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'NetWalkers Part One: Partners
Wesley Smith has come to Vandereaux, the political heart of the ComNet Alliance, with two to find the perfect Design Programming Partner... and to change the universe. Changing the universe? That’s the easy part. But there are those who like the universe just as it is... and they’ll stop at nothing to keep him from finding that partner.... ' Partners is the exciting prequel to the critically acclaimed GroundTies. It is volume one of a duology first published as one volume entitled 'NetWalkers. The second volume of the duology is ' Of Mentors and Mimetrons.More than a future history about an era when a universe-spanning computer controls the fate of humanity, it's a deeply human story about the people who control the fate of the computer.
- GenresScience Fiction
435 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 20, 2013
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About the author
Jane S. Fancher
29 books42 followersOn October 24, 1988 in Oklahoma City, OK, at a suggestion from SF author C.J. Cherryh, I began writing. I kept writing because two hours after starting, I had to find out what happened. A little over a year later, I was the startled owner of a three book contract based on the rough draft of my first novel.
I've been writing ever since.
What appeals to me about writing in general is the constant challenge. I'm a generalist and writing is the one thing that will happily use every bit of information and experience you have to put into it. It's constant problem solving, method acting and soul-searching all rolled up into one 24/7 job.
What I love about writing SF/F is...everything. I love the optimism of believing there is a future for humanity. I love the challenge of imagining what that future might be. But most of all, I love the thrill of exploring that future with the interesting and courageous people I find living in it.
But SF/F has another, less obvious, appeal: the ability to write with a social conscience without preaching. It lets writers create worlds in which they can shed light on aspects of current society in a less charged environment. Its a way to help raise awareness without pointing fingers at anyone.
Yes, I have same gender relationships. Yes, I have gender-identification-challenged characters. Yes, sex and obsessive attraction are definitely issues in my books, as are power and its use and abuse. But the genre's one-step-removed perspective also lets me explore the human ramifications of a too-effective educational system (be careful what you wish for), or the curious problems of being siblings and growing up with the kind of misconceptions only close association can create, or what it means to a culture to lose an entire generation's knowledge.
Can you do this in contemporary fiction? Absolutely. But SF/F lets you add extreme ramifications...like what if those sibling misconceptions were suddenly stripped away with the ability to know exactly what those sibs were thinking? What if the educational system were so effective, the subsequent misinformation threatened the very fabric of the universe itself?
In my contemporary vampire fantasy...I hesitate to call it urban fantasy, because in all honesty, it hasn't the right tropes...I'm enjoying exploring the perspective of virtual immortality and what might make life worth living after three thousand years.
And with SF/F you can do all this while have a rip-roaring adventure! What more can a writer ask for?
My formal educational background is in Math, Physics, Astrophysics and Anthropology. I've raised and trained horses, flown planes, and at 51, took up figure skating. I love building things, from costumes to computers, model ships to koi ponds. I play a little guitar, some piano and like to sing.
I actually got started in the publishing world doing art. I worked on WaRP Graphics' Elfquest, helping with inking on the last few volumes of the original black and white, also helping with the colors in the original color volumes. After that, I moved on to my own project, an adaptation of C.J. Cherryh's first novel, Gate of Ivrel.
These days, after many years away from art, I find myself returning to it to do covers for my newest venture, Closed Circle Publications. A couple of years ago, C.J., Lynn Abbey and I decided to join the ebook movement and bring out both our orphaned backlist and some new works that weren't quite what NY was looking for but which our loyal readers were demanding.
I absolutely love hearing from my readers. My blog should echo here, but feel free to join us at:
http://www.janefancher.com/TheCaptain...
I've been writing ever since.
What appeals to me about writing in general is the constant challenge. I'm a generalist and writing is the one thing that will happily use every bit of information and experience you have to put into it. It's constant problem solving, method acting and soul-searching all rolled up into one 24/7 job.
What I love about writing SF/F is...everything. I love the optimism of believing there is a future for humanity. I love the challenge of imagining what that future might be. But most of all, I love the thrill of exploring that future with the interesting and courageous people I find living in it.
But SF/F has another, less obvious, appeal: the ability to write with a social conscience without preaching. It lets writers create worlds in which they can shed light on aspects of current society in a less charged environment. Its a way to help raise awareness without pointing fingers at anyone.
Yes, I have same gender relationships. Yes, I have gender-identification-challenged characters. Yes, sex and obsessive attraction are definitely issues in my books, as are power and its use and abuse. But the genre's one-step-removed perspective also lets me explore the human ramifications of a too-effective educational system (be careful what you wish for), or the curious problems of being siblings and growing up with the kind of misconceptions only close association can create, or what it means to a culture to lose an entire generation's knowledge.
Can you do this in contemporary fiction? Absolutely. But SF/F lets you add extreme ramifications...like what if those sibling misconceptions were suddenly stripped away with the ability to know exactly what those sibs were thinking? What if the educational system were so effective, the subsequent misinformation threatened the very fabric of the universe itself?
In my contemporary vampire fantasy...I hesitate to call it urban fantasy, because in all honesty, it hasn't the right tropes...I'm enjoying exploring the perspective of virtual immortality and what might make life worth living after three thousand years.
And with SF/F you can do all this while have a rip-roaring adventure! What more can a writer ask for?
My formal educational background is in Math, Physics, Astrophysics and Anthropology. I've raised and trained horses, flown planes, and at 51, took up figure skating. I love building things, from costumes to computers, model ships to koi ponds. I play a little guitar, some piano and like to sing.
I actually got started in the publishing world doing art. I worked on WaRP Graphics' Elfquest, helping with inking on the last few volumes of the original black and white, also helping with the colors in the original color volumes. After that, I moved on to my own project, an adaptation of C.J. Cherryh's first novel, Gate of Ivrel.
These days, after many years away from art, I find myself returning to it to do covers for my newest venture, Closed Circle Publications. A couple of years ago, C.J., Lynn Abbey and I decided to join the ebook movement and bring out both our orphaned backlist and some new works that weren't quite what NY was looking for but which our loyal readers were demanding.
I absolutely love hearing from my readers. My blog should echo here, but feel free to join us at:
http://www.janefancher.com/TheCaptain...
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July 1, 2016
I can't really say why this book worked so well for me. Is it the computer programming taken right to the line and then one more step into the realm of magic? Is it how incredibly flawed and yet compelling the characters are, not to mention extremely self-analytical? More than either of those things it is the focus on the idea of a soul-mate, the search for the one person who completes you and without whom achieving your goals and reaching your full potential simply is not possible that I love.
March 27, 2017
very much enjoyed the story!
Being a long time fan of CJ Cherryh I thought of giving this book a go. Cherryh recommends this author on her website and I was anything but disappointed! It is a well thought out and engaging world. I enjoyed the characters very much. This was a page turner and very hard to put down. I lost sleep over it just so I could finish only to pick up part 2.
Being a long time fan of CJ Cherryh I thought of giving this book a go. Cherryh recommends this author on her website and I was anything but disappointed! It is a well thought out and engaging world. I enjoyed the characters very much. This was a page turner and very hard to put down. I lost sleep over it just so I could finish only to pick up part 2.
April 5, 2021
Better than expected
Review of first part is probably influenced by having read the second part already. Altogether it’s uncomfortably close in its real world reflections, the way all good SF is.
Review of first part is probably influenced by having read the second part already. Altogether it’s uncomfortably close in its real world reflections, the way all good SF is.
December 9, 2019
Not good. Orgasm to death? Stupid.
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