- Paperback: 348 pages
- Publisher: Loose Id, LLC (30 Nov 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1596321342
- ISBN-13: 978-1596321342
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,215,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When making life hell for the poor twitching users isn't any fun for the sysadmin, what's a geek to do? Run away to space, of course. Allard's current job is a nightmare. He'll do anything to find another job -- including joining the slightly nutty crew of the Mary Sue, who have an even more malevolent attitude to traditional management structures than he does. The crew and joint owners of the spaceship Mary Sue were looking for an IT expert who shared their political ideals. That's not Allard, but that doesn't bother him as long as he's left out of it. He's just looking for a working environment where he likes the people and the job. He'll be pleased if they like him in return, although he's not betting on it. Now Allard's stuck on a spaceship with another very hunky man-and he's about to discover that even wise-cracking geeks like him have sex lives. And thanks to a voyeuristic crewmate, so are the rest of their sexy shipmates.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gay geek romance,
This review is from: The Syndicate: Volumes 1 & 2 (Paperback)
This book is a lot of fun, very sexy and surprisingly sweet. The setting is a space ship which is owned by its crew ("The Syndicate" of the title). Allard is a computer geek who joins the crew on a short-term contract and who finds himself starting a romance with Vaughn, who is the defacto Captain of the vessel. The characters are all drawn with subtlety and humour, from Allard and Vaughn to their voyeristic and sex-obsessed colleagues and the sex scenes are well-written and erotic. The thing that surprised me about this book was that it is sweetly romantic as well as erotic. I found myself caring about the characters and their relationship and I'd love to read more about their further adventures.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Geeks and sex - what more can you ask for?,
By Aonia "author" (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Syndicate: Volumes 1 & 2 (Paperback)
I can only echo what the other reviewer has said about this book. It's very funny, tantalising, tililating and sweet and no matter what your sexuality you'll find something in this book for you. I first read these volumes as ebooks and kept my fingers crossed they would appear in print. I couldn't believe it when my wish was answered. Now I have my fingers crossed for the 3rd volume and there is also a shorter work out there for this and I have heard another one in the making. I just hope they also appear in print form so I can add it to my book shelf and maybe even give a couple away as gifts. They are simply so much fun you'll remember these great characters and a really sweet and funny love story for many years to come.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hot, humorous, and sexy!,
By Stephanie Vaughan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Syndicate: Volumes 1 & 2 (Paperback)
Looking for some intelligent humor to go with your boy-meets-boy romance? Well, look no further because Jules Jones and Alex Woolgrave deliver - and how! By turns sexy, funny, and thought provoking, this book has everything. The adventures of Vaughan and Allard will have you squirming, laughing, and reading aloud to anyone who will listen.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Syndacate by Jules Jones and Alex Woolgrave,
By Elisa - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Syndicate: Volumes 1 & 2 (Paperback)
This is the first time I have read the series by Jules Jones and Alex Woolgrave.Allard was a computer geek with some attitude problem: he doesn't like to receive order and doesn't like to be treat like a number. So he decides to join a crew of stranger people that has made a syndacate. He will be the sysadmin. Vaughan was the crew's engeneering and also the captain, even if he doesn't like the be call "captain". He is an hunk man with a tender heart. He likes Allard from the very first time and soon he manages to have him in his bed. But Vaughan understands very well that the grudge behaviour of Allard is due to his fear of the personal relationships and he achieves to gain his trust step by step. All the book is soffuse with an happy humor and the sex scenes are lightly and enjoyable. I will look forward to read the next books in the series that I will go to buy soon after I finish to write this post In this second enstallment of the adventure of Allard and Vaughan we read of the growing relationship between the two, and how this relationship become stronger. Allard learns to overcome his fear in let his companion takes control and Vaughan become more confident that Allard will not go away from the Syndacate. Even if this series is setting in the future, the day to day problems are the same of today: how can I trust my partner with my heart? can I surrender to him without the fear to suffer? Will he stay with me forever? In all the reviews I have read for this series, the main aspect is the humor; instead I find that the strong factor is the romance between Allard and Vaughan: they are two adult men who choose to stay together, who are aware that their relationship is not mere sex and that they can build something together. 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
I rarely give up halfway through a book, but...,
By T. R. Smith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Syndicate: Volumes 1 & 2 (Paperback)
The author sets up a somewhat interesting universe and sketches out some nice basic story ideas and characters, but then fails to ever mention them again or develop any of them in any way. Gay sci-fi is definitely somewhat of a specialty niche, so I'm more than willing to make allowances, but this book was simply one erotic encounter after another with no regard to establishing any kind of overarching story or theme. Don't get me wrong, even that might not have been so bad if it weren't for the obnoxious and arrogant way the main character is written. You're more likely to want to slap him than sleep with him. If you're a misanthropic, gay, IT geek with a chip on your shoulder, you might enjoy this book. Otherwise, I'd get something else.
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