A Myth of the Far Future
ISBN 0-812-55112-5
Published by : TOR
Subject :Science Fiction

I just re-read this book after reading the two Widowmaker books previously reviewd. I still find this book to an enjoyable read even on the second reading. Though it has been a few years between readings.
Mike Resnick populates his universe with characters that are bigger than life and legends in their own times.

A lot the basic style and mood of the story reminds me of the epic westerns like the Magnificent Seven and the Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name trilogy. (Fist Full of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good ,the Bad and the Ugly). Santiago is the most notorious outlaw on the frontier. But we don't actually get to meet him till near the end of book. When we do finally meet him we learn things are not all they appear. Normally I would say that this is a story about the what the searches find in themselves along the way, but its not so much growth of personality as it is parts reveled. Its not a really deep book, but it is a very readable book and good way to spend a few hours relaxing in the sun with a tall glass of iced tea on a summers day.