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Journey to Nyorfias #1
Convergence: Journey to Nyorfias Book 1
Rett's known nothing but warfare since her seventeenth year. Now, with the long war at a critical turning point, she finds herself distracted by a dimwitted alien mindforce from some planet called Earth who thinks that Rett's daily brushes with death are part of a realistic dream. And just when she starts attempting to deal with the alien in her head, her platoon is assigned a technical advisor: a defected Enemy trooper who claims he is madly in love with her. Can Rett learn to cope, and keep her ego-merge a secret without losing her mind--and her life--in the process?
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This is a planet-based sci-fi adventure.
Recommended for ages 14 and up. Convergence is only the beginning of an adventure. Reading order of series: Convergence, Gravity, Stratagem, Carakenne, Kyarta Girl.
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This is a planet-based sci-fi adventure.
Recommended for ages 14 and up. Convergence is only the beginning of an adventure. Reading order of series: Convergence, Gravity, Stratagem, Carakenne, Kyarta Girl.
382 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2003
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Terry Roy
16 books14 followersTerry Roy has written fiction under the pen names Terran Moffat, Sharona Troy, and T.M. Roy, but has recently decided to ditch all those and sign off on her works with her everyday name. As a child, she'd run out of reading material quickly so, in-between trips to the library (which was fifteen miles away at the time), she'd read encyclopedias and non-fiction and just about anything else she got her hands on without her parents knowing. This practice evolved into writing her own stories or continuations of favorite stories, complete with illustrations.
Nowadays, Terry lives just north of St Paul, Minnesota, with her two parrots. She freelances as a book designer for pixel and print books when she isn't writing. On the side she has an extensive garden and enjoys canning and freezing the bounty. You might catch her selling her hot pepper jams (and a few books) at a local farmer's market.
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July 15, 2011
This book has sat in my queue for months waiting for its turn for review. Finally, this week, I picked it up. Boy, oh boy, am I glad I did. Ladies and gents if this book is in your TBR pile, read it now, and if it isn’t, add it. You won’t be disappointed. This is one of the best scifi stories I’ve read in ages.
Sergeant Rett of the Nyorfias military is a kick-ass commander of an elite commando unit, F-troop. Under her expert direction, the psi-able unit consistently pulls off one impossible mission after another against the Yixolyrn Coalition, an alien race bent on conquering Nyorfias for its resources. Because of her strength, her determination, her dedication to the men and women of her unit, and her unfailing belief in their ability to defeat the enemy, Rett finds herself the obsession of Commander Tyndal Ihelon. The Yixolyrn commander is ruthless and determined to get his hands on her believing that if he publicly kills her, the back of the resistance will be broken. When a member of Rett’s group is captured, Commander Ihelon is willing to negotiate the soldier’s release, but only if Rett will trade places. Rett agrees and the action notches up higher.
As if keeping her unit and herself alive in the battle for their planet’s survival isn’t enough, Rett finds herself saddled with an ego-merge, a strange alien being from the planet Earth that has somehow invaded her mind. The battle of wits begins. What could the deities be thinking? Is Rett in the middle of a deities’ battle between Light and Dark or is this someone’s idea of a joke?
It’s fantastic to read a story with a strong female lead. Make no mistake about it—Sgt. Rett is a badass. The author weaves a story that captures the reader from the opening pages and refuses to let you go. Between Rett’s expertise running the military campaigns, the descriptions of the futuristic weapons and conversation between Rett and her merge Pam, I found myself turning the pages faster and faster to find out what T.M. was going to throw at them next. The other characters in the story are nicely fleshed out and came alive within the story. Battles are harsh and people die. When I read some of those passages, I found a little piece of me dying with them. That is the power of words this author has to make a scene vibrantly come alive for the reader.
As if all of the above wasn’t enough to make CONVERGENCE a most enjoyable story, the author throws one more piece into the mix, that is, in the form of Jaq Pym. Jaq, a Zetinorian, has been enslaved by the Yixolyrn Coalition and forced to do unspeakable things. When he has an opportunity to escape, he finds himself captured by none other than Sgt. Rett. To say anything more about these two would be a major spoiler so I leave it at that. Does Rett outright kill the defector? Does her unit go out of their way to protect him? What kind of life can a former Yixolyrn torture master expect now that he’s on the other side?
