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Star Tracers #3.5
Violet Haze
Caleb finds himself evolving beyond the boundaries he was programmed with as Corwint struggles to find stability during the Mechatronic Automaton rights movement. Meeting Violet, a rare female Mecha, encourages him to follow the evolution to its fullest potential, while violent events surrounding the rights movement pushes them both to stand up for acknowledgment of their existence and their right to live equally.
Author's Note: The events of this story begin 32 years prior to the events in Book 1: Ghost In The Machine, and end after Book 3: Tracing The Stars
Author's Note: The events of this story begin 32 years prior to the events in Book 1: Ghost In The Machine, and end after Book 3: Tracing The Stars
- GenresRomance
ebook
First published September 14, 2014
About the author
C.E. Kilgore
51 books188 followersHello reader. I am an independent storyteller, optimist, and champion overthinker. I am autistic, and live with my amazingly supportive husband, who also happens to be my best friend. Writing is a hyperfixation for me; a compulsion. If I don’t write, I get anxious. Sometimes it consumes me, but it is also one of my greatest joys. So is sharing my stories with others.
I began this journey of publishing all the stories I write in 2012. There have been ups and downs, and I have certainly made my share of mistakes as an independent author trying to do everything myself. I enjoy learning all the processes, and I learn something new everyday. I’ve had wonderful help along the way from friends, and from readers who became friends.
I write under two names—C.E. Kilgore for my contemporary romance of various flavors, and Corinne Kilgore for my science fiction romance and explorations into fantasy. I primarily write character-driven romances, both hot and mild. I don’t follow many genre norms, and I know my writing style and stories aren’t for everyone.
I am a firm believer that all stories should be shared, and I offer enthusiastic encouragement to anyone who is thinking about diving into this great adventure of self-publishing. Your story may not win awards, or be a bestseller, but it may become someone’s favorite story, touch their emotions, or simply provide a few needed moments of escape.
For more stories, many of them free, visit CorinneKilgore.com.
I began this journey of publishing all the stories I write in 2012. There have been ups and downs, and I have certainly made my share of mistakes as an independent author trying to do everything myself. I enjoy learning all the processes, and I learn something new everyday. I’ve had wonderful help along the way from friends, and from readers who became friends.
I write under two names—C.E. Kilgore for my contemporary romance of various flavors, and Corinne Kilgore for my science fiction romance and explorations into fantasy. I primarily write character-driven romances, both hot and mild. I don’t follow many genre norms, and I know my writing style and stories aren’t for everyone.
I am a firm believer that all stories should be shared, and I offer enthusiastic encouragement to anyone who is thinking about diving into this great adventure of self-publishing. Your story may not win awards, or be a bestseller, but it may become someone’s favorite story, touch their emotions, or simply provide a few needed moments of escape.
For more stories, many of them free, visit CorinneKilgore.com.
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May 9, 2017
book 5 of Corwint Central Agent side stories; space opera romance; very good read
October 11, 2015
What I liked:
I have a serious thing for Kilgore's mecha, and in Violet Haze it's pretty much ALL mecha. A beautifully written short that follows the sentient development of the mecha, from emotional awakening, their fight to be recognized as sentient beings with the rights of individuals, and the terrible consequences they and their supporters face. Wonderfully done, it questions what it means to be alive.
What I didn't like:
I wish it could have been longer. The story is fully complete, but I wanted more! Also, because the Mechatronic Automatons live so long, this covers a much longer time scale than some of the other characters in the Corwint Universe, and as such I felt a tad lost. It's difficult to adjust my personal sense of time to that of the mechas in the story. Not a complaint, just a niggle.
In conclusion:
This is a wonderful, sweet and thought-provoking story of the sentient awakening of the mechas, and what the people who support them also sacrifice to help them reach their full potential and gain their rights as free thinking, feeling individuals. Less explicit than some of the others in this series if you're sensitive to sexual content, light on the SF elements, and a sweet, slow burn romance. Loved it.
I have a serious thing for Kilgore's mecha, and in Violet Haze it's pretty much ALL mecha. A beautifully written short that follows the sentient development of the mecha, from emotional awakening, their fight to be recognized as sentient beings with the rights of individuals, and the terrible consequences they and their supporters face. Wonderfully done, it questions what it means to be alive.
What I didn't like:
I wish it could have been longer. The story is fully complete, but I wanted more! Also, because the Mechatronic Automatons live so long, this covers a much longer time scale than some of the other characters in the Corwint Universe, and as such I felt a tad lost. It's difficult to adjust my personal sense of time to that of the mechas in the story. Not a complaint, just a niggle.
In conclusion:
This is a wonderful, sweet and thought-provoking story of the sentient awakening of the mechas, and what the people who support them also sacrifice to help them reach their full potential and gain their rights as free thinking, feeling individuals. Less explicit than some of the others in this series if you're sensitive to sexual content, light on the SF elements, and a sweet, slow burn romance. Loved it.
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