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RAF fighter pilot James Taylor is abducted by an alien craft as he flies his Typhoon over Scotland. He's unaware that his uncle, Tristan, who disappeared without trace many years ago, had also been targeted by aliens and is now one of the 'Guardians' of space, a specially selected and highly trained race with telepathic powers. As Tristan's daughter hurtles towards Earth to find more people capable of becoming Guardians, on another planet an evil scheme to 'cleanse the galaxy' of all synthetic life forms is gathering pace. James unwittingly becomes part of the plan, and is tasked with countering the threat of Guardian Artificial Intelligences. Stardrive technology is in overdrive, space pirates are amassing, and a secret passed down through generations is revealed. But a time-bomb is ticking - is there still time to bring peace back to the galaxy?
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I read this book straight after the first in the series (Guardian) as the first book was a fun read. This sequel did not disappoint me.
The first book was a simple, fun story and I believe was the author's first book. Guardian Generations was a more sophisticated story, with several plot lines that came together towards the last third of the book.
There are many coincidences within the story; these are all explained away adequately. For example: how likely would it be rescued by your cousin, who was half Dacain and who did not know where Earth was, after you had been abducted by an alien UFO while you were flying your Typhoon jet? In this case it is all plausibly put together - but then, what would a good story be if it didn't have a few coincidences in it?
The plot for this book spans three thousand years (you can work some of this out from the author's product description, the Kindle sample as this book is a sequel) and brings in additional characters into the Taylor's world. As I was reading part of the plot, Heinlein's Time Enough For Love popped into my head regarding how the planetary AIs are/maybe utilised within the story line (but I don't wish to give anything away).
The book can be read on its own as there is a section (from the ending of Guardian) to bring the reader up to speed. The ending wraps up loose ends and leaves the way open for another sequel - I will be looking out for this in the near future.
The first book was a simple, fun story and I believe was the author's first book. Guardian Generations was a more sophisticated story, with several plot lines that came together towards the last third of the book.
There are many coincidences within the story; these are all explained away adequately. For example: how likely would it be rescued by your cousin, who was half Dacain and who did not know where Earth was, after you had been abducted by an alien UFO while you were flying your Typhoon jet? In this case it is all plausibly put together - but then, what would a good story be if it didn't have a few coincidences in it?
The plot for this book spans three thousand years (you can work some of this out from the author's product description, the Kindle sample as this book is a sequel) and brings in additional characters into the Taylor's world. As I was reading part of the plot, Heinlein's Time Enough For Love popped into my head regarding how the planetary AIs are/maybe utilised within the story line (but I don't wish to give anything away).
The book can be read on its own as there is a section (from the ending of Guardian) to bring the reader up to speed. The ending wraps up loose ends and leaves the way open for another sequel - I will be looking out for this in the near future.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great continuation of the series!
3 Jun 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
While not strictly a sequel of Guardian, it is a continuation of the story in the same world, with characters that reference the first novel. And the story told here shows how rich the author made the setting, and how expandable the stories are that can be told here. This story has a much different feel and tone, much more action and swashbuckling, but still has the comfort of having the same rules, same places, and a lot of the same backstory as the original one.
That said, I think you can read this without having read the first one, and still like it quite a bit. Both books are fun reads, and I highly recommend them.
That said, I think you can read this without having read the first one, and still like it quite a bit. Both books are fun reads, and I highly recommend them.
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