There are so many good things to say about this book, but I’ll stop here. My highest praise: go buy it and find out for yourself! Highly Recommended.
Sergeant Rett of the Nyorfias military is a kick-ass commander of an elite commando unit, F-troop. Under her expert direction, the psi-able unit consistently pulls off one impossible mission after another against the Yixolyrn Coalition, an alien race bent on conquering Nyorfias for its resources. Because of her strength, her determination, her dedication to the men and women of her unit, and her unfailing belief in their ability to defeat the enemy, Rett finds herself the obsession of Commander Tyndal Ihelon. The Yixolyrn commander is ruthless and determined to get his hands on her believing that if he publicly kills her, the back of the resistance will be broken. When a member of Rett’s group is captured, Commander Ihelon is willing to negotiate the soldier’s release, but only if Rett will trade places. Rett agrees and the action notches up higher.
As if keeping her unit and herself alive in the battle for their planet’s survival isn’t enough, Rett finds herself saddled with an ego-merge, a strange alien being from the planet Earth that has somehow invaded her mind. The battle of wits begins. What could the deities be thinking? Is Rett in the middle of a deities’ battle between Light and Dark or is this someone’s idea of a joke?
It’s fantastic to read a story with a strong female lead. Make no mistake about it—Sgt. Rett is a badass. The author weaves a story that captures the reader from the opening pages and refuses to let you go. Between Rett’s expertise running the military campaigns, the descriptions of the futuristic weapons and conversation between Rett and her merge Pam, I found myself turning the pages faster and faster to find out what T.M. was going to throw at them next. The other characters in the story are nicely fleshed out and came alive within the story. Battles are harsh and people die. When I read some of those passages, I found a little piece of me dying with them. That is the power of words this author has to make a scene vibrantly come alive for the reader.
As if all of the above wasn’t enough to make CONVERGENCE a most enjoyable story, the author throws one more piece into the mix, that is, in the form of Jaq Pym. Jaq, a Zetinorian, has been enslaved by the Yixolyrn Coalition and forced to do unspeakable things. When he has an opportunity to escape, he finds himself captured by none other than Sgt. Rett. To say anything more about these two would be a major spoiler so I leave it at that. Does Rett outright kill the defector? Does her unit go out of their way to protect him? What kind of life can a former Yixolyrn torture master expect now that he’s on the other side?
There are so many good things to say about this book, but I’ll stop here. My highest praise: go buy it and find out for yourself! Highly Recommended.
December 15, 2012
This story is part one in a series of three, the others being Gravity and Stratagem. Convergence introduces the main characters of Rett who lives on the planet Nyrofias and Pam who is based on Earth and according to Rett is the ‘dim witted alien she is forced to be ego-merged with’. (The first part of the story does explain this) It goes on to introduce the other characters and the story is mostly about the struggle of the inhabitants of Nyrofias to fight a hostile invasion of their planet and their fight to regain control.
There were some good characters in the book, and the detail about the people and the situations was very believable, so much so that I admit I did cry when a certain someone died. I enjoyed learning about the alien world and how Rett and Pam managed with their thoughts being forcefully shared. However, as the story was only part one it didn’t really have a proper conclusion so I was left wondering about how some of the storylines would be resolved but it did set things up nicely to be continued.
Overall, I give the story 3/5.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an unbiased review and the copy I received was the Kindle special edition entitled ‘The Girl Who Had Another Girl in her Head’. This version had a different cover with maps and coloured drawings at the end which were beautiful and did add to the details.
There were some good characters in the book, and the detail about the people and the situations was very believable, so much so that I admit I did cry when a certain someone died. I enjoyed learning about the alien world and how Rett and Pam managed with their thoughts being forcefully shared. However, as the story was only part one it didn’t really have a proper conclusion so I was left wondering about how some of the storylines would be resolved but it did set things up nicely to be continued.
Overall, I give the story 3/5.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an unbiased review and the copy I received was the Kindle special edition entitled ‘The Girl Who Had Another Girl in her Head’. This version had a different cover with maps and coloured drawings at the end which were beautiful and did add to the details.
