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| They need human sperm to exist in our universe. Vegas Falls Jackson Cord Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Mainstream Erotica, Aliens - Science Fiction Erotica, Science Fiction Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader Text RTF Also available as a paperback Three universes, one on either side of our own. The beings from outside need sentient sperm to survive in our universe. Yes, there are angels, devils and monsters. It seems humans got it all wrong, except for the monsters. It sucks when you're no longer at the top of the food chain.
When "they" need human sperm to exist in our universe you can be sure "they" will do whatever they have to do in order to get it.
Aliens and humans interact on alien terms in the hope both survive. Words: 55000 Ebook Price: $5.95 | 
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More By This Author | They need human sperm to exist in our universe. Vegas Falls Jackson Cord Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Mainstream Erotica, Aliens - Science Fiction Erotica, Science Fiction Three universes, one on either side of our own. The beings from outside need sentient sperm to survive in our universe. Yes, there are angels, devils and monsters. It seems humans got it all wrong, except for the monsters. It sucks when you're no longer at the top of the food chain.
When "they" need human sperm to exist in our universe you can be sure "they" will do whatever they have to do in order to get it.
Aliens and humans interact on alien terms in the hope both survive. Words: 55000 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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More By This Author They need human sperm to exist in our universe. Vegas Falls Jackson Cord Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Mainstream Erotica, Aliens - Science Fiction Erotica, Science Fiction Words: 55000 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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| | | Three universes, one on either side of our own. The beings from outside need sentient sperm to survive in our universe. Yes, there are angels, devils and monsters. It seems humans got it all wrong, except for the monsters. It sucks when you're no longer at the top of the food chain.
When "they" need human sperm to exist in our universe you can be sure "they" will do whatever they have to do in order to get it.
Aliens and humans interact on alien terms in the hope both survive. | | The Shaman's War Book 3 of The Shamanic Mysteries Norman W. Wilson Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Spiritualism, General Fiction Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader Text RTF Also available as a paperback Adam's father, Esaugetuh,The Master of Breath, has disappeared.
He leaves Adam a list of seven names - people Adam is to track down. With his friend, Running-water, Adam encounters a sensual owner of a lesbian bar, an irascible group of twelve homeless men called The Brother, an over-zealous TV reporter who seems to have just one thing on her mind, and a painter of souls. As he tracks them down, they are murdered. To protect those he loves, he sends them away so he can wage his war against those who want him dead. Words: 92700 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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More By This Author | The Shaman's War Book 3 of The Shamanic Mysteries Norman W. Wilson Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Spiritualism, General Fiction Adam's father, Esaugetuh,The Master of Breath, has disappeared.
He leaves Adam a list of seven names - people Adam is to track down. With his friend, Running-water, Adam encounters a sensual owner of a lesbian bar, an irascible group of twelve homeless men called The Brother, an over-zealous TV reporter who seems to have just one thing on her mind, and a painter of souls. As he tracks them down, they are murdered. To protect those he loves, he sends them away so he can wage his war against those who want him dead. Words: 92700 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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More By This Author The Shaman's War Book 3 of The Shamanic Mysteries Norman W. Wilson Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Spiritualism, General Fiction Words: 92700 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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| | | Adam's father, Esaugetuh,The Master of Breath, has disappeared.
