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Mallory Sajean #1
The Kenval Incident
One last fight for freedom. But what if the price is billions of lives?
Spaceship pilot Mallory Sajean is being blackmailed. Forced to transport cargo she knows is illegal, she lands on one of Jupiter’s moons. Things get nasty quickly, and she finds herself working with a shady and trigger-happy man.
Hunted by the police, tangled up in a vendetta and a drug dealer’s scheme, she realizes she is only a pawn in a game playing out on an inordinate scale. Not only is she risking her own life, but the fate of several worlds also lies in her hands…
The Kenval Incident is the first book in the MALLORY SAJEAN science fiction series. If you like space opera, adventure, exotic planets, and colorful characters, you will love Mallory!
Read The Kenval Incident and embark on a journey that will leave you breathless!
About the author:
Philippe Mercurio loves to read science fiction. He is a huge fan of Jack Vance, Simon R. Green, and Frank Herbert. He also likes manga such as Battle Angel Alita and Gantz.
Mallory Sajean’s universe is a cross between Blade Runner and Star Wars, but in a unique way. If you miss TV shows like Farscape or Babylon 5, then this series is for you!
“I simply wrote the kind of stories I would love to read. My goal is to take my readers on a faraway journey that’s full of surprises.”
475 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 20, 2017
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About the author
Philippe Mercurio
16 books10 followersPhilippe Mercurio is a science fiction writer and author of the MALLORY SAJEAN series.
A huge fan of Jack Vance and of manga like "Battle Angel Alita," he has spent years creating his own science fiction universe with only one objective: to take the reader on a faraway journey full of adventure.
"Procyon Shattered" and "Sileise Raided" are his first stories in the MALLORY SAJEAN series. He is currently working on the next book, "Aldebaran Divided."
When Philippe Mercurio is not writing, he likes trying new things to eat or drink with his friends, even if it ends up badly. He also enjoys classic cars, because driving a 30 years old coupé is a bit like flying the Millennium Falcon: you never know if you'll get lightspeed.
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A huge fan of Jack Vance and of manga like "Battle Angel Alita," he has spent years creating his own science fiction universe with only one objective: to take the reader on a faraway journey full of adventure.
"Procyon Shattered" and "Sileise Raided" are his first stories in the MALLORY SAJEAN series. He is currently working on the next book, "Aldebaran Divided."
When Philippe Mercurio is not writing, he likes trying new things to eat or drink with his friends, even if it ends up badly. He also enjoys classic cars, because driving a 30 years old coupé is a bit like flying the Millennium Falcon: you never know if you'll get lightspeed.
Subscribe to the newsletter and get an exclusive illustrated guide to the Mallory Sajean Universe for free! Visit www.nogartha.com
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October 15, 2018
I really enjoyed reading this book! This book had an interesting premise as well as lovable characters that help to draw you into their crazy adventure to gain complete ownership of her spaceship. I believe this is a must read for everyone if you love Sci-Fi!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 8, 2020
Me lassant un peu de mes lectures habituelles, j’ai replongé dans mes premiers amours, l’Urban Fantasy. Mais au détour de mes recherches d’une nouvelle lecture, je suis tombée par hasard sur cette couverture et le résumé a fait le reste.
Je me suis vite prise d’empathie pour cette héroïne et sa quête de la vérité pour réhabiliter son père, courageuse et profondément humaine, elle et son garde du corps poilu vous entraînent dans de sacrées aventures.
C’est rythmé, bourré d’actions, de créatures étonnantes et l’ensemble écrit dans un style incisif et passionnant. Un Space opéra qui vaut vraiment le détour et la découverte d’un auteur français très talentueux.
Je me suis vite prise d’empathie pour cette héroïne et sa quête de la vérité pour réhabiliter son père, courageuse et profondément humaine, elle et son garde du corps poilu vous entraînent dans de sacrées aventures.
C’est rythmé, bourré d’actions, de créatures étonnantes et l’ensemble écrit dans un style incisif et passionnant. Un Space opéra qui vaut vraiment le détour et la découverte d’un auteur français très talentueux.
October 15, 2019
What excellent world-building! PROCYON SHATTERED is an exciting and engrossing science fiction novel, first in a series, starring a female protagonist extremely strong in character and dedicated, plus villains ranging from the banal con artist to actual evil. The translation from the original French reads enticingly.
January 16, 2019
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thank yu I am a 100/ percent disabled. veteran reading is one of the ways I escape from my injures this book is very iintertaingy I am impressed by its continued entertainmt makes it a joy to read forgive my spealing one of my injuries was to my head causing scars on my brain makes some things hared to do please keep up the good work is much appresiated.
thank yu I am a 100/ percent disabled. veteran reading is one of the ways I escape from my injures this book is very iintertaingy I am impressed by its continued entertainmt makes it a joy to read forgive my spealing one of my injuries was to my head causing scars on my brain makes some things hared to do please keep up the good work is much appresiated.
October 13, 2018
Good story, lots of action and aliens. I fell in love with the characters and need to find out what happens next. Can not wait for the next one.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 17, 2020
I was prepared for this story to be a bit light and fluffy given the blurb, however I wasn’t expecting to get eyestrain from my repeated eye rolls. Mallory reminded me of a bubble headed, overtly sexualized train wreck.
I lost interest almost as soon as I started reading. If they had said parody then I would have been prepared for it, you do have to be in the mood for it and suspend your desire for something with some meat. Mallory didn’t meet a guy that didn’t want to get with her didn’t matter the species…she must have magic pheromones.
Maybe the author left things a bit ambivalent with her having an almost wide eyed anime feel to her complete with big batting eyelashes, massive mammary glands, as she some how downs a bad guy but needs the big strong man to comfort her in the end so we could see it’s more tongue in cheek?!?!
