Mind Slaver

Star Commandos #5

by P.M. Griffin

The Star Commandos are sent on a mission to the Quandon sector, from where no spaceship has ever returned

Genres: Science Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1990

About the author

Longer name: Pauline M. Griffin

Reviews

[Jane Lebak · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just re-read it while proofreading for its upcoming republication.

I remembered just about nothing of this story as I re-read it, unlike the previous two, but I did remember a couple of things near the end--so obviously I did read the whole thing the first time. Varn is dealing again with the direct effects of having been cut away from the Arcturian empire, but now he's got to deal with a blast from the past--a relative.

I actually would have wanted to see more interaction between Aleke and Varn. SOOOO much potential there. Varn would have had to confess what he'd done and what the Empire had done to him. The villain would have had to make a choice based on that information. He could have tempted Varn to join him, knowing they both had no further place in the Empire. Sounds like an A/U fanfic to me, if anyone feels like writing it. :-)

[Adena Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, the author cracks the window into Varn's family history a little more. For me, this is a good thing since I have become more than a little obsessed with him. (Too bad that Islaen got to him first!) I suppose it was to be expected that not everyone in the Tarn line would be heroic, but I definitely did not expect this. Poor Varn - this clearly was not the family reunion he deserved!

[Tabitha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This whole series is a fun sci-fi romp from an author who is local to me. Worth the read!

[Tim Glover · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book 5 in the series