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Morgan Selwood
Supertech
She’s a Supertech, bioengineered from birth, fresh out of the Academy and tasked with designing a control system for an experimental fighter. Morgan’s up for the challenge but there’s more to the job than meets the eye. The Fleet invested in her education but did they train her for … this?
Ensign Morgan Selwood was almost too good at her job and far too casual about Fleet rules and regulations. Tasked with designing a control system for an untested attack fighter seemed like a dream come true and a real career booster. But the specs and modules tell only part of the story—what Morgan discovers can put not just her career, but lives at risk.
This short story contains some coarse language.
Ensign Morgan Selwood was almost too good at her job and far too casual about Fleet rules and regulations. Tasked with designing a control system for an untested attack fighter seemed like a dream come true and a real career booster. But the specs and modules tell only part of the story—what Morgan discovers can put not just her career, but lives at risk.
This short story contains some coarse language.
39 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 23, 2011
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Greta van der Rol
56 books62 followersGreta van der Rol loves writing science fiction with a large dollop of good old, healthy romance. She lives not far from the coast in Queensland, Australia and enjoys photography and cooking when she isn't bent over the computer. She has a degree in history and a background in building information systems, both of which go a long way toward helping her in her writing endeavours.
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May 5, 2011
Review of 'Supertech' by Greta Van der Rol AVAILABLE NOW... the prequel to MORGAN'S Choice due out June 2011
Genre: Science Fiction, Romance meets Cyber-Punk.
Published by: Pfoxchase Publishing.
Release date: Supertech Available NOW...the follow up novel of MORGAN'S CHOICE is Due for release in June 2011
I am already a huge fan of Greta van der Rol’s work, and took that into account when reviewing Supertech the marvelous prequel to “Morgan’s Choice”.due out in June.. wanting to read and review without prior knowledge of just how good an author Great van der Rol is was impossible, my expectations were already running high after “The Iron Admiral” one of my all time favorite Science Fiction Novels.
I am always a little trepidatious when reading a favorite authors latest book, wanting it to be as good as its predecessor…I need not have worried; this one equals the ‘Admiral’ in every way, and the pacing is wonderful.
Meet Morgan Selwood; you won’t forget her after you are introduced; she is a character that gets into the psyche and raises more than a smile and your blood pressure... Tough, smart, resilient and in control of herself…as good a way as any to begin describing “Supertech” Morgan Selwood.
A ‘Supertech’ ? So what is a Supertech?
A Supertech, is bioengineered from birth, a living, breathing, complex and at times downright cantankerous woman with a supercomputer embedded in her brain.
Make no mistakes though, Morgan is all female and then some, added to that she also posseses an indredibly high IQ and attitude to spare!
Her eyes are artificial so she can link wirelessly with a computer ; her eyes see so much more than a mere human can possibly see.
Most people can’t make direct eye contact with her, she simply will not back off or look away, her silvery mercurial eyes can take the ability to speak away especially in the male of any species.
She is one feisty woman, outspoken, and not a team player if less than honorable intentions are afoot, she will ensure that someone pays the price for any lack of integrity.
Fresh out of the Academy and tasked with designing a control system for an experimental fighter. Morgan's up for the challenge but far too intelligent to miss the links and apparent underhanded use of powerful connections in creating this fighter…live’s are at risk if she turns those silvery eyes away from the truth.
Fleet command invested in her education, making her the best of the best; but did they train her for ... this?
Author Greta Van der Rol takes you on a frantic, fast paced action packed ride into a murky world of science fiction laced with humor and intrigue.
A marvelous journey you will not forget anytime soon.
Do yourself a favor, buy it and enjoy. This one’s a keeper.
Genre: Science Fiction, Romance meets Cyber-Punk.
Published by: Pfoxchase Publishing.
Release date: Supertech Available NOW...the follow up novel of MORGAN'S CHOICE is Due for release in June 2011
I am already a huge fan of Greta van der Rol’s work, and took that into account when reviewing Supertech the marvelous prequel to “Morgan’s Choice”.due out in June.. wanting to read and review without prior knowledge of just how good an author Great van der Rol is was impossible, my expectations were already running high after “The Iron Admiral” one of my all time favorite Science Fiction Novels.
I am always a little trepidatious when reading a favorite authors latest book, wanting it to be as good as its predecessor…I need not have worried; this one equals the ‘Admiral’ in every way, and the pacing is wonderful.
Meet Morgan Selwood; you won’t forget her after you are introduced; she is a character that gets into the psyche and raises more than a smile and your blood pressure... Tough, smart, resilient and in control of herself…as good a way as any to begin describing “Supertech” Morgan Selwood.
A ‘Supertech’ ? So what is a Supertech?
A Supertech, is bioengineered from birth, a living, breathing, complex and at times downright cantankerous woman with a supercomputer embedded in her brain.
Make no mistakes though, Morgan is all female and then some, added to that she also posseses an indredibly high IQ and attitude to spare!
Her eyes are artificial so she can link wirelessly with a computer ; her eyes see so much more than a mere human can possibly see.
Most people can’t make direct eye contact with her, she simply will not back off or look away, her silvery mercurial eyes can take the ability to speak away especially in the male of any species.