He leaves Adam a list of seven names - people Adam is to track down. With his friend, Running-water, Adam encounters a sensual owner of a lesbian bar, an irascible group of twelve homeless men called The Brother, an over-zealous TV reporter who seems to have just one thing on her mind, and a painter of souls. As he tracks them down, they are murdered. To protect those he loves, he sends them away so he can wage his war against those who want him dead. | | Such Is My Dance The Life of Antony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers Dorothy Davies Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Channelled Works Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader Text RTF Also available as a paperback Antony Woodville, medieval star of the much maligned Woodville family, lived a life of unadulterated luxury. His parents were highly regarded at court, his sister married the young king Edward IV, he had huge estates and a rich wife, all that anyone could wish to have in the 15thc. Behind the riches and flamboyant lifestyle was an intellectual mind. He travelled widely, read books when he could get them and translated the very first book published in England by his friend. Words: 48700 Ebook Price: $4.95 |
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More By This Author | Such Is My Dance The Life of Antony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers Dorothy Davies Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Channelled Works Antony Woodville, medieval star of the much maligned Woodville family, lived a life of unadulterated luxury. His parents were highly regarded at court, his sister married the young king Edward IV, he had huge estates and a rich wife, all that anyone could wish to have in the 15thc. Behind the riches and flamboyant lifestyle was an intellectual mind. He travelled widely, read books when he could get them and translated the very first book published in England by his friend. Words: 48700 Ebook Price: $4.95 |
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More By This Author Such Is My Dance The Life of Antony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers Dorothy Davies Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Channelled Works Words: 48700 Ebook Price: $4.95 |
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| | | Antony Woodville, medieval star of the much maligned Woodville family, lived a life of unadulterated luxury. His parents were highly regarded at court, his sister married the young king Edward IV, he had huge estates and a rich wife, all that anyone could wish to have in the 15thc. Behind the riches and flamboyant lifestyle was an intellectual mind. He travelled widely, read books when he could get them and translated the very first book published in England by his friend. | | Decision at Antietam Andrew J. Heller Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Historical Fiction, General Fiction Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader Also available as a paperback Could the South have won the Civil War? This question has been asked and answered affirmatively dozens of times. But how likely was it, in reality? Now Andrew J. Heller (Gray Tide in the East) explores this fascinating subject using the tool of counterfactual analysis, instead of uninformed opinion, to look for an answer in Decision at Antietam. As always, Heller rests his arguments on solid research of the historical records and the works of reputable historians, both scholarly and popular, to which he adds his own imaginative, yet authentic, eyewitness accounts. Words: 48100 Ebook Price: $4.95 |
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More By This Author | Decision at Antietam Andrew J. Heller Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Historical Fiction, General Fiction Could the South have won the Civil War? This question has been asked and answered affirmatively dozens of times. But how likely was it, in reality? Now Andrew J. Heller (Gray Tide in the East) explores this fascinating subject using the tool of counterfactual analysis, instead of uninformed opinion, to look for an answer in Decision at Antietam. As always, Heller rests his arguments on solid research of the historical records and the works of reputable historians, both scholarly and popular, to which he adds his own imaginative, yet authentic, eyewitness accounts. Words: 48100 Ebook Price: $4.95 |
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More By This Author Decision at Antietam Andrew J. Heller Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Historical Fiction, General Fiction Words: 48100 Ebook Price: $4.95 |
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| | | Could the South have won the Civil War? This question has been asked and answered affirmatively dozens of times. But how likely was it, in reality? Now Andrew J. Heller (Gray Tide in the East) explores this fascinating subject using the tool of counterfactual analysis, instead of uninformed opinion, to look for an answer in Decision at Antietam. As always, Heller rests his arguments on solid research of the historical records and the works of reputable historians, both scholarly and popular, to which he adds his own imaginative, yet authentic, eyewitness accounts. | | Toggenburg - Book 2 Edelweiss Michaela Francis Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Lesbian Romance, Romance and Love Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader Text RTF Also available as a paperback With their relationship bordering dangerously on intimacy, Sarah and Daniela take a three day hike together in the mountains. High on the flanks of Mount Santis, the two young women forge an ever closer bonding, revelling in each other’s company amidst the glory of the alpine scenery. In such dreamlike surroundings, Sarah begins to think the unthinkable; to reject the forthcoming marriage arranged for her and to throw her lot in instead with the beautiful woman who has so dramatically entered her life. Words: 109800 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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More By This Author | Toggenburg - Book 2 Edelweiss Michaela Francis Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Lesbian Romance, Romance and Love With their relationship bordering dangerously on intimacy, Sarah and Daniela take a three day hike together in the mountains. High on the flanks of Mount Santis, the two young women forge an ever closer bonding, revelling in each other’s company amidst the glory of the alpine scenery. In such dreamlike surroundings, Sarah begins to think the unthinkable; to reject the forthcoming marriage arranged for her and to throw her lot in instead with the beautiful woman who has so dramatically entered her life. Words: 109800 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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More By This Author Toggenburg - Book 2 Edelweiss Michaela Francis Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Lesbian Romance, Romance and Love Words: 109800 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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| | | With their relationship bordering dangerously on intimacy, Sarah and Daniela take a three day hike together in the mountains. High on the flanks of Mount Santis, the two young women forge an ever closer bonding, revelling in each other’s company amidst the glory of the alpine scenery. In such dreamlike surroundings, Sarah begins to think the unthinkable; to reject the forthcoming marriage arranged for her and to throw her lot in instead with the beautiful woman who has so dramatically entered her life. | | Toggenburg - Book 1 Early Purple Orchid Michaela Francis Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Lesbian Romance, Romance and Love Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader Text RTF Also available as a paperback Sarah is returning home to her beloved Toggenburg after her sojourn at university. There will be little time, however, for her to relax in the beautiful valley so, dear to her, for she faces an uncertain future. She is being coerced by her family towards an arranged marriage which, although she has hitherto submitted to it, is now beginning to question.
