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Running From Fate
From the International Bestselling Author Saxon Andrew comes his newest book Escape to Earth-Running from Fate.
Living in the Fellowship meant fighting one space battle after another. Every civilization was aggressive, hostile, and impossible to live with in peace. A Welken Task Force stumbles upon a massive Myot ship building complex and every Welken Warship is destroyed in the ensuing battle before they can warn the home world of the Myot’s location. One escape pod manages to escape the battle and the Myot know it must be prevented from making it back to Welken Territory. Every Myot Warship is called in to block the escape pod from going home while thousands of trackers move in on the skip trace the pod has left in its wake. It must be found and destroyed before the locations of the Myot Construction Planets are revealed.
The Escape Pod’s computer knows the chances of escape are growing smaller with each passing moment and it’s forced to make a hard decision. Landing on a primitive planet is forbidden by the most powerful species in the Milky Way but the computer knows there’s no other choice available to save its occupant and its programming dictates it must do all it can to save him. The only possible salvation is to escape to Earth and try to hide.
However, no one has ever survived the fate awaiting those that violate the Sentinels’ Covenant and the Stalkers have always found their quarry. Escaping to Earth was the simple part, running from the fate stalking them was quite another. What made the task even more impossible was a Rogue Sentinel, who was working an agenda that would lead to Earth’s ultimate destruction. All the pieces were coming together and the arrival of the Escape Pod and its occupant started it moving toward completion.
Excerpt from Escape to Earth
“Do you seriously think they’ll send one of those new battleships to find me?”
“You know the location of their major ship building planets. Your death is more important than keeping their new ship a secret.”
“How are we going to avoid being found?”
“I don’t know…yet. However, I don’t detect anyone inside my scanning range starting to search for us. That means they can’t see me either.”
“They’ll see your trail.”
“I know. I’m working on that.”
After several hours he said, “Well?”
“There is no possible way for me to avoid them following my trace.”
“That’s reassuring. So what are you going to do?”
“I’m going to break the law.”
“Which one?”
“The one that deals with contacting primitive planets.”
He sat up straight in his chair, “You can’t be serious.”
“You’re dead no matter what I do. This is the only way to extend your life a little longer. My programming forces me to do whatever is necessary to prevent your death.”
“But if we land on a primitive planet, not only will the Myot Realm be after me but the real power in this galaxy will also call for my execution.”
“That’s true. But they’ll have to find you to make that happen. They won’t go looking for you with a warship.”
“They’ll send in stalkers if they know my location.”
“That will take time and hopefully you’ll find a way to avoid detection.”
“This isn’t a plan; this is suicide.”
“I was updated on the latest information about the galaxy a week ago and a new primitive planet has been found that has not been assigned a Sentinel yet.
Living in the Fellowship meant fighting one space battle after another. Every civilization was aggressive, hostile, and impossible to live with in peace. A Welken Task Force stumbles upon a massive Myot ship building complex and every Welken Warship is destroyed in the ensuing battle before they can warn the home world of the Myot’s location. One escape pod manages to escape the battle and the Myot know it must be prevented from making it back to Welken Territory. Every Myot Warship is called in to block the escape pod from going home while thousands of trackers move in on the skip trace the pod has left in its wake. It must be found and destroyed before the locations of the Myot Construction Planets are revealed.
The Escape Pod’s computer knows the chances of escape are growing smaller with each passing moment and it’s forced to make a hard decision. Landing on a primitive planet is forbidden by the most powerful species in the Milky Way but the computer knows there’s no other choice available to save its occupant and its programming dictates it must do all it can to save him. The only possible salvation is to escape to Earth and try to hide.
However, no one has ever survived the fate awaiting those that violate the Sentinels’ Covenant and the Stalkers have always found their quarry. Escaping to Earth was the simple part, running from the fate stalking them was quite another. What made the task even more impossible was a Rogue Sentinel, who was working an agenda that would lead to Earth’s ultimate destruction. All the pieces were coming together and the arrival of the Escape Pod and its occupant started it moving toward completion.
Excerpt from Escape to Earth
“Do you seriously think they’ll send one of those new battleships to find me?”
“You know the location of their major ship building planets. Your death is more important than keeping their new ship a secret.”
“How are we going to avoid being found?”
