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Sep 05, 2010

Beanbag rated it:

I just never totally settled into this book. To be fair, I don't tend to like science fiction. I loved "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" but that's about the level I tend to go for, it seems. Regular people dealing with alien races.

I'm not even sure why this is. I can deal with the strange races and places: Takas, Stolorths, Moabar, when they're in fantasy -- I mean I have no problem with hobbits -- but somehow they seem inaccessible to me in sci fi. I can't really More...

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May 04, 2008

Susiq2 rated it:

I have read this fabulous story a few times already, but the sequel is coming out soon, and I am re-reading it again for a smooth transition to Shades of Dark by Linnea Sinclair.(The Sequel).

This book is for anyone who adores SFR. The hero is welcome to move in here with me anytime he so wishes. Did I mention that he is drop dead gorgeous, has supernatural powers, and can help you get to sleep when he is not busy saving your life? The heroine is feisty, smart, brave, and pretty. I w More...

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Jul 03, 2008

Julie (jjmachshev) rated it:

What a fabulous read. "Gabriel's Ghost" by Linnea Sinclair is an amazing blend of romance, science fiction, fantasy, and suspense that kept me turning the pages as fast as I could. I broke down and picked up this book because its sequel "Shades of Dark" will hit the shelves on July 29, 2008 and I was curious as to whether or not to put it on my shopping list. I'm so glad I read this book and I already put the new one on my 'must buy' list!

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Jul 15, 2011

Cathy rated it:

Overall I really enjoyed it. It's always a bit difficult to review an audiobook, I'm never sure if my experience was similar to print readers. The audio experience emphasizes so many different things. For example, I thought the reader, actress Dina Pearlman, was terrific. Her husky voice was just perfect for Chaz. It added so much to the story, hearing the intelligent, thoughtful tones of her voice, especially with the first-person perspective. But she gave Sully a British accent that bugged the More...

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Mar 01, 2009

Cindy rated it:

I re-read this as the start of reading the three book series.
Gabriel's Ghost
Shades of the Dark
Hope's Folly

Linnea Sinclair writes excellent action-oriented science fiction. She also writes excellent romance. Luckily for us she blends the two together... Tight, page-turning plot, great characters [and her aliens are outstanding:] and dialog that grabs you - it is a must read.

As are her other books - all of which are stand-alones.
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Mar 23, 2008

Yune rated it:

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Dec 22, 2008

Gina rated it:

Incredible Sci-Fi that’ll take you for a ride!

Stripped of her post as Captain for the interstellar Sixth Fleet after being convicted of a crime she didn’t commit, Chasidah “Chaz’ Bergren is sent to Moabar prison planet, with only her Grizni dagger to protect and defend herself.

Just when she defends herself and kills a Taka, she comes face-to-face with Gabriel “Sully” Ross Sullivan, the legendary mercenary and scoundrel, whom she’d met several times before. Chaz is sure Su More...

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Aug 23, 2008

Janice (Janicu) rated it:

When I read Gabriel's Ghost I was mentally comparing it with Finders Keepers, and it feels like it's a later novel. The romance is more complicated in this book, less predictable. Despite that, although the writing still pulled me in, I liked Gabriel's Ghost less than Finders Keepers. The first part of the book was very interesting, but then about halfway through, the story started to lag. I felt like the relationship should be all resolved by then and I' d like to see it build from there, but i More...

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May 04, 2008

Jennifer rated it:

Linnea Sinclair got me hooked on romantic sci-fi with her last Bantam Dell release, FINDERS KEEPERS. Now, with GABRIEL'S GHOST, she's outdone herself once again, perfectly balancing the love story of her two main characters with her vivid descriptions of world-building that you're not soon to forget.

Pilot Chasidah Bergren was the one-time darling of the Imperial Sixth Fleet, a woman who could take the interstellar patrol ship she commanded in and out of places that no one else would More...

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Jan 17, 2012

Erinaceina rated it:

I had this on my TBR pile for ages, and kept finding reasons not to read it, but I'm so glad now that I did.

I'm not sure whether to classify this as futuristic romance or science fiction with romance. Certainly, the I-love-yous come much earlier in the book than I'd normally expect with a romance novel, but Chaz and Sully's romantic problems don't end there. The romantic plot is a major focus of the book. All the angst and secrets in their relationship were wonderfully dramatic. More...

