Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn #1)
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this definitive novel, readers will follow Thrawn’s rise to...
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Autonomous: A Novel
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When anything can be owned, how can we be free Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist...
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As Good As Can Be
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Dave Knight is a wayward child growing up in a military family during the 1950s. His older sister...
Coming of Age Historical Fiction
Sassy Brit (97 KP) rated Godeena in Books
Jun 5, 2019
Brigadier Henry Broncon is sent to gather prisoners from a high security prison to complete a military mission that guarantees certain death to any of those who attempt it. But what’s it matter? Henry is a Cyber and modified with cybernetics. He won’t die. And what of his team? They’re dangerous prisoners who don’t even deserve to live. They’ll not be missed. Without this mission, they were never going to escape their prison sentences anyway.
I did find some sentences and point of view changes a little jarring, which took me out of the story at times, but I appreciate the author is from another country and can write in two languages, which I can’t, so kudos for that. However, it is most likely because of this I also found the sentence structures of the dialogue stilted, and at times felt that some of these dangerous, violent prisoners were talking a little bit too well-to-do sounding for my liking.
That said, the author has a fantastic imagination and managed to write a fully formed adventure surrounding a group of hand-picked, hardened criminals, with no choice than to go on a fatal mission of which there may be no way back. It’s even got a touch of romance, too.
The Lotus House (Echoes of Empire)
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A gripping, emotional drama of love and courage set in the Philippines during WW2. 1960: Nancy...
Asian Military Historical Fiction Romance
Thin Air
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An atmospheric tale of corruption and abduction set on Mars, from the author of the award-winning...
Science Fiction Mars
Merissa (13840 KP) rated Brothers In Arms in Books
Dec 17, 2018
All of the stories are very well written, considering the scope of a short story. I would love to see some of them expanded into full-length stories! Some of these authors were already known to me, but some were new and I will definitely be reading more.
I enjoyed all the stories, but if I had to pick a favourite, it would be either One Night With You or Would You Wait For Me? Definitely recommended by me.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and my comments here are my honest opinion. *
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Weapons of Choice: World War 2.1 - Alternative History Science Fiction
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Just Outside of Hope
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Just Outside of Hope, the sequel to Road Without End, moves through the early years of the 1980s. It...
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The Confusions of Young Torless
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Set in a boarding school in a remote area of the Habsburg Empire at the turn of the last century,...