Incident On Ath

What is Art? Is it the "expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power"? Is talent at creating art innate or can it be learned after years of careful study? What is an Artist? What becomes of an artis......more

3.5 stars. This story is more subtle, melancholy and perhaps subdued than most previous tales. A washed up ballerina turned art dealer seeking an artist who may have depicted Earth's moon in a painting discovered by chance. A seemingly sleepy, utopian world, with signs perhaps of a rebellion brewing......more

Perhaps the most infuriating of the Dumarest books so far - Earl comes across somebody who seems to know about Earth and yet DOESN'T ASK HER TO ELABORATE!!! And then it's too late. Not a great deal happens in a plot that feels a little disjointed and, unlike other volumes, Dumarest leaves people in a......more

A man hanging, naked, lost in a universe of pain. One alone and beyond even the concept of hope. A human creature in the last stages of terminal agony. A victim. A sacrifice. This is an example of the prose of E.C. Tubb. You do not have to like it. I love it. Dumarest in his seemingly unending quest......more

Full review of the series in the last book #32......more