Eifelheim

De: Michael Flynn

Narrado por: Anthony Heald

In 1349, one small town in Germany disappeared and was never resettled. Tom, a contemporary historian, and his theoretical-physicist girlfriend, Sharon, become interested. By all logic, the town should have survived, but it didn't. Why? What was special about Eifelheim that it utterly disappeared more than 600 years ago?

In 1348, as the Black Death is gathering strength across Europe, Father Deitrich is the priest of the village that will come to be known as Eifelheim. A man educated in science and philosophy, he is astonished to become the first contact between humanity and an alien race from a distant star when their interstellar ship crashes in the nearby forest.

Tom, Sharon, and Father Deitrich have a strange and intertwined destiny of tragedy and triumph in this brilliant novel by the winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Award.

©2006 Michael Flynn (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

• Hugo Award nominee, Best Novel, 2007

"Another meticulously researched, intense, mesmerizing novel...for readers seeking thoughtful science fiction of the highest order." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Flynn masterfully achieves an intricate panorama of medieval life, full of fascinatingly realized human and Krenken characters whose fates interconnect with poignant irony." (Publishers Weekly)
"Compellingly weaves past and present together in a dialog of faith and science....Highly recommended." (Library Journal)

Alien Castaways in History

This was a wonderfully conceived and thoughtful SF/Historical fiction novel... The placement of alien castaways in 14th century Europe is unique, and powereful... The friendships developed between aliens and the townspeople is heartwarming... The lot of the aliens is sad, but they accept and integrate, even religiously, sorta... Slow moving so won't appeal to those looking for action... It will appeal to those that enjoy well written byplay w/ deeply philosophical leanings...

Historical fiction meets SCI FI.

Absolutely offbeat marriage of historical fiction and sci fi, and it works. A modern day historian who, while involved in a research project, comes to believe aliens landed in medieval Europe, where most of this story takes place. Compelling sci fi with a richly detailed 14th century backdrop. Fascinating premise and reading.

Cleaver, sharp and a great all round listen

Would you consider the audio edition of Eifelheim to be better than the print version?

I really liked this book, the characters, the plot and the progression of the story. The author manages to wrap science fiction and history into a great read. I look forward to more of his imaginative works.

Interestng Story

At first the story seems slow but it takes time to know the characters and learn the culture and environment of the story. The mixture of the stories of scientific discovery and history made, for me, an addictive combination. The story is a bit dark though and I would hope a sequel would offer a more hopeful outcome. This story demands a sequel.

great book.

super good science fiction with a pretty great narrator. nice and philosophical like science fiction should be.

generally good

would have loved some more details, and dietrik seems a bit too naive or unwilling to learn at times, and the aliens a bit too narrow in their knowledge of other fields than their own; that is, for earth astronauts at least, but they don't seem rigid enough either in their power structure for that to explain why they don't know much more beyond their field, although I can make a guess at attrition, if they are sending thousand of these groups out there, then I see how this particular group could be so terrible at their job..

Excellent!

Such a unique premise! I read it years ago and enjoyed it just as much on audio

Wow just wow

Honestly, one of the best books I’ve had the pleasure of listening to and or reading. It rivals 2312 another novel of recommend. It was well thought out. As a well learned person. I find things often with logical plot holes that violate either historical, philosophical, or mathematical facts or principles. This did none of the above. I am thoroughly impressed with this book. More so I will be getting a paper copy to include in my library. I thank the author for this thought provoking masterpiece.

PS the voice actor was also amazing and their pronunciation was of Latin was in point.

Interesting but...

The story line was quite interesting, and I enjoyed the interplay of past and present. At the end I felt questions were unresolved. But I felt the character development was shallow--leaving merely caricatures. I could never quite buy in to the dialog of the mysterious visitors.

Once I got into the story, it was worth the listen, but this is not the story I anticipated.

Bear this in mind...

For the reviewers who think that the word being said is equivalent to the English word for "he who inherits" - you are mistaken. The German word (this story is taking place in Germany) being used DOES pronounce the "H" and literally means "mister", is often used as an honorific and IS pronounced a bit like the word Hair.