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Book three of The Epherium Chronicles
The battle for Cygni colony may be over, but for Captain James Hood and the crew of the EDF Armstrong, the battle for humanity's future has just begun. Hood's defense of the remote outpost against the Cilik'ti aliens was magnificent, but without the timely help of an unlikely ally—a splinter tribe of humanity's bitter enemies—the colony would have been lost and the Armstrong destroyed.
An uneasy peace has prevailed ever since. But as the humans prepare for a crucial meeting, a desperately needed Earth supply convoy is attacked under mysterious circumstances, with the lead escort cruiser's captain disappearing even more mysteriously.
The fate of all of Earth's new colonies hangs in the balance, and Hood is charged with protecting them against growing threats from all sides. When rebellion and unrest challenge the very leadership of the Earth Defense Forces, Hood may need to go it alone…and make the ultimate sacrifice.
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The battle for Cygni colony may be over, but for Captain James Hood and the crew of the EDF Armstrong, the battle for humanity's future has just begun. Hood's defense of the remote outpost against the Cilik'ti aliens was magnificent, but without the timely help of an unlikely ally—a splinter tribe of humanity's bitter enemies—the colony would have been lost and the Armstrong destroyed.
An uneasy peace has prevailed ever since. But as the humans prepare for a crucial meeting, a desperately needed Earth supply convoy is attacked under mysterious circumstances, with the lead escort cruiser's captain disappearing even more mysteriously.
The fate of all of Earth's new colonies hangs in the balance, and Hood is charged with protecting them against growing threats from all sides. When rebellion and unrest challenge the very leadership of the Earth Defense Forces, Hood may need to go it alone…and make the ultimate sacrifice.
72,000 words
- GenresScience Fiction
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 30, 2015
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T.D. Wilson
7 books54 followersT.D. Wilson was born in 1968 in Troy, Ohio and has been an avid fan of science fiction and fantasy from a very young age. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and has supported
the systems and networks in several of the largest Supercomputing data centers in the world. His early thirst for adventure in reading began as he explored many of the great stories of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. As his reading scope expanded, Mr. Wilson was fascinated by strange new worlds from the magical of Middle Earth and Narnia to the far reaches of space in Star Trek and Babylon 5. As a science fiction author, he strives to integrate a realistic flavor to his worlds by providing his readers a feel for the real science in science fiction. A topic he loves to discuss with his friends and readers. Mr. Wilson still lives in Ohio with his wife and their two sons.
the systems and networks in several of the largest Supercomputing data centers in the world. His early thirst for adventure in reading began as he explored many of the great stories of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. As his reading scope expanded, Mr. Wilson was fascinated by strange new worlds from the magical of Middle Earth and Narnia to the far reaches of space in Star Trek and Babylon 5. As a science fiction author, he strives to integrate a realistic flavor to his worlds by providing his readers a feel for the real science in science fiction. A topic he loves to discuss with his friends and readers. Mr. Wilson still lives in Ohio with his wife and their two sons.
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November 26, 2023DNF at 15%.
I tried to give this book a fair chance, but when the first chapter starts with pages upon pages of exposition and an info-dump to recap the previous two books, my attention started faltering. Add to that stilted dialog and lifeless characters, and my interest with the story quickly went into the negatives.
PS: I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I tried to give this book a fair chance, but when the first chapter starts with pages upon pages of exposition and an info-dump to recap the previous two books, my attention started faltering. Add to that stilted dialog and lifeless characters, and my interest with the story quickly went into the negatives.
PS: I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
October 24, 2015
Here is a classical science fiction novel that will satisfy readers young and old. Lots of action, danger, gun and sword fights with clearly drawn villains, the identity of some, you will find surprising. Straight forward story-telling makes for a fast read. The enemy is bug-like, with telepathic skills and communication obstacles--a common device in sci/fi, but very much enjoyed all the same. The hero is, well, heroic, but has his vulnerabilities, too. A dash of romance is added, and the females are strong and independent minded. No damsels in distress, thank goodness. The science was fine, not too technical, yet enough to lend credibility, for the most part (there is a bit of fantasy, but belief is easily suspended to suit the story). In all, a fun, easy read for sci/fi fans who like to keep the adventure light, fast, and at times, furious.
