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Stopover at the Backworlds' Edge (English Edition) van [Pax, M.]

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M. Pax (auteur),‎ TypeWrite II (redacteur)

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Nothing sane travels the starway. Today it brings disaster.

In the far future, humanity settles the stars, bioengineering its descendants to survive in a harsh universe. This is the second book in the science fiction series, The Backworlds. A space opera adventure.

Revenge is on Craze’s mind. He chews on it every day along with the relentless dust on Pardeep Station. He dreams of grander wealth, enough to make his father choke.

That’s the dream consuming him when the interstellar portal opens, spitting out a ship that should no longer exist. A battleship spoiling for a fight. Yet the war with the Foreworlds ended two generations ago.

One wrong move and the shaky truce will end. So will Craze and his friends.

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Editie: Kindle-editie
Bestandsgrootte: 1728 KB
Printlengte: 188 pagina's
Gelijktijdig gebruik van apparaten: Onbeperkt
Uitgever: M. Pax (13 december 2013)
Verkocht door: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Taal: Engels
ASIN: B008L46QFU
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Doug Bittinger

Another imaginative tale from MPax

10 oktober 2012 - Gepubliceerd op Amazon.com

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Stopover at the Backworlds' Edge is the second book in Mary Pax's Backworlds series about bio-engineered human life forms that were created to be able to thrive in the harsh environments of planets that are not exactly, "Earth Normal".

In this tale we find Craze and his new-found friends from the first book encamped at Pardeep Station, a sort of rest stop along the galactic interstate system, except Pardeep is out in the sticks, galactically speaking, and not an especially inviting place to go.

Craze has established his own tavern, serving the occasional starship that arrives at Pardeep. An old military ship arrives and discharges a form of engineered human life that was thought to be extinct - and her army of shadows. She brings news that the small group of friends has a traitor among them and that traitor has brought an old enemy bent on recovering a secret weapon stashed there long ago. With the arrival of this ship the life of everyone on Pardeep Station is now at risk.

This tale continues the tradition started in the first book of incorporating chocolate as a key element in the story. Stopover also has a love-interest for Craze, but again it's a rather quirky situation. Poor Craze - will he ever find a stable relationship?

As we have come to expect from M.Pax, this book is not only quite imaginative, but also expertly written and edited. The story steps along at a sprightly pace and holds the readers interest well. The characters are well developed and we are pulled into their amazing situations.

The only negative reaction is the rather frequent use of the word "shit". Most readers will likely not be bothered by this at all, but this reviewer's puritanical sensibilities reacted badly to it. Not badly enough to cause this book to be laid aside - as he has been known to do with weaker stories - but it did detract some from the enjoyment of it.

Another excellent story has emerged from the mind of M.Pax, employing elements of mystery, action adventure, and romance all rolled into a solid science fiction wrapper.

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7 mensen vonden dit nuttig.

Susan Flett Swiderski

Who Do You Trust?

10 december 2013 - Gepubliceerd op Amazon.com

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Are you familiar with the "sophomore slump?" That's when a ballplayer plays like a phenom his first season, makes the cover of "Sports Illustrated" as rookie of the year, and then his second season, all the poor slob can do is set records for most errors and strike-outs. The same sort of thing can happen to a writer, too. Sometimes, a writer knocks it out of the ballpark with the first book in a series, only to fall flat on his face with the second one: a la sophomore slump, the second book... stinks.

Let me tell you just a little about THIS Book Two:

Craze doesn't know who to trust, but who could blame him? After all, the female he was planning to marry betrayed him, and even worse, so did his own father. It's their fault he got exiled. Because of their betrayal, he's still trying to eke out a living way out in the boondocks, in the dangerous badlands of outer space known as the Backworlds. He and his friends, a handful of bizarre beings, are now living and working on a dust-choked waystation, where they hope to find peace and make their fortune. But that isn't to be, because... one of them is a snitch.

Yep, it's happened to him again. Somebody betrayed them. Somebody gave away their location to a gang of sadistic soldiers, and now they're all in danger. Can Craze and his friends... and the snitch... outsmart the rogue soldiers from the Foreworld, or are they all doomed to die in the godforsaken dust?

Remember that sophomore slump? Well, Pax doesn't have anything to worry about. If she were a ballplayer, her face would be smiling from that magazine cover again. I enjoyed this second book of the series just as much as the first. Matter of fact, just because this author avoided the dreaded sophomore slump, I'd give this book 4 1/2 stars. Something tells me she has a lot more good seasons in her.

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Christine Rains

Quirky science-fiction with great characterization

7 september 2013 - Gepubliceerd op Amazon.com

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It was bad enough when Craze's father made him an outcast, but to be stuck on an inhospitable moon far away from the hub of Backworlds adds to his bitterness. At least he has his tavern. Craze's only challenge is to draw business to his bar and gain great success until a battleship from the Foreworlds docks on Pardeep Station. The Fo'wo's want a weapon they've hidden on the moon, and they aren't above using deadly force. To top it off, one of Craze's friends snitched and brought the Fo'wo's there. Can Craze figure out who it is and survive to save all the people of Backworlds from extinction?

This fantastic science-fiction story is the second in The Backworlds series. The reader is taken far from Earth and into the distant future. Everything is wonderfully exotic. Each character has their own unique blend of bioengineering, so they look alien but are still very human. More human than the Fo'wo's who are purely human. Craze hooks the reader in with his clever insight and his obsession with his tavern. The bartender who can mellow his customers and bring them together with a good drink and a few well said words.

What I liked best about this book is the quirky style of storytelling. M. Pax's writing matches the wonderful weirdness of the Backworlds. Vivid details, great characterization, and amazing world building. Taking place on Pardeep, this story reminded me of Firefly as if it were told by Douglas Adams.

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