The bestselling author of "Wolf Who Rules" delivers the first title of a new series. Faced with genocide at the hands of the alien Nefrim, humans search for a miracle. That miracle may be Captain Mikhail Volkov, who discovers a secret that might save the human race.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By ismarah
Format:Hardcover
I find Wen Spencer books to be unique.
Most of the time I'll pick up a book, look at it, read a few bits here and there, and then buy it if I think it looks interesting.
With Wen Spencer you can't really do that. You just have to trust that her stories are worth it and they always are. You just have to start reading and trust that somewhere along the way, she'll explain.
The story is a complicated space sci-fi, with lots of technical jargon that some people may find tiresome. However, the characters are great and the story keeps you going all the way through. I would in fact be quite happy to see a sequel, although it can just as easily stand as it is.
I very much enjoyed it, read it in one sitting and then wished I hadn't (as then I'd still have some left instead of having to wait until the next Wen Spencer book drops through my letterbox).
Most of the time I'll pick up a book, look at it, read a few bits here and there, and then buy it if I think it looks interesting.
With Wen Spencer you can't really do that. You just have to trust that her stories are worth it and they always are. You just have to start reading and trust that somewhere along the way, she'll explain.
The story is a complicated space sci-fi, with lots of technical jargon that some people may find tiresome. However, the characters are great and the story keeps you going all the way through. I would in fact be quite happy to see a sequel, although it can just as easily stand as it is.
I very much enjoyed it, read it in one sitting and then wished I hadn't (as then I'd still have some left instead of having to wait until the next Wen Spencer book drops through my letterbox).
By D. Pugh
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm finding Wen Spencer's books to be uniformally good, with novel concepts, and good original premises. Nothing demanding or taxing, just a good escapist, enjoyable read.
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
engaging characters...confusing world
7 Dec 2007
By Jan Keller
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I'm a big fan of Wen Spencer's books, really liked Tinker and Wolf who Rules, and while Endless Blue is good, it's not at the same level. I found the "world" confusing to the point of annoyance because I couldn't figure out what was going on, but the characters - especially Mikhail and Turk and their relationship - were wonderfully engaging. So engaging the book got 4 stars instead of 3. I CARED about what was happening to them. My involvement in the characters literally pulled me from page to page.
After the first few chapters the book splits to follow Mikhail and Turk separately and while usually this means having to read about one uninteresting character until you can read about the interesting character, I found myself fully engaged with both plots. That being said, whenever descriptions of the "world" popped up I just skipped them until I reached dialogue which contained all the info I really needed to know to follow the plot.
Overall I liked it and would recommend it, but be prepared for a world that makes no sense and characters that are so engaging you read the whole book any way.
After the first few chapters the book splits to follow Mikhail and Turk separately and while usually this means having to read about one uninteresting character until you can read about the interesting character, I found myself fully engaged with both plots. That being said, whenever descriptions of the "world" popped up I just skipped them until I reached dialogue which contained all the info I really needed to know to follow the plot.
Overall I liked it and would recommend it, but be prepared for a world that makes no sense and characters that are so engaging you read the whole book any way.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Exciting Adventure with Space Empires, Aliens, Pocket-Universes...
26 April 2008
By A. Lee
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Captain Mikhail Volkov has a lot to prove. His 'father,' Tsar Ivan Volkov, is distant and unloving and ruler of the Novaya Rus Empire, and is a clone of the legendary Tsar Viktor, just the same as Mikhail. Mikhail, heir presumptive, has had a career that has been less than stellar, marred by a poor psych exam that has denied him an important posting in the past. But he hopes to try to live up to his genetics when he's assigned a possible suicide mission. A warp engine of a ship that was MIA years ago suddenly warps back into known space. They can send a ship back along its mysterious route, but are not sure where it came from... suspecting a pocket-universe of some kind. Novaya Rus and and its allies in the United Colonies forces are in a losing battle with the alien nefrim. It's imperative to know if the nephrim are involved in this phenomenon and if it's something that may help their war effort.
Along with Captain Mikhail is his 'brother' Turk, a creche-born adapted humanoid called a Red that are used as soldiers, without all the rights of true humans, who was raised alongside with Mikhail. The hazards of this mission into the unknown, along with a mutinous plot among the newly acquired Reds, trying to cope with the unknown conditions of the new world and actually trying to complete their mission and find out if there is a way back to their universe is all fascinating. Mikhail and Turk also have to deal with their personal demons and with the social issues that contribute to them. The setting of the Sargasso, the watery pocket-universe with floating islands and settlements grown around the wrecks of great starships is also intriguing.
I would happily read more books about this universe (and pocket-universe).
Along with Captain Mikhail is his 'brother' Turk, a creche-born adapted humanoid called a Red that are used as soldiers, without all the rights of true humans, who was raised alongside with Mikhail. The hazards of this mission into the unknown, along with a mutinous plot among the newly acquired Reds, trying to cope with the unknown conditions of the new world and actually trying to complete their mission and find out if there is a way back to their universe is all fascinating. Mikhail and Turk also have to deal with their personal demons and with the social issues that contribute to them. The setting of the Sargasso, the watery pocket-universe with floating islands and settlements grown around the wrecks of great starships is also intriguing.
I would happily read more books about this universe (and pocket-universe).
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thought Provoking Adventure
3 May 2008
By Hope Ring
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Wen Spencer's eighth novel, Endless Blue, can be read as simply a fast-paced, engaging scince fiction novel...but that misses half the fun. Under the action, well-realized characters, and thoroughly unique setting are the kind of questions that science fiction was originally invented to ask. What is the nature of humanity? How do we define, and choose, good or evil? Is there a meaning to the cosmos, and do we have a place within it? What is God?
Set in a far-distant future, this is Spencer's first "Pure" science fiction novel. The action is fast enough that it is almost impossible not to read it quickly, but the writing is worth a closer look. Earlier novels have boasted some excellent lines, but the writing here is consistently tight without sacrificing poetry.
One caveat: while her "Alien Taste" series is PG to PG-13, and the Tinker Duology is rated R, this book is R shading into NC-17. While occassionally graphic, it is never gratuitous, but I would not be comfortable recommending it to readers much under 18.
Set in a far-distant future, this is Spencer's first "Pure" science fiction novel. The action is fast enough that it is almost impossible not to read it quickly, but the writing is worth a closer look. Earlier novels have boasted some excellent lines, but the writing here is consistently tight without sacrificing poetry.
One caveat: while her "Alien Taste" series is PG to PG-13, and the Tinker Duology is rated R, this book is R shading into NC-17. While occassionally graphic, it is never gratuitous, but I would not be comfortable recommending it to readers much under 18.
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