Savannah

Galactic Exploration #3

by Peter Cawdron

Savannah is the third in a series of stand-alone novellas exploring alternatives to the Rare Earth Hypothesis in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

How did a nurse from Chicago find herself on a voyage to the outer reaches of the galaxy? After taking up a position in an exclusive hotel in Kenya, Diana finds her world turned upside down by the advent of the equatorial space-port.

All four novellas in this series can be found in the book GALACTIC EXPLORATION

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 15, 2012

Reviews

[Lisa Hapney · Rating 5 out of 5]

As I have enjoyed his other works, I happily settled down to read Savannah, Peter Cawdron's most recent addition to the set of novellas he's been working on in his exploration of the Rare Earth hypothesis and how mankind might go about searching for extraterrestrial life. Having read the other novellas he has written in this series, I was ready to see where the latest installment would take me as I still had unanswered questions and was truly interested to see where the story was going. Gladly, I can say that I very much enjoyed Savannah and was pleased that it tied together several of the things in the previous novellas that I felt were missing. This volume really tied together the pieces for me from Serengeti and it was interesting to see meet the characters in Trixie and Me in a different setting before they set out on their explorations. I will freely admit that I was a little confused as the story got started since the others were further along the timeline, but I immediately recognized the characters and was more than willing to explore their stories more as I felt I'd been left hanging regarding the story of these characters when I first read about them in Serengeti. As I had hoped from the description I was soon drawn into the characters and the story of how it all began, which I very much enjoyed reading and I was disappointed when it had to end. I'm afraid that to say more would give away too much and lessen the enjoyment for readers. In reviewing this, I wish that I could say I'm only reviewing Savannah which was very interesting, had some wonderfully fun and unusual humorous moments and kept my attention from start to finish. However, having now read three of the stories in this series it's kind of like reading a really good book that covers several different story lines in sections. In fact, it reminds me of reading serial science fiction where you had to wait expectantly for the next month's issue to come out. I definitely suggest Savannah to readers and am waiting expectantly for the next issue in a manner of speaking...

Review originally posted on TJ's Book Blog http://tjsbookblog.blogspot.com/

[Troy Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading Serengeti and Trixie and Me I was excited to see what the universe held for the crew of the Savannah. I began the story with some expectations, one of which the expectation of surprise. I was.

Savannah is a standalone story that can be read completely out of sequence and still stand on it's own feet. It broadens the scope of the universe created by Peter Cawdron. For me Peters writing style make his stories a bit voyeuristic for the reader. As a reader we are given a chance to watch a moment in time. We create our own context for what we are reading (watching with our minds eye). I am always grateful for an author that doesn't tell me what what I am reading means. For me it is a sign that the author respects the story and the reader. It is a risk because in writing that way the story is vulnerable. As readers we are given an opportunity to fill in as much or as little detail with our own imagination as we want. The writing is casual and still informative enough to be interesting. However for a reader that is imaginative, and looks for the escapism that good writing offers, Savannah delivers.

Bravo Peter.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Savannah can be read as a stand-alone book, but having read the previous stories in Galactic Exploration will definitely bring more depth to your reading experience. I love the setup of Savannah and its precursors. Where Serengeti and Trixie and Me were two great but mostly independent stories, Savannah turns an awkward duo into a sexy trio. Continuing with the next story, War, in 3 2 1..

[Pablo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good fun!! Shorty but a goody. 4 stars