Ember from the Sun
Ember from the Sun is a novel by Mark Canter published by New English Library in 1995.
Plot summary[edit]
Ember from the Sun is a novel in which Yute Nahadeh discovers a frozen pregnant Neanderthal in an ice cave, and implants her fetus in a modern surrogate mother who names the Neanderthal baby Ember.[1]
Reception[edit]
Richard Jones reviewed Ember from the Sun for Arcane magazine, rating it an 5 out of 10 overall.[1] Jones comments that "Canter could have chosen a bizarre ending, an apocalyptic one, a happy or a sad one. Instead he goes for the Crap Ending option and you come away feeling cheated and used. Shame, really. I was willing to forgive the various failures in plot and style because I was quite getting into the Neanderthals."[1]
Kirkus Reviews states "An effective blend of scientific fact and shamanistic fancy, one that weaves a genuinely magic spell."[2]
Publishers Weekly states: "Canter's approach fails to do his premise, or his characters, particularly the appealing Ember, full justice."[3]
Entertainment Weekly rated the book a "C" and states that "Ember from the Sun's plucked straight from the pulp fantasies of Edgar Rice Burroughs."[4]
Reviews[edit]
- Review by Helen Gould (1995) in Vector 186
- Review by Paul J. McAuley (1996) in Interzone, #104 February 1996
- Kliatt[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Jones, Richard (May 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane (6). Future Publishing: 82.
- ^ "EMBER FROM THE SUN by Mark Canter". Kirkus Reviews. 1996-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ Fiction Book Review: Ember from the Sun by Mark Canter, Author Delacorte Press $22.95 (0p). Publishersweekly.com. 1996-09-02. ISBN 978-0-385-31457-2. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Ember from the Sun | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Kliatt 1997-07: Vol 31 Iss 4". Kliatt Paperback Book Guide. July 1997.