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Technomancer #4
Fallen Empire
It’s been thirteen years since the Grays were a danger, and their empire had fallen. Things were going well for President Scott Akin, both in his professional and personal life.
Of course, peaceful times couldn’t last forever. One of the other intergalactic empires is looking to expand, had been the last sixty years without their knowledge, and his ships aren’t nearly as invincible as he’d imagined. If that wasn’t enough, he’s no longer unique. His twelve-year-old daughter is like him, a technomancer, a genius like her mother, and has a talent for getting in trouble.
She also may have inherited his youthful tendency to get in over his head.
There are a lot of other problems the stress of impending war brings out as well, not just out there but closer to home as well which will take him off guard.
He’ll need to work hard to survive, and after that, survive with the political fallout.
Author’s note: This is primarily a space opera. The fantasy elements of the book are tangential at best, and I don’t believe that will change through the rest of the series. Oh, there’s mages, shifters, witches, and vampires in these pages, but that’s really not the focus.
Of course, peaceful times couldn’t last forever. One of the other intergalactic empires is looking to expand, had been the last sixty years without their knowledge, and his ships aren’t nearly as invincible as he’d imagined. If that wasn’t enough, he’s no longer unique. His twelve-year-old daughter is like him, a technomancer, a genius like her mother, and has a talent for getting in trouble.
She also may have inherited his youthful tendency to get in over his head.
There are a lot of other problems the stress of impending war brings out as well, not just out there but closer to home as well which will take him off guard.
He’ll need to work hard to survive, and after that, survive with the political fallout.
Author’s note: This is primarily a space opera. The fantasy elements of the book are tangential at best, and I don’t believe that will change through the rest of the series. Oh, there’s mages, shifters, witches, and vampires in these pages, but that’s really not the focus.
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138 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 19, 2020
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D.L. Harrison
105 books197 followersI've been an avid book reader since I was a teenager in the 1980's. My preferred genre's are science fiction and fantasy.
I wrote some short stories and was encouraged to try writing and self publishing by some friends. I work in computers and writing is an obsessive hobby I have been trying to hone for a couple of years now. I'll let you judge if I have succeeded or not.
I wrote some short stories and was encouraged to try writing and self publishing by some friends. I work in computers and writing is an obsessive hobby I have been trying to hone for a couple of years now. I'll let you judge if I have succeeded or not.
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May 23, 2020
There seems to be endless discussions about very little, with only an occasional interesting incident. The book is less than 140 pages, but it felt much longer, unfortunately not in a good way. There is a short space battle near the end, but the numbers of ships have just become ridiculous and I didn't find it particularly interesting.
This is a short book because it is only half a story, fortunately it isn't a cliff-hanger ending, but the ending is certainly unsatisfying.
This is a short book because it is only half a story, fortunately it isn't a cliff-hanger ending, but the ending is certainly unsatisfying.
July 6, 2023
Very good!
May 21, 2020
Such a disappointment. Don't bother
Just what is going on with this series!? I thought the last book was meh, but this one is just a bunch of exposition on how they didn't do shit in 13 years, how he's such a great husband and father, and how he's still hasn't grown into his position as "president" so he's still incompetent at it. This series could have been great imo, but when this book ends with nothing completed/accomplished at all, I have to call it quits. You don't just have a book with such shit filler, then have a giant cliffhanger to top it off. I'm so disappointed in this, and it sucks because I was really happy to see a new one out smh. 4/10 minor grammer issues, shit ending and barely anything interesting throughout, just think the tech stuff is cool and what could have been that makes it still a 4.
Just what is going on with this series!? I thought the last book was meh, but this one is just a bunch of exposition on how they didn't do shit in 13 years, how he's such a great husband and father, and how he's still hasn't grown into his position as "president" so he's still incompetent at it. This series could have been great imo, but when this book ends with nothing completed/accomplished at all, I have to call it quits. You don't just have a book with such shit filler, then have a giant cliffhanger to top it off. I'm so disappointed in this, and it sucks because I was really happy to see a new one out smh. 4/10 minor grammer issues, shit ending and barely anything interesting throughout, just think the tech stuff is cool and what could have been that makes it still a 4.
