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Manly Banister (1914–1986)

Autor(a) de The Craft of Bookbinding

16+ Works 629 Membros 5 Críticas 2 Favorited

About the Author

Disambiguation Notice:

(eng) One might assume the author of the single sci-fi book "Conquest of Earth" amidst all these book-binding tomes might possibly be a different Manly Banister. One would assume wrong.

Obras por Manly Banister

Associated Works

Weird Tales (1988) — Contribuidor — 272 exemplares
Escape to Earth (1963) — Contribuidor — 26 exemplares
Saturn, July 1957 (Vol. 1, No. 3) (1957) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Super-Science Fiction : 1957-02 : Vol 1 No 2 (1957) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
Horror Gems, Vol. One (2011) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Banister, Manly Miles
Outros nomes
Bannister, Manly
Data de nascimento
1914-03-09
Data de falecimento
1986-06-08
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
McCormick, Washington, USA
Local de falecimento
Portland, Oregon, USA
Nota de desambiguação
One might assume the author of the single sci-fi book "Conquest of Earth" amidst all these book-binding tomes might possibly be a different Manly Banister. One would assume wrong.

Membros

Críticas

Below average Short SF novel by Banister. Banister wrote over 2 dozen short stories for the pulp SF magazines from 1940-1960. This may have been his only novel. It's interesting but not up the level of his peers. I didn't really enjoy it.
 
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ikeman100 | 2 outras críticas | Feb 15, 2019 |
More of a 1.5, really. Awful old space opera, a Lensman knock off. It had a couple of decent ideas, but never got them going well. Real hokey love interest, too. The only reason I didn't quit was that I had nothing else that I really wanted to listen to. The end was never in doubt. Blech.
 
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jimmaclachlan | 2 outras críticas | Aug 18, 2014 |
In this far-future novel, Earth has never known a time when it was not ruled by the benevolent Trisz. Earth is being turned into a desert, and its oceans are being sucked dry by the Trisz. It's only a matter of time before Earth becomes a dry, lifeless hunk of rock.

The Trisz allow only one planet-wide organization, the Scarlet Order of Men. People begin training as children, and only the best of the best become Men. Those who don't make it become Blue brethren, instructing the people how to be loyal members of society under the Trisz.

Kor Danay is a new member of the Scarlet Order. It's actually a very secret resistance organization. The Trisz can read minds, so absolute care and discretion is vital. Danay also has some unique mental powers, like the ability to temporarily stop time, and to teleport himself from place to place.

The Trisz Extrapolator knew that Danay would cause trouble, so he is arrested and condemned to death on less-than-clear charges. He escapes from an atomic disintegrator, so he and Soma, a woman he met along the way and is also part of the resistance, flee into the mountains. They join "the organization," in their series of deep underground caverns. After several months of being poked and prodded to try to learn just how his brain works, Danay nearly begs for something to do. He and Soma are sent to a faraway planet to check it out as a possible home for Earthlings after Earth officially dies. Everything is great, the planet looks to be perfect, until the Trisz show up.

This is an interesting story that belongs somewhere in that large gray area of pretty Good or Worth Reading.
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plappen | 2 outras críticas | Feb 26, 2009 |
This is a somewhat older, albeit excellent reference for a bookbinder. It will not replace true study under a knowledgeable teacher, but is a great refresher and guidebook to help you revive or develop under-used skills. This book covers everything from the most simple terminology to finishing with gold foil or leaf. One of the nicer parts of this book shows numerous pictures and plans with measurements for the many tools a bookbinder needs. If you're handy with wood, you can make many of your own tools from the illustrations in this book.… (mais)
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Homechicken | Sep 6, 2008 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
16
Also by
5
Membros
629
Popularidade
#40,058
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
5
ISBN
29
Marcado como favorito
2

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