Spinward Fringe Broadcast 6: Fragments [Kindle Edition]

Randolph Lalonde (Author)

Book Description

The crew of the Triton continue their misadventure near Ossimi Ring Station. They are forced down different paths and a fight for freedom that will cost them dearly begins. New opportunities, dangers and experiences await them all, as the Order of Eden stirs, advancing their own agenda.

Product Details

• File Size: 598 KB
• Print Length: 389 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Randolph Lalonde (July 18, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003WEACS6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,866 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #44 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Science Fiction > Hard Science Fiction
  • #49 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > High Tech
  • #81 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Science Fiction > Space Opera

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars This series is going nowhere, the author has lost his way September 3, 2012

By Lloyd De Jongh

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The initial story (aboard the First Light) was fantastic, however it's now become a meandering, wordy, contrived plot with no direction.

It seems the story is being written on the fly, with no resolution in sight. The fantastic aspects involving constant resurrections, major disasters, super-tech that isn't so super and enemies or rescues that conveniently appear to support the plot are becoming tiresome.

I am beginning to feel that the author has lost his purpose, and is writing the story to satisfy his ego and sell more books. Loved this series at first, thought the characters were excellent, the plot was inventive, now it's just rinse and repeat of a plot that is becoming more contrived and cliched.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fragment, pieces of brilliance. July 26, 2010

By John Bromehed

Format:Kindle Edition

The title is so apt, the book incredibly entertaining, and the series totally captivating. As I read each book (I have read them twice now!), I am amazed at how much the world that the author has created seems so real, as if it actually will exist someday. And the characters, well, when anything really bad happens to them, I actually get very angry or terribly sad. They are very real! This is an author who cares about his writing and about his readers. (If only he could write a little faster....my appetite for more is both unsatiable and unfortunately, unrealistic.) Anyway, if you haven't read any of the Spinward Fringe series yet, start from the beginning with Broadcast 0 Origins, its free! You will be hooked very quickly and will thoroughly enjoy the journey to 'Fragments'. I certainly have, and cannot wait for broadcast 7. This is a must read, not just for any science fiction fan, but for anyone who likes a good story with lots of action and suspense, that is full of interesting characters you can love and hate, and has humor and love stories intertwined throughout. What more could you ask for!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars an excellent series,but needs more to stand adequately September 28, 2012

By Dave

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I was left with the feeling I had only been prepped for the next installment. I think it would be stronger if combined with the next installment.

14 of 20 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars From beginging to frustration February 16, 2011

By William D. Wood

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I've been reading this series from the beginning, I have finally reached a frustration level enough to force me to review this on Amazon. The series has some serious problems. First, let's start with the ships. As you read about the ships, you will start to realize that the writer has no sense of size. The main ship's size is constantly given figures about inside dimensions that do not fit with the announced size of the ship. You would have to be able to fold space to fit everything in that he talks about during the books that the carrier has in it, let alone the number of people.

Technology of the ships. He talks about how advanced the ship is. Yet, he constantly throws it into battles where he leads you to believe it can stand up to anything because of how advanced it is. Yet, all the sudden the enemy always has something strong enough to damage it, drastically, and he treats it as if they have had that tech for years and now the ship can't stand up to it; when he says how powerful it is and that nothing can damage it. He talks about the ship being huge and people are amazed at the size of it. Then he has it going up against other human crewed ships that make it seem insignifcant in size and technology. After they go into battle, the ship gets massively damaged. Then he says it can only be repaired in a dry dock. Next, they are repairing it, in space, and in hours. He talks about the technology is from a closed off earth to others and it is so advanced, atleast a 100 years from anything they have. Well, they train a whole crew in about a month on the whole ship, and then, not only can they repair any beyond major damage (hint, whole command deck destroyed and gone) they make massive improvements to it.

People.... As he is writing, I have to go back paragraphs and whole pages just to figure out things like, who is this that is talking now? Where did that person just come from? As a character is talking, the paragraphs lead you to believe that the person he was just talking to is now talking. Nope. Then you have to backup and try to figure the flow out again. During major parts of the story, all the sudden the character will turn something over to someone, or start talking to someone, when you were led to believe that only those 2 or just him was in the area. I spend a lot of time going "where the heck? what the heck?" Then the writer loves to destroy people, put them in statis, and say "there is no hope of recovery, there's not enough left". then an hour or so later, here they come! Fresh out of medical! then other characters, whack, ow, oh look, I broke a nail, now I'm dead, no hope; must have been a red shirt. And if I have to listen to anymore self whining from the characters. Writer: I build my person strong in will, a tough leader, able to motive people, win battles - oh, they also cry like babies now and lay around in the fetal position.

Why do I read the books. They are cheap on the kindle. I guess I am getting what I paid for. Read more ›

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Spinward Fringe series March 10, 2011

By readingISjoy

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I have read several series books since the Spinward Fringe series, but nothing has 'grabbed' me enough to buy a sequel or more of a series. I can't wait for the next one! The characters feel like friends and the action keeps a fantastic pace. I almost knocked it down to 4 stars, because of typos/misspellings, etc., but I got so much joy out of these well written books that they must receive 5 stars. What a great value!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars I hope this series continues June 17, 2011

By Higmo

Format:Kindle Edition

I read each book and to be honest I thought the first one was intriguing, but I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I ended up. The storyline sucks you in and you start feeling as though you get to know the characters as well as they can be known (each character has their own hidden side that cleverly comes out in jumps and starts..remarkably like real life), and through each book I finished, I looked forward to starting the next.

This author has seemed to find his stride by the 3rd book, and his writing style keeps the reader involved as it grows more confident.

I hope this series continues..because the characters still have so many unresolved issues and with the convergence of so many influences; battling enemies that are just starting to become more evident, but particularly a mysterious enemy that has yet to reveal itself to any degree (other than to Alice) and its capabilities..the anticipation reminds me of the long wait I had in the Koontz Frankenstein series..lots of anticipation..so hurry up already!

More About the Author

Born in 1974, Randolph Lalonde has worked in customer service, sales, played drums for several heavy metal bands you've never heard of, dealt blackjack in a traveling casino, and serviced countless computers. He's also owned businesses in the design, printing, collectible and custom computer fields.

He completed writing his first novel in the fantasy adventure genre at the age of fifteen and has been writing ever since.

He self published his first novel;
Fate Cycle: Sins of the Past in 2004 and after taking a break has begun to release his work again starting with the First Light Chronicles series.

Randolph Lalonde has sold thousands of eBooks to date, enough to keep writing full time. He is deeply grateful for his following of readers and strives to improve his skills to better entertain them. The Spinward Fringe Space Opera series has proven to be his most popular.

He currently resides in Sudbury Ontario, an overgrown mining town.

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#52 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure

#66 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Science Fiction

#80 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction

#83 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Action & Adventure

#52 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure

#66 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Science Fiction

#80 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction

#83 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Action & Adventure