Just as Sarah is forced to face the imminent prospect of a marriage she is now beginning to dread, a new and totally unexpected factor enters into her life. Words: 123400 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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More By This Author | Toggenburg - Book 1 Early Purple Orchid Michaela Francis Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Lesbian Romance, Romance and Love Sarah is returning home to her beloved Toggenburg after her sojourn at university. There will be little time, however, for her to relax in the beautiful valley so, dear to her, for she faces an uncertain future. She is being coerced by her family towards an arranged marriage which, although she has hitherto submitted to it, is now beginning to question.
Just as Sarah is forced to face the imminent prospect of a marriage she is now beginning to dread, a new and totally unexpected factor enters into her life. Words: 123400 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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More By This Author Toggenburg - Book 1 Early Purple Orchid Michaela Francis Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Lesbian Romance, Romance and Love Words: 123400 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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| | | Sarah is returning home to her beloved Toggenburg after her sojourn at university. There will be little time, however, for her to relax in the beautiful valley so, dear to her, for she faces an uncertain future. She is being coerced by her family towards an arranged marriage which, although she has hitherto submitted to it, is now beginning to question.
Just as Sarah is forced to face the imminent prospect of a marriage she is now beginning to dread, a new and totally unexpected factor enters into her life. | | Activating Your Spirit Guides - The Shaman's Way Norman W. Wilson Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Learning, Nonfiction Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader Text RTF Also available as a paperback Have you ever wondered what it is like on the other side? Have you ever thought of trying to contact someone from another univers? Have you ever had a question you would like answered?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions then what is contained within the pages of this book is for you. The time has come to activate your spirit guides and take your mind to a new dimension. Maybe, just maybe, you can be on the path to finding yourself dipping a toe in the pool of a parallel universe. And then, who knows what you will find.
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More By This Author | Activating Your Spirit Guides - The Shaman's Way Norman W. Wilson Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Learning, Nonfiction Have you ever wondered what it is like on the other side? Have you ever thought of trying to contact someone from another univers? Have you ever had a question you would like answered?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions then what is contained within the pages of this book is for you. The time has come to activate your spirit guides and take your mind to a new dimension. Maybe, just maybe, you can be on the path to finding yourself dipping a toe in the pool of a parallel universe. And then, who knows what you will find.
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More By This Author Activating Your Spirit Guides - The Shaman's Way Norman W. Wilson Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Learning, Nonfiction Words: 12900 Ebook Price: $3.45 |
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| | | Have you ever wondered what it is like on the other side? Have you ever thought of trying to contact someone from another univers? Have you ever had a question you would like answered?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions then what is contained within the pages of this book is for you. The time has come to activate your spirit guides and take your mind to a new dimension. Maybe, just maybe, you can be on the path to finding yourself dipping a toe in the pool of a parallel universe. And then, who knows what you will find.
| | My Life With Spirit, Your Life With Spirit Dorothy Davies Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Mediums Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader Text RTF Also available as a paperback Whether you realise it, or not, we are all on a journey through life.
