Customer Reviews
Forever the best - By: Ms. K. Phillips, 15 Feb 2008 
At the time it was published I loved this series & I still do, it remains probably the best. If you read science fiction you have to read these. Repeatedly. If they could only find a way to film them!
the book that links the past with the future and our present - By: , 06 Nov 2003 I have read several Julian May books but Saga of the Exiles & Galactic Milieu 'trilogies' are by far the best. I have re-read them so often i have had to buy a new set! Intervention though is my overall favourite, linking 'Exiles with 'Milieu. With characters like Uncle Rogi, it maintains an element of normal humanity. As i first read these booksin the 80s & early 90s it was fascinating to see how the near future mentionedin the Intervention panned out. Julian May mentions such phenomena as the 1999 eclipse for example. I still await the intervention though! Like many good sci-fi writers, she takes an everyday idea & extends it, such as using myths we are familiar with & offering her version of their origins. However, for potential readers, Intervention does not stand alone - & a reader is likely to find that there are potentially 7 other books to read to make complete sense of it. It was good to read that there are others out there who wanderin the pliocene &in the galactic milieu......
Marvellous trilogy - a new Tolkien? - By: , 26 Oct 2003 Now then, I picked up intervenion from my sister who promised me I'd like it since I love all science fiction from Star Wars to Lord of the Rings.
Intervention was the first novel by Julian May I'd read & still the best. It is basically the introduction to the galactic mileu trilogy of JACK THE BODILESS, then DIAMOND MASK, followed lastly by MAGNIFICAT.
In the near future mankind is starting to realise it's potential metaphysic powers (think mind reading etc) In steps an alliance of alien nations to look after our evolution & future. Young Jack Remillard is the hero but it was sly old uncle Rogi who captured my heart with his ghost.
Excellent charcater development written by someone who seems to have an immense knowledge of what she is writing about (is she a genius) Funny is some place, heartwarming & yet geeky enough with the science to keep me happy.
Loved all of them so had to follow it up by buying her SAGA OF THE EXILES trilogy. Found it hard to believe this was written first?!
Allin all, if you love a bit of sci fi come future predicting come paranormal you'll love this - excellent books.
Fantastic! - By: , 01 May 2003 
Julian May has that ability to totally immerse youin her universe, an ability shared by Tolkein & very few other Fantasy writers. You really feel part of her world, especially as this book is setin the current era & the near future, rather thanin the distant future or the past. But this is not the real world that we all know, it is a reality she has constructed & developedin painstaking detail. This is an alternative universe where humankind is poised on the brink of destruction, overseen by an alien civilization who hope that we will avoid destroying ourselves before achieving our evolutionary potential - a potential where we evolve higher mindpowers. The way May describes these psychic abilities is truly breathtaking, you really feel that what is being described is fact not fiction. The only quibble I have with this book is that there are some elements that aren't fully explained, & maybe the book is slightly overlong. But I would urge all readers to persevere because the twist at the end is great, & will also have an added meaning to those who have read her Pliocene books.
An exceptional, enriching and engaging read. - By: , 14 Nov 2001 This book is quite simply one of the finest I have ever read. Julian May is either a polymath, connected to an extremely wide & learned band of researchers, or is uncommonly artful at bluffing on a wide range of diverse subjects. I can disregard the latter as she shows such careful consistency throughout all the books of this series, & neither of the other alternatives diminish the almost perfect story she presents to us. Even from the start of "The Saga of the Exiles" May demands a familiarity with her world which we do not initially have the tools or information to comprehend. The keys to unlocking this world are contained on each subsequent page & reinforce its credibility, yet at the same time producing a sense of disorientation which some readers may find distracting. If you trust May she will take you on an incredible journey from the deepest core of one of her beautifully crafted characters, to the furthest most limit of our universe & beyond. This book is a bridge between "The Saga of the Exiles" & "The Galactic Mileu Trilogy" but is also magnificentin its own right. If you have the stamina to visit an Eden within literature then read the whole series. If you have other gardens to tend then take take a break & visit this one. Don't be put off if the fauna looks unfamiliar as it may just come from another world.
