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Harry Irons #2
Stolen Worlds
In the second book of the trilogy, Harry Irons, Galactic Survey Mission Commander for the Braithwaite Corporation, stumbles upon a mission to recover an new and powerful energy source on a newly discovered planet thousands of light-years from Earth. The expedition is filled with peril as the team races against time and an assortment of foes both alien and human.
- GenresScience Fiction
734 pages, ebook
First published March 29, 2010
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About the author
Thomas C. Stone
27 books19 followersMy fascination for speculative fiction developed during hot Texas summers filled with baseball, fishing, and reading. In college, I was a mediocre student, studying writing, classical literature, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science.
I have worked as a teacher, technical writer, systems analyst, martial arts instructor, and various other odd jobs.
My stories are primarily in the science fiction genre depicting characters under stressful and extraordinary settings. Even in a fantastic setting, I like to focus on my characters' reactions to what is happening to them.
I have worked as a teacher, technical writer, systems analyst, martial arts instructor, and various other odd jobs.
My stories are primarily in the science fiction genre depicting characters under stressful and extraordinary settings. Even in a fantastic setting, I like to focus on my characters' reactions to what is happening to them.
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September 18, 2017
To start off, this is Book Two of the series. If you haven' read To The Stars (The Harry Irons Trilogy) yet, read that one first.
I judge my science fiction on a modified version of the Baen criteria: the scientific advances / future technology needs to be somewhat believable, if there are aliens they need to be presented in some realistic format with names I can pronounce in my head while I read, and must have some type of plot with circumstances - good or bad - with their resolution I can get my head around, believe, and be interested in turning to the next page to learn more; that's quite a mouthful, but we've all read a lot of bad science fiction over the years.
With all that being said, this book hits it on all fronts - I literally had a hard time putting this down while reading it. The author does a great job of explaining in somewhat layman's terms the gadgets and technological advances, the dialogue between the characters is to the point without a lot of fluff, and I found myself daydreaming a couple of times about the spacecraft and technology and what I would like to do if that was available now. The author does a good job of bringing you up to speed from Book One of the series.
If you couldn't tell, I enjoyed this one and I am looking forward to reading more material from Thomas Stone!
I judge my science fiction on a modified version of the Baen criteria: the scientific advances / future technology needs to be somewhat believable, if there are aliens they need to be presented in some realistic format with names I can pronounce in my head while I read, and must have some type of plot with circumstances - good or bad - with their resolution I can get my head around, believe, and be interested in turning to the next page to learn more; that's quite a mouthful, but we've all read a lot of bad science fiction over the years.
With all that being said, this book hits it on all fronts - I literally had a hard time putting this down while reading it. The author does a great job of explaining in somewhat layman's terms the gadgets and technological advances, the dialogue between the characters is to the point without a lot of fluff, and I found myself daydreaming a couple of times about the spacecraft and technology and what I would like to do if that was available now. The author does a good job of bringing you up to speed from Book One of the series.
If you couldn't tell, I enjoyed this one and I am looking forward to reading more material from Thomas Stone!
May 19, 2017
Not what was expected But a Nice detour
Not the story i was expecting or the story i wanted or hoped for. The author had his own ideas and used Them in The journey from the Start to the finish of The 2nd installment of Harry Irons. Its not bad just a little unsettling because he had a vastly different route laid out than what i wanted it to be. Give it a go it definitely has some surprises.
Not the story i was expecting or the story i wanted or hoped for. The author had his own ideas and used Them in The journey from the Start to the finish of The 2nd installment of Harry Irons. Its not bad just a little unsettling because he had a vastly different route laid out than what i wanted it to be. Give it a go it definitely has some surprises.
April 9, 2013
I found this book to be a good sequel to the first in the trilogy. I found it sparse in narrative description -- just the way I like it. I missed some deeper character development and a more substantial plot and subplots. It was a very easy and quick read and I enjoyed very much. I recommend it to science fiction fans.
November 19, 2012
Built upon the first book and really hit a home run. Good scifi for those that want an easy read.
November 1, 2014
I was logical sequel, without any unexpected turns. I'm not saying it was boring, but I've hoped for deeper characters and not so flat story line.
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