“I don’t know…yet. However, I don’t detect anyone inside my scanning range starting to search for us. That means they can’t see me either.”
“They’ll see your trail.”
“I know. I’m working on that.”
After several hours he said, “Well?”
“There is no possible way for me to avoid them following my trace.”
“That’s reassuring. So what are you going to do?”
“I’m going to break the law.”
“Which one?”
“The one that deals with contacting primitive planets.”
He sat up straight in his chair, “You can’t be serious.”
“You’re dead no matter what I do. This is the only way to extend your life a little longer. My programming forces me to do whatever is necessary to prevent your death.”
“But if we land on a primitive planet, not only will the Myot Realm be after me but the real power in this galaxy will also call for my execution.”
“That’s true. But they’ll have to find you to make that happen. They won’t go looking for you with a warship.”
“They’ll send in stalkers if they know my location.”
“That will take time and hopefully you’ll find a way to avoid detection.”
“This isn’t a plan; this is suicide.”
“I was updated on the latest information about the galaxy a week ago and a new primitive planet has been found that has not been assigned a Sentinel yet.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 19, 2015
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About the author
Saxon Andrew
117 books99 followersSaxon Andrew is a former social worker with a degree in Psychology and Education from Mercer University. He has taught school, managed several sales organizations and owned his own business.
He has devoured science fiction since he first learned to read and his stories are the product of years of personal experience and exposure to the universes created by the genre’s great authors.
He lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and two dogs who still appreciate his sense of humor after all these years. "Dogs are always ready to smile."
He has devoured science fiction since he first learned to read and his stories are the product of years of personal experience and exposure to the universes created by the genre’s great authors.
He lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and two dogs who still appreciate his sense of humor after all these years. "Dogs are always ready to smile."
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May 3, 2015
I used to read quite a few of Saxon Andrew’s books and quite liked them. Then they became rather repetitive and the youngish and naïve writing style started to feel a bit too simplistic for me so I stopped for a while. When I saw this one popping up on my Amazon recommendations, and after having read the book blurb, I decided that maybe I should give it a try. The blurb seemed to indicate that it might be sufficiently different from his other books to be interesting and I felt like going for a quick and easy read anyway.
It turned out to be a rather good decision. I quite liked this book. Yes it is the same youngish, simple and naïve writing style as Saxon Andrew always have used but in small dozes it is rather refreshing since it is always quite upbeat. The heroes are heroes in shining armor (or invisible force fields) and good have a tendency to prevail sooner or later. There are always some likable character or characters (human or otherwise) that feels rewarding to follow and the story is usually a bit of roller coaster style adventure.
This book have several of the ingredients that I like in books. First contact, a bit of superhuman abilities, there are things that go bump in…space, bad guys getting nasty surprises etc. Needless to say, the escape pod and its passenger are setting in motion a chain of events which have drastic consequences for Earth and its inhabitants.
One thing that have disappointed me previously with Saxon Andrew’s latest books are that some of them started off nicely but then quickly evolved (devolved?) into the same far out wild fantasies where stars, galaxies and even universes are destroyed at frightening speeds and it was difficult to see much difference between one book series and another. I guess we have to se if this one can avoid the same fate. I will pick up the next book and have a go at it at least.
It turned out to be a rather good decision. I quite liked this book. Yes it is the same youngish, simple and naïve writing style as Saxon Andrew always have used but in small dozes it is rather refreshing since it is always quite upbeat. The heroes are heroes in shining armor (or invisible force fields) and good have a tendency to prevail sooner or later. There are always some likable character or characters (human or otherwise) that feels rewarding to follow and the story is usually a bit of roller coaster style adventure.
This book have several of the ingredients that I like in books. First contact, a bit of superhuman abilities, there are things that go bump in…space, bad guys getting nasty surprises etc. Needless to say, the escape pod and its passenger are setting in motion a chain of events which have drastic consequences for Earth and its inhabitants.
One thing that have disappointed me previously with Saxon Andrew’s latest books are that some of them started off nicely but then quickly evolved (devolved?) into the same far out wild fantasies where stars, galaxies and even universes are destroyed at frightening speeds and it was difficult to see much difference between one book series and another. I guess we have to se if this one can avoid the same fate. I will pick up the next book and have a go at it at least.
July 7, 2015
Just OK.
