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PLANET OF THE VOLES Mass Market Paperback – Jan. 1 1972

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  1. Part of series
    The Charles Platt Science Fiction Library
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    New York: Berkley, 1972
  4. Publication date
    Jan. 1 1972
  5. Dimensions
    17.78 x 2.54 x 12.7 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    042502248X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0425022481
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New York: Berkley, 1972
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Jan. 1 1972
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 042502248X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0425022481
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 227 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 2.54 x 12.7 cm
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ The Charles Platt Science Fiction Library
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.0 out of 5 stars 1 rating

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Charles Platt

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Charles Platt is a Contributing Editor and regular columnist for Make magazine, where he writes about electronics. He is the author of the highly successful introductory hands-on book, Make: Electronics, and the sequel, Make: More Electronics.

His book Easy Electronics claims to be the easiest available introduction to the field. His Make: Tools provides a hands-on introduction to workshop tools.

Platt's ambitious reference work, Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, consists of three volumes, two of which were coauthored with physicist Fredrik Jannson.

Platt was a Senior Writer for Wired magazine. As a prototype designer, he created semi-automated rapid cooling devices with medical applications, and air-deployable equipment for first responders. He was the sole author of four mathematical-graphics software packages, and has been fascinated by electronics since he put together a telephone answering machine from a tape recorder and military-surplus relays at age 15. He lives in a Northern Arizona wilderness area, where he has his own workshop for prototype fabrication and projects that he writes about for Make magazine.

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  • TChris
    3.0 out of 5 stars A mediocre sf war story
    Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2010
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    Genetically engineered soldiers, born in a bio-womb, are bred to fight an interstellar war against the Voles. As the novel opens, a warship is on its way to liberate a planet that the Voles occupy. Tomas, the ship's artist, and Jon, a smallish engineer whose job is to clean the ship's drive tube, are the only two survivors when Voles attack the ship while it's in hyperspace. The reason for their survival is something of a mystery until the story nears its end.

    After the ship enters normal space, it automatically goes into orbit around the Vole-occupied planet. Tomas and Jon take a lander to the planet's surface to find a water supply so they can refuel the ship. There they encounter Voles and some humans from a previous expedition who now live a zombie-like existence. The story moves on from there, all too predictably.

    Tomas' battle against the Voles depends upon an unlikely technological device that's conveniently available to Tomas -- one of a few silly plot devices that detract from the novel's credibility. The reason for Tomas' ability to survive the Vole's attack wasn't hard to guess, leading to a predictable resolution that was probably meant to be surprising. The story moves quickly and the writing is competent but it's easy to understand why this novel hasn't stayed in print. It's okay for what it is, but barely okay. I would give it 2 1/2 stars if that option were available.
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