Rogue the android was never meant to last. Originally intended as a decoy for a Haven Fleet officer, Alice Valent, Rogue surpassed her programming and was given her freedom. Now she’s having trouble balancing the personality she’s been given with a colder, digital version of herself that’s soulless and prone to violence. Looking for help will introduce her to a cyborg blood sport, crooked corporations, a special companion, and an inherited grudge. Will she find balance, and who will she be if she does?
Born in 1974, Randolph Lalonde has worked in customer service, sales, played drums for several heavy metal bands you've never heard of, dealt blackjack in a traveling casino, and serviced countless computers. He's also owned businesses in the design, printing, collectible and custom computer fields.
He completed writing his first novel in the fantasy adventure genre at the age of fifteen and has been writing ever since.
He self published his first novel; Fate Cycle: Sins of the Past in 2004 and after taking a break has begun to release his work again starting with the First Light Chronicles series.
Randolph Lalonde has sold thousands of eBooks to date, enough to keep writing full-time for fifteen years so far. He is deeply grateful for his following of readers and strives to improve his skills to entertain them better. The Spinward Fringe Space Opera series has proven to be his most popular offering.
He currently resides in Sudbury Ontario and manages a chapter a day writing habit.
In his diminishing spare time he reads voraciously, tinkers with design, video editing and reviews the occasional film or television show. A science fiction and fantasy fan, he often comments on the state of the entertainment industry on his website, www.randolphlalonde.com.
Everthing Randolph Lalonde writes is worth the wait and a great read. We are catching up with Rogue as she strikes out on her own, but I have to admit that a new non-humans character has stolen the show and I need more adventures with her. After a few bleeps on my personal radar, resulting in not actually being able to read this greatly anticipated book half way through the story it was great to be able to get the audio book on Google books and have the story read to me. I have my fingers crossed that we will be hearing the next stage in Rogues adventures soon.
This is almost a "what if" but it's really part of the universe of spinward fringe. An Android Alice based off DLG virus takes to hunting and thus begins this origin story. As always some tech some intrigue after the 4th falls of man and a new plotline begins with some fast paced action.
Written in a little different way, it's first person rather than third. The story is fast paced and enjoyable. It'll be interesting to follow her adventures as a bounty hunter, some of the best stories in the series are from when Jake was a bounty hunter. I'm going to maybe break from everyone else and say I didn't love the introduction of Mimi, but I'm not a cat lover.
I am glad Lalonde wrote this story. I’m hoping for a lot more here since Rogue can be a new arc within the Spinward Fringe arc. Fast paced and fun to read. The AI/Biobrain hybrid is a great idea to explore.
Rogue Assembly felt like a guilty pleasure. A fast, fun read that left this Spinward Fringe fan eager for more! Thank you for bringing this character to life:)
great read, building on the Spinward Fringe series.
It has been a long while since I read the Spinward Fringe series, but I picked this up and jumped in. It was a very enjoyable tale. I will look for more in this series.