What do you think?
Rate this book
Harvester 7
The genetic secret to all life in the universe revealed, and so begins the countdown to Armageddon.
For over seven hundred and fifty years the harvesters had been voyaging into deep space, but each journey was becoming longer and more dangerous, because suitable planets were getting fewer and more difficult for the scouts to discover. Terrillia was a dying planet and nothing could be done to prevent the inevitable.
Master Maulik carried the responsibilities of feeding his race with pride, and he performed his harvesting duties with diligence and compassion... yet his heart longed for adventure.
But it is often dangerous to long, for sometimes the heart receives that which it desires most, and Maulik finds himself plunged into a game of political intrigue and brinkmanship that could alter the balance of power in his galaxy as rival species form an uneasy alliance.
For the ultimate doom approaches.
And as opposing factions draw together he finds himself a pawn in the great game, his only true ally, his new found friend, the Kressa.
Discover how the story begins, the preparations for war, deceit and double dealing, plans within plans, the strangest of friendships... and an entire race reduced to the status of livestock.
For over seven hundred and fifty years the harvesters had been voyaging into deep space, but each journey was becoming longer and more dangerous, because suitable planets were getting fewer and more difficult for the scouts to discover. Terrillia was a dying planet and nothing could be done to prevent the inevitable.
Master Maulik carried the responsibilities of feeding his race with pride, and he performed his harvesting duties with diligence and compassion... yet his heart longed for adventure.
But it is often dangerous to long, for sometimes the heart receives that which it desires most, and Maulik finds himself plunged into a game of political intrigue and brinkmanship that could alter the balance of power in his galaxy as rival species form an uneasy alliance.
For the ultimate doom approaches.
And as opposing factions draw together he finds himself a pawn in the great game, his only true ally, his new found friend, the Kressa.
Discover how the story begins, the preparations for war, deceit and double dealing, plans within plans, the strangest of friendships... and an entire race reduced to the status of livestock.
- GenresScience Fiction
203 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 2, 2015
153 people are currently reading
83 people want to read
About the author
Andy Lang
14 books12 followersAndy Lang was born in the north west of England in 1965 and worked in the early years as an engineer in an agricultural manufacturing company, moving from the United Kingdom in the late 1990's he subsequently spent many years in the entertainment industry in Cataluña, Northern Spain and property sales in Andalucia, Southern Spain, he is currently an Independent Financial Advisor in East Africa. Over the years he has travelled extensively and has lived in Spain, the west of France, Brazil, Kenya and South Africa.
He currently lives with his wife and their young sons in Uganda.
He currently lives with his wife and their young sons in Uganda.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
April 15, 2021
I’m sorry. I tried, I really did.
The story sounds like it could be interesting but the author needs a good editor. The sentence formation was painful. The enthusiastic use of commas led to paragraph-length sentences. It just became exhausting to read.
I love a good rollick, and this promised that, but I couldn’t get lost in the story at all. Having to concentrate on interpreting what was written was too annoying to relax into it.
The story sounds like it could be interesting but the author needs a good editor. The sentence formation was painful. The enthusiastic use of commas led to paragraph-length sentences. It just became exhausting to read.
I love a good rollick, and this promised that, but I couldn’t get lost in the story at all. Having to concentrate on interpreting what was written was too annoying to relax into it.
June 24, 2025
Good characters. Terrible editing!
I enjoyed the character dynamics between the pilot and his organic ship. Creative and amusing. However, I found the story to be edited extremely poorly. Frequent mispunctuation, misspellings, grammatical errors (it's versus its), and constant run-on sentences were a definite distraction.
I saw that the epub was created with Streetlib, so that might explain the frequent errors. Anyway, I won't finish the series, which is too bad.
I enjoyed the character dynamics between the pilot and his organic ship. Creative and amusing. However, I found the story to be edited extremely poorly. Frequent mispunctuation, misspellings, grammatical errors (it's versus its), and constant run-on sentences were a definite distraction.
I saw that the epub was created with Streetlib, so that might explain the frequent errors. Anyway, I won't finish the series, which is too bad.
April 6, 2019
Just did not hold my interest.
Characterization was lacking, no explanation about different aliens, no info about different planets, the plot was too sketchy, seemed like it was written for young boys.
Characterization was lacking, no explanation about different aliens, no info about different planets, the plot was too sketchy, seemed like it was written for young boys.
September 26, 2019
Introduction book
Good read, strange races or species, well written.
However, the description does not say it is an intro to a series of books? Highly annoying to get close to then and realize that the story can't be done in the remaining pages!
Good read, strange races or species, well written.
However, the description does not say it is an intro to a series of books? Highly annoying to get close to then and realize that the story can't be done in the remaining pages!
October 10, 2020
Wasn't gripped by it. Good enough story but I'm not keen on stories where book 1 ends and yoy need to read book 2 to find out where the stories going. Not a complete read and not quite good enough to make me want to go find part 2.
July 25, 2019
Amazingly well done!
As as lifelong can of science fiction, this is one of the most enjoyable and imaginative stories I have read in some time! I can't wait to read the next!!
As as lifelong can of science fiction, this is one of the most enjoyable and imaginative stories I have read in some time! I can't wait to read the next!!
Read
September 8, 2019Good read
The character development is very good. All of the different plot lines are interesting. And th interplay between the harvester and less a
The character development is very good. All of the different plot lines are interesting. And th interplay between the harvester and less a
Read
January 10, 2020Good scifi story!
If you like reading scifi, you will enjoy this story. Good character development and a good grasp of technology makes this story flow well.
If you like reading scifi, you will enjoy this story. Good character development and a good grasp of technology makes this story flow well.
Read
February 4, 2020Good story
I couldn't put it down and when I did I couldn't wait to continue. I will look into the next book in the series.
I couldn't put it down and when I did I couldn't wait to continue. I will look into the next book in the series.
January 23, 2021
No comment
November 29, 2022
An entertaining story
I really enjoyed the novelty of this story and the various plot twists and turns. Plus the reveal at the end was something that I did not see coming.
I really enjoyed the novelty of this story and the various plot twists and turns. Plus the reveal at the end was something that I did not see coming.
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews