Far-Seer

The Quintaglio Ascension, Book 1

By: Robert. J. Sawyer

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

The Face of God is what every young saurian learns to call the immense, glowing object which fills the night sky on the far side of the world. Young Afsan is privileged, called to the distant Capital City to apprentice with Saleed the court astrologer. But when the time comes for Afsan to make his coming-of-age pilgrimage, to gaze upon the Face of God, his world is changed forever- for what he sees will test his faith...and may save his world from disaster!

©1992 Robert J. Sawyer (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

slow start

I love Robert J. Sawyer, but this book took a couple house before I could even start to give a sh*t about any of the characters.

if you feel the same, but love the struggle our early astronomers had with the church, please keep listening!

for me, it wasn't until Afsan was on his Sea voyage that I started really liking the book.

I do find it hard to believe that *this* series is ranked higher than his WWW series as that was awesome from the get, but I can see how adult males might find it difficult to bond with a teen girl as a main character.

A great book

I can't believe I missed this one during the 90's. I spent so much time reading I figured I read every book in the library

Cliche 80’s sci-fi but with Dinos

The protags is the smartest, strongest, bravest, sexiest person in all of society. Oh and don’t forget the prophesied chosen one.

At least they’re dinosaurs in THIS one.

Definitely Original!

I found the story fascinating, but not easy to read – I really had to stretch my imagination in order to go along with a community of sentient dinosaurs.

I had trouble thinking about how their bodies worked, how their furniture was shaped, how their buildings looked, what their clothes covered… but those difficulties aside, the story was great and I’m in for more instalments!

A great book with a great performance.

Would you consider the audio edition of Far-Seer to be better than the print version?

Well, it's unabridged, so I'd say "no". Just as good, mind you - just a different experience than reading it to one's self.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Far-Seer?

Afsan's commitment to rational scientific inquiry in the face of willful ignorance was quite compelling overall. I wish more humans held his principles!

Which character – as performed by Oliver Wyman – was your favorite?

Easily Afsan - he is the protagonist, after all; and gets most of the attention in the book.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. This is one point where I might prefer the print edition, as I can read more quickly than I could listen to the audio version!

Any additional comments?

Sawyer is a great author - seek out his other books! You won't be disappointed.