Myth of the Malthians

by Ruth J. Burroughs

Rogue International Corps of Earth Soldier Ian MacPherson must rescue his loyal comrade, Hunter Gordon, from the clutches of the Quetzals, rulers of Earth’s galaxy.

Ian’s Commander, Stuart Glenn, will go to any lengths to get Hunter out of the Quetzals’ claws. If they don’t get her in time the enemy will clone and kill her if they can’t torture the vital troop information out of her.

Ian realizes there’s no room in the plans for rescuing his wife and children. If he doesn’t they could be used for food, slavery or genetic experimentation. He plans on rescuing Kaleida, but what he finds when he gets there is no longer human.

Will he abandon Hunter Gordon again and set his family free, endangering the whole International Corps of Earth and their allies, or will he rescue Hunter Gordon and abandon his family to a life worse than death?

115 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 2012

About the author

Inspired by Dodie Smith's Starlight Barking, the sequel to the more famous spotted dog book Hundred and One Dalmatians, Ruth has been writing science fiction since the age of 13. She is an award-winning artist and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art from the College of St. Rose. She works and lives near Ithaca, New York with her dogs Reignbow and Sofi
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Reviews

[Maggie Lynn Heron-Heidel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bite sized adventure scifi that can be consumed in one sitting. To me, the story was more like a novella that a full-length novel since it was only around a hundred and fifty pages. The characters are flawed and complex; enough so to keep you reading. The action moves along quickly, not lingering in any given place. To some, it might move along too quickly, jumping straight into the story without understanding how the setting world(s) work in the future or the history of how they came to be, but to me it wasn’t cumbersome.
My only objection was that at the end, the last pages of the novel almost didn’t feel like the close of the story. I am unsure if this is the beginning of a series, or if the author wished to leave the story more open ended for the readers interpretation.
All together if you like tales of aliens and alien world, you’ll enjoy this book. Four stars.

[John Rosenman · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great, quick read. I was able to read it mainly on lunch breaks & 1 short car ride over the weekend. The story had enough information for the reader to understand quickly, but enough intrigue to keep 1 reading. The language was concise and well-used and furthered the action of the story