There were some interesting ideas a concepts introduced (specifically in regards to petroleum, but by the same token you need to wonder why the Earth has such an abundance in comparison to other worlds?) however the writing was a little bit clunky and it just didn't flow that well.
The continuous evolution of weaponry and defenses throughout the series without any real scientific explanation was somewhat annoying, however it did recall the classic Lensmen books in a fashion so I was willing to give that a miss.
You can read my full review on my blog.
There were some interesting ideas a concepts introduced (specifically in regards to petroleum, but by the same token you need to wonder why the Earth has such an abundance in comparison to other worlds?) however the writing was a little bit clunky and it just didn't flow that well.
The continuous evolution of weaponry and defenses throughout the series without any real scientific explanation was somewhat annoying, however it did recall the classic Lensmen books in a fashion so I was willing to give that a miss.
You can read my full review on my blog.
April 21, 2015
Excellent
Terrific plot. Great story build up, but amateurish rendition and English. Otherwise extremely well thought out and executed. I would love to read a sequel.
Terrific plot. Great story build up, but amateurish rendition and English. Otherwise extremely well thought out and executed. I would love to read a sequel.
November 4, 2017
Good story....poor editing.
Expected better attention to detail. Many typos and grammatical errors. Wash it one more time and be the professional we expect. Long time reader of your great stories
Expected better attention to detail. Many typos and grammatical errors. Wash it one more time and be the professional we expect. Long time reader of your great stories
January 1, 2019
The idea behind the book was fine and even though the implementation was a bit ‘clunky’, however, overall it was an enjoyable story providing you didn’t look too closely at the logic and science. In fact some of the author's scientific views are really suspect.
January 19, 2022
One of my favorite series
I have read most of the series by Andrew Saxon to date. I find this series to be one of my favorites so far. The characters have all the elements his other stories have. I just am captivated by this series. I look forward to the rest.
I have read most of the series by Andrew Saxon to date. I find this series to be one of my favorites so far. The characters have all the elements his other stories have. I just am captivated by this series. I look forward to the rest.
April 24, 2022
Two aliens talking to each other sounds just like two whiny (earth) kids talking to each other.
Summary:
A: "We have to do this!"
B: (indistinct whining noises)
A: "There is no other way!"
B: "Well, OK then."
DNF.
Summary:
A: "We have to do this!"
B: (indistinct whining noises)
A: "There is no other way!"
B: "Well, OK then."
DNF.
February 21, 2017
Review originally published at: http://www.lomeraniel.com/audiobookre...
I was offered a copy of this book in audio format from the narrator in exchange for an honest review.
During of the multiple battles between Welken and Myot, a Welken space ship is destroyed, but one of the Welken soldiers gets to escape in one of the escape pods. He knows the secret location of a planet where the Myot build their weapons and ships and the Myot will try to give hunt to the escaped Welken and prevent him from returning home. The pod has some kind of AI and its main mission is protecting its occupant, so it will seek refuge on Earth and change his DNA to help him mingle with the Boston population.
I had great expectations for this book. The premises were great and, despite not being a very original setup, it had great potential. An alien recently arrived on Earth with changed appearance to seem human just can create a lot of unexpected situations. In this case, Andrew did not exploit this too much and we just see a bit of it at the beginning.
I found some drawbacks though. There is little science-fiction in this book since it is all pure fantasy. The pod converter was more magical than real science, and many of the technological aspects were not explained and sounded really far fetched. It felt strange that the fact that Earth is rich in petroleum was a rare thing in the universe. And the sentence about global warming? Was Andrew serious?
Also, in this book fate has an important role, but the fact that Lucas lands in Boston, and meets in the bar where he works the most brilliant minds that will change the course of human history is just too coincidental.
I missed some more depth in the characters, and at points I had troubles identifying each one. I also had issues with Andrew's writing style, being a bit clanky at times. I found a bit annoying the reiteration about all the good and bad in humanity, like we are a special race.
And, was not Elora the baby's name in 'Willow'? I was a bit surprised by this mistake that would have taken a minute to check on Wikipedia. There were a couple more of details that bothered me, like Lucas' wrist monitor, never explained, or the fact that there was a little too much romance for my liking, but I understand that many people would have enjoyed this.