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Aug 19, 2011

Paul rated it:

GUY REVIEW: This is like the sort of thing that would be born if Amanda Quick and John Ringo were to have a baby. Except that it lacks the hard core down and dirty sex of Amanda Quick (and you girls call our Gor novels smut....) and lacks the technical detail of a John Ringo novel. Everyone seems to spend the entire novel drinking mugs of tea and brushing each other's hair (both guys and girls). Sex is non-descript words like "gray fuzzy soft", "warm", "soaring" More...

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May 24, 2011

Vicky rated it:

Linnea Sinclair is an expert in world building and now you can add romance to that expertise. In “Gabriel’s Ghost”, she combines science fiction and romance in a sizzling manner that leaves you wanting more.

Captain Chasidah Bergren was falsely accused of a crime she didn’t commit, court-martialed and sentenced to a harsh prison planet. Her surprising rescue comes in the form of Gabriel Sullivan, a pirate and mercenary who Chas chased from one end of the galaxy to the next.

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Apr 05, 2011

Mystique rated it:

Who said there is no good way to blend Sci-Fi and Romance? Whoever did has obviously never read GABRIEL’S GHOST. The romantic element is wondrously, fantastically, stupendously necessary to the hard Science Fiction that defines a Linnea Sinclair book. What we are looking at here is the next incarnation of the genera. It’s deep, visceral, and more human in that it’s emotionally and—yes—sexually intense. And to that I say, “more, more, more

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Mar 23, 2011

Pikachu rated it:

A captain marooned on the prison planet Moabar for a court-martial on false charges. A space-pirate with abilities that aren't quite... human. An alien Stolorth who comes from a species that can rip minds apart--but only by eye contact, which he can't do since he's blind. This band of misfits, isolated from and rejected by the Empire, have to learn to live with each other in order to escape with their lives, and solve a complex plot that involves genetically modified jokors, who tear apart their More...

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Nov 29, 2010

Alana rated it:

Stripped of her command, ex-Fleet Captain Chasidah Bergren is left to molder on the inhospitable, lawless planet of Moabar for a crime she didn't commit. So when her sometimes-nemesis, the presumed dead Gabriel Sullivan, turns up offering to stage a prison break if she'll help him track down who's responsible for breeding long-outlawed killing beasts called jukors, she quickly finds herself on board. Because whoever is responsible for the project is just as monstrous as the jukors themselves.
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Feb 10, 2012

Mara rated it:

I have read two other novel by Ms Linnea. I really liked Finders Keepers and liked enough Games of Command. Gabriel's Ghost had higher reviews, so I expected it to be better. This may have been my downfall. :)

While reading Gabriel's Ghost I kept feeling echos, like a sonar, of stories past by. I know genre fiction is often formulaic. Hell, all stories are formulaic at hearth. Love stories, whether comedies or tragedies, are built on the lines of girl meets boys, problems ensue, HEA o More...

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Jun 05, 2010

Sandy rated it:

Wow. This book was absolutely fabulous. I really didn't think I'd be able to give a book five stars, but this one defnitely deserved it.

It was perfect. It had the right mix of science fiction and romance. It was a book that (almost) made my want to give up writing because it was so perfectly done. The story was fantastic. I loved the characters. From page one, I couldn't put it down.

Sinclair did something great with this book: she had an intriguing backstory built More...

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Aug 26, 2011

Borderstar rated it:

Really enjoyed this book. This is quite a new genre for me as I usually read paranormal rather than sci-fi, so this was a bit of a change for me and I wasn't sure how I would like it - but gotta say I loved it and am currently looking for more like this to read as its opened up a whole new lot of books for me to read!

On the down side, there were some annoying bits to the book - it got a little slow in the middle and I felt it dragged a little where they were travelling. And also the More...

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Jul 03, 2011

Kathryn rated it:

I think I liked this more than Sinclair's Finders Keepers. There was a bit more depth, though still nothing extraordinary. The characters were well developed. I was beginning to think the characters would continue to develop throughout the book but I fear it ended up being more of a case of *in my game show voice* let's reveal the next thing someone can do! And always in the midst of an action sequence. Forbid that the characters would discover anything while sitting down and talking.

