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The Cunning Blood
by Jeff Duntemann
Product Group: Book
Publisher: ISFiC Press (2005-11-11)
ISBN: 0975915622
EAN: 9780975915622
Dewy Decimal #: 813.6
Hardcover: 360 pages
SKU: H5908
Condition: Very Good
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Customer Reviews
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Started great peaked in the middle then pppssssssssssstt.
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-08-28
Great start, better middle, died a slow and painfull death. Worth it as a paperback. Not a classic by any stretch.
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"The Cunning Blood" a fascinating Universe
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-12-08
This is one of the most exciting Sci-Fi reads I have found in awhile!The idea of a creature (a nano creature)inhabiting people is just wonderful,imagine having your own sidekick in your body who is a sort of super hero at the same time.
I enjoyed the idea that for a good way through the story there were more than one protaganist to root for.
I also think that the authors development of unusual technologies is great fun and quite believable I especially like the world of OVOD/Hell.
Buy this book you will really enjoy!
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Nanites, mammoth's, and mechanical dinosaurs!!!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-05-20
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book was a shockingly good read and an extremely pleasant find. A while back, when running low on new books to read, I searched through the databases on Amazon for five stars reads in various genres. I ordered a number of books by new authors with mixed results. This book was by far the best of the lot and I highly recommend it to anyone.
Set in the future, where Earth is essentially run by women, Canadian women at that, black market nanotechnology has begun producing new intelligences, colonies of nanites, deliberately built that have their own bizarre sentience and which live in the blood and bodies of individuals. Near space has been tentatively explored, but the only real achievement is to set up a penal colony (shades of Australia) where the female dominated government deports those who engage in any act of violence. The penal colony itself is seeded with non-sentient nanites which attack electrical sources, thereby keeping the technology of the penal planet to that of 1800's earth. Supposedly.
This is a stunning read, rife with ideas, a veritable tour-de-force of science education. The author has a command of science far beyond that of most writers and constantly astounds the reader with technologies with are non-electrically based yet grounded in the real world. Beyond that he has spun a tale with gripping, believable and three-dimensional characters, intricate plotting, fantastic story-line, and enough conflict to keep you mesmerized. This is a ripping good story which I enjoyed immensely, and it gave me maximum dosages of the two things I like best: ideas that make me think and non-stop action. I found myself amazed that I had never heard of this author or book before. This one should have won the Hugo award in my opinion.
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Politically correct Canadians rule the world!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-04-19
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Set on Earth in 2372, the planet is ruled by Canadians who force a politically correct society that has abolished violence along with freedom. Offenders are exiled to a planet named Hell, which has been seeded with nanomachines to keep the Hellions living in primitive conditions - but nobody has checked on Hell for a long time, and a secret society's involvements in Hell reveals a blossoming high-tech civilization with one purpose: to exact revenge. A gripping political battle evolves in a very unusual blend of hard science and military science fiction.
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Plenty of action and exciting ideas
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-02-19
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book was a little challanging to read because I found I occasionally had to stop and ponder the ideas presented. I can't believe there are so many ways to develop technology that are not dependent on a steady supply of electricity. Is Earth's dependence on electricity holding us back from developing these alternative technologies? It's an interesting idea. Also, the nano computers were really cool. I liked the fish tank that turned into a computer monitor.
There was plenty of action involving space travel and battles with mastadons and futuristic doomsday weapons. With all those great visuals, this book would make a good movie. Secrets were revealed throughout the book which kept the plot moving along.
Overall, a great read for anyone who appreciates science in their science fiction.
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