Forced to take a husband despite her hatred for all men, Ashley selects the one man who she believes will release her from her marital vows, Garick, a scout warrior who believes he has no time for a wife.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad science fiction, go to your room!,
This review is from: The New Frontier (Paperback)
This was one of the worst science fiction romances I ever read. It made no logical sense; the plot was more of a vague, meandering idea rather than a true storyline. It's a variation of the old "Mars needs women" theme: Earth colonists need wives. The overpopulated Earth is dying, so a new planet is secretly being settled. Women convicted of capital offenses are sent, against their will, to a new paradise. First, if it's such a paradise, why are the powers-that-be staying on the dying planet to eat synthetic sludge, while sending criminals to live in the wide, open spaces with plenty of great food? Second, why is the government sending convicts instead of educated scientists to explore this planet? ('Okay, Ashley, you've had a few classes in zoology; you get to be our new zoologist!') Third, why didn't the author do any research into basic scientific principles? (My favorite comic line: "Run...my laser's empty now!" Yeah, it sure is tough loading those light beams into your gun.) Understanding of basic sentence structure would also be helpful. ('What did the markings on the map she had mean?' instead of 'what did the markings mean on the map she had?' If this only happened occasionally, it might be bearable, but I kept needing to reread stuff to understand it.) The character's motivations were illogical, and the convict women were all loyal, sweet and decent. The heroine is meant to be intelligent & spunky, but seemed more like a whiny spoiled brat. And this futuristic society has high tech devices like lasers, but Ashley must hand-draw pictures of specimens. I guess overpopulation led to the absence of cameras.
It's crap like this that gives both science fiction and romance a bad reputation. I felt bad giving it one star, but there was no way to give the 1/2 star it actually deserved.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exciting!,
This review is from: The New Frontier (Paperback)
_The New Frontier_ is an exciting story of mankind's search to insure it's survival. Though listed as a 'Futuristic Romance,' it comes off as more of a sci-fi/futuristic story with a tad of romance thrown in for good measure. I would have given it five stars had it played up the romance more, since that was what I was looking for. Don't get me wrong, you'll get a good dose of romance spattered throughout the story and a good bit of heavy romance toward the end of the story, you'll just wish there had been more of it since the characters played so well off each other. Both Ashley and Garick are believable and very easy to care for. Building on a unique premise I haven't seen before, Ms. Casto paints a true-to-life picture of how our world could very easily end up. She also throws in some much needed lessons about how we should treat our planet while we still have the chance. Though, it's quite possible she's left it open for a sequel -- one can only hope -- _The New Frontier_ is a great book by itself and one that will go in my library for a future read if for no other reason than her highly interesting take on 'mail order brides.' Give it a read -- it's one of the better ones I've read from this genre.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful blend of SF and romance,
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This review is from: The New Frontier (Paperback)
I really like this novel. Really. Both the SF and the romance are well-developed and believable. The premise of the story doesn't feel artificial, although sometimes you want to shake some sense into a character or two! It has a very strong and well-done SF component, which I like. (Too many futuristic romances are romances placed in outer space instead of Brooklyn (or wherever) with no use of the SF features to enhance the story.)However, the aspect of this story I liked best was the romance. There are no artificial misunderstandings - the conflict comes from a believable situation. Neither the hero nor the heroine overreacts to the conflict (although we sometimes think they might be going to). The love scenes are the most tender and gentle that I've ever read, but are hot and spicy at the same time. Whew!
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