Al Kessel's narration was very well done. My only complain was that at some points he did not make a clear distinction between characters in some scenes, especially the first ones where the pod and Lucas talk, I had troubles following the conversations because the voices sounded the same to me. For the rest he transmitted very well the characters' emotions and I really enjoyed his narration.
I am not sure I would recommend this book to science-fiction lovers, unless they do not mind some inaccuracies and made up elements. What I recommend is Al Kessel's narration, and I am looking forward to listening to other books narrated by him.
3 stars for the book, 4 for the narration.
I was offered a copy of this book in audio format from the narrator in exchange for an honest review.
During of the multiple battles between Welken and Myot, a Welken space ship is destroyed, but one of the Welken soldiers gets to escape in one of the escape pods. He knows the secret location of a planet where the Myot build their weapons and ships and the Myot will try to give hunt to the escaped Welken and prevent him from returning home. The pod has some kind of AI and its main mission is protecting its occupant, so it will seek refuge on Earth and change his DNA to help him mingle with the Boston population.
I had great expectations for this book. The premises were great and, despite not being a very original setup, it had great potential. An alien recently arrived on Earth with changed appearance to seem human just can create a lot of unexpected situations. In this case, Andrew did not exploit this too much and we just see a bit of it at the beginning.
I found some drawbacks though. There is little science-fiction in this book since it is all pure fantasy. The pod converter was more magical than real science, and many of the technological aspects were not explained and sounded really far fetched. It felt strange that the fact that Earth is rich in petroleum was a rare thing in the universe. And the sentence about global warming? Was Andrew serious?
Also, in this book fate has an important role, but the fact that Lucas lands in Boston, and meets in the bar where he works the most brilliant minds that will change the course of human history is just too coincidental.
I missed some more depth in the characters, and at points I had troubles identifying each one. I also had issues with Andrew's writing style, being a bit clanky at times. I found a bit annoying the reiteration about all the good and bad in humanity, like we are a special race.
And, was not Elora the baby's name in 'Willow'? I was a bit surprised by this mistake that would have taken a minute to check on Wikipedia. There were a couple more of details that bothered me, like Lucas' wrist monitor, never explained, or the fact that there was a little too much romance for my liking, but I understand that many people would have enjoyed this.
Al Kessel's narration was very well done. My only complain was that at some points he did not make a clear distinction between characters in some scenes, especially the first ones where the pod and Lucas talk, I had troubles following the conversations because the voices sounded the same to me. For the rest he transmitted very well the characters' emotions and I really enjoyed his narration.
I am not sure I would recommend this book to science-fiction lovers, unless they do not mind some inaccuracies and made up elements. What I recommend is Al Kessel's narration, and I am looking forward to listening to other books narrated by him.
3 stars for the book, 4 for the narration.
March 30, 2015
Pretty good....
Book to start off a series with I think. While it started slow it was going good by the time it ended.
Book to start off a series with I think. While it started slow it was going good by the time it ended.
April 5, 2015
Excellent read
This book was a great read and I enjoyed it very much. There was a lot of surprises and I think it had a good storyline to it. Can't wait for the next one.
This book was a great read and I enjoyed it very much. There was a lot of surprises and I think it had a good storyline to it. Can't wait for the next one.
May 22, 2015
Another great Space Opera by Saxon Andrew
Escape to Earth is a great book! Lots of action, great characters and great writing. Can't wait to get the next book.
Escape to Earth is a great book! Lots of action, great characters and great writing. Can't wait to get the next book.
May 27, 2015
Thank You for a great afternoon.
I refuse to post spoilers, but the storyline is a good one, and the next is already available! I'm on it!
I refuse to post spoilers, but the storyline is a good one, and the next is already available! I'm on it!
June 17, 2015
Excellent
Direct and to the story line with very little wasted story line
Looking forward to reading book 2 and hopefully the next one after that
Direct and to the story line with very little wasted story line
Looking forward to reading book 2 and hopefully the next one after that
January 24, 2016
A great start for the series.
Just finished and totally enjoyed reading it. A great storyline and the action is great. Thank you Saxon Andrew for a great start of this series.
Just finished and totally enjoyed reading it. A great storyline and the action is great. Thank you Saxon Andrew for a great start of this series.
April 9, 2016
Was not too bad. Interesting plot, Want to see what happens in book 2
April 28, 2015
Fun read!
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