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Pariah
After a war that took so many lives, humans and five other alien species (T’Brianes, Nilans, Onorians, Cupior and Zubri) forge a fragile alliance. Crews made up of all the represented species in the alliance fill what ships remain and even some new ships to replace those that were destroyed. However, not all is so harmonious and the fragile alliance is closer to shattering than anyone could possibly imagine.
After losing his last ship and much of her crew in a battle he was ordered to stay away from, Andy Davidson never thought that he’d sit in the captain’s chair of a ship of any kind. When he was called to the office of an admiral he’s admired and respected his entire career for a new command, he jumps at the chance, though he quickly finds that his new command is not all it’s cracked up to be. With much of his crew serving as a form of ultimatum – to serve on the ship or serve out a prison sentence or suffering from some form of instability, he fears that his mission will fail long before it ever starts. And it isn’t too long before he questions whether or not that was the objective all along.
For three years, Gayren Heath was a prisoner of the Nilans. Most of it she doesn’t remember, but chronic nightmares tell her that it was a dark period better left forgotten. When she accepts the position of first officer aboard a ship headed to the far reaches of explored space, she intends to put her past behind her. Unfortunately, a Nilan who was once in command of a prison ship during the war has other ideas. He’s determined to make sure that Gayren remembers each and every moment of her three years of torture and it isn’t long before her own death seems to be the only way she’ll ever be free.
It was T’Briane Zadra Tii’s choice to serve upon the beleaguered ship headed for the furthest reaches of space in the New Alliance and he is determined to realize a quest he’d been dreaming of since he was a child looking up at the stars. However, it isn’t long before he has to make a choice between his life’s pursuit and his heart. Losing either one could be a death sentence.
Because Andy feels that he and his crew have been exiled to a region of space that no one else wants to call home, and nearly his entire crew is unwanted by their own people, Andy appropriately designates his ship Pariah, and leads it headlong into a conflict that just might kill them all. Between the friction among the crew towards one another, and a saboteur bent on destroying the ship, it will take a miracle for them to survive. But survival is a must if they are going to stop an attack on a helpless alien civilization that will certainly die if Pariah and her crew cannot stop the attack by an alliance that was supposed to protect it. And they are determined to carry out their mission…even if it costs them all their own lives.
After losing his last ship and much of her crew in a battle he was ordered to stay away from, Andy Davidson never thought that he’d sit in the captain’s chair of a ship of any kind. When he was called to the office of an admiral he’s admired and respected his entire career for a new command, he jumps at the chance, though he quickly finds that his new command is not all it’s cracked up to be. With much of his crew serving as a form of ultimatum – to serve on the ship or serve out a prison sentence or suffering from some form of instability, he fears that his mission will fail long before it ever starts. And it isn’t too long before he questions whether or not that was the objective all along.
For three years, Gayren Heath was a prisoner of the Nilans. Most of it she doesn’t remember, but chronic nightmares tell her that it was a dark period better left forgotten. When she accepts the position of first officer aboard a ship headed to the far reaches of explored space, she intends to put her past behind her. Unfortunately, a Nilan who was once in command of a prison ship during the war has other ideas. He’s determined to make sure that Gayren remembers each and every moment of her three years of torture and it isn’t long before her own death seems to be the only way she’ll ever be free.
It was T’Briane Zadra Tii’s choice to serve upon the beleaguered ship headed for the furthest reaches of space in the New Alliance and he is determined to realize a quest he’d been dreaming of since he was a child looking up at the stars. However, it isn’t long before he has to make a choice between his life’s pursuit and his heart. Losing either one could be a death sentence.
Because Andy feels that he and his crew have been exiled to a region of space that no one else wants to call home, and nearly his entire crew is unwanted by their own people, Andy appropriately designates his ship Pariah, and leads it headlong into a conflict that just might kill them all. Between the friction among the crew towards one another, and a saboteur bent on destroying the ship, it will take a miracle for them to survive. But survival is a must if they are going to stop an attack on a helpless alien civilization that will certainly die if Pariah and her crew cannot stop the attack by an alliance that was supposed to protect it. And they are determined to carry out their mission…even if it costs them all their own lives.
501 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 8, 2012
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July 8, 2013
The author obviously knows how to tell a story, and I liked the leisurely pace. Far too many books rush through to the end and leave one wish for more. Also an emphasis on character development, which I like.
Now for the bad stuff: somewhat derivative story, reminiscent of a forgettable Star Trek movie. Awful writing. Earth to C.S.May: something that shakes "shudders", it does not "shutter". Over and over again, this mistake, and never once got it right, which leads me to wonder whether this author actually reads books him/her self? General awkward use of language on EVERY page. Obviously this thing was not given even the most cursory edit. Normally I would like to give a book I actually finished at least two stars, but it's just rude to throw this kind of poor English out without even making an effort.
Now for the bad stuff: somewhat derivative story, reminiscent of a forgettable Star Trek movie. Awful writing. Earth to C.S.May: something that shakes "shudders", it does not "shutter". Over and over again, this mistake, and never once got it right, which leads me to wonder whether this author actually reads books him/her self? General awkward use of language on EVERY page. Obviously this thing was not given even the most cursory edit. Normally I would like to give a book I actually finished at least two stars, but it's just rude to throw this kind of poor English out without even making an effort.
February 11, 2013
A little too derivative. You can just about map the different alien species one-to-one to those in the Star Trek universe, i.e. the reptiloid "Nilans" are clearly Cardassians.
Could have used a little more editing, too. Errors that a spellchecker won't pick up, like "in vane" instead of "in vain" litter the text.
Could have used a little more editing, too. Errors that a spellchecker won't pick up, like "in vane" instead of "in vain" litter the text.
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