Legacy

Tremendous novel - it's science fiction that focuses on the characters and not the machines. If you like action and suspense you'd probably like or love this novel.

I fell in love with the stories of James Schmitz when I was a teenager, especially the characters of Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee. Now, many years later, I can appreciate Schmitz' going against the grain of his time and writing about strong female characters who aren't sexualized or trivialized as arm-candy. There's also Heslet Quillan, a charming rogue who appreciates competent women as well. I had read Legacy many years ago, and it's always a pleasure to revisit it. Though I do own it in paperback, I bought the Kindle edition as well. The book was translated well to the Kindle, including front and back cover graphics, but the scanning included the page numbers which interrupted the flow of the text. (I expect to see page numbers in a paper book, but they're visually separated from the text.) I have frequently given Schmitz books as gifts to younger readers - there's never anything that would be inappropriate for even a young teen, and even in Schmitz' "juvenile" books (most famously, The Witches of Karres ), he never talks down to his audience and just tells a cracking-good story with intriguing characters. Highly recommended.

From Witches of Karres to Legacy, James Schmitz wrote strong women in science fiction before it was popular to do so. His writing is laced with humor, energy, and surprising twists. An excellent old favorite, which crosses the decades well.

I love the book and story for sure. I bought this copy to replace my original paper back copy and bought the hard cover to have it as a collector copy. However to my disappointment it was shipped without the cover art sleeve. So other than near pristine condition I am greatly saddened by the fact it is blatantly shown with the sleeve and no information that it may not be fully intact.

James H. Schmitz is the forgotten master of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Schmitz created some of the most indelible female characters in science fiction in Trigger Argee, Telzey Amberdon and Maleen, Goth and The Leewit, the Witches of Karres. Trigger Argee is front and center in the title story in the volume in a near-perfect science fiction mystery. Trigger, Telzey and the Witches would seem to me to have great potential for films or television. Here is an opportunity to meet them and enjoy some of the best writing Schmitz produced.

Staring Trigger, non-organic Life and lots of greedy people looking for more power, more money etc. Since the Author rarely wrote this long you need to enjoy a rarity. Do Enjoy.

Always enjoyed this book. Strong female and an interesting premise. Read this 20 years ago and still enjoy it today

This is the full book by James Schmitz, unabridged, on 9 CDs. I especially wanted to review it, since so little information is given by the publisher, and I took a chance on this knowing nothing of what to expect. The book is read by one "Alfred von Lecteur". He has a nice voice -- not a professional voice however -- it's like listening to the book read aloud by one of your favorite nerdly friends. In the beginning there are some problems with pacing where Msr. von Lecteur reads just a bit too fast, but then he settles in and reads very well, The book itself is a classic, Legacy, originally titled A Tale of Two Clocks. It's got a great 50's feel, a dynamic heroine (though she's a bit more patient with being jerked around mentally than a present-day heroine would be), a plot encompassing both cutting edge psychology and the notion of biological machines, and Schmitz's goofy imagination. I'm glad I took a chance on this and I'm sure I will listen to it and enjoy it numerous times in future.

Strange story. Not sure what to make of it. Not very exciting. I was looking for something amazing to take place. Something of stellar proportions. Something to benefit mankind. Oh well............

A good read enjoyed it !