November 28, 2012
Convergence by T.M. Roy was a pleasure to read. It contains all the elements of classic science fiction – flawed but courageous protagonist (in this case female), evil villains, creepy aliens, space flights, and energy blasters – combined with a meaningful romance between the protagonist and a handsome humanoid alien. I love the clever device of the ego-merge between the protagonist and a human female. It grounds the story to hear someone questioning all the futuristic/alien features of the book. While in the classic science fiction genre, the book also is deeply moving about issues such as freedom and cultural autonomy and the loss of compatriots in the war. I also like the author setting the story in the larger context of the war between light and dark (or good and evil) on a cosmic scale. My only quibble is with the end of the novel, which felt more like the end of a chapter, leaving much unresolved, even for a series. I highly recommend the author and book to anyone who enjoys their science fiction with a healthy dose of human emotion.
October 7, 2017
Very Innovative Plot
Very innovative plotline, which I liked, but I feel others might not. I won't describe it, since it is essential to reader enjoyment. This is actually an extremely rare sci-fi plot device...so enjoy a very good book.
Very innovative plotline, which I liked, but I feel others might not. I won't describe it, since it is essential to reader enjoyment. This is actually an extremely rare sci-fi plot device...so enjoy a very good book.
September 3, 2018
This is a book that doesn't know what it wants to be. In the end, that results in a generous 2 stars from me.
The basic story that we are presented with concerns a kick-ass female commander of a Special Forces platoon fighting on her planet against invading aliens. As outlined in the book's description, unbeknownst to anyone, the conflict of these planets and people is part of a game among super beings and the heroine of the story is one of the super being player's "main character". The twist is that this super being, in a last ditch effort to permit her key player (our book's heroine) to win the game, takes an Earth woman's mind from across the galaxy and forces it into our heroines mind where they have to share reality.
I bought the book primarily on that setup...it sounded unique and interesting. Well. I think I got suckered in a "bait and switch" con job.
The first 2/3 of the book was OK. The story was brisk, the action was fairly well described, and the dialogue was pretty good. The military aspects were a bit unrealistic (the author clearly has little or no real knowledge of how military organizations and operations work), but the story held my interest.
The problem was that the delivery of the entire setup of the book...the mind transfer of the Earth woman...was virtually absent. Oh she's there, but plays no real role in the story. I felt like I had bought a box of "Multi-Grain Puffy Loop Cereal" based on the TV ads announcing "NOW WITH REAL CHERRIES" only to find that there are two small bits of cherry in the entire box that add nothing to the taste of the cereal. Why bother with the entire concept?
But it gets worse.
The last 1/3 of the story devolves into an angst ridden story of our main character fighting inner demons. Now that COULD have been presented in an interesting and engaging way because we still have our Earth woman whose mind is present and who could restore our heroine's confidence and ability. After all, that's the entire reason the super being game player transferred the Earth woman's mind in the first place. But no, we've already eaten those two cherry bits. So our Earth woman's mind, present in our heroine, continues to play no significant role in the story. Instead, the author introduces a love interest to restore our heroine. And that's what the last 1/3 of the book becomes: a bodice-ripper. I felt like my box of "Multi-Grain Puffy Loop Cereal" had settled and I had eaten all of the oats and bran in the first 2 bowls and then been left with only sickly sweet and flavorless rice Puffy Loops in the last bowl.
So for the first 2/3 of the book, I give 3 stars (really more like 2.5).
For the last 1/3 of the book, I give 1 star.
I seriously doubt that I will buy the sequel, which I note is already for sale, unless someone I trust tells me what the next box of "Multi-Grain Puffy Loops" will actually contain. If it contains entirely flavorful oats and bran, plus plenty of cherries, I could buy it. But if it's primarily overly sweetened and flavorless glop, I will not.
The basic story that we are presented with concerns a kick-ass female commander of a Special Forces platoon fighting on her planet against invading aliens. As outlined in the book's description, unbeknownst to anyone, the conflict of these planets and people is part of a game among super beings and the heroine of the story is one of the super being player's "main character". The twist is that this super being, in a last ditch effort to permit her key player (our book's heroine) to win the game, takes an Earth woman's mind from across the galaxy and forces it into our heroines mind where they have to share reality.
