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Orbital Burn [Kindle Edition]

K. A. Bedford

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A seriously down on her luck unlicensed Stalktown PI named Louise “Lou” Meagher ekes out a sparse living solving petty crimes. She is chronically broke, clinically dead, and nervous about being evacuated from her home planet, Kestrel, which in nine days time will be hit by an unstoppable doomsday rock, known as the Bloody Bastard. But Lou takes on one last case: helping a cybernetically enhanced canine named Dog, ­locate his former master, a defective biological android boy known only as Kid....

Aurealis Award Finalist

K. A. Bedford was born in Fremantle Australia. He attended both Curtin and Murdoch University in Perth and studied Writing, Theatre, and Philosophy, before becoming ­actively involved in the Australian SF community. Orbital Burn is his first novel. He lives with his wife, Michelle, near Perth, Australia.

"... a violent, sardonic SF yarn that harks back to Frederik Pohl's early work ... a wild, transcendental climax. Here's hardboiled SF at its finest." - John Peters, New York Public Library -

Other books by K. A. Bedford:

Eclipse
Hydrogen Steel
Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 714 KB
  • Print Length: 305 pages
  • Publisher: EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing; First edition (6 Jan 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B006UN0FHO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #456,741 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A Future Bestseller! 21 Feb 2004
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Orbital Burn by Australia's KA Bedford is an excellent treat. Not only does he weave a good tale, create excellent compelling characters, and leave you to wonder what does being dead and being alive REALLY means - he captures your imagination on the first page and never lets it go until the last thought provoking sentence.

I have heard that KA Bedford will be coming to World Con in Boston via Vancouver BC- I hope that World Con gives him the opportunity to do a reading from the book, as it will be well enjoyed by all...if you have not read this book - read it - even the New York Review of Science Fiction just loved it! It is nice to see a Canadian publishing company such as EDGE doing so well to bring excellent authors from around the world to the science fiction scene. Thanks!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
It's what you put into it. 28 Jun 2004
By Luke Hannafin - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Mr. Benford has pulled off a nice little trick here. He has written a good story with well developed characters, put them on the stage, but forces the reader to create a bit of the background and scenery. Some are not going to like this approach: there are those who like to have every moment of the past present and future spelled out for them, like the Robert Jordan junkies, (I was one for half of the series, I know.)

Some reviewers have perceived the ending as incongruous. There is some validity in the statement, but I found myself adding details as I went along. I think a lot of the better authors do similar things. I never full feel that I understand Michael Swanwick's stuff, but I think if I did it would lose some of it's potency. In fact, I am fairly sure that at times, Swanwick is intentionally vague, or more appropriately, abstract, so that the reader imbues the text with his own meaning. That happened to me, here, and in my book that deserves high praise.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Asimov would be pleased 11 Feb 2004
By L. Robinson - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
"Orbital Burn" is a quick, entertaining read. The main character Lou, while strong and humorous, struggles with an interesting sci-fi illness. While her illness isn't the core of the story, it adds an important dimension to the book. (Don't worry - this book is not depressing. Rather, it's very humorous.)

The main story line of the book is Lou working as a private detective for a talking Dog. They hope to find Kid and get off the planet before it blows up due to an asteroid. The characters of Lou and Dog are a delight to read about. And who can resist a "doomsday" story? Plus, it's brain-candy to discover the world that Bedford has created...

Bedford's word-choice in the book is trendy and fun. Additionally, his style in "Orbital Burn" mimics Isaac Asimov's theory of writing, as expressed by Asimov in 1986, "By my writing, I amuse people and make them happy. My writing style is simple, straightforward, and upbeat - nothing nasty or horrid or violent or perverse. In this sad world, I think that anyone who spreads happiness automatically justifies his existence."


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