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The Scrapman Trilogy #2
Gabriel's Sacrifice
It's been only weeks since the war ended, since those things came down to offer humanity a second chance in the aftermath. But as the remaining survivors begin to hunt down the new species left behind, the rifleman stays tucked within the safety of his home, content to keep the chaos on the outside--until the hunt comes straight to his back door. And there, coming face to face with a member of this new race, the rifleman must decide whether to take part in this genocide, or to aid that which is hunted ... even if he becomes hunted in the process.
236 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 19, 2014
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Noah Fregger
4 books14 followersNoah Elijah Fregger, born April 8th, 1983, grew up in San Jose, California. Being an avid fan of science fiction, Noah spent much of his childhood immersed in various books and movies–most of which involving lightsabers, space travel, and heroic battles between good and evil. And although many teachers did recognize his exceptional skills as a writer and artist, he remained a lackluster student through high school.
Joining the Navy in 2003, Noah was stationed in Yokosuka, Japan and toured the Western Pacific from the literal belly of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk.
While on a thirty-day leave, he married his hometown sweetheart, Kristina, in a Sunnyvale cathedral, January of 2006.
Traveling the beautiful Pacific, Noah had nothing but time to read and write and brainstorm new ideas. It was there that he’d decided to write his first novel. After nailing down the plot, he began the arduous task of capturing ideas on paper. Writing on a close friend’s laptop, the story earned the attention of numerous people…until (sadly) the laptop, the story, and an immense amount of time and effort were stolen.
The writer and artist in Noah lay dormant for many years after, waiting for the proper time to be resurrected.
Honorably discharged from the Navy in 2007, Noah returned home to civilian life with all its blessings and tragedies. His daughter, Lila, was born in 2008. Noah’s father, Jeff, after an extensive and heroic battle with cancer, passed away in June of 2010 (just shy of his 50th birthday).
In the months following his father’s death, Noah’s Grandfather, Brad, challenged him to write again–originally to create a series of short-stories for publication in a science fiction magazine. Noah accepted the task and decided to retell and retool the story he’d lost years ago. He had a newfound purpose: to dedicate it to his inspirational father and muse-like daughter. Noah completed his manuscript at the end of 2011.
Joining the Navy in 2003, Noah was stationed in Yokosuka, Japan and toured the Western Pacific from the literal belly of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk.
While on a thirty-day leave, he married his hometown sweetheart, Kristina, in a Sunnyvale cathedral, January of 2006.
Traveling the beautiful Pacific, Noah had nothing but time to read and write and brainstorm new ideas. It was there that he’d decided to write his first novel. After nailing down the plot, he began the arduous task of capturing ideas on paper. Writing on a close friend’s laptop, the story earned the attention of numerous people…until (sadly) the laptop, the story, and an immense amount of time and effort were stolen.
The writer and artist in Noah lay dormant for many years after, waiting for the proper time to be resurrected.
Honorably discharged from the Navy in 2007, Noah returned home to civilian life with all its blessings and tragedies. His daughter, Lila, was born in 2008. Noah’s father, Jeff, after an extensive and heroic battle with cancer, passed away in June of 2010 (just shy of his 50th birthday).
In the months following his father’s death, Noah’s Grandfather, Brad, challenged him to write again–originally to create a series of short-stories for publication in a science fiction magazine. Noah accepted the task and decided to retell and retool the story he’d lost years ago. He had a newfound purpose: to dedicate it to his inspirational father and muse-like daughter. Noah completed his manuscript at the end of 2011.
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March 10, 2016
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The author of Gabriel's Sacrifice first contacted me whenever he released his first novel, Gabriel's Watch. I enjoyed that one and now he's back with Gabriel's Watch, a prequel to the first installment. It's kind of strange to see a second book in a trilogy as a prequel, but it was an interesting read, nonetheless. I don't read a lot in the sci-fi genre, so I can't really speak with too much confidence here, but I believe the concept is original and well executed.
Gabriel's Sacrifice begins when Mohammad meets Radia, the lone survivor of an alien race sent to earth. Radia is being hunted by Maddox, one of the humans who has holed up in a store to defend their own personal stockpile. Maddox has a posse of badasses, which really seems like the three stooges at times, who are responsible for his security. Unfortunately, after a bad move on their part, Mohammad comes at them with a vengeance and this is where the action begins.