I bought the book primarily on that setup...it sounded unique and interesting. Well. I think I got suckered in a "bait and switch" con job.
The first 2/3 of the book was OK. The story was brisk, the action was fairly well described, and the dialogue was pretty good. The military aspects were a bit unrealistic (the author clearly has little or no real knowledge of how military organizations and operations work), but the story held my interest.
The problem was that the delivery of the entire setup of the book...the mind transfer of the Earth woman...was virtually absent. Oh she's there, but plays no real role in the story. I felt like I had bought a box of "Multi-Grain Puffy Loop Cereal" based on the TV ads announcing "NOW WITH REAL CHERRIES" only to find that there are two small bits of cherry in the entire box that add nothing to the taste of the cereal. Why bother with the entire concept?
But it gets worse.
The last 1/3 of the story devolves into an angst ridden story of our main character fighting inner demons. Now that COULD have been presented in an interesting and engaging way because we still have our Earth woman whose mind is present and who could restore our heroine's confidence and ability. After all, that's the entire reason the super being game player transferred the Earth woman's mind in the first place. But no, we've already eaten those two cherry bits. So our Earth woman's mind, present in our heroine, continues to play no significant role in the story. Instead, the author introduces a love interest to restore our heroine. And that's what the last 1/3 of the book becomes: a bodice-ripper. I felt like my box of "Multi-Grain Puffy Loop Cereal" had settled and I had eaten all of the oats and bran in the first 2 bowls and then been left with only sickly sweet and flavorless rice Puffy Loops in the last bowl.
So for the first 2/3 of the book, I give 3 stars (really more like 2.5).
For the last 1/3 of the book, I give 1 star.
I seriously doubt that I will buy the sequel, which I note is already for sale, unless someone I trust tells me what the next box of "Multi-Grain Puffy Loops" will actually contain. If it contains entirely flavorful oats and bran, plus plenty of cherries, I could buy it. But if it's primarily overly sweetened and flavorless glop, I will not.
March 6, 2017
Incredible storytelling, incorporating several layers of entities. One one level it is an action, military storyy
With a female special forces main character. Then there is the ego merge with a female from Earth. Then there is a love interest with an enemy defector. All told in a very detailed way that doesn't get in the way of the story. Read this book, you will be glad you did.
With a female special forces main character. Then there is the ego merge with a female from Earth. Then there is a love interest with an enemy defector. All told in a very detailed way that doesn't get in the way of the story. Read this book, you will be glad you did.
February 10, 2013
I was an editor for Convergence, the new sci-fi adventure by T.M. Roy. When I started editing, I was prepared to be neutral about the storyline, because I don't normally gravitate to sci-fi or fantasy-type stories. However, as I began editing, I became caught up with the characters and began to really care about them and their world. Rett and her fellow warriors belong to a world that has similarities to Earth, but is different in intriguing ways. They are battling to keep their world free from domination by a stronger, larger, alien force. Rett is strong, she is courageous, and she is a leader. But she has also repressed a lot of emotional pain as well as physical signs of what we might call burnout. Suddenly, and without her permission, an alien being takes up residence in her mind - an alien who doesn't even understand what has happened.
Rett would like to know why she must deal with this new being, when she already has too much on her plate. But she also suspects there is a purpose behind the merging of this being with her own mind. She hopes she can find out what that purpose is, and use the merge to help her people - before the alien does something to get her killed.
Rett and her cohorts are vividly portrayed, and the action is fast-paced and believable. Yet there are also moments of reflection and strategy. When Rett's troop captures a prisoner of the enemy forces, the story heats up even further.
Convergence is the first of a trilogy that has been in the works for over 20 years; the author hopes to have the second book released by late summer. I found myself fascinated with the story and can't wait to read Book 2!
Rett would like to know why she must deal with this new being, when she already has too much on her plate. But she also suspects there is a purpose behind the merging of this being with her own mind. She hopes she can find out what that purpose is, and use the merge to help her people - before the alien does something to get her killed.