November 9, 2015
Echoes has a good ambiance work, constructing a universe around human and a bit overused insectoid alien race. Alien development, technology, political situation, social interaction, may make you struggling with too much terminology, working hard to absorb the environment, in the beginning, but the Cilik’ti are described in an imaginative way. The plot is fast paced, combining space action with a flavour of noir mystery that falls on you from the first chapter, running in a ‘tight’ space from Cygni to tau Ceti. The characters ranges from the dull Hood to a full of life Maya, and the author manages to give them some tough moral choices, without turning them into cold killing machines, and they are from different sides of the personality spectrum, with completely different ways of handling a situation. In the end the whole atmosphere has just the right amount of plausibility to make a full of tension journey.
July 2, 2016
I found the first book of the series good. The second was barely mediocre. This final one was just terrible.
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April 14, 2021Battle stations! Echoes, the third book of ‘The Epherium Chronicles’ by T.D. Wilson, begins and ends with conflict. Lester Styles, captain of the EDF Cestus, is in charge of the supply train headed for Cygni. He has one jump left to make and one ship reporting a problem with their space-fold drive. Appointing the Cestus rearguard, he waits for the entire train to make the jump before following. The Cestus never makes the jump. When Captain James Hood investigates, he finds nothing but wreckage and a few survivors. The purpose and perpetrator of the attack are a mystery, but Hood has his suspicions and more problems than stars on his chart.
The peace he brokered with the Cilik’ti is under threat and the Cilik’ti Ambassador, Kree, is keeping a dangerous secret. The colonists at Tau Ceti are struggling to maintain a foothold, battling the native fauna and an inexplicable side effect of the Embrace technology they used during the twenty-five year voyage. Fighter pilots are brawling aboard the Armstrong and someone else is bent on sabotage.
Skirmishes flare across the galaxy. The targets seem random but, as each threat is investigated, evidence continues to point to the ship that shouldn’t be, the one that followed the Armstrong’s voyage to Cygni. As if all this isn’t enough to keep the reader flipping pages, Maya Greywalker’s story shifts from the sidelines here, showing that her inclusion on this mission is probably more than coincidental.
The pace of Echoes far outstrips the previous two books in this series. There is so much going on, it’s difficult to take a pause and I ended up reading the second half of the book in one sitting. Every page revealed new evidence and a new twist, another problem Hood and his crew had to solve. There is combat and conflict, small scale and large. Space battles and more time with the fantastic MACE-equipped marines. More people to keep track of, but Wilson has done such a good job of cementing the places of the initial characters that the few additions walk in seamlessly.
I enjoyed the time spent with Rafael Sanchez and Maya Greywalker in this novel. We get to see them training together again and building something more than a friendship. These are two of my favourite characters in the books. Sanchez for his personality and Maya for her back story.
We didn’t get as much time with Hood, but that’s probably a good thing. He’s a busy guy and best left to doing what he does best, leading the mission. He faces new challenges this book, though, which keeps the entire story fresh. In fact, everyone faces challenges in Echoes. Every character is tested in some way. We’re at the mid-point of the series, so this is timely and a few words exchanged with author T.D. Wilson indicated that this is fully his intent with this novel, to see what his characters are made of.
Where to from here? To the third colony, I hope. So far, Cygni seems like a winner, but Tau Ceti may still be viable. What problems will the colonists of the third mission face? War is brewing, if not already declared, and saboteurs are roaming the galaxy, agenda undefined and Kree has a mission of his own, which could have a bearing on the outcome of many, many things.
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The peace he brokered with the Cilik’ti is under threat and the Cilik’ti Ambassador, Kree, is keeping a dangerous secret. The colonists at Tau Ceti are struggling to maintain a foothold, battling the native fauna and an inexplicable side effect of the Embrace technology they used during the twenty-five year voyage. Fighter pilots are brawling aboard the Armstrong and someone else is bent on sabotage.
