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Globe-Hurler
On the savage planet of Hadanum, the last reengineered remnants of humanity struggle for survival.
Thallsen, home to the Jana, is surrounded by massive megas, organisms that cover the land and sea, hosts to smaller, but no less terrible creatures.
The Jana have relied on ancient machines from Dead Earth to protect themselves for generations, but their dependence is about to be tested.
In search of his father, Watchware Balon has instead found something that will send the Jana hurtling into a conflict for which they are not prepared. On a journey that takes him far from the security of home, he will discover that his people can and must find the strength within themselves to throw off the shackles of their past, or be wiped out forever.
Thallsen, home to the Jana, is surrounded by massive megas, organisms that cover the land and sea, hosts to smaller, but no less terrible creatures.
The Jana have relied on ancient machines from Dead Earth to protect themselves for generations, but their dependence is about to be tested.
In search of his father, Watchware Balon has instead found something that will send the Jana hurtling into a conflict for which they are not prepared. On a journey that takes him far from the security of home, he will discover that his people can and must find the strength within themselves to throw off the shackles of their past, or be wiped out forever.
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First published April 3, 2011
About the author
Robinson Mason
10 books3 followersWhen not creating his own original fiction based in the world of Hadanum or other closer locales, Robinson Mason writes about retro computers such as the Commodore 64 at the C64Walkabout.
He graduated from a university in Japan where he lived for nearly a decade after moving from Hawaii where he learned how to body surf on the waves of Oahu's shores.
Currently Robinson lives deep among the pine trees in the woods of Magnolia, Texas. He enjoys reading, gardening in the Texas heat, watching movies at the local drive-in, playing boardgames with friends and his collection of 80′s home computer paraphernalia.
He graduated from a university in Japan where he lived for nearly a decade after moving from Hawaii where he learned how to body surf on the waves of Oahu's shores.
Currently Robinson lives deep among the pine trees in the woods of Magnolia, Texas. He enjoys reading, gardening in the Texas heat, watching movies at the local drive-in, playing boardgames with friends and his collection of 80′s home computer paraphernalia.
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July 1, 2011
The story of "Globe Hurler" is engaging, and the settings and landscapes are very imaginative and realized as the author presented a strong vision of their world creation, Hadanum. It's fairly fast moving, action packed and detailed as we follow Balon, a young watchware searching for his exiled father sensing that the self-serving and overbearing judgements of the hierarchs wrongly sent him and others away to their likely deaths.
The hierarchs supposedly guard the tribe of Jana people by regulating all aspects of their lives including marriage and procreation, but they have a secret they are struggling to contain, which if revealed, will tear the fabric of their society apart and end their rule. Balon and his friends are the very ones trying to find out what mystery their leaders are hiding so the people can be free to love, live and survive as they can.
I did have some issues with the characterization, as I always like to find someone I can really believe in and root for. Sometimes I felt that for Balon, but other times his errors and outbursts, like his friends, were so exasperating, I felt they deserved the punishment they received. The characters felt more like some modern day young adults in their aims and occasionally petulant behaviors than survivors who'd grown up on a harsh planet and should have instinctively developed certain skills of survival, both social and environment.
Overall, I thought Globe Hurler was a good sci-fi/fantasy read, as it combines elements of both, though I thought the prologue and epilogue could simply have been included in the main narrative for they were part of the story anyway. It ended in such a way, by giving the reason for the title later in the book and introducing a certain character, suggesting it might have a sequel, which I would be quite interested to read, if so. Quite ambitious in a good way, Globe Hurler is a worthy read.
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The hierarchs supposedly guard the tribe of Jana people by regulating all aspects of their lives including marriage and procreation, but they have a secret they are struggling to contain, which if revealed, will tear the fabric of their society apart and end their rule. Balon and his friends are the very ones trying to find out what mystery their leaders are hiding so the people can be free to love, live and survive as they can.
I did have some issues with the characterization, as I always like to find someone I can really believe in and root for. Sometimes I felt that for Balon, but other times his errors and outbursts, like his friends, were so exasperating, I felt they deserved the punishment they received. The characters felt more like some modern day young adults in their aims and occasionally petulant behaviors than survivors who'd grown up on a harsh planet and should have instinctively developed certain skills of survival, both social and environment.
Overall, I thought Globe Hurler was a good sci-fi/fantasy read, as it combines elements of both, though I thought the prologue and epilogue could simply have been included in the main narrative for they were part of the story anyway. It ended in such a way, by giving the reason for the title later in the book and introducing a certain character, suggesting it might have a sequel, which I would be quite interested to read, if so. Quite ambitious in a good way, Globe Hurler is a worthy read.
For more reviews and interviews, please visit the website http://flyingwithredhaircrow.wordpres....
February 2, 2013
Globe-Hurler is a journey of end-to-end tension. I have never read a fantasy/science-fiction novel before but decided to start here due to the glowing reviews. I made the right call. Mr. Mason snares the reader from page one, where the hero is already in peril. The action moves quickly while the relationships between the well-crafted characters bloom. I admire an author who can construct a world unlike any I have imagined before, yet the world itself still feels natural once I am immersed in it. I also admire Mr. Mason's ability to create a prevailing sense of dread, akin to the novel 1984 or of the sort. I have no apprehension recommending this book.
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