Most of the story is just a shiny surface and you never get past the shiny exterior to find anything with substance to it and it went on way to long for something without any meat to it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I lost interest almost as soon as I started reading. If they had said parody then I would have been prepared for it, you do have to be in the mood for it and suspend your desire for something with some meat. Mallory didn’t meet a guy that didn’t want to get with her didn’t matter the species…she must have magic pheromones.
Maybe the author left things a bit ambivalent with her having an almost wide eyed anime feel to her complete with big batting eyelashes, massive mammary glands, as she some how downs a bad guy but needs the big strong man to comfort her in the end so we could see it’s more tongue in cheek?!?!
Most of the story is just a shiny surface and you never get past the shiny exterior to find anything with substance to it and it went on way to long for something without any meat to it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 24, 2020
Our heroine has inherited a space ship from her uncle, but it also comes with a boat load of trouble. Life is about to get real interesting.
This is a space opera story with a lot of steam. The narrative might seem a bit off now and then, but this is not unusual for a story translated from another language (French in this case). The plot is also a little light, but there is lots of action and the story moves at a pretty good pace. It has a very campy feel to it, reminding me of early pulp stories or perhaps Barbarella (another French product). And taken at that level, I found the story to be highly enjoyable. Overall, a light, steamy read with lots of action. I look forward to seeing the next book in the series.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes
This is a space opera story with a lot of steam. The narrative might seem a bit off now and then, but this is not unusual for a story translated from another language (French in this case). The plot is also a little light, but there is lots of action and the story moves at a pretty good pace. It has a very campy feel to it, reminding me of early pulp stories or perhaps Barbarella (another French product). And taken at that level, I found the story to be highly enjoyable. Overall, a light, steamy read with lots of action. I look forward to seeing the next book in the series.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes
October 14, 2018
She is being blackmailed into smuggling illegal items. It is about to get much more dangerous. She finds she is a lawn in a games which could mean the death of billions. What is she going to do? Can she stop them? Will she be able to get any help? Will she survive? Follow her adventures
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 27, 2019
Preface: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I did not enjoy this book. As the headline indicates, the problems were twofold - the protagonist, and the plot, aka the two most important elements in every novel.
First off, the protagonist checks off everyone one of my "'Strong' Woman Written By A Man" red flags. Overly described in a sexy manner (to the point of having a scene where she admires her naked body in a mirror and comments on how pink her nipples are). Ogled by every male character she comes across (even those not of her species). Good at hand-to-hand combat, but still has to be rescued by a big strong man when the going gets tough (oh, and her clothes get conveniently ripped up in half her encounters). Entire life revolves around men (proving her father's innocence using her uncle's ship (no mention of her mother, ever); all the villains are misogynistic (generally rapey) men, to the point where even the evil aliens oppress their females, all of the friendly aliens/people are also male, to the point where I'm not sure she even has a conversation with another female character). Aggressively loud and angry for no real reason, but melts around cute stuff, etc. And she conveniently gets together (sort of) with the male main character at the end, even though he's much older than her (to the point where he compares her to Lolita - what the hell).
I don't think the author did any of this on purpose, but it just highlights what a problem some men have with writing women as human beings instead of sex objects. It's gross.
The plot also has problems. For one, it goes on way longer than it needs to. The first 150-200 pages of this are just set-up to the actual plot, with action sprinkled in between. That action is pretty boring and lackluster, since none of it matters and none of the adversaries carry over - the group just fights unremarkable villain after unremarkable villain. The actual plot could be interesting - orchestrating a biological genocide against an alien race to seize their planets - but it just gets drowned in unending running from point A to points B, C, D, E....Some of those locations are even genuinely interesting, but we never linger on any long enough for us to remember them. We're always moving on to the next big, impressive, utterly pointless set piece.
That's really all there is to say about this 500 page novel. If you want mindless action and a sex pot main character, I guess this is the book for you. Otherwise, stay away.
I did not enjoy this book. As the headline indicates, the problems were twofold - the protagonist, and the plot, aka the two most important elements in every novel.
First off, the protagonist checks off everyone one of my "'Strong' Woman Written By A Man" red flags. Overly described in a sexy manner (to the point of having a scene where she admires her naked body in a mirror and comments on how pink her nipples are). Ogled by every male character she comes across (even those not of her species). Good at hand-to-hand combat, but still has to be rescued by a big strong man when the going gets tough (oh, and her clothes get conveniently ripped up in half her encounters). Entire life revolves around men (proving her father's innocence using her uncle's ship (no mention of her mother, ever); all the villains are misogynistic (generally rapey) men, to the point where even the evil aliens oppress their females, all of the friendly aliens/people are also male, to the point where I'm not sure she even has a conversation with another female character). Aggressively loud and angry for no real reason, but melts around cute stuff, etc. And she conveniently gets together (sort of) with the male main character at the end, even though he's much older than her (to the point where he compares her to Lolita - what the hell).
I don't think the author did any of this on purpose, but it just highlights what a problem some men have with writing women as human beings instead of sex objects. It's gross.
The plot also has problems. For one, it goes on way longer than it needs to. The first 150-200 pages of this are just set-up to the actual plot, with action sprinkled in between. That action is pretty boring and lackluster, since none of it matters and none of the adversaries carry over - the group just fights unremarkable villain after unremarkable villain. The actual plot could be interesting - orchestrating a biological genocide against an alien race to seize their planets - but it just gets drowned in unending running from point A to points B, C, D, E....Some of those locations are even genuinely interesting, but we never linger on any long enough for us to remember them. We're always moving on to the next big, impressive, utterly pointless set piece.
That's really all there is to say about this 500 page novel. If you want mindless action and a sex pot main character, I guess this is the book for you. Otherwise, stay away.
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