In *Isle of Woman *and *Shame of Man*, the firs two volumes of the monumental Geodyssey saga, bestselling author Piers Anthony chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of two remarkable families reborn again and again in some of the most turbulent eras of human history.
Now, with H*ope of Earth,* Anthony brings us a stirring epic that ranges from our ancient beginnings in Africa's Great Rift Valley to the windswept Andes a century from now, and includes some of history's most fascinating figures--the mysterious "Ice Man" of the Swiss Alps, the decadent King Herod, the British Warrior Queen Boudica, the Mongol Chieftan Tamurlane, and King Louis XIV of France.
Exciting, imaginative, and inspiring, Hope of Earth is the story of a group of heroic men and women, bound by ties of passion, honor, and blood, who struggle to transcend our violent past and forge and new and shinning future.
### From Library Journal
As a stand-alone novel following Isle of Woman, LJ 9/15/93) and Shame of Man (LJ 9/15/94), this latest in Anthony's geodyssey series explores what makes humans human via several characters living in various places and times throughout the world's history. Based on meticulous historical research, the book paints a vivid portrait of humanity and its hell-bent rush to destruction from disease. Highly recommended for sf collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
### From Booklist
The third of Anthony's Geodyssey books continues to use the same crafty device: the same few characters recur in similar relationships in different time periods--in this installment, 20. This volume's protagonists are quirkier than their saga forebears. Jes is a strong woman who yearns for a man's love but will not give up her athletic, almost masculine approach to life. Sam feels cursed to marry an ugly woman, and brilliant Ned is led astray by beautiful ones. The permutations Anthony runs on the trio's traits and fates can turn odd, especially, it seems, when one of the characters achieves some measure of satisfaction; for example, in ancient Athens, Jes takes to sea disguised as a man and then, after several "lifetimes" of frustration, finds love in the arms of her own ship's captain. As he did in its predecessors, Anthony concludes *Hope of Earth* with a call to ecological responsibility. *Patricia Monaghan*
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In *Isle of Woman *and *Shame of Man*, the firs two volumes of the monumental Geodyssey saga, bestselling author Piers Anthony chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of two remarkable families reborn again and again in some of the most turbulent eras of human history. Now, with H*ope of Earth,* Anthony brings us a stirring epic that ranges from our ancient beginnings in Africa's Great Rift Valley to the windswept Andes a century from now, and includes some of history's most fascinating figures--the mysterious "Ice Man" of the Swiss Alps, the decadent King Herod, the British Warrior Queen Boudica, the Mongol Chieftan Tamurlane, and King Louis XIV of France. Exciting, imaginative, and inspiring, Hope of Earth is the story of a group of heroic men and women, bound by ties of passion, honor, and blood, who struggle to transcend our violent past and forge and new and shinning future. ### From Library Journal As a stand-alone novel following Isle of Woman, LJ 9/15/93) and Shame of Man (LJ 9/15/94), this latest in Anthony's geodyssey series explores what makes humans human via several characters living in various places and times throughout the world's history. Based on meticulous historical research, the book paints a vivid portrait of humanity and its hell-bent rush to destruction from disease. Highly recommended for sf collections. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. ### From Booklist The third of Anthony's Geodyssey books continues to use the same crafty device: the same few characters recur in similar relationships in different time periods--in this installment, 20. This volume's protagonists are quirkier than their saga forebears. Jes is a strong woman who yearns for a man's love but will not give up her athletic, almost masculine approach to life. Sam feels cursed to marry an ugly woman, and brilliant Ned is led astray by beautiful ones. The permutations Anthony runs on the trio's traits and fates can turn odd, especially, it seems, when one of the characters achieves some measure of satisfaction; for example, in ancient Athens, Jes takes to sea disguised as a man and then, after several "lifetimes" of frustration, finds love in the arms of her own ship's captain. As he did in its predecessors, Anthony concludes *Hope of Earth* with a call to ecological responsibility. *Patricia Monaghan*