Taiamoora [Paperback]

Chandra K. Clarke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 21, 2000

Adara Cohili was just a child when the Karaash savaged her planet and left her for dead. So when Interplanetary Search and Rescue (ISR) finds her several years later, she has just one thing in mind: revenge.

But the Karaash are a vicious enemy and political infighting make ISR a dangerous place to be. What will the battle cost her? Her life? And what of her mind and soul?

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Chandra K. Clarke started her freelance writing career in a rural portion of Southwestern Ontario, Canada. This meant she spent way too much time tromping through cornfields and cattle barns in search of stories for the local agricultural press. She also endured a lot of bad jokes about being outstanding in her field.

These days she contributes to publications like Homes & Cottages, Discovery Channel Online and Ivanhoe Broadcast News. She also teaches information technology courses and is working on her Master of Science degree.

She got into fiction and humor writing when she discovered that it's much more fun to write when you actually admit you're making it up as you go along. htm.

If you'd like to comment on her work, email her at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 388 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corp; 1st edition (September 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738812579
• ISBN-13: 978-0738812571
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,342,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, October 6, 2000

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Sandy M. "Sandy M." (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taiamoora (Paperback)

A cool story with a lot of great characters - and for once, a woman is the lead character in a sci-fi novel!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I agree -- a woman main character in sci-fi is refreshing, February 7, 2001

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L. Denkers (Florence, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taiamoora (Paperback)

Set in a future that is, by turns, bleak and beautiful, wildly fantastic and grittily real, this is, I think, a fine first novel by Clarke. Don't let the action-figure cover fool you - this is no computer game turned fiction. It's true science fiction, sure, that gives its characters more to do than blast things out of the sky. Not that there aren't things to blast, of course, for where would an action tale be without enemies? But everyone has a story and all characters have dimension. A simple tale of revenge is enriched with a sympathetic and complex cast. Unexpected and distinctive chapters enlighten a disturbing otherness. Indecision, obsession, emotional inhibition, narrowmindedness and a careless media are as much enemies to this future society as "Karaashi fighters." Everything is in place to make this a thoughtful read, whether or not you "like" science fiction. I was pleased that both the women and the men were capable and courageous. I want one of those AeroDarts to fly...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book even if you are not into science fiction!, February 6, 2001

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K. Hutchings (Sydney Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taiamoora (Paperback)

I am not generally a fan of science fiction but this book made a convert of me! It is an enthralling story with a strong and intelligent female lead, and is fastpaced and well written. In short, a great read!