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The Eleven-Hour Fall #1
The Eleven-Hour Fall
What if you fell from a great height...toward a ground you couldn't see...and hours later you were still falling?
For survival, for love--on a mysterious planet light years from home. With the man of her dreams unconscious in her arms, astronaut Kate Borrowdale must escape the treacherous peaks of Kratos and traverse a strange, hidden world beneath the clouds.
For survival, for love--on a mysterious planet light years from home. With the man of her dreams unconscious in her arms, astronaut Kate Borrowdale must escape the treacherous peaks of Kratos and traverse a strange, hidden world beneath the clouds.
- GenresScience Fiction
71 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
Robert Appleton
61 books71 followersRobert Appleton is a British science fiction and adventure author partial to tales of survival in far-flung locations. Many of his sci-fi books share the same universe as his popular Alien Safari series, though tend to feature standalone storylines. His rebellious characters range from an orphaned grifter on Mars to a lone woman gate-crashing the war in her biotech suit. His sci-fi readers regularly earn enough frequent flyer miles to qualify for a cross-galaxy voyage of their choosing. His publishers include Harlequin Carina Press, and he also ghost-writes novels in other genres. In his free time he hikes, plays soccer, and kayaks whenever he can. The night sky is his inspiration.
His work has been nominated for several awards, and in 2011 he won the EPIC Award for Best Historical Fiction.
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His work has been nominated for several awards, and in 2011 he won the EPIC Award for Best Historical Fiction.
Be sure to follow Robert on BookBub for the latest on sales: https://bit.ly/3qLWVHu
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
March 1, 2009
I know Robert Appleton primarily as a poet, but this short novel captivated me too. Kate, the heroine, is a strong woman without being a Wonderwoman clone. She is assertive without being strident and emotional without being shrill. The description of a literal eleven-hour fall is extraordinary, but Kate is distracted from its magnitude by the unconscious man she holds in her arms. If she lets go...
Lyrical description, a heroine to love, and enough science fiction content to intrigue a reader who likes "different"... what more could one ask for? Sequels, perhaps? Yes, and even here Mr Appleton delivers the goods.
Lyrical description, a heroine to love, and enough science fiction content to intrigue a reader who likes "different"... what more could one ask for? Sequels, perhaps? Yes, and even here Mr Appleton delivers the goods.
October 3, 2009
5 of 5 - a you Gotta Read at YGR
This is a wonderfully action-filled and imaginative science fiction…with a romance too! The incredible creatures will definitely make you think of The Land That Time Forgot!
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This is a wonderfully action-filled and imaginative science fiction…with a romance too! The incredible creatures will definitely make you think of The Land That Time Forgot!
Read the full review here:
http://yougottareadreviews.blogspot.c...
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Definitely worth reading. Doesn't end on cliff-hanger, but need sequels.
Fast action from the start. Monsters, like giant birds or slugs, remember good deeds, and eat prey. Scout for rare minerals on new planets, Kate Borrowdale, carries unconscious married "man of her dreams" Jason Remington when disaster hits them on Kratos - "light green ocean .. violet clouds".
Terrains are harsh: steep cliffs, hot desert, cold mountain and crevasse, churning river rapids, violent currents in air and water. She improvises, uses brawn and brains, then diplomatic compromises when he wakes.
Definitely worth reading. Doesn't end on cliff-hanger, but need sequels.
Fast action from the start. Monsters, like giant birds or slugs, remember good deeds, and eat prey. Scout for rare minerals on new planets, Kate Borrowdale, carries unconscious married "man of her dreams" Jason Remington when disaster hits them on Kratos - "light green ocean .. violet clouds".
Terrains are harsh: steep cliffs, hot desert, cold mountain and crevasse, churning river rapids, violent currents in air and water. She improvises, uses brawn and brains, then diplomatic compromises when he wakes.
August 7, 2011
The SF in this was really fun to read, and it surprised me with the twists. The worldbuilding was terrific.
The Romantic thread wasn't as strong but it may be better in the later books now that certain complications the hero had no real remorse over are done. But I did find that complication and his reactions to it reduced how much I liked him. Perhaps if the story'd been a few pages longer and there'd been some exploration of feelings even for a couple of paragraphs I'd like him a lot more.
I definitely want to read the rest of the series now.
The Romantic thread wasn't as strong but it may be better in the later books now that certain complications the hero had no real remorse over are done. But I did find that complication and his reactions to it reduced how much I liked him. Perhaps if the story'd been a few pages longer and there'd been some exploration of feelings even for a couple of paragraphs I'd like him a lot more.
I definitely want to read the rest of the series now.
June 6, 2011
This man writes with such glowing descriptions that you'll find yourself in the most astonishing places, with your mouth gaping. Loved it!
April 5, 2013
Not my usual genre but entertaining nonetheless
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