Земля вышла из подчинения сюзеренов и объявила о своей независимости. Естественно, такой смелый шаг не мог остаться незамеченным для сильных соседей по космосу, имеющих агрессивные планы на пригодную к заселению излишне самостоятельную планету. Тучи сгущаются, до истечения срока безопасности остаётся всё меньше времени, а хороших линий вероятного будущего для человечества Земли и его союзников что-то не наблюдается, несмотря на все старания Пожирателя Комара и его уникальные возможности. Остаётся искать совета у той, кто никогда не ошибалась и знала всё на свете - Великой Первой Самки миелонской расы. И пусть жила Великая многие тысячи лет назад, разве може
Michael Atamanov was born in 1975 in Grozny, Chechnia. He excelled at school, winning numerous national science and writing competitions. Having graduated with honors, he entered Moscow University to study material engineering. Soon, however, he had no home to return to: their house was destroyed during the first Chechen campaign. Michael's family fled the war, taking shelter with some relatives in Stavropol Territory in the South of Russia.
Having graduated from the University, Michael was forced to accept whatever work was available. He moonlighted in chemical labs, loaded trucks, translated technical articles, worked as a software installer as well as scene shifter for local artists and events. At the same time he never stopped writing, even when squatting in some seedy Moscow hostels. Writing became an urgent need for Michael, driving him to submit articles to science publications, news fillers for a variety of web sites and a plethora of technical and copywriting gigs.
Then one day unexpectedly for himself he started writing fairy tales and science fiction novels. For several years, his audience consisted of only one person: Michael's elder son. Then, at the end of 2014 he decided to upload one of his manuscripts to a free online writers resource. Readers liked it and demanded a sequel. Michael uploaded another book, and yet another, his audience growing as did his list. It was his readers who helped Michael hone his writing style. He finally had the breakthrough he deserved when the Moscow-based EKSMO - the biggest publishing house in Europe - offered him a contract for his first and consequent books.
I think every reader needs to start doing this to force authors to write a quick Recap chapter, which readers can skip if they remember, and those who don't won't stop reading the series.
I received a review copy of this book. Unacceptable Sacrifice is book number 11 in the Realitybenders series. It carries the story forward quite a bit, getting ever closer to the war with earth, Changing a major character, fixing broken tech, and of course, exploring (always exploring). We find out new things about a few planets, rid the universe of some bad eggs, and in general, have a wild ride, one that doesn't always end in happiness. Despite all that, this story is a must read if you've been following the Realitybenders series so far.
Long wait but I fell back into it like I read the previous books yesterday. It must be the uniqueness of the universe that keeps it so fresh. Unlike anything else I’ve read. This one packs a lot into the pages and it feels like we are moving toward a conclusion soon. Great stuff.
I just love this series. I've been getting ARCs for this series from book one. I check that the translation from Russian to English makes sense and gives a nice smooth read. I look forward to book twelve.
Gnat grows more powerful, but so do his enemies. He is victorious in his war, but incurs great loss and sorrow at the same time. Many challenges remain.