The Spiral Path [Kindle Edition]

Lisa Paitz Spindler (Author)

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Product Description

After defecting from the Star Union eleven years ago, Starship Captain Lara Soto is now the leader of the free Chimerans. Her only regret is the intense young officer she left behind. When Terra's S.U.S. Interlace goes missing with her brother Rafael on board, she has to push aside the pain of her betrayal and team up with her old love once again.

Commodore Mitch Yoshida has never stopped thinking about the woman who deserted him. He's also witnessed firsthand the Terran discrimination Lara foretold, from sequestering Chimerans on starships to enforcing indentured military service.

With Rafael and the Interlace crew held prisoner, Lara and Mitch must travel to a whole new dimension to secure their release. Will they be able to resist their long-denied attraction and complete their rescue mission?

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 285 KB
• Publisher: Carina Press (March 28, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004MPRZFW
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,544 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Lisa Paitz Spindler is a science fiction author, web designer, blogger, and pop culture geek.

She also contributes book reviews and TV and movie recaps to the science fiction and fantasy blog SF Signal as well as participates in the weekly podcast. Her Hero's Journey Myth Quest graphic model has been used by Zappos Insights in their building a positive corporate culture workshop curriculum.

Lisa also maintains the Danger Gal Blog hosted by her alter ego, Danger Gal, whose stiletto heels are licensed weapons and whose ninja stars travel faster than light. Lisa, however, gets through each day on caffeine and science blogs.

She also enjoys pina coladas, walking in the rain, and writing about herself in the third person.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New Science Fiction Romance, March 29, 2011

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J. Jones (Bella Vista, AR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Spiral Path (Kindle Edition)

Lisa Paitz Spindler has set The Spiral Path in a unique universe. Terra and Creed are located in different dimensions. The wormhole that opens up to connect the two is called the spiral path. Only children with one parent from Creed and one parent from Terra can stay in either dimension. Others must limit their time when they travel between the two.

Star Ship Captain Lara Soto is a Chimeran, a child of both Terra and Creed. Lara was part of the Terran Star Union until Terran tried to turn the Chimeran's into a weapon against the Creed. When the Creed did the same she became the leader of the free Chimerans. Lara is drawn back into action with both Terra and Creed when her twin brother goes missing during a wormhole experiment. She must work with Star Union Commodore Mitch Yoshida, the man she left behind, to mount a rescue operation. Both must work to overcome the past and rebuild trust or they will fail.

The Spiral Path has romance, tension, conflict, a large cast of characters, and a very good story. Lisa Paitz Spindler does a great job of working in back-story and world building in a novella length story. I found myself wishing that she had chosen to make the story novel length. There is enough depth to support a novel. Maybe she will continue writing in this world. The foundation is certainly there.

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive!, July 11, 2011

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Laurie G. (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Spiral Path (Kindle Edition)

I won't repeat the plot details since they can be read in other reviews and the product description, but this Science Fiction Romance is a fast-paced read with imaginative tech and eerie mythology.

I especially enjoyed the concept of a future extradimensional society and all the politics and conflict that presents for the main characters. The threat they face in the ethereal realm of the wormhole was laced with suspense and surprises.

One of the most imaginative SFR novels I've read in quite some time.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very creative SFR, May 10, 2011

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Anna M. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spiral Path (Kindle Edition)

Romance and SF go hand in hand in this. The heroine is single-minded in her quest. There are actually two romances running through this story and I liked the secondary one more. The SF is different, unusual and not overwhelming because it's not really explained much. This story is really good. It has some humor, a little politics, space battles, crazies, family, and a few scary scenes. It was a fast read.