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By Glenice
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Edie has been trained by the Crib government since childhood to be a cypherteck, a world terraforming expert. And she is the best. Now, because of these skills, Edie has been kidnapped by mercenaries who want to utilize her skills on the Fringe worlds. As part of the plan to protect and control Edie, the mercenaries leash a serf, Finn, to her implant. If he goes too far from her or she dies, then he dies. The problems Edie has with this plan arise when she realises the whole plan hinges on getting the "seeds" from the first planet Edie tried to terraform, a world she tried to save - Scarabaeus. The process taking place there and the lead-up to getting there make this book one you will not be able to put down. Enhanced by the fresh SF ideas and the developing relationship between Edie and Finn, Song of Scarabaeus holds your attention from start to finish, and leaves you wanting more.
Sara Creasy has written a fantastic debut novel, I look forward to the sequel.
Sara Creasy has written a fantastic debut novel, I look forward to the sequel.
By Bookworm
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This book might be small, by a relatively unknown author, but I can assure all sci-fi fans, it is worth a read. The story is well written, it flows so well that you do not want to put it down, the subject is imaginitive but plausible - despite being set some considerable time in the future, and the characterisation is wonderful with a little nicely-handled love interest. Buy it, you will not be disappointed! My wife has read it; as an author herself (but not a regular sci-fi fan), she loved it - true praise indeed!
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Song Of Scarabaeus is a Science Fiction book written by Sara Creasy. Edie Sha'nim was born on the planet Talas to a native father and human scientist mother. Abandoned by her parents at birth and thought of as an outcast by the other natives Edie grew up in one of the camps where she displayed a natural talent for talking to tech. As a teenager she is rescued by the Crib they insert an implant into her arm that gives her a dose of the special neurotoxin that natives of Talas need in order to stay alive and she is trained to become the best cyphertech there is with an outstanding talent for biocyph seed technology. It is now some years later and Edie reluctantly works for the Crib travelling from planet to planet terraforming them with her biocyph expertise so that humans can inhabit the planet, whilst the Crib bleeds the inhabitants dry. The story begins with Edie kidnapped by renegade mercenaries who want to free the terraformed planets from being under the Crib's control whilst also making some money themselves. In order to keep Edie safe and to ensure that she complies with the mercenaries demands they assign her an escaped freedom fighter now captured slave called Finn. Finn has a chip is in head that is linked to Edie's chip so if Edie dies or is further than 2000m away Finn will die too. The mission that the mercenaries have kidnapped Edie for is to go to the planet Scarabaeus and retrieve the non-working BRAT's that Edie put there seven years ago.
I really enjoyed this book. It took me a little bit of time to get into it as I thought the start was a bit slow but once we get into the action the pace soon picked up.... Read more ›
I really enjoyed this book. It took me a little bit of time to get into it as I thought the start was a bit slow but once we get into the action the pace soon picked up.... Read more ›
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