Arrow from Earth (Paperback)

by F. M. Busby (Author)

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Product Description
Captain Clancy Allaird, his desperate young daughter Marnie, and the crew of the starship Arrow set off on a seventy-five-light-year quest of high adventure, where they find challenge from terrorists, mutineers, and a fanatical conspiracy.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380772329
• ISBN-13: 978-0380772322
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,964,478 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A roller coaster ride of boredom and intrique, April 3, 2003

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My Review: In the begining of the book Marnie is sexually assaulted by her druggie mom's boyfriend and she happened to run away from his clutches during one of her mom's drug benges. The mother by the way is totally unware of the problem. Marnie goes to her father, who by the way isn't Captain of the ship yet, and he sneak here through the Hebegger gates. The Hebegger gates, one labeled "M" for mouth and the other labeled "T" for tush. Once you pass through the gate time speeds up. Marnie goes through gate "M" which leads to a starship that does space exploration and to top it off just by being on the ship for 2 months equals 4 earth years. During this time Marnie is discovered by the crew and the mother is on the hunt for her daughter, which lead her to the conclusion that her daughter must be on the starship Arrow with her ex-husband Clancey. Honestly, the book started great. I was curious and intriqued by the time I got to the middle of the book I started to lost interest. Anything that was about to happened was quickly short-lived! I think the author try to put the story into the views of a 12 yr old girl but it failed in my opinion. This book had alot of good ideas like the gates having to due with dimensions and that why time speeds up time. I feel this book is for the true hardcore sci-fi readers, but if you want some action this book doesn't have much as the summary in the back of the book suggested.