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Savage World
The Earth is no more.
Escaping the premature nova of Sol, humanity's last survivors flee their doomed home using an experimental drive that takes them to the far side of the galaxy. Reduced to ten thousand survivors with dwindling resources and rapidly diminishing hope, the fleet is on the verge of breaking point. Gaia, their new home, offers one last chance of survival for the human race. But when Major Tom Merrick and Captain Juliana Curran lead the expedition to explore this new frontier, they learn that Gaia is a world fraught with peril and deadly secrets.
Escaping the premature nova of Sol, humanity's last survivors flee their doomed home using an experimental drive that takes them to the far side of the galaxy. Reduced to ten thousand survivors with dwindling resources and rapidly diminishing hope, the fleet is on the verge of breaking point. Gaia, their new home, offers one last chance of survival for the human race. But when Major Tom Merrick and Captain Juliana Curran lead the expedition to explore this new frontier, they learn that Gaia is a world fraught with peril and deadly secrets.
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March 28, 2021
Good sci fi adventure
But it's not what I enjoy reading. There are too many characters killed in the first 24 hours on the planet. I read to escape sadness, not make it worse. I really liked Tom, Jules, and the other characters, as well as the new planet. I should have paid more attention to the review that mentioned unhappy endings.
But it's not what I enjoy reading. There are too many characters killed in the first 24 hours on the planet. I read to escape sadness, not make it worse. I really liked Tom, Jules, and the other characters, as well as the new planet. I should have paid more attention to the review that mentioned unhappy endings.
March 15, 2019
Action-packed from start to finish
Wow! I really loved this book. The remnants of humanity seek a new home on a distant planet. Believing the new planet they've discovered to be devoid of life they soon realise their mistake as a new war for their survival begins. Page after page of hot and often emotionally charged action follows as we are taken on a roller coaster ride that will leave you breathless. I simply loved it.
Wow! I really loved this book. The remnants of humanity seek a new home on a distant planet. Believing the new planet they've discovered to be devoid of life they soon realise their mistake as a new war for their survival begins. Page after page of hot and often emotionally charged action follows as we are taken on a roller coaster ride that will leave you breathless. I simply loved it.
October 27, 2023
This self-published book had story potential in it, but the writing was so very unprofessional and it really, really needed an editor so badly. I stuck with the book until the 62% point because I kept hoping the story would turn out to be better than all the issues. Spoiler: It didn't.
Plot: Set a century in the future (and yet the characters made so many references to current shows and movies), for plot reasons something hit the sun and it was going to explode in a month. Then it exploded a week early. (Don't think about this too hard, you have to just go with it to get to the story.)
In what felt really, really like Battlestar Galactica, there was a ragtag group of spaceships (military, transport, all sorts of random ones, just like in BSG) that left the solar system to find a new planet to settle. A few months later they found it.
I was hoping the story would take off at this point (the new planet was interesting, I'll give the authors that), but the writing/editing was just too rough for me to stick with.
The authors liked to use all caps and abused punctuation so badly.
"All caps???" character one asked.
"YES!!!" replied character two.
"And too much punctuation?"
"YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he yelled.
I can't even count the times strings of punctuation were used ("!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!") and all caps was abused so much as well. On top of that, one or both authors had zero understanding of how commas are used, which lead to amusing sentences like this:
Flashing her companion, a smile she had no clue struck Tom Merrick deaf, dumb and stupid, she tapped her headset.
I'm really, really suspicious this was just a Battlestar Galactica fanfic with the serial numbers filed off. One officer was even an alcoholic and drinking on the ship when he shouldn't have been, just like in BSG.
Plot: Set a century in the future (and yet the characters made so many references to current shows and movies), for plot reasons something hit the sun and it was going to explode in a month. Then it exploded a week early. (Don't think about this too hard, you have to just go with it to get to the story.)
In what felt really, really like Battlestar Galactica, there was a ragtag group of spaceships (military, transport, all sorts of random ones, just like in BSG) that left the solar system to find a new planet to settle. A few months later they found it.
I was hoping the story would take off at this point (the new planet was interesting, I'll give the authors that), but the writing/editing was just too rough for me to stick with.
The authors liked to use all caps and abused punctuation so badly.
"All caps???" character one asked.
"YES!!!" replied character two.
"And too much punctuation?"
"YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he yelled.
I can't even count the times strings of punctuation were used ("!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!") and all caps was abused so much as well. On top of that, one or both authors had zero understanding of how commas are used, which lead to amusing sentences like this:
Flashing her companion, a smile she had no clue struck Tom Merrick deaf, dumb and stupid, she tapped her headset.
I'm really, really suspicious this was just a Battlestar Galactica fanfic with the serial numbers filed off. One officer was even an alcoholic and drinking on the ship when he shouldn't have been, just like in BSG.
August 25, 2018
Loved this book!
It gripped me from page one and I couldn’t put it down.
It’s the story of Earth’s last survivors, fleeing catastrophe to settle on a new planet only to hit trouble from day one with carnivorous plants, man-eating monsters and rapidly dwindling supplies.
It’s fast paced and thrilling and I didn’t want it to end. More please!
It gripped me from page one and I couldn’t put it down.
It’s the story of Earth’s last survivors, fleeing catastrophe to settle on a new planet only to hit trouble from day one with carnivorous plants, man-eating monsters and rapidly dwindling supplies.
It’s fast paced and thrilling and I didn’t want it to end. More please!
September 24, 2020
Enthralling
I have read most genres of Sci-fi and Fantasy books,
This one was a suggested read from Bookbub and I am glad I decided to read it.
Enthralling from the first few lines and right to the.
I look forward to reading the next book in this series
I have read most genres of Sci-fi and Fantasy books,
This one was a suggested read from Bookbub and I am glad I decided to read it.
Enthralling from the first few lines and right to the.
I look forward to reading the next book in this series
November 20, 2019
Nice storytelling
This was an enjoyable book. Wrapped up nicely without the need for a sequel. Not that I would mind a series with these characters and settings. Recommended.
This was an enjoyable book. Wrapped up nicely without the need for a sequel. Not that I would mind a series with these characters and settings. Recommended.
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