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The Cambridge Annex #1
The Beginning
What do you do when you have discovered a means of defying gravity that threatens all conventional means of transportation? How can you ensure the time and space to fully develop it when every major power on earth is out to stop you? Who will you turn to for help?
The answer may surprise you. An ex-secret service man, Cambridge dons, and a band of gypsies all come together to ensure this discovery is safeguarded for the benefit of mankind.
The answer may surprise you. An ex-secret service man, Cambridge dons, and a band of gypsies all come together to ensure this discovery is safeguarded for the benefit of mankind.
512 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 27, 2013
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Peter Damon
10 books2 followersIt's taken me over sixty years to get to this point, during which I've lived, worked, in Peru, England, Australia, Canada, USA, Czech Republic, China. Still, I believe my science fiction books are more exciting than any biography of my life. Try one and see.
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October 1, 2019
One day I was bored and decided to try this book..... That was the best decision made!!! This is a great book!
April 7, 2020
Less sci-fi and more towards espionage story between different sides.
**Spoilers going forward**
The ending twist where the UK Prime Minister also is in the know, and the space venture backed/approved by the government; realistically other countries can use politic to pressure UK to give up the technology.
And reasoning of to keep the tech out of the war business in the beginning is out of the window and into the vacuum... The UK military or politician themselves will want to exploit the technology.
The end goal of this book just to make a spaceship and go to space. A bit naïve thinking, if not shortsighted. They still need earth in the long run. Food/family/supplies/equipment/etc all down on earth.
Somehow I managed to turn a blind eye to these problems and still enjoyed the book.
5/5 stars
Most book with similar premise are very predictable. Because the story mostly of the groups on the outside, we don't know what of the Cambridge group are doing and will do.
**Spoilers going forward**
The ending twist where the UK Prime Minister also is in the know, and the space venture backed/approved by the government; realistically other countries can use politic to pressure UK to give up the technology.
And reasoning of to keep the tech out of the war business in the beginning is out of the window and into the vacuum... The UK military or politician themselves will want to exploit the technology.
The end goal of this book just to make a spaceship and go to space. A bit naïve thinking, if not shortsighted. They still need earth in the long run. Food/family/supplies/equipment/etc all down on earth.
Somehow I managed to turn a blind eye to these problems and still enjoyed the book.
5/5 stars
Most book with similar premise are very predictable. Because the story mostly of the groups on the outside, we don't know what of the Cambridge group are doing and will do.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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