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An amazing adventure!, October 28, 2010
Imagine, you start your ideal job for a company that promotes living in space. The crazy side of that job is you despise heights, while everyone you work with cannot wait to leave the Earth. This was the situation Samantha Gerris found herself in. She thrived on working for Space Island Group but at any thought of leaving the ground, her anxiety kicked in. She managed to avoid this fear of hers, until she meets the man she marries as one of their first dates is in a glider plane.
Samantha is a character that I feel many can identify with in the sense that so many of us seek the ideal job, family and overall life. It depends on the area, but I also share that fear of heights so I was able to truly identify with feelings expressed. Many of us have experienced a loss in our family and the grief that comes with it, whether we express it openly or bottle it up to just get through our day.
Samantha finally decides to go into space to be with her teenage children and life is escalated to another level for her. Upon her arrival, an alarm rings and all occupants are to evacuate. However, after a small mishap she finds herself aboard a Katarian space vessel that is leaving the station to go back to their home. She is stuck on-board, away from her children.
Kelly Beltz did an amazing job by taking me on the ride with her main character, Samantha throughout this entire story. I was very pleased for a tale that includes encounters of alien life forms, there was nothing overly complex to create the feel of the species introduced. I have attempted a few other stories that introduce alien beings and the language, body descriptions and even names become so overwhelming that it can be annoying when trying to visualize what you read.
This novel (which certainly has a second part coming!) was hard to put down as I was very much sucked in. For me, it has quite the punch of romance, action, adventure and science fiction. And it was a treat to learn that the Space Island Group did indeed exist! While I find that some works of fiction can be hampered when an author mixes in some parts of `reality', this idea only enhanced the tale for me.
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Beyond the Stars: Kataria, December 29, 2009
I am not a fan of romance novels and have never read science fiction, but I love science-fiction movies. I found the combination of romance, adventure and mystery in a sci-fi theme refreshing in this enjoyable, easy read. The futuristic technological descriptions were interesting and conceivable. The romantic encounters were appropriate for teenagers, and the book would appeal to adults of all ages. The adventure and mystery will continue in the next book. A very enjoyable read!
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Fantastic!, December 10, 2009
The book was a keep you wanting more type of book. It is a book I would let my teenager read because the love scenes are not graphic. I feel that this book also can somewhat foretell the future, as I can see many of the events that happened in this novel happening in real life several generations from now. I love it and cannot wait for the next!
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