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Childers Universe #3
Galactic Mail: Revolution!
This is the third book in the Childers Universe. Military genius Jan Childers founded Galactic Mail & Defense to put an end to interstellar war by fielding an overwhelming military force. Funded by the universal provision of mail and freight services, Galactic Mail stood as the protector of all human star systems against interstellar incursions. Childers' one great fear was that Galactic Mail would sooner or later morph into a galactic government that would devolve into tyranny.
One hundred and seventy-five years later, her fears are coming true. Galactic Mail has begun to come off the rails, interfering in the internal affairs of planetary governments, coercing them to follow its dictates or face its terrible military might.
But what the leadership of Galactic Mail does not know is that Jan Childers put in place a mechanism to pull Galactic Mail back from tyranny. Twenty-four chains of its founders' descendants keep watch over Galactic Mail, ready to intervene if it strays from its charter.
Twenty-four Watchers, pitted against the largest organization in human history. But one of them is Patricia Dawson, Jan Childers' seventh great grandchild, and heir to her determination and strength. Dawson will destroy whatever she has to destroy, and kill whomever she has to kill, to pull Galactic Mail back from the descent into tyranny.
One hundred and seventy-five years later, her fears are coming true. Galactic Mail has begun to come off the rails, interfering in the internal affairs of planetary governments, coercing them to follow its dictates or face its terrible military might.
But what the leadership of Galactic Mail does not know is that Jan Childers put in place a mechanism to pull Galactic Mail back from tyranny. Twenty-four chains of its founders' descendants keep watch over Galactic Mail, ready to intervene if it strays from its charter.
Twenty-four Watchers, pitted against the largest organization in human history. But one of them is Patricia Dawson, Jan Childers' seventh great grandchild, and heir to her determination and strength. Dawson will destroy whatever she has to destroy, and kill whomever she has to kill, to pull Galactic Mail back from the descent into tyranny.
- GenresScience Fiction
152 pages, Paperback
Published February 5, 2018
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Richard F. Weyand
47 books39 followersRich Weyand was born in Illinois and lived there almost 60 years before he and his wife engineered an escape to the hills of southern Indiana in 2011. His undergraduate and graduate education is in Physics, and he's never really recovered.
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September 14, 2021
This one bothered me
I'll preface this by saying that I enjoyed the first two Childers books. They were lacking much emotional depth but were pretty good far reaching sci-fi spanning quite a few years. They were a good read that sucked me in.
This one really bothered me. The premise in the first place is seriously flawed since there is zero reason to believe that 150 some years in the future your or anyone else's ancestors are going to be in any way morally superior to anybody else. They could just as easily have used the watcher mechanism to instate tyranny. Then all the brutal, completely dispassionate killing to fight theoretical future tyranny, with the text even admitting at one point that most of the victims were innocent people in the wrong place at the wrong time. That was nearly psychopathic, and the more I thought about it, the more disturbing it seemed to me. It really came down to an ends justify the means philosophy which is almost always morally bankrupt. I won't be reading any more of these books.
I'll preface this by saying that I enjoyed the first two Childers books. They were lacking much emotional depth but were pretty good far reaching sci-fi spanning quite a few years. They were a good read that sucked me in.
This one really bothered me. The premise in the first place is seriously flawed since there is zero reason to believe that 150 some years in the future your or anyone else's ancestors are going to be in any way morally superior to anybody else. They could just as easily have used the watcher mechanism to instate tyranny. Then all the brutal, completely dispassionate killing to fight theoretical future tyranny, with the text even admitting at one point that most of the victims were innocent people in the wrong place at the wrong time. That was nearly psychopathic, and the more I thought about it, the more disturbing it seemed to me. It really came down to an ends justify the means philosophy which is almost always morally bankrupt. I won't be reading any more of these books.
November 19, 2019
Still pretty body
We jump a couple of centuries ahead, and we've got a Jan Childers look alike who is a descendant tasked with straightening out the predictable decision to deviate from the galactic mail's charter. She and a small number of descendants of the original founders of galactic mail have been given a responsibility passed from grandparent to grandchild to protect the universe from any corruption that works its way into galactic mail. They are called the watchers, and they show themselves because galactic mail has gone off the rails. It's a revolution, and they viciously bite of the head of galactic mall, and replace it with a new regime. They don't care about innocence or collateral damage. They take out everything in their way to reestablish galactic mail's original charter. Again, I'm not a fan of Mr. Weyland's solution of ethical problems.
We jump a couple of centuries ahead, and we've got a Jan Childers look alike who is a descendant tasked with straightening out the predictable decision to deviate from the galactic mail's charter. She and a small number of descendants of the original founders of galactic mail have been given a responsibility passed from grandparent to grandchild to protect the universe from any corruption that works its way into galactic mail. They are called the watchers, and they show themselves because galactic mail has gone off the rails. It's a revolution, and they viciously bite of the head of galactic mall, and replace it with a new regime. They don't care about innocence or collateral damage. They take out everything in their way to reestablish galactic mail's original charter. Again, I'm not a fan of Mr. Weyland's solution of ethical problems.
February 9, 2020
Good finish!
The second or third thing the watchers should have done is to re-instate the watchers. Oral tradition again, get the computer involved, people are gonna be people, in another hundred years or so they will be needed again. I wish we could do something like that with our government. Talk about entrenched!!
The second or third thing the watchers should have done is to re-instate the watchers. Oral tradition again, get the computer involved, people are gonna be people, in another hundred years or so they will be needed again. I wish we could do something like that with our government. Talk about entrenched!!
December 9, 2018
Not my favorite
The fabric on this series is woven loosely. It’s the difference between 75 count canvas and 800 thread count Egyptian Cotten. Perhaps some stronger character building and details would help.
The fabric on this series is woven loosely. It’s the difference between 75 count canvas and 800 thread count Egyptian Cotten. Perhaps some stronger character building and details would help.
June 15, 2021
The Drama Continues
This story has evolved into a social and political treatise, with threads of fantastic technology to bolster the movement. Minimal character development for new characters with a subset of continued characters from the previous books. Ends on a hopeful note.
This story has evolved into a social and political treatise, with threads of fantastic technology to bolster the movement. Minimal character development for new characters with a subset of continued characters from the previous books. Ends on a hopeful note.
August 7, 2021
End of Children's Story, But Possible Beginning of New Adventures
The whole series is is a 5-star read. Fast- moving adventure, heroes, villains, and smart use of tech. Add the love story and you have it all. Don't forget the 2 extra Campbell books!
The whole series is is a 5-star read. Fast- moving adventure, heroes, villains, and smart use of tech. Add the love story and you have it all. Don't forget the 2 extra Campbell books!
March 13, 2022
OK, but
Good story, but I'm guessing that humans won't change much so that's one problem fixed. So is there a second layer that will catch tyranny the next time? Cause it will happen over and over.
Good story, but I'm guessing that humans won't change much so that's one problem fixed. So is there a second layer that will catch tyranny the next time? Cause it will happen over and over.
November 5, 2018
Great Book 4
In my opinion you should read book one, book 5, book 2, and then this story which happens almost 200 years later. They are all great science in the fiction stories.
In my opinion you should read book one, book 5, book 2, and then this story which happens almost 200 years later. They are all great science in the fiction stories.
February 3, 2022
Satisfying read
Another excellent book in the Childers Universe series. What happens if your plan goes awry. Interesting solution with new characters.
Another excellent book in the Childers Universe series. What happens if your plan goes awry. Interesting solution with new characters.
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