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When you reach out and touch the stars, get ready to be burned.
The only home Dawn Spinward has known is The Colony, a huge generation starship taking thousands of years to reach its destination. Life aboard The Colony is simple, but consistent.
When they reach their teenage years, each person in The Colony must serve four cycles in the Tech Corps. Flight school is only the beginning of a great adventure for each new group of cadets, but this generation of Coupler pilots is about to face a threat their ancestors never imagined. It will take all of their courage and strength to face the secrets that the stars reveal in this riveting space saga!
The only home Dawn Spinward has known is The Colony, a huge generation starship taking thousands of years to reach its destination. Life aboard The Colony is simple, but consistent.
When they reach their teenage years, each person in The Colony must serve four cycles in the Tech Corps. Flight school is only the beginning of a great adventure for each new group of cadets, but this generation of Coupler pilots is about to face a threat their ancestors never imagined. It will take all of their courage and strength to face the secrets that the stars reveal in this riveting space saga!
96 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2008
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March 3, 2012
Science Fiction manga by Realbuzz studios, maker of Christian/Inspirational Manga Serenity and Goofyfoot girl. This is a departure from these two titles, as this is a pure science fiction manga concerning a group of children who are ready for their coming of age. But for them, coming of age might be a tour of duty as cadets defending their huge generation ship as it speeds to a new planet.
The story in this volume is very basic, and mostly setting up the rest of the series. It's nothing special sadly, some basic anime cliches with a couple of minor twists. The generation ship is a nice touch, and the idea of all children required to serve in the military as cadets is handled well. Unfortunately it's fairly dull, ending on a minor revelation that has little impact. It really needed to be part of a longer book, and given the price you might be disappointed.
The art is a step above Serenity, and is pretty nice for American manga. However this makes it worse to read on a standard Kindle E-reader. The detail is lost in the translation, and it has some formatting errors. Single panels at times will be split off into their own page. It makes for a disjointed reading experience at times.
I also had problems with trying to read this in Kindle Cloud Reader.It refused to download at all, and I had to download Kindle for PC to try and get it on my netbook. The art in color is much better, with decent textures and good style. The other reviewer commented on the price, but considering many Manga volumes retail for 10.99 or higher for black and white manga, it's actually an all right deal.
Oddly enough, there is no real mention of Christianity in any form in this volume. My guess is that it will develop later on, but the omission is unusual. I'm still interested in it: Christian sci-fi anything is rare, let alone manga. But it's best viewed on a Kindle Fire, and this first volume has enough issues to be cautious.
The story in this volume is very basic, and mostly setting up the rest of the series. It's nothing special sadly, some basic anime cliches with a couple of minor twists. The generation ship is a nice touch, and the idea of all children required to serve in the military as cadets is handled well. Unfortunately it's fairly dull, ending on a minor revelation that has little impact. It really needed to be part of a longer book, and given the price you might be disappointed.
The art is a step above Serenity, and is pretty nice for American manga. However this makes it worse to read on a standard Kindle E-reader. The detail is lost in the translation, and it has some formatting errors. Single panels at times will be split off into their own page. It makes for a disjointed reading experience at times.
I also had problems with trying to read this in Kindle Cloud Reader.It refused to download at all, and I had to download Kindle for PC to try and get it on my netbook. The art in color is much better, with decent textures and good style. The other reviewer commented on the price, but considering many Manga volumes retail for 10.99 or higher for black and white manga, it's actually an all right deal.
Oddly enough, there is no real mention of Christianity in any form in this volume. My guess is that it will develop later on, but the omission is unusual. I'm still interested in it: Christian sci-fi anything is rare, let alone manga. But it's best viewed on a Kindle Fire, and this first volume has enough issues to be cautious.
February 5, 2009
Couplers is a new manga series from Real Buzz Studios. Set presumably in the far future (or is it another galaxy?) Adam and Dawn are young teens who leave their oddly frontier-like home to become cadets, and ultimately "Coupler pilots" in outer space. The two quickly become the best cadets in their class and are forced to work as a team despite their apparent distaste of each other.
Couplers has a clean, quick look similar to Serenity but unfortunately shares the same price tag, $10.99. The writing is attributed to Jack Skillingstead and the art to Studio Sakai. While the story has a few holes (i.e. why is the Grandpa character important?) I think subsequent issues will fill them. The art is the book's weak point. The color scheme is nothing special and the character's themselves, particularly the faces and eyes, are inconsistant throughout.
A positive note is the amount of science fiction interwoven in the story. Appendices in each issue - called "Technical Notes" - explain the details of the Couplers universe. I would prefer these details to have come out in the story, but at least they are included.
In the end Couplers is fun reading, but save your money and check it out of library. Recommended for thirteen and under.
Couplers has a clean, quick look similar to Serenity but unfortunately shares the same price tag, $10.99. The writing is attributed to Jack Skillingstead and the art to Studio Sakai. While the story has a few holes (i.e. why is the Grandpa character important?) I think subsequent issues will fill them. The art is the book's weak point. The color scheme is nothing special and the character's themselves, particularly the faces and eyes, are inconsistant throughout.
A positive note is the amount of science fiction interwoven in the story. Appendices in each issue - called "Technical Notes" - explain the details of the Couplers universe. I would prefer these details to have come out in the story, but at least they are included.
In the end Couplers is fun reading, but save your money and check it out of library. Recommended for thirteen and under.
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