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From Publishers Weekly
Few things in the universe of Nighbert's first novel are what they seem. After a 20-year war, Jacob Tessarian, self-styled Emperor of the People's Revolutionary Empire, is still terrorizing the peaceful but stagnant United Planets. But nemesis stalks him in the figure of assassin Anton Stryker, who has been resurrected following his death at Tessarian's hands and rebuilt into a superman. Stryker's allies include an intelligent spaceship named Nefertiti and a sabertooth Hellcat that shares its mind with Hersule Al-Ahmdi, a human scientist. At one point, Tessarian himself escapes Stryker's blow by hiding his mind in the body of an eight-year-old girl whom Stryker has befriended. In this eventful if uninvolving interplanetary thriller, Nighbert works hard for color, but the story seldom catches the imagination.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
A cybernetically enhanced assassin pursues the interplanetary terrorist responsible for his own "execution" and uncovers the secret of his birth in an unexpected twist of temporal fate. Nighbert's first novel features solid characterizations, a tightly constructed story, and an ingenious use of time travel. For sf collections. JC
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Few things in the universe of Nighbert's first novel are what they seem. After a 20-year war, Jacob Tessarian, self-styled Emperor of the People's Revolutionary Empire, is still terrorizing the peaceful but stagnant United Planets. But nemesis stalks him in the figure of assassin Anton Stryker, who has been resurrected following his death at Tessarian's hands and rebuilt into a superman. Stryker's allies include an intelligent spaceship named Nefertiti and a sabertooth Hellcat that shares its mind with Hersule Al-Ahmdi, a human scientist. At one point, Tessarian himself escapes Stryker's blow by hiding his mind in the body of an eight-year-old girl whom Stryker has befriended. In this eventful if uninvolving interplanetary thriller, Nighbert works hard for color, but the story seldom catches the imagination.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
A cybernetically enhanced assassin pursues the interplanetary terrorist responsible for his own "execution" and uncovers the secret of his birth in an unexpected twist of temporal fate. Nighbert's first novel features solid characterizations, a tightly constructed story, and an ingenious use of time travel. For sf collections. JC
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- GenresScience Fiction
304 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 18, 2013
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About the author
David F. Nighbert
7 booksDavid Franklin Nighbert is an actor and author of two Sci-Fi books and three mysteries set around an ex baseball player.
Series:
* Wheel
* Bull Cochran
Series:
* Wheel
* Bull Cochran
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
June 13, 2016
Not a bad read really. First half is a kind of space commando story, some "sixth day" type cloning thrown in, and the rest concerns time-travel and paradoxes. It feels much like a toned-down Heinlein, which is suppose isn't exactly uncommon for the time it was written in.
March 8, 2022
stupid and fun
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July 27, 2023
The dude, Anton Stryker had sex with his mom. And willing to do it again when he got back in time..
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August 5, 2013
This little known gem is hard to assess really. On the one hand, it is ambitious and imaginative; on the other it is a little trashy and almost nonsensical in places.
It has all the hallmarks of a classic space opera, but just falls short in places. Characters are interesting, but hardly memorable. The "time" element started out as intriguing, but left me scratching my head in disbelief.
Nighbert has a great concept, but average execution. I'd like to give it a 7/10, but as I'm forced to pick 3 or 4 stars, I have to round down. A reasonably enjoyable read, but there is a reason it isn't exactly a classic.
It has all the hallmarks of a classic space opera, but just falls short in places. Characters are interesting, but hardly memorable. The "time" element started out as intriguing, but left me scratching my head in disbelief.
Nighbert has a great concept, but average execution. I'd like to give it a 7/10, but as I'm forced to pick 3 or 4 stars, I have to round down. A reasonably enjoyable read, but there is a reason it isn't exactly a classic.
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