FLIPSPACE: Astraeus Event, Missions 1-3

by John Steiner

Astraeus Event 1 - 3 Flight of the Mission 1 Colonel Sumitra Ramachandra and Major Lamarr Fitch are deployed before certification to the ISS Astraeus twenty-two light-years away. Three new members with complicated and enigmatic backgrounds are added to her crew roster just before launch. Branching Mission 2 The ISS Mockingbird is ordered to Kepler 22b to check up on a research on the planet, Kepler 22b. A base established by RSCI is putting profit before the concerns of indigenous life. A distress call from the RSCI base forces Colonel Rama to breach their air defenses to comply with international conventions and save lives. Sol-Side Mission 3 The Mockingbird returns to Earth to mixed public reception. Colonel Ramachandra is kidnapped. Major Lamarr Fitch struggles with command while organizing the ship’s crew to get Colonel Rama back. Captain Malcolm O’Connell confronts his past and the legacy of being a reincarnated Xerxes Protocol patient.

182 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2014

About the author

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John Steiner is a psychoanalyst. He is considered one of the most interesting theorists for understanding pathological personality structures.

Reviews

[Eric Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay... At the start of the book, it's bad and really needed to force myself into reading this book, but I hung on. Initially, about by the half of the book however, it starts to work out and John gets into the flow of the book. The issue with most of the initial part of the book is worldbuilding, and the intense technical descriptions of the tech in the book. Overall I feel you should be able to tell and sell the tech by not getting too technical. I don't think he served, so getting the military part was more of a cliche fest than actual storywriting in my opinion. However, once you get to the middlish of the book things seems to work out better storytelling-wise. I mean it's a decent book, but you gotta hold on as by the end you like it so far. I can't read the 4 and 6 missions because it's sold out, but I think if he continues the series, it'll perhaps get better. I was thinking of a 3 out of 5 stars, but I forgave him and went with my current rating.

[Brian Bowyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Wild, High-Velocity Ride!

John Steiner has succeeded in creating a dynamic and exciting sci-fi series with FLIPSPACE. This book contains the first three tales, and I read it in two days. The characters hooked me right away, and the author has a smooth, accessible writing style that makes the stories move at a breakneck pace--even when describing mind-bending technology. I look forward to reading more in the series. Highly recommended!