The character development in this book was well done. Following Mohammad's journey from the guy who was holed up in his own fortress and hoping to stay out of view to a total badass out for blood was pretty awesome. It was unfortunate to see Radia go so soon - I would've liked to have seen more from her. I do understand why she had to leave for the sake of the story, though. Maddox was evil from start to finish, as were his cronies. It would've been nice to see more growth on the villain side of things. My number one problem with the characters was that I often got confused about who was talking at any given time. Some characters are given multiple titles - for example, Mohammad is called "the Fijian" and Maddox is called "the hunter." Honestly, I was halfway through the book before I realized that Maddox and "the hunter" were the same person!
One side note on characters: One character in particular was really weird for me to read. The son of "the hunter" is named Coda, which is my husband's name (Noah asked my husband for permission to use it). As you can imagine, this is a very rare name - Coda, not short for anything - and I've never met anyone else with it or read the name anywhere unless it was referring to music. I was so thrown off! I kept comparing the character to my husband and thinking, "no..." Of course, this has no bearing on the way anyone else will experience the book, I just thought it was funny.
Back to the point: The world of Gabriel's Sacrifice was interesting enough, though I do wish that the author had gone into more detail about the state of the world and how it came to be this way. I know this is touched on in both books, but I still wanted more. That being said, I felt like I could see the layout of the town and its buildings in my mind, which says something for quality of writing. In true Fregger fashion, little mythological tidbits were thrown in, which is always fun!
Connections to Gabriel's Watch were few, but it was just enough to make sense within the world the author has created. While it does fit with the first book, Gabriel's Sacrifice could definitely be read as a stand-alone novel or even before the first book in the series. I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of adult sci-fi and post-apocalyptic fiction.
The author of Gabriel's Sacrifice first contacted me whenever he released his first novel, Gabriel's Watch. I enjoyed that one and now he's back with Gabriel's Watch, a prequel to the first installment. It's kind of strange to see a second book in a trilogy as a prequel, but it was an interesting read, nonetheless. I don't read a lot in the sci-fi genre, so I can't really speak with too much confidence here, but I believe the concept is original and well executed.
Gabriel's Sacrifice begins when Mohammad meets Radia, the lone survivor of an alien race sent to earth. Radia is being hunted by Maddox, one of the humans who has holed up in a store to defend their own personal stockpile. Maddox has a posse of badasses, which really seems like the three stooges at times, who are responsible for his security. Unfortunately, after a bad move on their part, Mohammad comes at them with a vengeance and this is where the action begins.
The character development in this book was well done. Following Mohammad's journey from the guy who was holed up in his own fortress and hoping to stay out of view to a total badass out for blood was pretty awesome. It was unfortunate to see Radia go so soon - I would've liked to have seen more from her. I do understand why she had to leave for the sake of the story, though. Maddox was evil from start to finish, as were his cronies. It would've been nice to see more growth on the villain side of things. My number one problem with the characters was that I often got confused about who was talking at any given time. Some characters are given multiple titles - for example, Mohammad is called "the Fijian" and Maddox is called "the hunter." Honestly, I was halfway through the book before I realized that Maddox and "the hunter" were the same person!
One side note on characters: One character in particular was really weird for me to read. The son of "the hunter" is named Coda, which is my husband's name (Noah asked my husband for permission to use it). As you can imagine, this is a very rare name - Coda, not short for anything - and I've never met anyone else with it or read the name anywhere unless it was referring to music. I was so thrown off! I kept comparing the character to my husband and thinking, "no..." Of course, this has no bearing on the way anyone else will experience the book, I just thought it was funny.
Back to the point: The world of Gabriel's Sacrifice was interesting enough, though I do wish that the author had gone into more detail about the state of the world and how it came to be this way. I know this is touched on in both books, but I still wanted more. That being said, I felt like I could see the layout of the town and its buildings in my mind, which says something for quality of writing. In true Fregger fashion, little mythological tidbits were thrown in, which is always fun!
Connections to Gabriel's Watch were few, but it was just enough to make sense within the world the author has created. While it does fit with the first book, Gabriel's Sacrifice could definitely be read as a stand-alone novel or even before the first book in the series. I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of adult sci-fi and post-apocalyptic fiction.
October 27, 2014
A prequel that expands on the world we were introduced to in "Gabriel's Watch" with Miles and Alice. This is the story of Mohammed, and of the alien named Gabriel.
There is quite a bit more action in this book and less junkyard tinkering and AI robots.
I'm looking forward to the next one.
There is quite a bit more action in this book and less junkyard tinkering and AI robots.
I'm looking forward to the next one.
December 16, 2014
Great characters. Prequel to Gabriel's Watch and made the first book even better.
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