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Jani returns to Civilian Life and does not find it restful, January 24, 2004
This review is from: Law of Survival (Mass Market Paperback)
In "Law of Survival," the third in Kristine Smith's Jani Kilian series, Jani, now a civilian documents examiner, is faced with a new set of problems: someone's trying to frame the Idomeni leader, Nema; there's now a "white paper" out on her describing her checkered (to say the least) past; the military keeps trying to pull her back in as an advisor but won't take her advice; friends show up and start redecorating her apartment; the shady Niall from the previous book turns out to be one of the good guys; and she's still looking for love in all the wrong places. Her knee still hurts. And then people start shooting at her and her colleagues, a group of Idomeni start to act more "humanish," and, oh yeah, her parents show up. Our Jani of course continues to kick butt and take names; there's plenty of plot confusion (even Jani, as usual, doesn't quite know what's going on); There's a confrontation in, of all places, a bureaucratic meeting, and maybe the next time you're stuck in one at your job, you may have some delicious fantasies, thinking "oh if only Jani Kilian were here now!" Great writing, great fun. Smith keeps getting better and better.
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Set aside time,its gripping!, December 3, 2001
This review is from: Law of Survival (Mass Market Paperback)
Smith's stories remind me of C. J. Cherryh, taut text fraught with tension and rapid discovery of characters and events that scream along the plot line in often unexpected directions. These are involving characters depicted with "real" dialog. The fascinating mix of medicine and aliens, the mingling of the cultures provides intersting explorations and depth of universe to adventure in. Good, intelligent read you won't want to put down. I liked the whole series for much the same reasons.
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Excellent characters drive a fascinating story..., August 6, 2002
This review is from: Law of Survival (Mass Market Paperback)
Kris Smith has created a protagonist to treasure in Jani Killian. Kick-[bottom], cranky, smart and rapidly becoming more than human, Jani is not your typical sci-fi sweetie. The alien race is excellently written. The author doesn't assume her readers want to be spoon-fed the story, so it has weight and depth, which is most appreciated by many of us sci-fi fans. So, start with the first in the series, Code of Conduct, go directly to the second, Rules of Conflict, then come to this one and savor some of the best of recent science fiction.
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