Voyage to Eneh (Green, Roland J. Seas of Kilmoyn, Bk. 1.) (Hardcover)

by Roland J. Green (Author) "IT WAS NOT the sunbrighten Reverence bells or the lamptenders' cries that awoke Watch Chief Ehoma Tuomitti..." (more)
Key Phrases: red windflower, floating turds, watch chief, Barbara Weil, Sean Borlund, Study Group (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Into the growing subgenre of military SF comes this absorbing novel, which opens with a muddle of races struggling for control of the planet Kilmoyn's land and sea using tactics and technology on the level of 19th-century Earth. Sean Lincoln Borlund is a human colonist, or Drylander, a member of the colonists' Study Group devoted to observing Kilmoyn's native cultures without becoming involved with them. When Borlund has the bad luck to break the noninterference directive by helping out during a boating accident, he is assigned to serve aboard the merchant vessel Lingvaas as punishment. Captained by Drylander Barbara Weil, and served by a mixed crew of human and native (Kertovan) sailors, the ship turns out to be Borlund's ideal environment. Before long he's earned a captain rating himself, just in time to take command as the Lingvaas and her crew are commissioned by the Kertovan Captain Over Captains, Jossu I Hmilra, to assist in a major military action against a rival nation. Taking sides breaks every rule in the Study Group's book, but Weil and Borlund can't help feeling more loyalty for the culture that has nurtured their abilities than for the human Directorate that has stymied them. Laying ground for a trilogy, the novel takes a while to get moving, and its aliens aren't very alien, but Green (coeditor, Women at War, and author of numerous mass market paperbacks) knows how to tell a stirring tale; his battle scenes in particular stand out. Fans of military SF will enjoy this tale and its naval spin, and will look forward to its sequels. (Mar.)
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The seafaring natives of the alien planet Kilmoyn are finally fighting back against their many colonizers, and a human team trying to get back to Earth is caught in the middle of things in the first volume in a trilogy exploiting Green's expertise in naval warfare. Ray Olson

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312872313
• ISBN-13: 978-0312872311
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,665,911 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Voyage to Eneh, March 19, 2000

By	Sheldon Brown (Newtonville, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is touted as "A thrilling novel of military science fiction." It is set on a distant planet where the furry humanoid inhabitants have technology roughly equivalent to the late 19th century on Earth: steamships, telegraph, gatling guns, railroads, etc. A disabled starship from Earth was stranded on Kilmoyn 60 years ago, with some 10,000 humans (mostly as frozen embryos.) The Earth folk keep their superior technology secret, and have formed an alliance with an island republic that has a strong seafaring tradition.

The book is clearly intended as the first of a series. It starts rather slowly, with a lot of exposition. This is a necessary evil, not only to introduce the main characters, but also the complicated politics of Kilmoyn.

Once past the first half, the pace picks up, and it is a generally good read. I'll certainly be keeping my eyes peeled for the sequels.

Tor Books could have done a better job. The proofreading is very rough...can't remember a book with so many typos. It could really use some maps as well. It does have a handy glossary and "dramatis personae" list.

5.0 out of 5 stars Sneaky Lecture., September 28, 2005

By	Lou Hinshw "Lou" (Tulsa OK, in phone book) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voyage To Eneh: Book I of the Kilmoyn Trilogy (Mass Market Paperback)

Voyage to Eneh is not a book about a planet no one has ever seen, it is an interesting exposition of what goes on in our military and our lives. Sci-Fi often is tht way. Voyage has helped me understand things I never thought about. I keep pestering the bookstores for their arrival date of the sequel, but it hasn't shown up yet.
This book may be unsafe; I can testify it is addictive.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Start, February 13, 2003

By	Bettie G. Moss "psykey" (Corona (edge of nowhere), New Mexico United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Voyage To Eneh: Book I of the Kilmoyn Trilogy (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a good start for a series, and Green clearly intends to continue it, since the sub-title is 'BookOne of "The Seas of Kimoyn". There are obvious parallels to C.J. Cherryh's 'Foreigner' series, but Green's approach is both new and interesting. Contrary to other reviewers, I found the development of plot and setting quite well done. Green includes an 'Interlude' chapter beginning on page 100 for readers who haven't been sharp enough to figure out the background from the clear and explicit information in the text. I logged on specifically in the hopes of finding the sequel.