The Peyti Crisis

Retrieval Artist #12

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Moon barely survived the devastation of Anniversary Day. The second round of attacks planned to kill millions more. With the life of every human and alien on the Moon hanging in the balance, the Moon's chief security officer, Noelle DeRicci, races to discover the identity of the masterminds behind the attacks before it's too late. Desperate to find answers, DeRicci turns to Retrieval Artist Miles Flint and Detective Bartholomew Nyquist for the kind of help only Flint and Nyquist can provide. The hero comes out of retirement to confront his worst nightmare.

A gripping look at a society on edge. What will happen next, who are the bad guys, and what is it they are hoping to achieve? The Peyti Crisis is action-packed and continues where A Murder of Clones leaves off.

Genres: Science Fiction, Mystery, Audiobook, Crime, Aliens, Fiction

351 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2015

About the author

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists –even in London– and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.

Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.

In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".

She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances

Reviews

[Anissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

After the massive attack on the Moon perpetrated by clones Noelle DeRicci, Miles Flint & Detective Nyquist are all in on the investigation of who is responsible and foiling another, bigger attack, in this installment. This one moved around to various points of view quite a lot, including the attorneys who are taking the case of the clones on.There are lots of discussions of ownership, personhood and rights, this is an interesting aspect to the story, that I enjoyed. While a lot of conversations happen and information is being gathered, there's not a lot that actually happens in this installment. It felt very much like setting the pieces up on the board for a big showdown. I'm really ready for the showdown. I'll definitely finish the series because I have to know who put this big plan into motion, what they want & the takedown should be epic. Recommended for readers of the series.

[Lois · Rating 4 out of 5]

The inherent xenophobic response to the Peyti clones vs the human clones really stands out for me this reread.
That the Moon would bar all Peyti but not all humans is such a well written response.
The extreme angst from the human clone attacks seems to be quite comfortably transferred to the Peyti. Very well handled. I'm more impressed on the reread. I know how the story ends so I'm just paying attention to details.
I liked this book and am enjoying this series. Reread for the final two books in the series.
I find that I'm really enjoying the full cast of characters in this Anniversary Day series. I am somewhat tired of Miles Flint. I also like the subtleties in the different reaction to the Peyti clones than to the Fremont clones. The Xenophobia and paranoia rampant even in my favorite characters feels organic and very real.

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Five in the Anniversary Day Saga (Retrieval Artist series 12) This series just gets better and better. In the Peyti Crisis everyone begins to see that there is more to the attacks than they thought. There are some new characters in the book but most of the action is centered on DeRicci, Miles Flint, Bartholomew Nyquist and Deshin. All main character we have met before.

Start this series from the beginning of the Anniversary Day Saga as all the action and characters build from that point. For even more fun start with book one of the Retrieval Artist series. Rusch is publishing one book a month in the Anniversary Day Saga so there is much more to come and you don’t have a long wait until the next book. I have the next book on pre-order so I can start reading on its release day.

[Michal · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars
I love the world and characters but author is repetitive besides including backstory and plot points from the previous books which any reader/fan will have already got/remember ( padding!?no need! I hope not!) and it caused to me to skim. Which means pacing is way off, too. And that's a bummer. It's a very interesting story, the themes are important to me, and I just wish I could get into the story more, instead of being pulled out all the time by those above digressions .

[Taylor · Rating 2 out of 5]

In this book, the Anniversary Day Saga has officially run out of steam. There are at least a dozen side stories going on, that will at some point come together to reveal the whodunit of Anniversary Day but at this point, the story has become too far reaching and disjointed to hold my attention. I actually read another book in the middle of this one, which is something I never do. Maybe it's my fault for reading them back to back but on the other hand I wouldn't be able to remember enough to keep track of everything if I hadn't. I'll keep reading because I made it this far but as much as I love the world, I miss the stand alone novels that had a beginning, middle and an end.

[Alain Normand · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the series and love the topic but it's dragging on too much. There's too much repetition, not enough action in each book. I want to get to the conclusion. Let's finish it already. Too many investigative details and not enough progress in the investigation at each stage. It's a bit sad because the whole concept was brilliant and many of the sci-fi techs are well developed with interesting ideas.

[Bob Cutler · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was a little disappointed that the main purpose of this novel was to set the stage for the next novel in the series. I expected a somewhat self-contained story and didn't get one.

[Al Menaster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good; interesting. But no resolution, this is a bridge book to the new in this series.

[BBFlyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard starting in the middle of a series, but a very engrossing story. Aliens, clones, moon cities, and an engaging mystery.

[Charl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Watching the story unfold has been a joy. I just hope it stays this good! (I have faith in Ms. Rusch, I expect it to do so.)

