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Genellan #3
Genellan: First Victory
INVASION ALERT!
The murderous alien force tore into hyperlight drive on the heels of an interstellar peace-seeking voyage. The creatures were determined to find the humans' home planet. Their first conquest? The beautiful, Earthlike Genellan.
Led by space pilot Sharl Buccari, the peoples of Genellan--humans, the alien cliff-dwellers, and kones alike--scrambled desperately to confront invaders who seemed to be indestructible. There was no turning back. Genellan would fight . . . or face total annihilation.
The murderous alien force tore into hyperlight drive on the heels of an interstellar peace-seeking voyage. The creatures were determined to find the humans' home planet. Their first conquest? The beautiful, Earthlike Genellan.
Led by space pilot Sharl Buccari, the peoples of Genellan--humans, the alien cliff-dwellers, and kones alike--scrambled desperately to confront invaders who seemed to be indestructible. There was no turning back. Genellan would fight . . . or face total annihilation.
- GenresScience Fiction
388 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 28, 1997
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January 24, 2019
While not exactly epic, this series is a lot of fun and has some great characters. We finally got some insight into the aliens that destroy on contact, and more on dysfunctional earth. Looking forward to the final installment. 3.5 stars.
May 12, 2013
As humans establish their colony on the frontier world of Genellan and nurture their alliances with two alien species, the fearsome Ullagi come calling, bent on conquest.
Scott Gier's third novel of this series succeeds spectacularly. He is a master at presenting a fully realized milieu. Genellan is a fascinating world, and Gier's presentation of technology is detailed and well thought out, a far cry from the magical machinery that appears in much space opera. But what really makes his story work is the characters. There are a lot of them, but he makes them individuals with their own dramatic arcs and I was often moved by their triumphs and tragedies. I still think his aliens are a little too human in their psychology, but when everything else is working so well, I don't care about that anymore. It's a testament to Gier's talent that, even though one of the main draws of this novel is its harrowing depiction of interstellar combat, I liked the characters so much that I almost didn't want it to happen. Highly recommended.
Scott Gier's third novel of this series succeeds spectacularly. He is a master at presenting a fully realized milieu. Genellan is a fascinating world, and Gier's presentation of technology is detailed and well thought out, a far cry from the magical machinery that appears in much space opera. But what really makes his story work is the characters. There are a lot of them, but he makes them individuals with their own dramatic arcs and I was often moved by their triumphs and tragedies. I still think his aliens are a little too human in their psychology, but when everything else is working so well, I don't care about that anymore. It's a testament to Gier's talent that, even though one of the main draws of this novel is its harrowing depiction of interstellar combat, I liked the characters so much that I almost didn't want it to happen. Highly recommended.
November 2, 2013
As humans establish their colony on the frontier world of Genellan and nurture their alliances with two alien species, the fearsome Ullagi come calling, bent on conquest.
Scott Gier's third novel of this series succeeds spectacularly. He is a master at presenting a fully realized milieu. Genellan is a fascinating world, and Gier's presentation of technology is detailed and well thought out, a far cry from the magical machinery that appears in much space opera. But what really makes his story work is the characters. There are a lot of them, but he makes them individuals with their own dramatic arcs and I was often moved by their triumphs and tragedies. I still think his aliens are a little too human in their psychology, but when everything else is working so well, I don't care about that anymore. It's a testament to Gier's talent that, even though one of the main draws of this novel is its harrowing depiction of interstellar combat, I liked the characters so much that I almost didn't want it to happen. Highly recommended.
Scott Gier's third novel of this series succeeds spectacularly. He is a master at presenting a fully realized milieu. Genellan is a fascinating world, and Gier's presentation of technology is detailed and well thought out, a far cry from the magical machinery that appears in much space opera. But what really makes his story work is the characters. There are a lot of them, but he makes them individuals with their own dramatic arcs and I was often moved by their triumphs and tragedies. I still think his aliens are a little too human in their psychology, but when everything else is working so well, I don't care about that anymore. It's a testament to Gier's talent that, even though one of the main draws of this novel is its harrowing depiction of interstellar combat, I liked the characters so much that I almost didn't want it to happen. Highly recommended.
April 17, 2013
Good. I expect to get the final book in the series to see how it all comes out!
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