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Dun Ringill
When contact is lost with Skye, Earth's first large scale off-world colony, the Combined Space Fleet's Expeditionary Force sends a ship to investigate. Immediately upon arrival the mission is met with disaster, and the rescue ship crash lands on the surface. There is one survivor, Staff Sergeant Carthage, who discovers a planet ravaged by radiation and strange temporal anomalies. With just his weapons, survival gear, and a rudimentary scanner, he sets off across the barren landscape in search of answers. He alone must unravel the secret of Dun Ringill, unless he can find a few allies along the way.
235 pages, ebook
Published October 28, 2018
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David Kantrowitz
11 books5 followersDavid Kantrowitz aspires to create compelling character-driven stories that reference actual astronomical locations and contain (mostly) plausible science fiction technology. He takes inspiration from Robert A. Heinlein, Neil Stephenson, Roger Zelazny, and Douglas Adams. He is a life-long martial artist and a member of the National Guard, interests that both inspire and inform his writing.
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October 4, 2020
Dun Ringill is an interesting sci-fi novel. Written with the same quiet intensity as books like 'Roadside Picnic' (inspiration for the Stalker movie and games) and 'The Road', it is a tale of exploration in a dangerous land.
The characters are well-written, with development feeling very natural. While they don't quite have the standard character arcs, the style fits the story's theme of exploration. The world is almost another character all of its own, and a fascinating one at that.
With unique landscapes, interesting settings and good action, it feels like those space paintings from the 1970's, where everything is colourful, vibrant and full of mystery. From strange time-shifts to crooked mercenary gangs, there is something hiding in every corner of the world.
I enjoyed the book and will be revisiting it again soon.
The characters are well-written, with development feeling very natural. While they don't quite have the standard character arcs, the style fits the story's theme of exploration. The world is almost another character all of its own, and a fascinating one at that.
With unique landscapes, interesting settings and good action, it feels like those space paintings from the 1970's, where everything is colourful, vibrant and full of mystery. From strange time-shifts to crooked mercenary gangs, there is something hiding in every corner of the world.
I enjoyed the book and will be revisiting it again soon.
December 6, 2018
Great new SciFi. Great concept and story.
This was a great read. Well written, good science and action. No agenda, just a great story. I highly recommend this for any old school SciFi buffs
This was a great read. Well written, good science and action. No agenda, just a great story. I highly recommend this for any old school SciFi buffs
April 21, 2020
I really enjoyed this book, great sci-fi, much in the vein of Roadside Picnic. 5/5
April 19, 2021
Close, but not perfect
Dun Ringill has a great premise - a soldier stranded unexpectedly on a colony planet that has undergone some catastrophe and must find what's gone wrong. Aided by a local gunsmith he sets off to unravel the mystery.
It's a great idea and replete with possibility. The overall plot is fun and move along at a good pace.The writing is generally good, but the dialogue felt way too formal and clinical at times, which took me out of the immersion enough to be noticeable.
I think the big issue is one of some wasted potential. The book had opportunities to throw some real temporal or physics based curve balls at the characters, but ultimately the anomalies in the book are more an occasional side dish rather than part of the main course.
Secondly, the book doesn't fully leverage the sci fi possibilities of the story. In the book, man has mastered FTL travel and weaponized lasers but for some reason people are using 20th century firearms like the Colt 1911. While the main character is a nod to some futurist aspects, there's no real high technology partially because of the setting and partially because of missed opportunities. I think along with more use of the anomalies it could have been a solid 5 stars. As it is this could have easily been a modern novel set on earth with a few changes that make it clearly set in the future.
3.5 stars, but I'd give it 4 out of respect for the hard work the author clearly put into the story. Recommended if you're a military sci or action-adevnture fan.
Dun Ringill has a great premise - a soldier stranded unexpectedly on a colony planet that has undergone some catastrophe and must find what's gone wrong. Aided by a local gunsmith he sets off to unravel the mystery.
It's a great idea and replete with possibility. The overall plot is fun and move along at a good pace.The writing is generally good, but the dialogue felt way too formal and clinical at times, which took me out of the immersion enough to be noticeable.
I think the big issue is one of some wasted potential. The book had opportunities to throw some real temporal or physics based curve balls at the characters, but ultimately the anomalies in the book are more an occasional side dish rather than part of the main course.
Secondly, the book doesn't fully leverage the sci fi possibilities of the story. In the book, man has mastered FTL travel and weaponized lasers but for some reason people are using 20th century firearms like the Colt 1911. While the main character is a nod to some futurist aspects, there's no real high technology partially because of the setting and partially because of missed opportunities. I think along with more use of the anomalies it could have been a solid 5 stars. As it is this could have easily been a modern novel set on earth with a few changes that make it clearly set in the future.
3.5 stars, but I'd give it 4 out of respect for the hard work the author clearly put into the story. Recommended if you're a military sci or action-adevnture fan.
February 24, 2019
Lost me 😮 mid book
Not into scifi, but was intrigued by this one for a while. Unro!!Edmund book and I just got lost. Pass on this one unless it a sci-fi junkie.
Not into scifi, but was intrigued by this one for a while. Unro!!Edmund book and I just got lost. Pass on this one unless it a sci-fi junkie.
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