by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
First in my Snakes & Ladders read... and honestly, I rolled two sixes (I'm not lying!) so I'm at space 13. Have to read a book by a male author. Either Redliners by David Drake or For Us Humans by Steve Rzasa. This is fun!
This was an excellent mystery thriller/police procedural/alien encounter story that really has me wanting to go out and get the rest of this series. I enjoyed the story being told as well as the pace it was told at. Excellent characters and enough action to keep me enthralled all the way through.4 S...
This was an excellent mystery thriller/police procedural/alien encounter story that really has me wanting to go out and get the rest of this series. I enjoyed the story being told as well as the pace it was told at. Excellent characters and enough action to keep me enthralled all the way through.4 S...
Has anybody ever read a science fiction mystery? I must admit I love when authors combine genres in their books. Dean Koontz is one of the masters of genre combining and twisting in his works. The Disappeared by Kristine Kathryn Rusch is the first novel I’ve read that combines a standard science ...
The opening Retrieval Artist novel sets the stage in high fashion for what follows. Rusch is not just world building, she's Universe building and she builds not just people and planets but cultures. The culture clashes at the heart of this novel kept me rapt with interest. The characterizations as w...
A fascinating, compelling read. In this universe Earth has negotiated, for the sake of trade, a set of very disadvantageous diplomatic agreements which force humans to face the consequences of legal transgressions under alien laws. It is such a difficult problem that an industry of 'disappearances...
Nice combination of mystery and SF.
Does anyone remember that episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation where the young Mr. Crusher faces a horrible punishment for breaking a fence? The idea behind that episode forms part of the background for this seasons.The Disappeared is sci-fi C.S.I. with a twist. Inter-galactic treaties have l...
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