Skirmishes flare across the galaxy. The targets seem random but, as each threat is investigated, evidence continues to point to the ship that shouldn’t be, the one that followed the Armstrong’s voyage to Cygni. As if all this isn’t enough to keep the reader flipping pages, Maya Greywalker’s story shifts from the sidelines here, showing that her inclusion on this mission is probably more than coincidental.
The pace of Echoes far outstrips the previous two books in this series. There is so much going on, it’s difficult to take a pause and I ended up reading the second half of the book in one sitting. Every page revealed new evidence and a new twist, another problem Hood and his crew had to solve. There is combat and conflict, small scale and large. Space battles and more time with the fantastic MACE-equipped marines. More people to keep track of, but Wilson has done such a good job of cementing the places of the initial characters that the few additions walk in seamlessly.
I enjoyed the time spent with Rafael Sanchez and Maya Greywalker in this novel. We get to see them training together again and building something more than a friendship. These are two of my favourite characters in the books. Sanchez for his personality and Maya for her back story.
We didn’t get as much time with Hood, but that’s probably a good thing. He’s a busy guy and best left to doing what he does best, leading the mission. He faces new challenges this book, though, which keeps the entire story fresh. In fact, everyone faces challenges in Echoes. Every character is tested in some way. We’re at the mid-point of the series, so this is timely and a few words exchanged with author T.D. Wilson indicated that this is fully his intent with this novel, to see what his characters are made of.
Where to from here? To the third colony, I hope. So far, Cygni seems like a winner, but Tau Ceti may still be viable. What problems will the colonists of the third mission face? War is brewing, if not already declared, and saboteurs are roaming the galaxy, agenda undefined and Kree has a mission of his own, which could have a bearing on the outcome of many, many things.
Written for SFCrowsnest.
March 30, 2015
Mysteries and more mysteries. There are mysteries everywhere in The Epherium Chronicles: Echoes. Just as the war between the Cilik'ti seems to be resolved and Captain Hood is going to meet with them and their council, they mysteriously break away and then tell the colonists that there will be no council. And then again the humans are under attack by a Cilik'ti faction, though not the one that their friend Kree comes from.
Maya Greywalker's brother and his squadron of fighters arrive to assist the colony in their defences but somehow he ends up MIA and presumed dead. Given his enhanced genetic ability like Maya's, that in itself is strange. So is the way his squadron fights in formation. It's nothing like anyone aboard the Armstrong has ever seen.
There are so many twists and turns and so many things going on at the colony on Cygni as well as at Tau Ceti and in space above the planets you will have to pay attention to keep up. The book moves at a fast pace and will stretch your imagination.
Part fantasy, part science fiction, with a bit of a romance thrown in, The Epherium Chronicles: Echoes is the new Star Trek-type space saga. Strongly defined characters, well developed and personable, they are people we can relate to and care about. Echoes is the third book in the series and we have grown to know and love these characters over the past two books.
I enjoyed the creativity and the action in all the different locations where things were happening in the story. I do have to admit though that sometimes I got a bit lost between all the characters and where they were. There are a lot of characters in this book in several locations and if you're not careful, you can get lost.
I thought the wildlife on Tau Ceti was excellent. I hate spiders also, but I liked the spider in the cave with the rock-like egg.
I would recommend The Epherium Chronicles: Echoes to anyone who enjoys science fiction or fantasy books. This series is simply one of the best that I have read. I gave it 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the author for providing a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
This review was published on my blog Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogs...
Maya Greywalker's brother and his squadron of fighters arrive to assist the colony in their defences but somehow he ends up MIA and presumed dead. Given his enhanced genetic ability like Maya's, that in itself is strange. So is the way his squadron fights in formation. It's nothing like anyone aboard the Armstrong has ever seen.
