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Bengal Station
Jeff Vaughan, a world-weary telepath employed by the spaceport on Bengal Station, discovers a sinister cult that worships a mysterious alien god. The Church of the Adoration of the Chosen One uses drugs to commune with the ultimate - and murder to silence those who oppose their beliefs. Together with Indian cop Jimmy Chandra, Vaughan's investigations take him to the colony planet of Verkerk's World and the terrible secret of the extraterrestrial Vaith. . . . Meanwhile, in Thailand, street-girl Sukara dreams of being reunited with her long-lost sister on Bengal Station. She meets Osborne, a telepath posing as a businessman with his own secrets, who promises to take her away from her life of prostitution in Bangkok. They travel to Bengal Station, and there Sukara learns of her sister's fate, and unwittingly leads Osborne to his target - Jeff Vaughan. The story follows Vaughan as his mistrust of his fellow humans is overturned by his growing feelings for Thai street-girl Sukara, one of the few good people he's ever encountered in a life of reading cynical, jaded minds. Bengal Station is exotic noir - Blade Runner meets Chinatown - with characters the reader will care about, fast action, and thought-provoking ideas. Eric Brown, born in 1960, is the author of sixteen books, including science fiction novels, collections and books for children. He is married to the writer and medievalist Finn Sinclair and they live in Haworth, West Yorkshire, England.
- GenresScience Fiction
293 pages, Hardcover
First published July 9, 2004
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386 books188 followersEric Brown was a British science fiction author and Guardian critic.
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September 12, 2014
Eric Brown is a great author. His ability to create alien life forms, the flora and fauna of strange and alien worlds is unsurpassed. With "Bengal Station" brown introduces a new religion to earth, The Church of the Adoration of the Chosen Ones, which originated on one of the many colony worlds out in the void. The religion has brought with it a new drug called rhapsody, which gives the users the ultimate euphoria and desire to become one with the supreme being.
The protagonist Jeff Vaughn, a telepath, employed by the Bengal Station to scan people for contraband and smugglers. Vaughn is a damaged person due to events in his past. The only person Vaughn connects with is a Thai immigrant named Tiger, a young amputee beggar and former prostitute, who suddenly dies from an overdose of the drug Rhapsody.
As Vaughn tries to investigate Tigers death he uncovers an insidious invasion that has caused the death of thousands. In order to peruse information he has gleaned during his investigation he must travel to one of the colony worlds.
Brown moves the story at break neck speed from revelation to revelation entwining fascinating characters to a thrilling conclusion.
A highly enjoyable book.
The protagonist Jeff Vaughn, a telepath, employed by the Bengal Station to scan people for contraband and smugglers. Vaughn is a damaged person due to events in his past. The only person Vaughn connects with is a Thai immigrant named Tiger, a young amputee beggar and former prostitute, who suddenly dies from an overdose of the drug Rhapsody.
As Vaughn tries to investigate Tigers death he uncovers an insidious invasion that has caused the death of thousands. In order to peruse information he has gleaned during his investigation he must travel to one of the colony worlds.
Brown moves the story at break neck speed from revelation to revelation entwining fascinating characters to a thrilling conclusion.
A highly enjoyable book.
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