 in Arbai
Arbai is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Sheri S. Tepper.
Reviews
Popular Reviews
Reviews with the most likes.
Wow. When I finish a book by Sheri Tepper, all I can do is open it right back up reread the beginning. Truly an underappreciated master of science fiction.
This particular book belongs in the Weird category, and is a good exponent of a particular late 80s/early 90s oeuvre that also includes Hyperion.
It's a bit confusing at times, making my head spin, but in the end it's a masterpiece. A beautiful masterpiece that could never be made into a movie. Not these days.
Intriguing. I've read [b:Grass 104342 Grass (Arbai, #1) Sheri S. Tepper https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348772895s/104342.jpg 14066792] years ago, so I noticed some of the references there, even though I've forgotten just about everything. [b:Raising the Stones 104348 Raising the Stones (Arbai, #2) Sheri S. Tepper https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1387719424s/104348.jpg 879710] I've never read; perhaps that would've helped.In any case, this was an interesting read – quite convoluted and perhaps somewhat too long, but the story did cover some fascinating philosophical ground for interventions, gods, diversity and what not. Not Tepper's best book, by far, but worth reading.
