Mindrider

by Graham Storrs

Arramar is a mindrider, an incorporeal being who lives in the minds of other species, and his people have arrived here to colonise the Earth. But Arramar begins to see that humanity is not an appropriate species for colonisation, not least because they are already inhabited by the indigenous, mind-dwelling monsters his people call “nightmares”. Now, as a war between his colony and the nightmares begins to escalate, with collateral damage among the humans inevitable, he is desperately trying to persuade his people to leave. But the leader of the colony has disappeared and both his own people and the human military are hunting him down. His only allies in his struggle to save the Earth are a handful of humans whose minds he rides and who are as scared and confused as he is.

408 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 16, 2016

About the author

Graham Storrs lives on a mountaintop in rural Australia with his wife, an Airedale terrier and a Tonkinese cat. He writes science fiction - exploring how science and technology might change our lives and how we might react to it.

He has published children's science books as well as other non-fiction work but, in the past few years, has focused on fiction. His previous novel, Heaven is a Place on Earth, explores the deceptions allowed in a world dominated by augmented and virtual realities. His new novel, Cargo Cult, is a sci-fi comedy adventure.

His début novel, Timesplash, a sci-fi thriller, and its Aurealis Award shortlisted sequel, True Path are published by Pan Macmillan/Momentum.

Reviews

[Meryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mindrider was a fast read, action filled with lots of twists and turns.

[Sean Randall · Rating 4 out of 5]

a clever approach to alien invasion, this mental jumping-jack of a story was a true pleasure to read, not least because the narrator really did seem alien. I felt all the way through that I couldn't click with his ideals and beliefs, and while I had a great deal reinforced about behaviours of an ant colony or skep I never felt at home with his viewpoint.

It's not my favourite of Storrs works, but it certainly holds a spot for originality and style. I'd buy more in the same world without reservation.

[Jai Baidell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-paced story about an alien invasion gone wrong, from the point of view of an ethically-challenged alien protagonist. This novel, in common with Storr's others such as Time and Tyde, or the wonderful Timesplash, explores the many ways in which people's minds can be seriously messed with. In spite of a few egregious typos, a very enjoyable read.