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Messenger (2013)

by Stephen Arseneault(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Stephen Arseneault

series

AMP

review 1: Yet another "science fiction" book that has nothing much to do with science. The science in this book, such as it is, is particularly stupid. If you don't know anything about science don't try to explain such things as star drives and spaceships. Some old time SF books did have really bad science, at least by our modern day standard, but authors like H. G. Wells, Jules Vern and EE Doc Smith were writing before much of what we know today was discovered. Modern SF authors have an obligation to respect science as it is understood. If you cannot do that, either through ignorance or temperament, you should write fantasy, where respect for reality is optional. Science aside, the characters are simplistic, the plot meandering, and the dialogue juvenile. In short, it reads like a ... more6th graders attempt at a space adventure. This is fine if you are a 6th grader. For anyone more sophisticated, or anyone who actually enjoys SF, this book will be a disappointment.
review 2: This is the story of a space age, nonunion, "Fed Ex" sort of speak courier, Don Grange, who makes the most out of opportunity. Through his endeavors, he comes across a stolen technology that came in handy to save his life. After maximizing his use for this technology, him and his partner begins to live the good life until they get a chance to play hero. The Malgari is a race bent on the destruction of the human race. When Don and his partner decides to start attacking Malgari post, Malgari spies begin a covert plot against them that leads to confiscation of their riches and puts them on the run. But through exile, Don finds a way to turn things around.The author conveniently included the first chapter of the second book, Private War, at the end of Messenger. I will continue to read this series. less

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