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"Never again attempt to develop this kind of technology."

It is with these words that an unknown alien attacker destroys the Earth cities of Tehran, Sydney and Beijing. Fifty million people die... and nothing is ever the same again.

Some call them Demons, some call them Aliens, but to Chinese Naval Captain Melissa Liao... they are the enemy. She is given command of one of three great warships built to fight the "demons", the TFR Beijing.

Her task is simple. Find who attacked Earth and why... then stop them.

Book one of the Lacuna series.

Length: 382 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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About the Author

David Adams is an Australian based author who lives with a very cute cat named Fall.

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File Size: 6254 KB
Print Length: 382 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1494345498
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: David Adams; 4 edition (December 1, 2013)
Publication Date: December 1, 2013
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B006RZNR3Y
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Excellent story line, minor textual errors

ByD. Leaberryon January 2, 2012

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I became aware of this author after finding a slashdot posting a few months ago where he engaged in a shameless plug for the book (which was okay because the post was on subject). The first 3 chapters were available online and I read them that night. I was hooked, and put his website in my feed reader so I'd know when the book was released.

Fast forward to today, the book is available and I bought a copy for my kindle. It's not particularly long and the plot moves along quite well. The premise is the typical sci-fi staple, aliens attack and Earth must retaliate/defend itself. I liked the technology in the book, thought the main characters were well fleshed out, and overall liked the book. It's a first novel. The ending is a little abrupt, I would have liked to see a little more resolution but perhaps he's got a sequel planned.

I like to support first time authors, especially when I can read the first few chapters and know I'm getting a good book. Everyone can write a book but not everyone can write an engaging, entertaining book on their first attempt. There were some textual errors, typos, missing word or extremely awkward phrasing. But I only counted 5-10 of these. Another proofread would have been helpful. However, he's not charging $10 for the book like some other kindle editions that have these same issues so I can tolerate it. Give it a try, I liked it.

**Update**
The author released a revised version that has fixed the minor typos. See his comment on this review.

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No Military I Know Of Would Tolerate This Behavior From a Commanding Officer (Spoilers)

ByThomas J. Davison October 22, 2013

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I have read a little more than half of the book, and have come to the conclusion that I cannot suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy this story. What follows contains spoilers, so proceed with caution. For those who do not want to read said spoilers, I will get right to my conclusion: an interesting premise, ruined by poor plot and character development.

The book starts off with a surprise attack on Sydney, Tehran and Beijing by aliens whose only attempt at communication is the enigmatic message "Never again attempt to develop this kind of technology." Apparently referring to advanced research being carried out in those three cities. What follows is humanity uniting to build a space fleet capable of defending themselves from further attack, and to find out just who their attackers are. Initially, three are built; one each built by China, Iran and the EU. So far, so good. It is what happens once these ships are built that is not so good.

By an extremely unlikely set of circumstances, all Chinese Naval officers senior to the protagonist with the required qualifications to command the Chinese ship, were at a required training session in Beijing during the attack, and were all killed. The protagonist is a young, attractive female Lieutenant of the Chinese Navy. Apparently, her sole qualification is her familiarity with the advanced technology in question, acquired during a whole TWO HOURS on site as a liaison to the project. This, it seems, is sufficient for the Chinese government to place her in command of China's first starship, and a full third of the world's entire space fleet!

Instead of rising to the occasion, she proceeds to behave like an emotionally immature teenage girl. First, she makes a headlong attack on an alien ship, without making any attempt to determine its' identity, capabilities or intentions. When she is challenged on this by her XO, she reacts by ignoring him and proceeding with the attack. She is victorious, and captures a prisoner; an alien fighter pilot determined to be of the race that attacked Earth. Instead of treating the alien like a prisoner of war, she befriends it, and gives it the run of the ship!

This is where I stopped reading. At this point, I would expect a Board of Inquiry, followed by a Courts Martial to determine the protagonist's punishment, never mind remaining in command; but I doubt that level of logic will be a part of this story.

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Cliched themes and veiled sexism drag it down

ByPerry Tamteon June 1, 2017

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It was good enough that I finished it, but not enough that I want to read the next in the series. I had three main issues. First, it felt very much like a man trying to write in an enlightened way and not realizing that it was still pretty sexist. For example, making a woman captain and having her fully in charge of her sexuality, but then having her get all fluttery and distracted because, damn, that other captain is such a hunk. I found it very off-putting. The sex scenes, as well, seemed gratuitous and unnecessary. Made it feel like a romance novel at times. The second issue is the inconsistencies and "magic." There were multiple times where the narrative depended on some absolute fact that was established, and then later the opposite was suddenly true without explanation -- seemingly just because the author needed it to be so to support the story at that point. Like sometimes the human missile attacks completely destroy an alien ship and at other times they have no effect. A magic example is when some of the huge human ships get massively damaged and then in a short time, "magically," get all fixed up when it realistically would have taken many months to years. My third issue is that some of the main themes are a bit tired, overdone, and cliched -- unbelievably powerful aliens attack; plucky humans, with nothing more than meager resources and fortitude, somehow manage to steal advanced technology, figure it out in no time thanks to an abrasive but well meaning genius, and then, unlike all other species, refuse to submit and fight back.

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Promising fiction, but little science involved

Thank you David for the free e-book.

First time I read something by David Adams was in the SF anthology The Robot Chronicles (The Future Chronicles) and found his short...Read more

Published 16 days ago by Lars H

Five Stars

Great fit to the size I ordered looked great and I was very satisfied .

Published 20 days ago by Wayne

A Very Interesting Book

Great story !!! A fantastic intro to a new series. David is a wonderful storyteller. I can't wait to read the next book

Published 21 days ago by Silver

Fun story, but no blockbuster.

Clever story. Okay writing.

Published 21 days ago by David Gorman

A New Space Opera.

If you have read about Honor Harrington, it reads as something similar. I must say it is a good read.

Published 1 month ago by Amazon Customer

Five Stars

Excellent

Published 1 month ago by Kindle Customer

Exciting and surprising

The characters continue to grow on me and serve some big surprises. Gotta finish the series now. Have just purchased the rest of the series.

Published 1 month ago by Dawna N

Full of action!

WARNING this book is not for those casual readers who enjoy reading for short intervals then put the book down with the intent of coming back later.Read more

Published 1 month ago by Den

Space battles, earth in danger of annihilation, and a rip roaring adventurous read

Wow, I thought this was just another space opera with the world being threatened and heroes being made in the crucible of battle.Read more

Published 1 month ago by Max S. Cañez

Good book

Well written.

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