The Man Who Used the Universe
Written by Alan Dean Foster
Narrated by Joel Richards
3.5/5
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Alan Dean Foster
The New York Times–bestselling author of more than one hundred ten books, Alan Dean Foster is one of the most prominent writers of modern science fiction. Born in New York City in 1946, he studied filmmaking at UCLA, but first found success in 1968 when a horror magazine published one of his short stories. In 1972 he wrote his first novel, The Tar-Aiym Krang, the first in his Pip and Flinx series featuring the Humanx Commonwealth, a universe he has explored in more than twenty-five books. He also created the Spellsinger series, numerous film novelizations, and the story for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. An avid world traveler, he lives with his family in Prescott, Arizona.
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Reviews for The Man Who Used the Universe
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great character. Lots of talking, less action, but a well-written take on a very unique manipulator.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Man Who Used The Universe by Alan Dean Foster: This book is a science fiction novel about a human civilization that has spread over a group of planets and their antagonistic relationship with the slimy Nuel aliens who reside on another group of planets. Their xenophobic struggles with each other provide lots of intrigue, tension and violence. Just when the situation seems to be improving, another predator species mounts an attack that appears to be catastrophic. The book is populated by interesting characters, twists and turns of plot, and engrossing action. However, the most interesting aspects of this book are the covert manipulations that guided the development of the human and Nuel civilizations. I enjoyed this book very much.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I need to reread this to do a full review. The bad guy turned good guy, or is he still a bad guy? The plot revolves around figuring out what exactly he's up to, and whether its in his best interest, or all humanity.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5*** beware spoilers ***A racy read in which our protagonist, hired gun for a local protection racket, takes over his boss's syndicate, gradually worms his way up the criminal system and the layers of "illegal" status ranks, builds an interplanetary crime empire, and then breaks into "legal" business, using the kind of organizational skills which enable businessmen to hide their dealings in layers of shell companies and offshore tax havens, plus uncanny psychological intuition, long-term secret planning. and the strategic use of blackmail, extreme violence, and almost complete emotional detachment. Driven only by his desire for control over his own destiny (reacting against a childhood of bullying and parental neglect), he becomes the first human to make a full commercial agreement with the rival empire of the Nuel (delightfully depicted as a molluscan race so slimily repulsive that they have a collective paranoia about it). He plays human and alien interests against each other in an ever-more complex system of bluffs and double bluffs, and ends up saving both civilizations from conflict and invasion almost as an accidental side-effect of his personal obsession. Maybe there's some sort of message about how good leaders must eschew loyalty or even morality in relation to individuals in order to achieve a greater good for all; but mainly, it's just a fun SF novel.MB 8-x-2012
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/54.5 stars. Fantastic novel that keeps one guessing.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Utilitarian writing but the best villain I've ever seen. The ultimate in villain motivation.
God, this guy is prolific - I assume he's actually a pen-name for a group of authors.