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Rust Bucket Chronicles
In one of Earth's long abandoned colonies, Rusty Buckley seeks to join the Third Rifles Regiment, a pledge he made to the medics who saved his life during the last great plague. His meeting with Queen Arrabella turns into disaster when assassins attack. In spite of Rusty's inexperience, which results in several missteps along the way, he saves his queen. While he sees Arrabella as the woman of his dreams, she sees in him a troubleshooter to throw at every problem blocking her path. Consequently, six months later Rusty finds himself knee-deep in a swamp, beset with the effects of foul water, contaminated food and incompetent leaders. If that isn't enough to ruin his day, he's hounded by ten-foot lizards determined to have him for lunch. These are the first of the many challenges Rusty will face in Her Majesty's service, but while he's saving the queen from her enemies, who'll save him from her?
514 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 22, 2015
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February 16, 2017
Great!
Wow! I can't wait to read more! I am really bad at writing reviews, but I really liked this story.
Wow! I can't wait to read more! I am really bad at writing reviews, but I really liked this story.
April 19, 2015
Book Review: Rust Bucket Chronicles
Author: Ted Blasche
Personal Quality Rating: 4
Reviewer: Yvette van Niekerk (South Africa)
Summary:
The story is about the Rusty Buckley, a young man who joined the army in NewArk another planet. Some writing about the army and the base and what they experience, if you are a guy I think you would enjoy that, and then a strange thing happens there is attempt to kill Queen Arrabella.
It’s clear that Rysty has always dreamt of joining the Third Rifles and now things are going his way. A change of events bring him into a Garbassas where he needs to fight giant lizards. Tee hee great fun, exciting and exhilarating.
The story’s based around the army as many weapons and army tactics are used in the story.
Social / Historical Context:
A page turner and the science fiction are interesting I enjoyed the read. Many exciting stuff that happens in the swamp and there are some interesting characters in the story.
An experience I never had before and it was interesting to see how the author got the things in place. I like the giant lizards and the action around it.
Writing Style:
The writing style to my mind is evocation. The writer definitely enjoyed the military thing, I don’t know what experience he has but it seems he is knowledgeable on that area. He enjoyed writing the story and had a lot of interesting ideas. I could imagine many of the places and it was almost realistic at times.
My Thoughts:
I felt sorry for Rust in the beginning of the story he had been through a lot but thank goodness life changes and people get some exciting breaks.
My science fiction stories are growing it seems, people in general have an extraordinary imagination, it was fun, I think people that like something different than your day to day love story will enjoy this book. A change from all the drama and some action is always good. I think this was a good read.
In short:
I believe the story is based on the military and that type of thing. I think of the weapons and the training and the implementation of strategy are important to the story. Rusty Buckley - young chap that get a great break and then starts to fulfil his dream, and not the forgetting the attempt on the life of their Queen Arrabella. Also something not to be missed is the giant lizards …. Wow the trip into Garbassas was interesting. I thought the senses were believable and I think the author is creative and has away with words. As the story evolves in each stage the story grows interesting and ends well. I like the read.
Author: Ted Blasche
Personal Quality Rating: 4
Reviewer: Yvette van Niekerk (South Africa)
Summary:
The story is about the Rusty Buckley, a young man who joined the army in NewArk another planet. Some writing about the army and the base and what they experience, if you are a guy I think you would enjoy that, and then a strange thing happens there is attempt to kill Queen Arrabella.
It’s clear that Rysty has always dreamt of joining the Third Rifles and now things are going his way. A change of events bring him into a Garbassas where he needs to fight giant lizards. Tee hee great fun, exciting and exhilarating.
The story’s based around the army as many weapons and army tactics are used in the story.
Social / Historical Context:
A page turner and the science fiction are interesting I enjoyed the read. Many exciting stuff that happens in the swamp and there are some interesting characters in the story.
An experience I never had before and it was interesting to see how the author got the things in place. I like the giant lizards and the action around it.
Writing Style:
The writing style to my mind is evocation. The writer definitely enjoyed the military thing, I don’t know what experience he has but it seems he is knowledgeable on that area. He enjoyed writing the story and had a lot of interesting ideas. I could imagine many of the places and it was almost realistic at times.
My Thoughts:
I felt sorry for Rust in the beginning of the story he had been through a lot but thank goodness life changes and people get some exciting breaks.
My science fiction stories are growing it seems, people in general have an extraordinary imagination, it was fun, I think people that like something different than your day to day love story will enjoy this book. A change from all the drama and some action is always good. I think this was a good read.
In short:
I believe the story is based on the military and that type of thing. I think of the weapons and the training and the implementation of strategy are important to the story. Rusty Buckley - young chap that get a great break and then starts to fulfil his dream, and not the forgetting the attempt on the life of their Queen Arrabella. Also something not to be missed is the giant lizards …. Wow the trip into Garbassas was interesting. I thought the senses were believable and I think the author is creative and has away with words. As the story evolves in each stage the story grows interesting and ends well. I like the read.
January 29, 2016
Meet Rusty Buckley. Now, travel with him on his many military adventures encountering monsters, a beautiful princess and discovers heartache and love.
In one of Earth's long abandoned colonies, Rusty Buckley seeks to join the Third Rifles Regiment, a pledge he made to the medics who saved his life during the last great plague. His meeting with Queen Arrabella turns into disaster when assassins attack. In spite of Rusty's inexperience, which results in several missteps along the way, he saves his queen. While he sees Arrabella as the woman of his dreams, she sees in him a troubleshooter to throw at every problem blocking her path. Consequently, six months later Rusty finds himself knee-deep in a swamp, beset with the effects of foul water, contaminated food and incompetent leaders. If that isn't enough to ruin his day, he's hounded by ten-foot lizards determined to have him for lunch. These are the first of the many challenges Rusty will face in Her Majesty's service, but while he's saving the queen from her enemies, who'll save him from her?
You can get this book cheaper from our bookstore at: https://kellan-publishing.selz.com/it...
In one of Earth's long abandoned colonies, Rusty Buckley seeks to join the Third Rifles Regiment, a pledge he made to the medics who saved his life during the last great plague. His meeting with Queen Arrabella turns into disaster when assassins attack. In spite of Rusty's inexperience, which results in several missteps along the way, he saves his queen. While he sees Arrabella as the woman of his dreams, she sees in him a troubleshooter to throw at every problem blocking her path. Consequently, six months later Rusty finds himself knee-deep in a swamp, beset with the effects of foul water, contaminated food and incompetent leaders. If that isn't enough to ruin his day, he's hounded by ten-foot lizards determined to have him for lunch. These are the first of the many challenges Rusty will face in Her Majesty's service, but while he's saving the queen from her enemies, who'll save him from her?
You can get this book cheaper from our bookstore at: https://kellan-publishing.selz.com/it...
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