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1254.0. "GREENTHIEVES - A.D. Foster" by ARRODS::WHITAKER (The man from Hull) Thu Dec 08 1994 09:24

    	I'm part way through 'GREENTHIEVES' a new book by Alan Dean Foster.
    	At this point (page 24) I'm disappointed! 

    	While there are some interesting ideas the bit I have read is spoilt 
    	be long passages from the AI unit "Minder". It whinges on about 
    	humans and the universe in general. Fortunately for the characters it 
    	is restrained from voicing its opinions by its programming. We on
    	the other hand are not so lucky.

    	The blurb on the back says: 

    	Nobody could get in. Nobody could get out. But somebody did.

    	The theft of three shipments of priceless pharmaceuticals from the
    	Braun-Ives corporation has left the local police dumbfounded. Enter
    	Broderick Manz, the highly paid and highly resourceful Adjuster from
    	the Insurance Division. With the help of the irresistible Vyra, whose
    	charms are truly out of this world, the irrepressible humaniform Moses,
    	and the irreverent Minder, an artificial intelligence, Manz soon 
    	finds himself in the heart of the criminal underworld. And it really 
    	is a jungle out there.

    	Lets hope it gets better !

    	Andy


    	

    Quite frankly, I find that Mr. Foster seldom gets better.
    
    \dave

    	While I agree that Mr. Foster has written a lot of mediocre stuff
    	there has been some exceptions.	I enjoyed the FLINX stories which 
    	had some novel ideas in them and recently the Damned series have
    	also been interesting.

    	I must admit though, I usually only read his books when I want a
    	light read, usually during a train journey.

        Andy

    
    
    
     I liked "Nor crystal tears" but mediocre is in main.