Tritcheon Hash (Paperback)

by Sue Lange (Author) "Disengage please, Sylvant Hash..." (more)
Key Phrases: quaking wave, battle training, Coney Island, Tritcheon Hash, Slab Ricknoy (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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"...funny, sobering, delightful feminist sci-fi satire" -- (four out of five stars) -- Sharon Shulz-Elsing, Curled up with a Good Book

"...the satirical elements work well, the characterization is surprisingly effective, and I still chuckle over the book." -- James Schellenberg, Challenging Destiny

"Lange writes with an undeniable energy and a Gibson-like use of slang that rings true." -- Lynn Nicole Louis, sfreader.com

"Sue Lange hits hard, plays rough, and charms - just like her unforgettable character, Tritcheon Hash" -- Shawn P. Cormier, The Eternal Night

"Tritcheon Hash is a wild good read." -- S. Ardrian, Fearless Reviews

I found it exciting and thought provoking. -- Dan Hollifield, Aphelion, 2003

Product Description
Fast-paced science fiction satire. Title character Tritcheon Hash is a test pilot in the year 3011 on a mission to save planet Earth from itself.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Metropolis Ink (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 095805438X
• ISBN-13: 978-0958054386
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,751,368 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sharp satire on men and women, August 13, 2004

By	Paul Lappen (Manchester, CT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Set approximately 1000 years from now, Tritcheon Hash is a hot-shot female pilot on the planet Coney Island (named for a famous Earth penal colony). Several hundred years previously, all the women from Earth packed up and moved to Coney Island, leaving the men on their own. Now, the only contact between them happens once a year in a neutral part of the galaxy. At that meeting, all male babies born on Coney Island are exchanged for a ton of frozen sperm.

For the past 50 years or so, secret contacts have been taking place between both planets concerning Reunification, a very touchy subject for both sides. The leaders of Coney Island need to know what's happening on Earth. All their probes and long-distance readings can't get past the Dispro Haze. It's a mile-high layer of dust, chemicals and debris that surrounds Earth and blocks out the sun; giant xenon lamps are used to simulate the sun. Tritch is chosen as a one-person mission to Earth, but specialized training is needed, first. At the local military academy, she meets Bangut Walht, a sensitive young man (it's the only place on Coney Island where men are allowed), to which Tritch is immediately attracted. She also meets Slab Ricknoy, a loudmouthed, arrogant jerk. The program ends, and the men are sent back to Earth, the day that Hash and Ricknoy get into a fight.

Tritch arrives on Earth, near Lake Michigan, and her cover is blown almost immediately. Earth is a place of extreme dirtiness. The air is dirty, the people are dirty and much of the planet is either full of radiation, or officially dead. She runs into Bangut Walht, who shows her the few bright spots. She also meets Slab Ricknoy, now a General, who is convinced that Hash is there to spy on him. He is also a paranoid person, who believes in endless war. Ricknoy has also impounded Hash's ship, looking for its faster-than-light drive, called a lighterator. By galactic law, Earth is confined to the solar system. Should people like Ricknoy get an FTL drive, it would not bode well for anyone, especially the inhabitants of Coney Island.

This is a really sharp satire about men and women about which I'm sure some people will complain. I enjoyed it. It's very easy to read, it has things to say, and it's quite a perceptive story. Well worth checking out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars War of the Worlds & the Sexes: A Comedy, July 11, 2006

By	John Domini (Des Moines, IA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is inventive feminist sci-fi that goes for laughs, not lectures, while still supplying the jolt and provocation good speculative work requires. Perhaps the most illuminating of its many running jokes -- and I do mean running; our heroine here is a naturalborn speed demon -- are the many nightmare exaggerations of how we males can seem to the so-called fairer sex. Those chuckles, too, are all the richer because they're placed in the context of an potential intergalatic rapprochement. The question zooms across the stars: Can this marriage be saved?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Savoring space, April 29, 2004

By	Catherine S. Kemelmacher "pilgrimpoet" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am not what anyone would call a devoted science fiction fan. I am, however, a devoted Tritcheon Hash fan. After getting so caught up in reading the beginning of this book that I went past my bus stop and wound up at the end of the line (okay, so that's only four stops), I dished out the rest of the book to myself in small portions, wanting the reading of it to never end. Alas, like all good things ... Sue Lange's insights into our present society, so sharply and humorously reflected in her vision of an all too possible future of the human race, are insightful and cause in the reader (well, this reader at least) thinking on a plane above and beyond any of the usual comfort zones. I think this book is an absolute must read for all who savor dry humor and intelligent, provocative fiction.