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The Michaelsons #1
Mind Light
Disheveled, disoriented, and ill, Greg Lukas didn't look like much of a pilot. But the Michaelsons, a family of interstellar traders, had to hire another crew member or lose the ship that was their livelihood. So they took Lukas on temporarily, assuming that he was a good pilot with a bad attitude.
But Lukas's problem was much deeper: as a pilot in the Space Corps, he had stumbled upon a secret a powerful Corps faction would do anything to hide. His mind had been invaded and his memories rewritten, but the process had damaged him, perhaps beyond repair. Now he was tortured to the edge of endurance by the return of memories meant to be blocked forever. Lukas was falling apart -- and his rediscovered knowledge had put him in danger once again. When the Michaelsons learned who Lukas really was, they were willing to protect him -- but they were no match for his enemies. Unless help came from a surprising direction . . .
But Lukas's problem was much deeper: as a pilot in the Space Corps, he had stumbled upon a secret a powerful Corps faction would do anything to hide. His mind had been invaded and his memories rewritten, but the process had damaged him, perhaps beyond repair. Now he was tortured to the edge of endurance by the return of memories meant to be blocked forever. Lukas was falling apart -- and his rediscovered knowledge had put him in danger once again. When the Michaelsons learned who Lukas really was, they were willing to protect him -- but they were no match for his enemies. Unless help came from a surprising direction . . .
- GenresScience Fiction
343 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 23, 1992
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April 12, 2013
Margaret Davis' Mind Light is, in some ways, three different books, with the first one easily being my favorite. The first book is the story of a family freighter taking on and coming to know a pilot who seems to be haunted by secrets, and at times it made me think "Hey, Margaret Davis must have read C.J. Cherryh's
Merchanter's Luck
and
Rimrunners
!" Not such a bad thing, since I'm a C.J. Cherryh fan, but let's get that out there. It's not as involving as those two novels, but I see a definite influence. The second book is a psychological... thing. Davis doesn't get us deep enough in anyone's headspace to really make it resonate or get us to worry about the characters. We're told about people's mental torment instead of shown it. Last is a First Contact story, which has no real tension and is more boring than it should be.
I enjoyed this book a lot more the first time I read it back in the '90s.
I enjoyed this book a lot more the first time I read it back in the '90s.
February 5, 2022
This was a random choice of over 3000 books on my shelves.
I actually felt the blurb on the back was a bit of a spoiler, giving too many details instead of a"....but things are not as they seem....." type line.
I really liked the first part of this book, the struggling family freighting business desperate enough to pick up an unknown, presumably disgraced, past-haunted loner to assist with the piloting.
The development and building relationships between this loner and the rest of the cast was quite well done, along with the gradual discovery of his past.
Like a lot of other books I have read (Stephen King comes to mind), after spending a majority of the book nicely building up - the climax and resolution comes a bit abruptly and leaves me feeling a little disappointed.
Overall, very enjoyable - surprisingly so given I'd never heard of the author and the cover was just a typical generic spaceship picture which doesn't tend to inspire.
I actually felt the blurb on the back was a bit of a spoiler, giving too many details instead of a"....but things are not as they seem....." type line.
I really liked the first part of this book, the struggling family freighting business desperate enough to pick up an unknown, presumably disgraced, past-haunted loner to assist with the piloting.
The development and building relationships between this loner and the rest of the cast was quite well done, along with the gradual discovery of his past.
Like a lot of other books I have read (Stephen King comes to mind), after spending a majority of the book nicely building up - the climax and resolution comes a bit abruptly and leaves me feeling a little disappointed.
Overall, very enjoyable - surprisingly so given I'd never heard of the author and the cover was just a typical generic spaceship picture which doesn't tend to inspire.
June 9, 2010
Another from my "reading Del Rey Discovery" project. This was an entertaining sci-fi tale. After an elder member of their family passes away, a family-run trader ship is desperate for a new pilot. And on a backwater outpost, there's a pilot who's desperate for a job...
The family takes him on, and once he cleans up a bit, the current 'captain' begins to find him very attractive. Plus, he seems really talented. But why did he get fired from his last job, and from his military position before that? What's behind his mental distress?
There's been a cover-up, and disturbing facts begin to come to light - but a bold-enough family might be able to turn a seeming disaster into a commercial advantage.
Good enough that I'll read the sequel, but not a best-of-all-time.
The family takes him on, and once he cleans up a bit, the current 'captain' begins to find him very attractive. Plus, he seems really talented. But why did he get fired from his last job, and from his military position before that? What's behind his mental distress?
There's been a cover-up, and disturbing facts begin to come to light - but a bold-enough family might be able to turn a seeming disaster into a commercial advantage.
Good enough that I'll read the sequel, but not a best-of-all-time.
September 16, 2012
Greg Lukas is a pilot out of luck, he's sick and abandoned on a space station in the middle of nowhere. The Michaelsons take him on as pilot and get drawn into his past and his future.
He was once part of the space corp, had stumbled on a secret someone wants to keep hidden, but that secret is important to a lot of people, and the Michaelsons are begining to care.
A light SF story with some interesting twists and turns.
He was once part of the space corp, had stumbled on a secret someone wants to keep hidden, but that secret is important to a lot of people, and the Michaelsons are begining to care.
A light SF story with some interesting twists and turns.
September 3, 2022
Loved it. Can’t find anything about this author ( not sure if there are multiple authors with the same name). Can’t find any info. Anyone more patient to look? There are 2 books in the series and not sure if more were intended. Now I have to search for Mind Apart. Great scifi. Maybe not promoted well. Definitely out of print. Found this in a little library so probably sitting in some basement from years ago. Too bad. Good read.
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