She is one feisty woman, outspoken, and not a team player if less than honorable intentions are afoot, she will ensure that someone pays the price for any lack of integrity.
Fresh out of the Academy and tasked with designing a control system for an experimental fighter. Morgan's up for the challenge but far too intelligent to miss the links and apparent underhanded use of powerful connections in creating this fighter…live’s are at risk if she turns those silvery eyes away from the truth.
Fleet command invested in her education, making her the best of the best; but did they train her for ... this?
Author Greta Van der Rol takes you on a frantic, fast paced action packed ride into a murky world of science fiction laced with humor and intrigue.
A marvelous journey you will not forget anytime soon.
Do yourself a favor, buy it and enjoy. This one’s a keeper.
July 18, 2023
Excellent! Highly recommended if you like space opera with action and adventure.
November 17, 2019
Too short! lol Yes, I knew it was a short story, still I wanted to read more. Great way to hook the reader. I loved her attitude. Her smart mouth often got her into trouble. There's something appealing about that. I rooted for her throughout the too-short story.
October 28, 2011
This is my first time reading this author. I was recommended Morgan's Choice and saw that this book is free on Barnes & Noble and is #0.5 and thought it might help with back story. Well I hope it helps with back story. It's about Morgan who is an off-kilter Supertech (implanted with super genes and I guess a computer type system at birth?). She's been sent to a very boring place and is finally given a job she likes, duplicating a plane/jet's engine/computer system?. The only problem is the plane's frame is substandard and no one will listen to her. She tries to go around her commander and still it's going forward. There's an evil Admiral too. There's also a "give me a break" ending. It makes me want to hold off reading Morgan's Choice now until I've read some other books I might enjoy more. I think I'll do that.
May 25, 2011
Johnny Mneumonic becomes female and hot and goes to space. "I’m better than a tame Supertech because I’m sneaky," says Morgan Selwood, and that about summarizes the entire story very nicely. This piece is a fabulous nod to the best of cyber science fiction, allowing the reader plenty of room to revel in the hard-core sci fi environment and to ponder some serious questions at the same time. Computers already rule so much of our lives. Our interfaces become increasingly advanced. But what if, instead of employing an advanced interface with the machine and the network, one actually BECAME the interface and got really, really, really good at it? "Supertech" presents a potential answer to that question with a few spooky alternatives to ponder.
December 15, 2013
Arrrgh! I want more, I want more, I want more...
Morgan was placed on the backwater maintenance base facility Gens Brasna to conduct routine checkouts and calibrations on fleet vessels. Her Commander calls her in one day with a new assignment - to develop the control system for a new fighter. On closer inspection, the new fighter isn't all it seems. The main question is: what is Morgan going to do about what she uncovers?
I absolutely loved this short story, and it definitely left me hankering for more of van der Rol's writing, which is vivid and enthralling. She had me right there with Morgan, feeling her frustrations and anxieties. A fabulous quick read.
Morgan was placed on the backwater maintenance base facility Gens Brasna to conduct routine checkouts and calibrations on fleet vessels. Her Commander calls her in one day with a new assignment - to develop the control system for a new fighter. On closer inspection, the new fighter isn't all it seems. The main question is: what is Morgan going to do about what she uncovers?
I absolutely loved this short story, and it definitely left me hankering for more of van der Rol's writing, which is vivid and enthralling. She had me right there with Morgan, feeling her frustrations and anxieties. A fabulous quick read.
February 23, 2013
3 1/2 stars for a very nicely done futuristic novella about a Supertech named Morgan Selwood, a bioengineered technician who's assigned to a backwater station but then given a huge assignment of designing a control system for an experimental fighter - with potentially shoddy materials. Morgan's a great character - smart, focused, passionate, willing to stand up for her beliefs. The scifi setting of this series is very interesting, and I'm eager to read from this author.
January 27, 2016
Nicely paced and well crafted SF short story. I particularly liked the way that the main character's remarkable abilities don't interfere with her humanity. The social / political / economic background is also well worked out and consistent. The story is complete in itself, but also provides a good starting point for more in the series (the Kindle edition has an extract that does a good job of whetting the appetite!)
July 28, 2011
This was a really nice short story. I dug the idea of a supertech and I liked Morgan's strong spirit and honest character. I was pretty pleased to read at the end that there was more written for her. I bought it for my nook just now. =D
It only took me a few days to read it because a new Harry Dresden book came out. Otherwise I'd have finished it much sooner. :)
It only took me a few days to read it because a new Harry Dresden book came out. Otherwise I'd have finished it much sooner. :)
May 4, 2011
This is what a proper SciFi story should be - a focus on character and technology with tension and the promise of a rousing good story to come.
February 26, 2012
Good teaser for the first book in the series.
February 24, 2016
Interesting short intro. to a new series, I am not turned off, but I'm not real sold either.... I will check the next one and see what happens.
April 26, 2017
Interesting read
For some reason, I felt as if I had read this before. It was easy to anticipate what was going to happen.
For some reason, I felt as if I had read this before. It was easy to anticipate what was going to happen.
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