This book is about the life of Dorothy Davies, a Medium and a healer. It is about a spiritual journey that has, in her own words, been full of surprises. Revealing her first experiences with the spirit world, and how she went on to become a channel to a number of spirits with stories that had to be told. You will meet these characters in this book and discover how you too, if you want, can begin your own spiritual journey, or continue on the journey you have already started. Words: 39000 Ebook Price: $4.95 |
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More By This Author | My Life With Spirit, Your Life With Spirit Dorothy Davies Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Mediums Whether you realise it, or not, we are all on a journey through life.
This book is about the life of Dorothy Davies, a Medium and a healer. It is about a spiritual journey that has, in her own words, been full of surprises. Revealing her first experiences with the spirit world, and how she went on to become a channel to a number of spirits with stories that had to be told. You will meet these characters in this book and discover how you too, if you want, can begin your own spiritual journey, or continue on the journey you have already started. Words: 39000 Ebook Price: $4.95 |
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More By This Author My Life With Spirit, Your Life With Spirit Dorothy Davies Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Mediums Words: 39000 Ebook Price: $4.95 |
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| | | Whether you realise it, or not, we are all on a journey through life.
This book is about the life of Dorothy Davies, a Medium and a healer. It is about a spiritual journey that has, in her own words, been full of surprises. Revealing her first experiences with the spirit world, and how she went on to become a channel to a number of spirits with stories that had to be told. You will meet these characters in this book and discover how you too, if you want, can begin your own spiritual journey, or continue on the journey you have already started. | | Stars, Hide Your Fires James C Rocks Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Science Fiction, Action/Adventure Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader Text RTF Also available as a paperback A four-year war has raged across the colonised worlds of The Extent. Nations reel from violence and betrayal and the Skean Republic stands alone. Despite fierce diplomatic negotiations, tensions rise while, bordering the huge region of empty space known as The Abyssal Void, the conflict threatens the nation of Akatsu.
A young, wealthy socialite and ex-assassin has grown up on Hiroshi and now lives in the famed floating city of Yori. Working for Akatsu's secretive science team, Kagaku-sha Chimu, she strives to save her planet from the hated United Colonial Systems. Words: 87320 Ebook Price: $6.95 |
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More By This Author | Stars, Hide Your Fires James C Rocks Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Science Fiction, Action/Adventure A four-year war has raged across the colonised worlds of The Extent. Nations reel from violence and betrayal and the Skean Republic stands alone. Despite fierce diplomatic negotiations, tensions rise while, bordering the huge region of empty space known as The Abyssal Void, the conflict threatens the nation of Akatsu.
A young, wealthy socialite and ex-assassin has grown up on Hiroshi and now lives in the famed floating city of Yori. Working for Akatsu's secretive science team, Kagaku-sha Chimu, she strives to save her planet from the hated United Colonial Systems. Words: 87320 Ebook Price: $6.95 |
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More By This Author Stars, Hide Your Fires James C Rocks Click For Book Page and Excerpt Click Here For All Books In This Series Genres: Science Fiction, Action/Adventure Words: 87320 Ebook Price: $6.95 |
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| | | A four-year war has raged across the colonised worlds of The Extent. Nations reel from violence and betrayal and the Skean Republic stands alone. Despite fierce diplomatic negotiations, tensions rise while, bordering the huge region of empty space known as The Abyssal Void, the conflict threatens the nation of Akatsu.
A young, wealthy socialite and ex-assassin has grown up on Hiroshi and now lives in the famed floating city of Yori. Working for Akatsu's secretive science team, Kagaku-sha Chimu, she strives to save her planet from the hated United Colonial Systems. | | Check Mate The Audio Book Michelle Knight Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Science Fiction, Humour This is an audio book. Run time is approx. 05 Hrs 05 Mins 51 Secs . There are 18, parts to download and the total download size is approx. 109.2 Mb Life is a game of chess and we have been programming our computers to play it for generations; each time honing the programs to work smarter, faster, with more efficiency and higher accuracy than ever before.