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Dec 27, 2011

Chelsea rated it:

Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair was a book that I picked up as part of my quest to diversify my romance library. "Scifi romance" only just came to my attention, though why that is and why there aren't more of them out there mystifies me. The last things I read that can be honestly categorized as scifi were the Young Jedi Knights books back when I was a preteen. That's embarrassing to admit, and leads me to to my disclaimer: I am in no way an expert on the science fiction genre. Now More...

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Sep 25, 2009

Margot rated it:

This was my first foray into Space Opera Sci-Fi Romance, and "Gabriel's Ghost" was quite enjoyable--very well worth the read. Like space pirates, mind-melding aliens, galactic government conspiracies, with a lot of tension-filled romance thrown into the mix? Yah! One of the only drawbacks for me was Sinclair's tendency toward fluffy love scenes described through flowing colors and floods of feeling. She also failed to express the profundity of the social stigma against mind-talents, wh More...

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Jul 16, 2008

Sarai rated it:

WOW I really liked this book. It was hard to put down at times and really hard to ration out during lunch at work. I love Sully and Chaz but I really love Ren. I won't go into detail here about the book but I will say it was a non-stop thrill ride with a HEA at the end to kill for. I can't wait to read Shades of Dark!

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Oct 28, 2009

Coral rated it:

After 6 years of playing cat & mouse around the universe, the smuggler rescues the ex patrol-ship captain from a prison planet because he's in "need of one particular beautiful, interfering bitch..."

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He responded with the quiet, gentle stare I suddenly tagged as Sully's way of reading me, like Ren's barely perceptible head tilt.
“Wisdom's only proven in hindsight, my angel. Without application, it's but theory.” He spread one hand in an almost elegant gest

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May 29, 2010

Jess the Romanceaholic rated it:

I really enjoyed this one. I admit, it reminded me quite a bit of Grimspace by Ann Aguirre, but that was probably just because they're both space operas with similarly angsty/tortured heroes.

I loved Gabriel! It was hard at first to get used to him talking about himself in the third person, but definitely by the end of the novel it both makes sense and becomes second nature.

I adore Ren as well, six fingers and all ;)

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Feb 01, 2010

Debbie rated it:

My Synopsis:

Chasidah Bergren, Captain in the Sixth Fleet was framed for a crime she didn't commit and sentenced to a prison planet from which no one escapes. To her surprise a ghost from her past offers her freedom for a price. Gabriel Sullivan, pirate, mercenary, poet was presumed dead until he saved her life.

But, there's a lot more to Sully than meets the eye. He is bent on destroying a gen lab that is breeding uncontrollable animals that will cost the lives of hundreds More...

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Jul 10, 2010

Darcy rated it:

I have a hard time reviewing this book because there are things that I really liked, things I didn't, but at times I found myself bored and confused when I was reading.

I thought the book had a slow start, things didn't pick up until page 75 or so and I wasn't really engaged with the story until page 150 or so. Things were also very confusing for me with all the people involved, a lot of them not really needed and sometimes there was so much focus on explaining the world and the rule More...

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Jul 11, 2010

Jess rated it:

I gave this one 2.5 stars.

I've never read anything by this author before, and this was also a buddy read for me. I think the fact that it was a buddy read made me continue on and finish the book. If I were reading it on my own, I really think I would have put it down. I found myself forcing myself to sit down and finish it and overall I just found that I had a lack of serious interest in the plot and the characters.

I talked with my buddy about this, and I can't seem to fi More...

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Jan 15, 2011

Vered rated it:

I have a very dysfunctional relationship with this book. It annoyed me yet allured me at the same time, It’s quite seductive. Not for a moment did it leave me indifferent.

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Nov 30, 2010

A.B. rated it:

This has one of the best starts of any book you will ever read. Chaz and Sully are a great couple of characters. It's unusual for Linnea to do her books in first person POV but it worked so well in this book. We needed to be deeply in Chaz's head as Sully had to remain that enigmatic unknown. Any head hopping would have spoiled this book so it's a great example of when and why to use this limited viewpoint.
The whole Dock 5 series is great. Intricate but logical world building and an absorbi More...

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Sep 26, 2011

Kimberly rated it:

A shame there's no half star available in ratings. While it's not a perfect 5, it's worth more than a 4! I really enjoyed this story, and I can't wait to get my hands on the second in the series.

The book is fast paced, and slows down at the right moments. As soon as I read the first page I couldn't tear my eyes away - I simply had to know what was going to happen next. The balance between SciFi and Romance was well done, really well done. The characters were interesting, flawed and eng More...

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