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Code of Conduct (Mass Market Paperback)

by Kristine Smith (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books; Reissue edition (30 Nov 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0380807831
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380807833
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.6 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 538,855 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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As part of a diplomatic corps sent to establish peaceful relations with the alien idomeni species, Jani Kilian did the unthinkable--she took sides in an alien civil--and two decades later, she has finally returned to the Commonwealth with a genetically rebuilt body. Original.


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Captain Jani Kilian had been Evan van Reuter's lover eighteen years ago, when a Commonwealth diplomatic corps, sent to establish peaceful relations with the alien idomeni, took sides in a civil war. Jani was presumed killed in the ensuing bloodbath, and Evan went on to become the Commonwealth's Interior Minister. But Jani survived as well...more or less. Doctors gave her a new face and patched her broken body together with illegally obtained idomeni genetic materials. They healed her of everything but her memory of the desperate actions she had taken--sure to result in summary execution should Commonwealth authorities discover her existence.

Which makes it unwise for her to refuse Evan's request for help in solving the mystery of his wife's death. There is no shortage of suspects, and the trail draws Jani back into the trauma of Rauta Sheraa and secrets long buried there, secrets someone has killed to protect. If she isn't careful, she'll wind up the next victim--assuming her own body doesn't kill her first. For after eighteen years, her rebuilt body is failing. Jani is dying. Or is she being reborn?

"Smith's tightly plotted SF thriller debut is an ace--sure to appeal to readers who appreciate well-drawn characters and sophisticated milieus...Smith balances a taut mystery with vivid characters and a complex, ever-evolving plot--a feat more experienced authors don't always achieve." (Publishers Weekly, 8 Nov 1999)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A little too cryptic, 21 Jul 2000
By Clea Neil "Aberdeen" (Aberdeen, Scotland UK United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Code of Conduct is the kind of book you read when you've reread all of CJ Cherryh's Alliance/Union novels and want more. Unfortunately, Kristine Smith is nowhere near as good as Cherryh - yet.

Among the book's main failings lies in the characters lack of likeability - you just don't particularly care what happens to any of them. The aliens are alien enough, yet the whole conspiracy factor is so cryptic that I was more irritated than amused, because there are virtually no clues as to what the heck is going on. This would be fine if any of the aliens even hinted at what the future holds (and that's all I can say, else the game is given away) near the end of the book. Characters also have a tendency to speak in short, punchy phrases. Just like this. Again. And again. And again. At times I thought the printing was off, because some of the phrasing just doesn't make sense.

So, if you're looking for a read your really have to concentrate on (and not in a good way), I recommend Code of Conduct. It is entertaining, but I suspect her next book will be much better and far more smoothly written.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A reasonable start to a great series, 19 May 2002
By L. Day "Bookworm" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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I agree this book does show signs of being a first book - but I don't think that's a crime! It is a very good read, fast-paced, enthralling and especially clever in the way the alien mindset is dealt with. If you like to see a series, the characters and the author develop then you needn't look any further. It would I believe, be enjoyable for anyone who likes Bujold Mcmasters, Cherryh's Foreigner series, Lee and Miller's stuff or Azaro's work. And no it isn't as good as some of their recent ones - but it very defintely competes competently and attractively with their earlier work.
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