The Stars Must Wait
Author: Keith Laumer
Year: 1990
Abstract:
Commander Jackson, of the United States Air Force, is a member of the back-up team for Prometheus. Prometheus is the
first colony ship, preparing to settle one of the larger moons of Earth's solar system. Commander Jackson is placed
in cryogenic sleep. . .and wakes a hundred years later. The Prometheus was never launched, society has crumbled, and
barbarians and artificially intelligent tanks are out to kill him. He has the knowledge that can put the "civilize"
back in civilization, but can he stay alive long enough to put his plans to work?
| Advanced Mind | |
| Exploration/Quest |  |
| Military/Fighting | |
| Horror | |
| Magic | |
| Advanced Technology | |
| Time Travel/Alternate History | |
| Science | |
| Aliens/Beasties | |
| Contemporality | |
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Rogue Bolo [1986]
Spectre's Review
I was drawn into the Stars Must Wait very quickly. Laumer's first person writing style for this book was very
effective, and made me pay more attention to a book than I have in quite a while. There were only a couple of
technical inconsistencies, and it was easy to overlook.
My only real beef on the book is the way it ended. All too often, people end their books too quickly, and leave too
many holes open. I like the premise of the book, and it would fall under the category of good post-nuclear war books.
I also like how not all the good people lived. In fact, you'll be surprised who dies.
This was a comfortably fast-paced book. Very similar to Bill Baldwin's Defiance. The quick, military-like,
fast-paced, and not-everything-is-happy books usually do well with me. I highly recommend it.
Date posted: 2000 10 09
Spectre's Rating
It sucks when cryogenics go bad.