[John Wegener · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good story line for the series. much better than the previous book. By the ending, the scene is set for a building climax in the next book.

[Marion Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

Miles Flint and Noelle DeRicci are back!

I had to write that as my first sentence for this latest review in the Retrieval Artist Series by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. The previous two books in the series, A Murder of Clones and Search and Recovery, did not feature Retrieval Artist Flint and Moon’s Chief Security Officer DeRicci in those stories and I missed them a lot. That last sentence should tell how much I have enjoyed reading this series after twelve books.

The Peyti Crisis is Book Five of the Anniversary Day Saga and moves one step closer to finding out who committed the Anniversary Day bombings on the Moon colony of Armstrong. More clues have been revealed and with the help of Master Criminal Luc Deshin, Flint and DeRicci finally have some hope on solving the Moon’s biggest case.

Rusch’s ability to handle multiple characters and sub-plots throughout the entire series has been a delight to read. She has kept me guessing each time when I thought I had an idea on who committed those heinous Anniversary Day bombings. Also, she has created a believable alternate world where questions on what it means to being human and identity have emerged as one of the main themes of the series.

For those of you who are reading the series, The Peyti Crisis is one more step closer to the conclusion of the series. For new readers, I would suggest going back to start with Anniversary Day, the first book of the Anniversary Day Saga, and read the preceding books before this one.

Rusch provides another solid novel in the Retrieval Artist Series where old-fashioned storytelling still has a place in our culture for providing quality entertainment.

[Gregoire · Rating 2 out of 5]

Je suis un grand fan de cette série Cependant je dois avouer être déçu par the Peyti Crisis Je trouve l'écriture moins soignée (plus "rapport" que "vécu") Il manque l'action qui faisait le sel des premiers tomes Beaucoup de discussions qui tombent à plat sur la culpabilité (ou non) des clones ou de leurs propriétaires et une troisième menace qui planent sans jamais alunir

I'm a big fan of this serie But I have to admit being disappointed by the Peyti Crisis I find the handwriting less neat (more "report" that "lived") It also lacks the big action which was the salt of the first volumes Much discussions are falling flat on guilt (or not) of clones or their owners I've been waiting for a third threat that hover without ever land on the moon

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Story Continues

I liked the story, but it was very slow and not very exciting, thus the 3 Star rating.
This installment of the Anniversary Day Saga deals completely with the investigation side of the story. Lots and lots of talking and zero action. It is necessary to move this overly long story forward, but it is by far the least exciting book in the franchise. I prefer the earlier one-off books to this extended storyline, but they are well written books, and the characters are interesting, so they are worth reading.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book came across definitely as a linking book designed to reintroduce our favorite characters back into the story. I always enjoy the stories more when Miles, Talia, Nicole and Nyquist are in them. As for the plot, well, like I said it seems to be more of a linking story and a bit light on plot, but hopefully the next book will pick it up again. I am thinking this story did not require 6 separate books.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, Although I may need to refresh my memory of earlier books . It's such a good story I don't want to not understand anything happening and there have been a lot of books and the tie ends are coming together now maybe quickly, maybe not but we do have to know earlier characters and plots. Great narration as always. CAn't wait for the next. SO glad of the monthly releases, now that the wait is over..!!!

[Mickey Hoffman · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book, but there wasn't anything but superficial plot. I'd begun to get into a few of the characters in the previous book, but here they went flat. Although the evil plotters haven't been revealed yet, I'm not sure I'll keep reading the series. There's so much science fiction out there with better writing and a lot more heart.

[Karen A. Wyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Every book in the Anniversary Day Saga is necessary to the whole, in my view. That said, this was not one of my favorites of that saga or of the Retrieval Artist series -- both of which, on the whole, I firmly recommend.

(There's also at least one continuity error, concerning the reaction of one character's child to preceding events.)

[Samuel Lubell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this one better than the last two in the Anniversary Day subseries of Retrieval Artist (Universe) books. This one returns the focus to Miles Flint and has some interesting material on lawyers. See my full review at http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.p...

[Angie Boyter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice continuation

The investigators are making good progress.I am still really enjoying this saga, but I am getting a bit impatient. Maybe it's time to take a break and read something else...but I will return soon.

[Harald Koch]

I am never going to finish this book (or this series). Dragging it out to so many separate novels made me completely lose interest.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book, Narration as always top notch. Series is really wonderful. Can't wait for nest installment.

[Carly Kirk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow...

Can't wait to find out what happens to resolve everything! Rusch has an amazing ability to tell a very complicated story without it being too hard to understand.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Back to exciting with this book!

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

highly recommend.

[Ryan Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book in the Anniversary Day saga, it had me moving on to the next!