The Rapture Effect

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The Rapture Effect is a novel by Jeffrey A. Carver published by Tor Books in 1987.

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Plot summary

The Rapture Effect is a novel in which an Earth fleet comes to the Argus system to colonize, while an alien society searches there to find its lost ancestors. [1]

Reception

J. Michael Caparula reviewed The Rapture Effect in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 85. [1] Caparula commented that "the author seems to have been trying to do too much, and sacrificed a good story in the process. A lot of dress-up ideas with nowhere to go." [1]

Kirkus Reviews states "Solid storytelling, then, after some initial silliness, and plenty of narrative drive--especially where the aliens are concerned--despite the thin, implausible characters and a general air of ho-hum familiarity." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Caparula, J. Michael (January–February 1989). "Space/Fantasy Reader". Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer . World Wide Wargames (85): 58.
  2. ↑ "THE RAPTURE EFFECT by Jeffrey A. Carver | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
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