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Neniu kovrilo — Prospector's Run (2019, Independently Published)

Lingvo: English

Eldonita je 20-a de februaro 2019 de Independently Published.

ISBN:: 978-1-0949-1784-9

(1 recenzo)

Even after five thousand years, riches can be found among the First Stellar Civilization’s dead, shattered worlds—with luck and the right coordinates—Holtz Mitsumi has neither. But as he watches hope and his last credit disappear on a failed voyage prospecting for lost First Civ tech, Mitsumi stumbles on a mysterious artifact in the wastes of an abandoned alien city. Compelled to find the artifact’s origin, but struggling to finance the expedition, Holtz encounters Aber Chandra. An enigmatic figure, Chandra holds information on coordinates for lost First Civ worlds where untold treasure awaits. But even as Mitsumi and Chandra scrape together a rag-tag crew, they are hunted by the Consortium. Ambushed, Holtz and crew barely survive only to discover that Chandra is not what he seems. Chased across the galaxy, Mitsumi desperately tries to evade his pursuers and keep the crew from each other's throats. When one of the crew is …

Even after five thousand years, riches can be found among the First Stellar Civilization’s dead, shattered worlds—with luck and the right coordinates—Holtz Mitsumi has neither. But as he watches hope and his last credit disappear on a failed voyage prospecting for lost First Civ tech, Mitsumi stumbles on a mysterious artifact in the wastes of an abandoned alien city. Compelled to find the artifact’s origin, but struggling to finance the expedition, Holtz encounters Aber Chandra. An enigmatic figure, Chandra holds information on coordinates for lost First Civ worlds where untold treasure awaits. But even as Mitsumi and Chandra scrape together a rag-tag crew, they are hunted by the Consortium. Ambushed, Holtz and crew barely survive only to discover that Chandra is not what he seems. Chased across the galaxy, Mitsumi desperately tries to evade his pursuers and keep the crew from each other's throats. When one of the crew is kidnapped and threatened with personality erasure, all bets are off and their fate teeters on a knife’s edge.

1 eldono

Stephanie Jane recenzis Prospector's Run de Kevin Bates

A satisfying read

4 steloj

Prospector's Run is the first in Kevin W Bates' Artifact science fiction series. I loved the idea that our central characters are prospectors searching out items that, for them, are ancient historical technologies although, for me as a reader of course, the science involved is still far in the future. Prospector's Run draws parallels perhaps with the Egyptian treasure hunters or Californian gold rush with the lure of improbable riches being just as seductive for Captain Mitsumi and his ramshackle crew. The narrative is driven as much by the characters in this story as it is by their interplanetary explorations. Each is given a detailed back story and, while uncovering how their individual pasts influence their present motivations did result in a more meandering tale than I would at times have liked, it also gave me a much deeper understanding of everyone so, ultimately, I felt the trade-off was worthwhile. …

Prospector's Run is the first in Kevin W Bates' Artifact science fiction series. I loved the idea that our central characters are prospectors searching out items that, for them, are ancient historical technologies although, for me as a reader of course, the science involved is still far in the future. Prospector's Run draws parallels perhaps with the Egyptian treasure hunters or Californian gold rush with the lure of improbable riches being just as seductive for Captain Mitsumi and his ramshackle crew. The narrative is driven as much by the characters in this story as it is by their interplanetary explorations. Each is given a detailed back story and, while uncovering how their individual pasts influence their present motivations did result in a more meandering tale than I would at times have liked, it also gave me a much deeper understanding of everyone so, ultimately, I felt the trade-off was worthwhile. Without that depth some of the later scenes I think could have lacked plausibility. The overall story arc makes for a satisfying and complete read. I was relieved that Bates doesn't resort to a frustrating cliffhanger ending. Prospector's Run does have a sequel and ongoing threads have me tempted to buy it!

Temoj

Science fiction