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Chains of Freedom

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I wrote the intro for Chains. In one of those crazy last-minute bits of confusion that sometimes strike when covers and books are in production, that useful information slipped from the cover---but I recommended this book in that intro, and I still recommend it. Rosen spent fifteen years working on this one: it's got a lot of action, and a great deal of an author's heart and soul. For those of you who read Queen of Denial, Rosen's last book, this is very different---different in everything but quality---proving that she's no one-trick pony. For those of you who like an author who can write different sorts of books---try this one.

The only thing this book need was some hot butter popcorn!
Rosen has written a awesome sf thriller pitting RJ, genetically-engineered super warrior against the Reliance, a brutal military galactic dictatorship. This nonstop novel begins with a bang when RJ hooks up with david grant who just escape from the Reliance's labor camp and they join forces to overthrow them.They are helped by Whitey, a giant mercenary who is hopelessly in love with RJ, mickey, a midget pickpocket and Levits a former Reliance starship pilot. The action and plot twists start from the first page with unforgettable scenes of brutal hand to hand combat, laser gunbattles and unbeliverable chases and escapes.Another thing that makes this book good it
Rebellion might unravel because of the egoes of our heroes and
betrayal and treachery from the inside.The heroes and villians of this novel are wonderful! RJ- the most formidable heroine since David Weber's Honor Harrington and she is can break your heart and quickly as she can break your neck! David Grant- a charismatic mouthpiece for the rebellion who's ego and bad judgement of character of other people almost destroys him.Jessica Kirk-the Reliance senator who's total obession is to kill RJ and who shares secret that ties them together.So strap on
your blaster and let Rosen, RJ david grant give you the right of your life! I sure did and love every minute of it!

Selina Rosen has the gift of story telling. "Chains of Freedom" starts on the run and never stops. The characters are compelling and heroic, but they are tempered with the flaws that we know exist in everyone to a greater or lesser degree. The setting is easily visualized and believable. What I really liked about it was that it was fun to read, fun to go along on the trip, to visit a militaristic future that deserves the grief that it receives at the hands and chain of "RJ". I know it was really good, because once I started I did not want to stop until I finished. And now I want more. Buy it. It's fun. What more could a person want?

David Grant had been a disgruntled farm work "unit" who was placed in a prison work camp because he had tried to talk the people in his village into rebelling from The Reliance (the so-called government). The worst day in Reliance history happened when David escaped and ran into RJ.

RJ used to be one of the best in the Reliance's military. RJ had been "Elite". When ordered to kill women and children in cold blood, she went rogue instead. She found David, he was dead than alive, and they agreed to join forces. David knew how to make speeches and please the crowds. RJ knew how the Reliance worked and how to kill. Together they would build an army and become the Reliance's worst nightmare!

**** Here is a well written tale with wonderful characters that will keep you glued page-after-page. I admit that David got on my nerves often, but that just goes to show you the author's talent. I considered him "real".

RJ is surrounded by mystery and I, as the reader, was eager to learn more. My pace of reading picked up any time RJ began talking about herself. The book ended at a good stopping place; however, I was still left begging for more. Recommended!

Reviewed by Detra Fitch

"Chains of Freedom" is a fun, fast read. RJ is a soldier, an Elite, one of the highest caste members of the Reliance; she's now out for vengeance, after the Reliance made her do something she strongly disagreed with (killing non-soldiers for the "greater good" of the Reliance). David Grant is an escaped worker on the run. David's managed to teach himself to read and write, something not many workers manage to do; he's intelligent and has the soul of a fighter.

RJ takes him in, mainly because she trusts him instinctively. As things go on, we find out more about RJ the super-soldier and David the worker-turned-politician, and see what drives them together -- and apart.

It's a very quick read that raises some interesting points amidst the trappings of a more or less standard space opera plot. Basically, why should we trust our leaders? How can we keep absolute power from corrupting absolutely?

And it answers an unusual question -- what would happen if identical twins were raised differently? Would they be the same, or would they be different? And why?

Very interesting ideas are the subtext to an engaging, interesting read. Four stars, recommended.

Barb Caffrey

Thanks once again to Amazon.com and their insightful reviewers that turned me onto this novel. This was my 1st Rosen novel that I have read and it was exactly what the other reviewers said it was - a fast-paced rollercoaster ride chock-full of action/adventure and raw emotion.
Chains of Freedom never slowed down and therefore was a fast read. Selina Rosen has a unique style of writing all of her own, and it comes across with a furious pace from bloodly violence to the love of the human heart and soul.
RJ is a heroine you won't soon forget. I will definately be looking forward to reading the next CHAIN novel, as well as trying out her seemingly widely known series.
'Chains of Freedom' is mainly a future earth that has gone through a nuclear holocaust and taken over by a corporate monster-type conglomeration called the Reliance. The Reliance rules with an iron fist and has made the human population forget about Old Earth.
But RJ hasn't forgotten! Her father Stewart is a scientist who makes his children very unique indeed. That's one of the things that is so fun about reading this novel, seeing the super sisters on opposing sides and battling it out all in the names of love and freedom.
If you like fast-paced sci-fi/futuristic action/adventure with a love story at its core - then CHAINS OF FREEDOM is for you!

CHAINS OF FREEDOM is a gripping and entertaining novel about the journey to freedom. It's a story that needs a score card to keep up with who's with whom doing what, with an ending that makes you want to know, "WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?" Selina Rosen definitely makes you want to come back for more.
A riveting read - not one to start late at night when you have to work the next day. This is a lock the doors, don't come up for air until your done kind of read.

From the moment I started reading CHAINS OF FREEDOM by Selina Rosen, I knew I was not going to be able to stop until I reached the ending. Readers get dragged into a non-stop rollercoaster ride with hard hitting action and hard fighting characters. No holds barred in this tale of an intergalactic fugitive who teams up with a female mercenary to take on The System. If you like a fast-paced wonder full of action, thrills and people who really get a gut hold on you, this is the one. Selina Rosen is an excellent writer who keeps her prose tight and clean. Expect big things from this author, whose QUEEN OF DENIAL is every bit as good as this offering.

Selinas Book was late getting out but as usual was worth the wait. She takes you in to a diffrent type of world this time than her other books. Yet its still a great read, and with a intro by C.J. Cherry. How can you go wrong. I must say I was impressed with this book for one reason and that was because she had wrote this one out by hand back in the 80s. So do your self a favor and buy this book you will not regret it....

Chains of Freedom is the latest work from one of my favorite authors, Selina Rosen. From the first sentence I knew it would be a wild ride, and it kept me up way past my bedtime. Finally, a kick-ass character who isn't afraid to keep a rocket launcher by her bed at night. Besides being a top-notch thriller, the intimacy between the main characters far exceeds the standard fare of action-adventure. Not for wimps.