Title: Too similar to another great book
Product review: I bought this book because its by the author of Jumper. While Mr. Gould writes some good stories... I was not impressed by this book.Within 5 minutes of reading the 1st chapter I knew right away this was Too similar to another great book, "Conquistador" by S.M. Stirling.Many parts of the book, mostly the tunnel to a parallel earth, and the wild animals on the other side are way too familiar to Stirling's "Conquistador."Overall "Wildside" is interesting fiction for the young adult reader.Its interesting to me that "Conquistador" by S.M. Stirling (clearly a superior read to Wildside) was 1st published in 2003 (and the ROC mass market paperback published in 2004) and apparently "Wildside" by Steven Gould was published in 2003. It makes me wonder if the two authors ever read each others work.
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