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The Biofab War
Earth’s been invaded, but nobody knows it. Invaded by biofabs—the Scotar—a diabolically crafted life form dedicated to turning mankind into either supper or shuffling brainwipes.
Cold and miserable on old Cape Cod, ex-CIA officer John Harrison and his lovely, handle-with-care Israeli partner Zahava stumble upon a Scotar nest. Going down before a wave of alien warriors, the pair is saved, flitted to the deck of the battle cruiser Implacable. But even with that ancient, mighty starship at its side, Earth’s survival hangs in the balance as Scotar reinforcements pour in and the fighting rages.
And then there are the mindslaves.
About the Author
Stephen Ames Berry’s novels have been published by Ace/Berkley and Tor/Macmillan. His latest novel is the technothriller The Eldridge Conspiracy.
The Biofab War is the first of four novels that begin with a covert alien attempt to control Earth and end with the battered forces of galactic humanity battling hopeless odds as an AI armada sweeps in. (AIs--Artificial Intelligences--cyborgs evolved over vast time from simple machines to complex beings driven by the simple need to kill us all.)
The books follow the crew of the Kronarin Fleet battleship Implacable and their Terran allies, from the discovery of biofabs on Earth through ever-growing confrontations and nefarious alien machinations to the final battle. The plot line’s akin to a nesting doll, each crisis revealing an even deadlier one. The blaster fire never stops--save for the occasional soothing cup of t'ata from Implacable's dodgy beveragers. (Implacable's a resurrected Imperial warship that sometimes chaffs at having been roused and pressed into the service of such rude hands.)
To be bested along the way are space pirates, mindslavers, various machine intelligences, a vile alternate Earth, the undying hand of the dead Kronarin Empire, a ubiquitous insectoid-blonde and, of course, biofabs. All stirred into a rich bouillabaisse of an adventure that takes the reader on a far flung quest into the fantastic, but where in the end the old verities of valor and friendship trump all.
Cold and miserable on old Cape Cod, ex-CIA officer John Harrison and his lovely, handle-with-care Israeli partner Zahava stumble upon a Scotar nest. Going down before a wave of alien warriors, the pair is saved, flitted to the deck of the battle cruiser Implacable. But even with that ancient, mighty starship at its side, Earth’s survival hangs in the balance as Scotar reinforcements pour in and the fighting rages.
And then there are the mindslaves.
About the Author
Stephen Ames Berry’s novels have been published by Ace/Berkley and Tor/Macmillan. His latest novel is the technothriller The Eldridge Conspiracy.
The Biofab War is the first of four novels that begin with a covert alien attempt to control Earth and end with the battered forces of galactic humanity battling hopeless odds as an AI armada sweeps in. (AIs--Artificial Intelligences--cyborgs evolved over vast time from simple machines to complex beings driven by the simple need to kill us all.)
The books follow the crew of the Kronarin Fleet battleship Implacable and their Terran allies, from the discovery of biofabs on Earth through ever-growing confrontations and nefarious alien machinations to the final battle. The plot line’s akin to a nesting doll, each crisis revealing an even deadlier one. The blaster fire never stops--save for the occasional soothing cup of t'ata from Implacable's dodgy beveragers. (Implacable's a resurrected Imperial warship that sometimes chaffs at having been roused and pressed into the service of such rude hands.)
To be bested along the way are space pirates, mindslavers, various machine intelligences, a vile alternate Earth, the undying hand of the dead Kronarin Empire, a ubiquitous insectoid-blonde and, of course, biofabs. All stirred into a rich bouillabaisse of an adventure that takes the reader on a far flung quest into the fantastic, but where in the end the old verities of valor and friendship trump all.
192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 1984
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September 22, 2016
Love this series. I originally came in at book 2 found at a second hand store around 1992. Frantic search then started for the others. Found book 3 in my brother's collection a year or so later. Spent about 20 years looking for books one and four, even going so far and considering buying them second hand for an obscene amount of money through Amazon before finding them online. Yes I admit it, for over 20 years every time I went into a second hand bookshop this series was on top of my list of books to find. However Stephen, I really miss the old names.... so even though you've inserted vowels I am going to ignore them as I read my electronic copies.
November 25, 2011
Fast-paced scifi action flick. Really enjoyed this one. Looking forward to the rest in the series. Greatly intrigued by the biotech fabrications running around and the insectoid race.
January 6, 2013
Continuing story of Spartan and family which is well worth a read just make sure you start at the very first book or will soon get lost in the story
September 24, 2013
Interesting concept, but not well written.
February 24, 2016
Always loved this series!
I would rather that the characters names remained the same as in original paperbacks but, it still doesn't rob you of the experience!
I would rather that the characters names remained the same as in original paperbacks but, it still doesn't rob you of the experience!
December 11, 2016
This is a book and a series ahead of it's time. I just wish that more books had been written.
January 16, 2017
A space empire! A lost colonized world that has a hidden secret! Alien menace! How very 1980's, in the very best of ways.
August 28, 2018
A very underrated 80's Sci-fi Story. You will see some concepts used in today's sci-fi stories.
September 24, 2012
I discovered The Biofab War via Twitter and am absolutely thrilled with this story. It starts off with fantastic space-opera action, switches in the next chapter to 20th (21st?) century Terra, and then brings the two together with blasters, alien bugs, clones, psionics, AIs, alternate/parallel existences, and some delicious plot twists. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
November 15, 2013
Thank goodness it was a free Kindle book.
January 12, 2019
Space Opera at its best! The way this story unfolds is like opening russian dolls, it is a story within a story within a story. Enjoy!!!!
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