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213 reviews
The Navigator by P.M. Johnson
4.0
I thought it was good, plenty going on that kept me entertained, action, intrigue, an interesting premise, a very loose analogy, if you like, would be a sort of The Court of King Arthur meets Star Wars. Two very different threads, but came together nicely. The only thing that irked me slightly, was nearly two hundred years in the future an interstellar spacefaring species are using swords as weapons, go figure. Apart from that I enjoyed it.
Northwest Passage by Rick Partlow
3.0
After reading the book I’m going to concur with some other reviews I've read, which is, not too bad, enough going on that kept me interested and entertained. Although the author does insert a few chapters from the previous book to fill in, which I ignored, no need to read it twice. Caleb trying to fight against his inner demons and conditioning but ultimately failing and giving in to the “machine” to protect his wife and brother, although I think his brother is superfluous to the story. A few twists and turns along the way adds to the intrigue, all in all a decent read.
Trans Galactic Insurance by Andrew Moriarty, Andrew Moriarty
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, A good solid plotline. Plenty of intrigue and manipulation with a few twists and turns thrown in for good measure. Who would have thought that insurance could be so exciting! An easy going murder mystery, thrilling adventure, set in space, what’s not to like. The main character was maybe too naive, but caught on quickly, the classic case of the “worm that turned” with a focused malevolence toward the end. One of the better books I've read. Definitely going to read the rest of this series Excellent..
Congo by Michael Crichton
2.0
Wow the mother load of info dumps, I know Michael Crichton was an accomplished author, and well regarded as a successful novelists; but this novel felt like you were reading material for a dissertation for a Phd in primatology, geology, linguistics, archaeology geophysics, and anthropology and a load of other ologies I can't be bothered to look up. At first I thought I’d made a mistake, and was reading an encyclopaedia. I don't mind some information while reading a book, but this was bordering on the ridiculous. Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t there supposed to be a story in here somewhere. I did find it eventually, although I nearly threw in the towel, but persevered, not one of his best.
Eden Rising by Andrew Cunningham
3.0
Not bad, although I did find the dialogue a bit wooden, forced even, in some places, but all in all a decent story, entertaining enough to keep me interested. I find the problem with these types of genre is that it's a bit predictable, a bit formalistic, good vs evil, my group against your group, you capture me, I rescue you, and so forth, etc, etc.
Thunderhead by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
3.0
Plenty of suspense and intrigue, some action toward the end, but I just found it a bit too slow, it needed to giddyap!.
The Final Dawn by T.W.M. Ashford
3.0
It was ok, it felt like it had a missing ingredient, I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. I don’t entirely understand why write about enslaved robots or automata and then give them human emotions and feelings, wouldn't it be better or easier to make them some kind of humanoid. So hey-ho I’m not a writer so there we go. Another thing I thought was odd, calling the main character an engineer, when all he did was hold a blow torch, it would be like calling someone an electrician for screwing in a light bulb or someone a plumber for filling a glass of water.
Yesterday's Warrior by S.A. Ison
4.0
Gladiatorial history lesson 101, very informative, viciously violent, interesting, entertaining a few twists and turns, intriguing, I’m surprised one of the characters wasn’t called Russell.
3zekiel by Peter Cawdron
4.0
Interesting premise, humanity has been sending data collecting satellites and rovers into space for decades, a look at if it was the other way round, how would we interpret and react to that. A profound question, perhaps we should ask ourselves.