May 20, 2020
Very slow
75% of the book is boring every day stuff. Very little is happening until the end and even then half of the plot is left unanswered.
75% of the book is boring every day stuff. Very little is happening until the end and even then half of the plot is left unanswered.
July 1, 2020
This is a continuation of the authors previous trilogy about the same group of characters. Although not necessary to read the prior books, I would recommend it to fully understand the background. The background itself is interesting being a world of both high technology but also what's called magic (psionics) as well as vampires and changelings (wear wolfs/bears etc). The series also carries the common theme I find these days of the western governments, but mainly the USA government being a group of rapacious, greedy, politico's. A reflection of the real world?
The sci fi aspects are OK, lots of huge and I mean huge space battles against rapacious aliens but it does get a little samey after a bit. Overall I enjoyed it and read it within a couple of days.
The sci fi aspects are OK, lots of huge and I mean huge space battles against rapacious aliens but it does get a little samey after a bit. Overall I enjoyed it and read it within a couple of days.
May 29, 2020
Good but not his best.
This book was a good continuation of the series but seemed a bit short and flavorless. There was little action and what little there was is brief. The story arc is still good plus there seems to be plenty of bad guys to fight with. This book however seems to be a platform and set up for the next book which we hope has more.... Well more. Still want to slap the in and all the individual countries on earth.. once achieving a space empire they need to unify under one earth government.. Keep all the scum , military and politicians, in one hole. Easier to monitor. Hope the Karma is killer.
This book was a good continuation of the series but seemed a bit short and flavorless. There was little action and what little there was is brief. The story arc is still good plus there seems to be plenty of bad guys to fight with. This book however seems to be a platform and set up for the next book which we hope has more.... Well more. Still want to slap the in and all the individual countries on earth.. once achieving a space empire they need to unify under one earth government.. Keep all the scum , military and politicians, in one hole. Easier to monitor. Hope the Karma is killer.
June 27, 2020
I'm not sure, but I believe that this book is quite delayed. Anyway, I found this one better balanced than the predecessors as the MC doesn't just roll over all opposition. We of course want the "good guys" to win most of the time, but I found Scott OP in the earlier books.
A "good" book, hence the rating. There were sporadic grammar issues, but they weren't pervasive.
A "good" book, hence the rating. There were sporadic grammar issues, but they weren't pervasive.
July 21, 2020
New arc
This is the continuation of the Grey arc of Technomage. It still has all the craziness of the previous arc, plus a teenage genius Technomage and a carnivore spacefaring species.
This is the continuation of the Grey arc of Technomage. It still has all the craziness of the previous arc, plus a teenage genius Technomage and a carnivore spacefaring species.
August 5, 2020
Good
Good story, the author said it right that you cannot underestimate politicians, it is a very low bar. We should have a rule that if you want to be a politician, that desire disqualifies you from it.
Good story, the author said it right that you cannot underestimate politicians, it is a very low bar. We should have a rule that if you want to be a politician, that desire disqualifies you from it.
May 23, 2020
Nice book
I especially like the mixture of technology and politics - proving the idea that the only way to truly screw things up requires a bunch of foolish politicians.
I especially like the mixture of technology and politics - proving the idea that the only way to truly screw things up requires a bunch of foolish politicians.
May 29, 2020
Disappointing after the first three.
June 10, 2020
Entertaining, but basically nothing new and way less tensions. Felt very much more like "these things happened" than previous books.
January 28, 2021
Ok
Another mediocre book, it is a light and fun read. If it were food, perhaps a cheaper fast food restaurant.
Another mediocre book, it is a light and fun read. If it were food, perhaps a cheaper fast food restaurant.
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