Rett and her cohorts are vividly portrayed, and the action is fast-paced and believable. Yet there are also moments of reflection and strategy. When Rett's troop captures a prisoner of the enemy forces, the story heats up even further.
Convergence is the first of a trilogy that has been in the works for over 20 years; the author hopes to have the second book released by late summer. I found myself fascinated with the story and can't wait to read Book 2!
September 15, 2013
Holy epic tale Batman! I generally really like sci-fi and other worldly stories. However, this book was fairly difficult for me to get into. From page 1, you are thrown into a realm that is unfamiliar; characters with unpronounceable names, unknown planetary systems, and no kind of background information to guide you. It all comes in time and with telling of the story, but I almost put it down a couple times because the landscape was just too foreign for me. After I became acquainted a little more with the story, I became attached to the characters. The plot is solid, the characters well written, and the flow is great. It just wasn't my kind of story; it was a little too military for me. For those who like stories full of battle strategy, war, and thrilling fight scenes- this will be right up your alley.
July 26, 2011
I am truly not a fan of most sci-fi, particularly not this type of very scientific, futuristic, "war" science fiction. I merely bought the book to support the author, a friend of mine who also does amazing graphics work (she designed this cover, as well as the cover of Dead to Writes and several others). Her characters are well drawn and I found myself quickly sucked into the story, despite the plot/setting being out of my comfort zone. If you truly enjoy these type of novels, I can't imagine you wouldn't like this book.
March 2, 2013
Though Convergence: Journey to Nyorfias is the first book in a trilogy, it definitely works as a stand-alone. Sergeant Rett, the main character, is the kind of kick-ass heroine that's so popular now, but she also reminded me of Balsa, the heroine of the anime series Moribito: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit. Like Balsa, Rett is stoic, strong, highly moral, and carries inner conflict that keeps her from being too perfect.
Anyone who likes adventure, science fiction, strong female characters and interesting new worlds will love this story.
Anyone who likes adventure, science fiction, strong female characters and interesting new worlds will love this story.
March 4, 2016
Change of opinion
I'm changing my rating after 're- reading this story. I think the first time I must have been distracted. This is a little hard to get into, but on second pass, it is really a great character driven story and the characters are really well developed. The subtle nuances with Rett and Pam are so well delivered it makes me want that kind of relationship. I can't wait to see what's next. I feel a sense of ownership to the characters and have gone beyond suspension of disbelief into immersion.
I'm changing my rating after 're- reading this story. I think the first time I must have been distracted. This is a little hard to get into, but on second pass, it is really a great character driven story and the characters are really well developed. The subtle nuances with Rett and Pam are so well delivered it makes me want that kind of relationship. I can't wait to see what's next. I feel a sense of ownership to the characters and have gone beyond suspension of disbelief into immersion.
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February 22, 2011it was hard to pull myself from the ring of fire and valdemar short story collections to look this over but i will be reading it on my breaks on my monday. the characters appear to have what i want to read about. really looking forward to it thank you update sometimes a book will be so beyond anything your brain is up for that it will give you a migraine just trying. i tried 4 times to get into this, i dont like it. i tried i gave it to the high school.
January 21, 2016
Much similar to On Silver Wings in some respects - deals with an alien invasion of a colony world, and follows the story of a super competent female special forces soldier. This one had a more well-rounded protagonist, and a curious framing device of some kind of semi-deity-supernatural beings who are directly involved in the conflict. Not much about them is explained in the first book, so I'm onto the next. Three and a half stars.
February 5, 2017
Good book
Quite a different book but I liked the way the characters were introduced and the story was done in a way to keep them interesting.
Quite a different book but I liked the way the characters were introduced and the story was done in a way to keep them interesting.
December 8, 2013
I bought this book because it was free on the kindle and it pushed all my buttons: A strong female lead, military science fiction, good against evil. I'm so glad I did. T.M. Roy created a unique plot and a great story line that keep me wanting more.
November 23, 2013
Great series of books - the characters are well drawn and the story keeps the pages turning. Best of all, they are all available! No waiting for the next books to be written.
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July 29, 2014
Definitely some interesting concepts in this book. Overall, a good story and enough action to keep it flowing. I look forward to reading the second book.
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