Strings [Paperback]

Dave Duncan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 12, 2009

Alya has an almost magical talent. Her hunches are never wrong. The scientists of planet 4-I want to use her talent and promise her a spot on the next offworld colonization team in return for her assessment of the potential of the latest worlds they've discovered. But Alya meets Cedric, the grandson of the brilliant and tyrannical director of 4-I and she begins to doubt her own intuition. Cedric has dreamed of becoming a scout and exploring new worlds and when he meets Alya he is more determined than ever to leave 4-I, with her. His grandmother needs him on 4-I, though, because she has schemes afoot to protect her planet and to cover up a murder and she does not intend to let him go. However, she has underestimated her grandson-and the young woman whose intuition is so strong and whose destiny is linked to Cedric's.

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Alya's hunches were never wrong. So the scientists of 4-I were happy to promise her a place in the next offworld colonization team if she agreed to assess the potential of the latest worlds they had discovered. Then she met Cedric, the grandson of 4-I's brilliant and tyrannical director, and for the first time ever she began to doubt her uncanny intuition.

Cedric dreamed of becoming a scout and exploring other worlds. When he met the lovely Alya he was more determined than ever to leave Earth -- with her. His grandmother, though, needed him as a pawn in her Machiavellian plot to cover up a murder and protect 4-I itself from being destroyed.

She had no intention of letting him go. But the director underestimated her grandson -- and the woman whose destiny seemed linked with his . . . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 374 pages
• Publisher: e-reads.com (August 12, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759253536
• ISBN-13: 978-0759253537
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,889,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dave Duncan is a prolific writer of fantasy and science fiction, best known for his fantasy series, particularly The Seventh Sword, A Man of His Word, and The King's Blades. He and his wife Janet, his in-house editor and partner for over fifty years, live in Victoria, British Columbia. They have three children and four grandchildren.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strings, January 27, 2000

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"lisalou" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strings (Mass Market Paperback)

At first it was confusing, like jumping into a movie in the middle. But the world was so interesting and the writing so good that I couldn't put it down. By the time I finished it, a day later, i wished it was longer or more of them! It was a excellent book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Duncan Doesn't Dissapoint, December 31, 2010

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This review is from: Strings (Paperback)

Though the Global Warming theme could have been left out I really liked the "Geek gets the Girl and Kills the Bad Guys" plot. Though disjointed at the beginning if you stick with the book you will be happily rewarded. An easy read, I finished it in about 8 hours, It was worth the money.