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The Dyason #1
Minds of the Empire
vg++ 1st Ripping Publishing 1995 edition paperback, In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
- GenresScience Fiction
256 pages, Paperback
First published May 10, 1995
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March 2, 2015
I'd forgotten all about this book until I found it at the back of my bookshelf.
Aliens called the Dyason invade and occupy earth, there are resistance groups fighting against them, and also a loner called Moss.
ESP powers are becoming more common in some of the population, Moss has some talent as well, using his to sneak in and out of Dyason bases to get food and medicines to help people.
There's a twist in the book which I won't give away, as Moss is forced to leave London and ends up in Stonehenge...
The other characters are well done, and the action moves along quickly, from street fighting to the depths of outer space.
Aliens called the Dyason invade and occupy earth, there are resistance groups fighting against them, and also a loner called Moss.
ESP powers are becoming more common in some of the population, Moss has some talent as well, using his to sneak in and out of Dyason bases to get food and medicines to help people.
There's a twist in the book which I won't give away, as Moss is forced to leave London and ends up in Stonehenge...
The other characters are well done, and the action moves along quickly, from street fighting to the depths of outer space.
April 7, 2015
Set in what might as well be a post apocalyptic wasteland caused by an alien invasion, this novel is a SF/UF interpretation of the Sword in the Stone. and a very good novel it is too!
You'll enjoy the ride as you follow the journeys of several characters as their lives move forward and intersect with one another. You'll root for the heroes and jeer at the bad guys.
You will enjoy this for the fun ride that it is!
If the author reads this, I would very much like to buy ebooks of this and the impossible to obtain 4th installment - I really WANT to give you my money!
You'll enjoy the ride as you follow the journeys of several characters as their lives move forward and intersect with one another. You'll root for the heroes and jeer at the bad guys.
You will enjoy this for the fun ride that it is!
If the author reads this, I would very much like to buy ebooks of this and the impossible to obtain 4th installment - I really WANT to give you my money!
May 26, 2017
Right before we get in to this... is this book a week of art? No. Does it provide the sorry of deep seated commentary on the human condition that the best sci-fi tends to? Again, no.
But that was never its aims. Before the motions of the sick or rabid puppies rubbish attacking supposedly progressive sci-fi awards juries, Warren James Palmer wanted to attempt to provide the sort of pulp sci-fi books he grew up with. So yes, the book has cliche after cliche, but it is intended to!
As the original books, published on WJP's label Ripping, said "It might not be Shakespeare, but it is one hell of a ripping yarn!"
What would be nice is, bearing in mind that 10-15 years have gone by since it's original publishing, someone really could have proofread the text before publishing again. Having just bought the ebook version, there are a number of repeated words, odd carriage returns that break up paragraphs of dialogue etc. These should've been cleared up.
That said, I'll still be buying volume 2 when the ebook version is published!
But that was never its aims. Before the motions of the sick or rabid puppies rubbish attacking supposedly progressive sci-fi awards juries, Warren James Palmer wanted to attempt to provide the sort of pulp sci-fi books he grew up with. So yes, the book has cliche after cliche, but it is intended to!
As the original books, published on WJP's label Ripping, said "It might not be Shakespeare, but it is one hell of a ripping yarn!"
What would be nice is, bearing in mind that 10-15 years have gone by since it's original publishing, someone really could have proofread the text before publishing again. Having just bought the ebook version, there are a number of repeated words, odd carriage returns that break up paragraphs of dialogue etc. These should've been cleared up.
That said, I'll still be buying volume 2 when the ebook version is published!
November 28, 2020
Truly Ridiculous
Supposedly a straightforward military-sci-fi epic, this meandering, over-long, turgid pot-boiler combines an alien invasion, Merlin coming back from a long sleep, Excalibur is an organic space ship, a scrappy resistance movement, telepaths, mind control, cardboard evil-doers who all but twirl their mustaches as they plot the subjugation of the Earthlings. Ugg. This is a poorly written, poorly structured, ridiculous novel that I am totally pissed that I worked my way all the way through to the end. By the last chapter I was praying for it t end. The worst part of the whole tale? There is a planned sequel.
Supposedly a straightforward military-sci-fi epic, this meandering, over-long, turgid pot-boiler combines an alien invasion, Merlin coming back from a long sleep, Excalibur is an organic space ship, a scrappy resistance movement, telepaths, mind control, cardboard evil-doers who all but twirl their mustaches as they plot the subjugation of the Earthlings. Ugg. This is a poorly written, poorly structured, ridiculous novel that I am totally pissed that I worked my way all the way through to the end. By the last chapter I was praying for it t end. The worst part of the whole tale? There is a planned sequel.
June 19, 2019
I loved this book and even though I'm not planning on keeping this book, it was still a enjoyable read full of great story arcs and development for each one as well as great story that starts off as an plain and simple invasion story to an resistance one mixed in survival then more into a bit of mythical science fiction from the Arthurian legends which is awesome to read this spin on it.
May 23, 2017
Fun enough, to pass the time as long, as you can get past the, fact that the author has no clue about, punctuation (especially commas) so, most of the sentences read like, this, one.
May 13, 2019
An interesting story
Lots of action. Well worth the reading. Going to check out book 2. An interesting plot and clever thing of ancient myth with the future.
Lots of action. Well worth the reading. Going to check out book 2. An interesting plot and clever thing of ancient myth with the future.
March 30, 2017
One of my favourite books and a great sci-fi novel with some fantasy elements mixed in. It's a basic good vs evil plot but with well developed characters that change over the course of the novel. The first of the trilogy and a great way to get you gripped.
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