There are so many twists and turns and so many things going on at the colony on Cygni as well as at Tau Ceti and in space above the planets you will have to pay attention to keep up. The book moves at a fast pace and will stretch your imagination.
Part fantasy, part science fiction, with a bit of a romance thrown in, The Epherium Chronicles: Echoes is the new Star Trek-type space saga. Strongly defined characters, well developed and personable, they are people we can relate to and care about. Echoes is the third book in the series and we have grown to know and love these characters over the past two books.
I enjoyed the creativity and the action in all the different locations where things were happening in the story. I do have to admit though that sometimes I got a bit lost between all the characters and where they were. There are a lot of characters in this book in several locations and if you're not careful, you can get lost.
I thought the wildlife on Tau Ceti was excellent. I hate spiders also, but I liked the spider in the cave with the rock-like egg.
I would recommend The Epherium Chronicles: Echoes to anyone who enjoys science fiction or fantasy books. This series is simply one of the best that I have read. I gave it 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the author for providing a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
This review was published on my blog Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogs...
May 2, 2015
Previously published at TheQwillery.com
Echoes is a book of questions and mysteries. As the crew of the Armstrong make their way to the second of three planets that may be the future home for the human race, they continue to struggle for survival. The Cilik'ti race once ruled by a council has broken into warring factions. The mysterious ship manned by humans continues to cause problems for Captain Hood and his crew for yet unknown reasons, and a third, more cryptic, force rears its head and seems to be willing to fight everyone.
Character-and world-building continue to be strong areas for Wilson as we are introduced to some new characters and a new world. It doesn't take long to become emotionally connected to new characters and their struggles. We also see old characters continue to be fleshed out, which gives them depth. The second planet Tau Ceti is by far my favorite world so far. It held plenty of moments of wonder and it houses some very intriguing lifeforms. My imagination wandered a few times thinking about the possibilities it held for future stories.
T.D. Wilson is creating plenty of tension in this third book of an at least 5 books series as more and more events start to unfold. My only issue with the book is that Wilson doesn't resolve any subplots or questions he raised in the first three books. I like to have answers given along the way and, as yet, there haven't been any. I'm trying to keep up with all the different subplots and questions already raised.
Echoes deepens the mysteries of the overall plot as well as adds additional subplots to a great series. The world-building continues to make Wilson's universe appealing and inviting. I look forward to seeing what the last colony world is like and how everything will take shape in the subsequent books. There are acts of violence and mild language. I would recommend it to teens and adults. It's a wonderful science fiction series that has plenty of action as well as exploration and wonder.
Echoes is a book of questions and mysteries. As the crew of the Armstrong make their way to the second of three planets that may be the future home for the human race, they continue to struggle for survival. The Cilik'ti race once ruled by a council has broken into warring factions. The mysterious ship manned by humans continues to cause problems for Captain Hood and his crew for yet unknown reasons, and a third, more cryptic, force rears its head and seems to be willing to fight everyone.
Character-and world-building continue to be strong areas for Wilson as we are introduced to some new characters and a new world. It doesn't take long to become emotionally connected to new characters and their struggles. We also see old characters continue to be fleshed out, which gives them depth. The second planet Tau Ceti is by far my favorite world so far. It held plenty of moments of wonder and it houses some very intriguing lifeforms. My imagination wandered a few times thinking about the possibilities it held for future stories.
T.D. Wilson is creating plenty of tension in this third book of an at least 5 books series as more and more events start to unfold. My only issue with the book is that Wilson doesn't resolve any subplots or questions he raised in the first three books. I like to have answers given along the way and, as yet, there haven't been any. I'm trying to keep up with all the different subplots and questions already raised.
Echoes deepens the mysteries of the overall plot as well as adds additional subplots to a great series. The world-building continues to make Wilson's universe appealing and inviting. I look forward to seeing what the last colony world is like and how everything will take shape in the subsequent books. There are acts of violence and mild language. I would recommend it to teens and adults. It's a wonderful science fiction series that has plenty of action as well as exploration and wonder.
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