Mad Roy's Light [Paperback]

Paula King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1990

Jennan Bartlett is the first human captain of a guild trading ship on Sagittarius. But when humans begin to migrate to Sagittarius in droves, she is torn by her conflicting loyalties. Jennan sees a good and prosperous life in the guilds, but the humans begin to do things in slightly more efficient ways. She must now make the most difficult choice of her life: choose between her career and her species.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: e-reads.com (December 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759203601
• ISBN-13: 978-0759203600
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,290,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous read, March 30, 2011

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Steve Hotvedt (Oakdale, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mad Roy's Light (Paperback)

I could not possibly recommend this book more. It hit all my right nerves in when it comes to science fiction. The author has created an interesting variety of worlds and cultures, and atmosphere so well crafted that you can practically smell the air in some of the locales.

The central characters are interesting and sympathetic, and pull the reader into their adventure.

The technologies are well described and believable, which can be a trick in science fiction where many authors can go way over the reader's heads making the story difficult to read.

Finally, this book is a stand alone story, and I am not a fan of all the trilogies and multi-book sequels, but I really wish she had written more involving these characters.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good read, October 23, 2003

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Liz "lizurd6" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mad Roy's Light (Paperback)

Paula King (aka Paula E. Downing, P.K. McAllister) seems to be relatively unknown -- not sure why that is. She is excellent at character development, character dynamics and tells a great story. If you like this book, I recommend trying out "Fallway" or "A Whisper of Time". (BTW, if you would prefer to buy used, an older edition is published under another ISBN.)