A stroke of fate saw two memory cards being swapped. In a military laboratory, the most powerful game of chess ever written was accidentally loaded in to an experimental, highly agile, weaponised robot. From the moment they hit the run command, that robot had only one purpose ... to win the game... Words: 52000 Audiobook Price: $5.95 | 
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More By This Author | Check Mate The Audio Book Michelle Knight Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Science Fiction, Humour Life is a game of chess and we have been programming our computers to play it for generations; each time honing the programs to work smarter, faster, with more efficiency and higher accuracy than ever before.
A stroke of fate saw two memory cards being swapped. In a military laboratory, the most powerful game of chess ever written was accidentally loaded in to an experimental, highly agile, weaponised robot. From the moment they hit the run command, that robot had only one purpose ... to win the game... Words: 52000 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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More By This Author Check Mate The Audio Book Michelle Knight Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Science Fiction, Humour Words: 52000 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
| | | Life is a game of chess and we have been programming our computers to play it for generations; each time honing the programs to work smarter, faster, with more efficiency and higher accuracy than ever before.
A stroke of fate saw two memory cards being swapped. In a military laboratory, the most powerful game of chess ever written was accidentally loaded in to an experimental, highly agile, weaponised robot. From the moment they hit the run command, that robot had only one purpose ... to win the game... | 
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From jbgarner58.wordpress.com:
Happy coincidence has brought a recently-released dish onto this
reviewer’s plate today. The chef, Michelle Knight (interviewed here),
was already in my review queue for some time now with an older recipe
but, as her newest book came up for sale, I decided to take up this
newest dish instead. So is this near-future military sci-fi with a
side of wit and comedy make for a fabulous meal or some bland tinned
biscuits?
Before we cut open the MRE package, let us recite the Starving Review
creed:
I attempt to rate every book from the perspective of a fan of the
genre
I attempt to make every review as spoiler-free as possible.
Here’s the rub, my literary foodies, there’s a fine line between using
humor to flavor a serious dish and overseasoning with humor to ruin a
dish. Comedy, especially dark comedy, is hard. Good comedy is even
harder. So, let me put this particular dog to bed and say that the
sugary sprinkles of comedy are properly used in this piece. There is
a certain Doctor Strangelove sort of feel to the comedic elements, as
well as that dry British wit to the whole affair, and it sits well in
this Reviewer’s stomach.
With that clear, let’s attack the rest of the components of this meal.
Check Mate presents a diverse cast of characters and handles those
characters quite well. Even the occasional stock minor characters is
gifted with a particular spark of flavor that makes them just a bit
more three-dimensional. There was obviously care taken by the chef to
make the characters more than the title of their jobs, no matter how
stereotypical they may seem at first blush, and that defiance of
stereotype is appreciated.
The plot takes some interesting turns in the classic recipe of
‘military-killer-robot-goes-haywire’ (and yes, that IS a classic by
this point!) while keeping its feet grounded in the realm of
near-future technology. The initial start is a bit more mellow than I
expected it would be. In fact, it veers dangerously close to an
extended info-dump, yet it wasn’t to the point of off-putting. It was
a thick crust of necessary exposition but, past that initial bit, the
pacing turns into a even and consistent flow of action and events,
leading to a rather enjoyable final course.
Stylistically, Check Mate is solid. Once it hits its stride, the
courses come along well, properly seasoned, with dutiful wordsmithing.
If I have any stylistic complaints, it’s the occasional slip of
British turns-of-phrase in a distinctly American setting. Naturally,
most readers probably won’t catch these, as I barely did and I’m a bit
of an Anglophile, so I don’t see this detracting from most people’s
meals.
My one real quibble with this particular meal is I wish there was a
bit more done from the haywire military robot’s point-of-view. Not
much, but there were a few bits early on that gives the reader some
flashes of what is going on and I found those particularly brilliant
while not giving away the overarching plot. Some more scenes like
that I think would have added a bit of needed spice at points during
the last half of the book (into which I can delve no deeper because
SPOILERS!).
