SCARAB-4 [Paperback]

S. Roy L. Hawkins (Author)

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Publication Date: July 6, 2006

The time: the year 4066. Out on the forty-seventh frontier the New Carthaginian Corsairs have plundered another imperial starliner; a not unusual Occurence. However, this particular liner had been carrying the Emperor's eight-year-old grandson, the Emperor-Select. When their lifeboat is forced to make a crash landing on a comparatively uncharted, hostile planet, the Select's nanny and her escort attempt to hide him; to keep him from the clutches of the brutal Corsairs until help can arrive. One man, Major Beauwulf-Ben-Gavilan of the elite Imperial Marshal brigade, is sent to rescue the Emperor-Select. What awaits Gavilan on SCARAB-4 is something that could not have been foreseen; something both wonderful and terrible; a thing that simultaneously binds together and puts asunder all of the religious and scientific philosophies of history...

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About the Author

Mr. Hawkins spent twenty-two years as a member of the United States Navy, served with distinction during the Vietnam era and, of course, experienced the civic unrest that accompanied those times.

During his lifetime he has seen much of the world, gotten to know a great many of it's people, and has experienced a diversity of cultures. He has fought in the prize ring, attained recognition as a martial artist, and found time to earn a degree in Law.

Mr. Hawkins now resides in Mobile, Alabama with his wife, Coe, where in addition to his writing, he works in the Shipbuilding industry.

Other books by Mr. Hawkins, besides SCARAB-4 are THE AVALONIANS, PROPHET-SEED and DARKRANGE.

Product Details

• Paperback: 442 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155369015X
• ISBN-13: 978-1553690153
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,633,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars powerful deep space opera, May 28, 2004

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This review is from: SCARAB-4 (Paperback)

In 4066 in the Loki Galaxy, the New-Carthaginian Corsair pirates attack the Imperial navy ships targeting the vessel containing the preadolescent Emperor-Select. Colonel Bradshaw acts quickly when he realizes his ship is ruined. He, the child, the child's seven foot plus nanny-bodyguard Captain Rikki Dix and a few others escape on a lifeboat to a nearby relatively unexplored extremely dangerous planet, Scarab-4 with little hope to survive until help can arrive.

The Emperor sends his best soldier, Beauwulf Ben-Galivan to rescue his grandson, the heir to his throne. Although he receives little knowledge about this remote orb, Beau immediately journeys to Scarab-4 knowing most likely the nanny turned traitor. After landing on the surface, Beau begins a perilous adventure to rescue the survivors, if any, on a hostile planet with the enemy carrying out a search and kill mission. He makes allies with a local female Pesciss and a cross species love blossoms between them. However, the mission and survival come before desire.

This powerful space opera hooks the reader from the moment the naval crew and civilians flee to Scarab-4 and never lets up until a couple of marriages occur. The action-packed story line has several subplots, but it is at its best when events occur on the harsh planet. The keys to why this tale is so good are that the glimpses into the political-military system of the empire seem plausible and the cast whether they are humans, other humanoids, or even a different species appear genuine. Fans of exciting survivor tales on adverse planets will appreciate taking the ride with Beau to SCARAB-4.

Harriet Klausner