Temporary Duty [Kindle Edition]

Ric Locke (Author)

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Product Description

A pair of enlisted sailors are assigned to an alien spaceship, to clean and prepare quarters for the real human delegation. Once there, they find that there's a little more to it...
Alien worlds, exploding spaceships, IRS agents, derring-do, and a little sex. Oh, and mops, brooms, and dustpans. Truly there are wonders Out There.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 933 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00531CPHC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (144 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,535 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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118 of 127 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great irreverent fun, June 3, 2011

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StephenJ - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Temporary Duty (Kindle Edition)

I came upon this while browsing around during a slow time of day. At first I was hesitant due to the fact that the Product description is incredibly useless, but I took a chance with the book and thoroughly enjoyed it.

The book is about two enlisted men going to space. Their interactions with the officers who command the rest of the detachment and the alien crew. This is not a military action book, while there are some action scenes they are short and mostly used as ways to meet new people. This is more a book about peaceful trade and exploration.

The main character is interesting and it was fun to watch his development throughout the book. The supporting characters were enjoyable and fulfilled their roles being easy to dislike if that was their role.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that enjoyed books such as The Solar Clipper Trader Tales.
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69 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars first book by an up and coming writer, June 11, 2011

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Philip D. Long (clay center, kansas USA) - See all my reviews
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As the other reviewers have said, i picked this book not knowing exactly what to expect (there is an incredable amount of sci-fi sh** on kindle). while a little slow in spots, he does a fine job. The characters are believable, the science is good, and he writes a believable near future of the U.S.
As the others said, i will not give away the storyline but I do say, buy it and read it. I have been reading sci-fi since the first Ace double book and have a very low cut-off for bad writing. This is good. Buy it, The auther is on my buy list and I wait for the next in the series.

48 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New for me Author Great book., June 10, 2011

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L. Barclay (Alaska, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Temporary Duty (Kindle Edition)

As with others I was not sure about buying this book as there was only
a one line decription. If this was changed I think alot more would sell.
This is an interesting story of a young low rank Navy guy assigned
to a spaceship from afar after first contact. He and his friend were sent
to prepare for a flight group. They were to learn the language and get
things ready.
Meeting new aliens at each new stop adds interesting folks. The whole
trip is 2 years and does not turn out as everyone expected. I don't
want to give away any of the plot.
As an avid SciFi reader I applaud the author and wait for Ric Locke
to add another to the Amazon list. I don't do 5 star often either.
Thanks Ric.