To bring it all together, Check Mate is a tasty near-future military
romp mixing some dark comedy with killer robots! It’s not *quite*
perfect, but it’s really quite good and I can gladly recommend this
meal to any lover of science-fiction or enjoys a splash of distinctly
British dark humor with their meals! Remember, again, to check out
the Starving Interview to get a glimpse into the mind behind the
book.
FINAL VERDICT: **** (A tasty near-future military romp mixing some
dark comedy with killer robots!) 4 out of 5 (visitor) More By This Author | | Check Mate Michelle Knight Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Science Fiction, Humour Available Formats to Download: Palm MOBI EPUB Sony Reader (LRF) ;MS Word PDF MS Reader Text RTF Also available as a paperback Life is a game of chess and we have been programming our computers to play it for generations; each time honing the programs to work smarter, faster, with more efficiency and higher accuracy than ever before.
A stroke of fate saw two memory cards being swapped. In a military laboratory, the most powerful game of chess ever written was accidentally loaded in to an experimental, highly agile, weaponised robot. From the moment they hit the run command, that robot had only one purpose ... to win the game... Words: 52000 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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From jbgarner58.wordpress.com:
Happy coincidence has brought a recently-released dish onto this
reviewer’s plate today. The chef, Michelle Knight (interviewed here),
was already in my review queue for some time now with an older recipe
but, as her newest book came up for sale, I decided to take up this
newest dish instead. So is this near-future military sci-fi with a
side of wit and comedy make for a fabulous meal or some bland tinned
biscuits?
Before we cut open the MRE package, let us recite the Starving Review
creed:
I attempt to rate every book from the perspective of a fan of the
genre
I attempt to make every review as spoiler-free as possible.
Here’s the rub, my literary foodies, there’s a fine line between using
humor to flavor a serious dish and overseasoning with humor to ruin a
dish. Comedy, especially dark comedy, is hard. Good comedy is even
harder. So, let me put this particular dog to bed and say that the
sugary sprinkles of comedy are properly used in this piece. There is
a certain Doctor Strangelove sort of feel to the comedic elements, as
well as that dry British wit to the whole affair, and it sits well in
this Reviewer’s stomach.
With that clear, let’s attack the rest of the components of this meal.
Check Mate presents a diverse cast of characters and handles those
characters quite well. Even the occasional stock minor characters is
gifted with a particular spark of flavor that makes them just a bit
more three-dimensional. There was obviously care taken by the chef to
make the characters more than the title of their jobs, no matter how
stereotypical they may seem at first blush, and that defiance of
stereotype is appreciated.
The plot takes some interesting turns in the classic recipe of
‘military-killer-robot-goes-haywire’ (and yes, that IS a classic by
this point!) while keeping its feet grounded in the realm of
near-future technology. The initial start is a bit more mellow than I
expected it would be. In fact, it veers dangerously close to an
extended info-dump, yet it wasn’t to the point of off-putting. It was
a thick crust of necessary exposition but, past that initial bit, the
pacing turns into a even and consistent flow of action and events,
leading to a rather enjoyable final course.
Stylistically, Check Mate is solid. Once it hits its stride, the
courses come along well, properly seasoned, with dutiful wordsmithing.
If I have any stylistic complaints, it’s the occasional slip of
British turns-of-phrase in a distinctly American setting. Naturally,
most readers probably won’t catch these, as I barely did and I’m a bit
of an Anglophile, so I don’t see this detracting from most people’s
meals.
My one real quibble with this particular meal is I wish there was a
bit more done from the haywire military robot’s point-of-view. Not
much, but there were a few bits early on that gives the reader some
flashes of what is going on and I found those particularly brilliant
while not giving away the overarching plot. Some more scenes like
that I think would have added a bit of needed spice at points during
the last half of the book (into which I can delve no deeper because
SPOILERS!).
To bring it all together, Check Mate is a tasty near-future military
romp mixing some dark comedy with killer robots! It’s not *quite*
perfect, but it’s really quite good and I can gladly recommend this
meal to any lover of science-fiction or enjoys a splash of distinctly
British dark humor with their meals! Remember, again, to check out
the Starving Interview to get a glimpse into the mind behind the
book.
