Where do you go after you're torn from the only planet you've ever called home? What do you do when your new home despises foreigners? Who do you blame when they kill someone you care about....and how do you take revenge? Terson Reilly knew things would be different on Nivia. But he wasn't prepared for the draconian environmental laws, harsh population control measures or the prejudice against outsiders-and they didn't expect what he was willing to do to defend himself. Terson finds love when he meets Virene, an independent young woman chafing under the strict social controls herself. The couple do their best to conform, but their rebellious streak leads them beyond the colony's boundaries where their attempt to rescue the crew of a crashed spacecraft unwittingly sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to expose not only Nivia's dark secret, but that of a powerful criminal organization as well.
Pale Boundaries
and over 1.5 million other books are available for Amazon Kindle . Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more. |
Book Description
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Concept/World
Scott Cleveland has created a big canvas which at times can be confusing; it wasn't till the end of the story that I really felt I'd got to grips with "who, what and where" about the various cultures within the world. That said, it was an interesting and well written, detailed environment and the spacetech was intriguing.
Story
The plot does tend to leap about and needs focus to keep track of what is happening. It is pretty violent at times and I could have done without characters vomiting quite as much as they did, but it is certainly action packed.
Characters
The characters are well written. I didn't find many of them sympathetic, as Nivia seems to be populated by a whole lot of self serving, amoral and ruthless people. Terson Reilly, the main protagonist, is a kind of Typhoid Mary - it isn't just that trouble and disaster seem to have plagued him from birth but as he observes himself in the book, seems to infect everyone he cares about. If this man wants to be your friend, RUN!
Presentation
The front cover is okay but could be in any genre and is far too tranquil to portray the intensity of action and complex betrayals in the story. There are a couple of minor editorial blarts of a kind which would not be picked up by a spellchecker (altar/alter, breaks/brakes) but overall the quality of editing, spelling, grammar and punctuation is excellent.
Overall
This book reminded me of Peter Benchley's books in the punchy style of the writing, action-driven story and brutal characters. I was unable to review this book on the Starships and Aliens website since it does contain swearing, sex and violence. However I liked the quality of the writing and the intriguing premise in the sample enough to buy a copy to read for myself. I found it was a bit too much of a slaughterhouse for my personal taste (I prefer more humour and less blood/vomit) but I would recommend it for anyone who enjoys well written action stories of any genre.
Scott Cleveland has created a big canvas which at times can be confusing; it wasn't till the end of the story that I really felt I'd got to grips with "who, what and where" about the various cultures within the world. That said, it was an interesting and well written, detailed environment and the spacetech was intriguing.
Story
The plot does tend to leap about and needs focus to keep track of what is happening. It is pretty violent at times and I could have done without characters vomiting quite as much as they did, but it is certainly action packed.
Characters
The characters are well written. I didn't find many of them sympathetic, as Nivia seems to be populated by a whole lot of self serving, amoral and ruthless people. Terson Reilly, the main protagonist, is a kind of Typhoid Mary - it isn't just that trouble and disaster seem to have plagued him from birth but as he observes himself in the book, seems to infect everyone he cares about. If this man wants to be your friend, RUN!
Presentation
The front cover is okay but could be in any genre and is far too tranquil to portray the intensity of action and complex betrayals in the story. There are a couple of minor editorial blarts of a kind which would not be picked up by a spellchecker (altar/alter, breaks/brakes) but overall the quality of editing, spelling, grammar and punctuation is excellent.
Overall
This book reminded me of Peter Benchley's books in the punchy style of the writing, action-driven story and brutal characters. I was unable to review this book on the Starships and Aliens website since it does contain swearing, sex and violence. However I liked the quality of the writing and the intriguing premise in the sample enough to buy a copy to read for myself. I found it was a bit too much of a slaughterhouse for my personal taste (I prefer more humour and less blood/vomit) but I would recommend it for anyone who enjoys well written action stories of any genre.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Myke Duncan
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this e-book because of the basic story outline, and admittedly, the very low amazon price. I'm not going to go into a lot of detail about characters or storyline, except to say that the characters were well developed and believable, with good dialogue. The story as a whole was definitely a slow burner, and it did take a while to set up some of the main people, and their backgrounds etc, but that only made them real. Halfway through though, when things started to go wrong for our Reilly, things definitely took off with a flame under it's ***! The book became difficult to put down then, as I wanted to see how the story panned out for the hero (or anti-hero maybe?). All I can say is he must have the nine lives of a cat, with what he's been through. I began to know there was bound to be a sequel getting near the end, when the story didn't finish smoothly, but with more of a cliff-hanger. But hey, that's not a bad thing, it leaves you wanting and waiting for the sequel, and I know I am. That must be the sign of a good author!
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Custard
Format:Kindle Edition
Thoroughly enjoyed this book, slightly concerned buying from an unknown author but was pleasantly suprised and would reccomend it. sc-fi adventure type book and looking forward to the next instalment.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 18 reviews
4.1 out of 5 stars
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
