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Maiden Flight
War left Earth a smoking ruin, but remnants of civilization survived by retreating in opposite directions. Some burrowed beneath the rubble, striving to maintain pre-War technology in underground enclaves. Others fled aloft aboard Windriders, massive airships fitted up as colonies in the clouds.
Having learned a horrible lesson, and united by common need, the two groups are interdependent and nonviolent. Each survives by trading with the others, and cross-migration is common. But there is a hawk among the doves. The sole survivor of the forces that destroyed the world - the military windrider Shenandoah - has turned to piracy. Its commander takes no prisoners. Already Shenandoah has annihilated twenty-six of its fellows. much as the other Windriders abhor violence, a defense must be found. The alternative is death...
Having learned a horrible lesson, and united by common need, the two groups are interdependent and nonviolent. Each survives by trading with the others, and cross-migration is common. But there is a hawk among the doves. The sole survivor of the forces that destroyed the world - the military windrider Shenandoah - has turned to piracy. Its commander takes no prisoners. Already Shenandoah has annihilated twenty-six of its fellows. much as the other Windriders abhor violence, a defense must be found. The alternative is death...
- GenresScience Fiction
416 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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September 19, 2014
Two and a half stars. The science fiction part was interesting, especially for a post-war not-so-dystopia.
The 14yo girl kept making really annoyingly bad choices that luckily did not turn out as badly as they could have, though.
Dunno if I'll keep this one.
The 14yo girl kept making really annoyingly bad choices that luckily did not turn out as badly as they could have, though.
Dunno if I'll keep this one.
May 22, 2024
Earth is uninhabited after a massive war. Human live aloft in in m=wind riders ships or underground in bunkers. But one group of mercenaries ride the sky as pirates and kills all everyone they meet to keep their secret.
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June 10, 2011
Near the beginning I thought this book wouldn't be worth reading, as the writing seemed average and the plot formulaic. However, it was interesting enough for me to finish. Nothing really distinguishing about it.
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August 6, 2011This is the first book by this author I have read, and I did enjoy it. However, the man who wrote it has an odd idea of what women experience when sexually aroused. Other than that, which amused me, it wasn't bad. A bit adolescent, perhaps. But, hey! I read all the Harry Potter books, so whatever.
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