FINAL VERDICT: **** (A tasty near-future military romp mixing some
dark comedy with killer robots!) 4 out of 5 (visitor) More By This Author | Check Mate Michelle Knight Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Science Fiction, Humour Life is a game of chess and we have been programming our computers to play it for generations; each time honing the programs to work smarter, faster, with more efficiency and higher accuracy than ever before.
A stroke of fate saw two memory cards being swapped. In a military laboratory, the most powerful game of chess ever written was accidentally loaded in to an experimental, highly agile, weaponised robot. From the moment they hit the run command, that robot had only one purpose ... to win the game... Words: 52000 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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From jbgarner58.wordpress.com:
Happy coincidence has brought a recently-released dish onto
this reviewer’s plate today. The chef, Michelle Knight
(interviewed here), was already in my review queue for some
time now with an older recipe but, as her newest book came
up for sale, I decided to take up this newest dish instead.
So is this near-future military sci-fi with a side of wit
and comedy make for a fabulous meal or some bland tinned
biscuits?
Before we cut open the MRE package, let us recite the
Starving Review creed:
I attempt to rate every book from the perspective of a fan
of the genre
I attempt to make every review as spoiler-free as possible.
Here’s the rub, my literary foodies, there’s a fine line
between using humor to flavor a serious dish and
overseasoning with humor to ruin a dish. Comedy, especially
dark comedy, is hard. Good comedy is even harder. So, let
me put this particular dog to bed and say that the sugary
sprinkles of comedy are properly used in this piece. There
is a certain Doctor Strangelove sort of feel to the comedic
elements, as well as that dry British wit to the whole
affair, and it sits well in this Reviewer’s stomach.
With that clear, let’s attack the rest of the components of
this meal. Check Mate presents a diverse cast of characters
and handles those characters quite well. Even the
occasional stock minor characters is gifted with a
particular spark of flavor that makes them just a bit more
three-dimensional. There was obviously care taken by the
chef to make the characters more than the title of their
jobs, no matter how stereotypical they may seem at first
blush, and that defiance of stereotype is appreciated.
The plot takes some interesting turns in the classic recipe
of ‘military-killer-robot-goes-haywire’ (and yes, that IS a
classic by this point!) while keeping its feet grounded in
the realm of near-future technology. The initial start is a
bit more mellow than I expected it would be. In fact, it
veers dangerously close to an extended info-dump, yet it
wasn’t to the point of off-putting. It was a thick crust of
necessary exposition but, past that initial bit, the pacing
turns into a even and consistent flow of action and events,
leading to a rather enjoyable final course.
Stylistically, Check Mate is solid. Once it hits its
stride, the courses come along well, properly seasoned, with
dutiful wordsmithing. If I have any stylistic complaints,
it’s the occasional slip of British turns-of-phrase in a
distinctly American setting. Naturally, most readers
probably won’t catch these, as I barely did and I’m a bit of
an Anglophile, so I don’t see this detracting from most
people’s meals.
My one real quibble with this particular meal is I wish
there was a bit more done from the haywire military robot’s
point-of-view. Not much, but there were a few bits early on
that gives the reader some flashes of what is going on and I
found those particularly brilliant while not giving away the
overarching plot. Some more scenes like that I think would
have added a bit of needed spice at points during the last
half of the book (into which I can delve no deeper because
SPOILERS!).
To bring it all together, Check Mate is a tasty near-future
military romp mixing some dark comedy with killer robots!
It’s not *quite* perfect, but it’s really quite good and I
can gladly recommend this meal to any lover of
science-fiction or enjoys a splash of distinctly British
dark humor with their meals! Remember, again, to check out
the Starving Interview to get a glimpse into the mind behind
the book.
FINAL VERDICT: **** (A tasty near-future military romp
mixing some dark comedy with killer robots!) 4 out of 5
(visitor) More By This Author Check Mate Michelle Knight Click For Book Page and Excerpt Genres: Science Fiction, Humour Words: 52000 Ebook Price: $5.95 |
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