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Potential Energy Kindle Edition

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When interstellar smuggler Haz Taylor loses his ship, his money, and his tattered reputation, drinking himself to death on a backwater planet seems like his only option. Then the Coalition offers him a contract to return a stolen religious artifact. Sounds simple enough, but politics can be deadly—and the artifact’s not enthusiastic about being returned.

Haz didn’t sign up to be prisoner transport, but he’s caught between a blaster and hard vacuum. Still, that doesn’t mean he can’t show his captive some kindness. It costs him nothing to give Mot the freedom to move about the ship, to eat when he’s hungry… to believe that he’s a person. It’s only until they reach Mot’s planet. Besides, the Coalition would hate it, which is reason enough.

Then he finds out what awaits Mot at home, and suddenly hard vacuum doesn’t look so bad. Haz is no hero, but he can’t consign Mot to his fate. Somewhere under the space grime, Haz has a sliver of principle. It’s probably going to get him killed, but he doesn’t have much to live for anyway….

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April 5, 2022
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"An unconventional love story conquers all and wins the 2021 BookLife Fiction Prize." —BookLife, 12/17/2021
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About the Author

Kim Fielding is pleased every time someone calls her eclectic. Her books span a variety of genres, but all include authentic voices and unconventional heroes. She’s a Rainbow Award and SARA Emma Merritt winner, a LAMBDA finalist, and a two-time Foreword INDIE finalist. She has migrated back and forth across the western two-thirds of the United States and currently lives in California, where she long ago ran out of bookshelf space. A university professor who dreams of being able to travel and write full-time, she also dreams of having two daughters who occasionally get off their phones, a husband who isn’t obsessed with football, and a cat who doesn’t wake her up at 4:00 a.m. Some dreams are more easily obtained than others.

Blogs: kfieldingwrites.com and www.goodreads.com/author/show/4105707.Kim_Fielding/blog

Facebook: www.facebook.com/KFieldingWrites

Email: kim@kfieldingwrites.com

Twitter: @KFieldingWrites
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09SNQ1B2Z
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DSP Publications (April 5, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 5, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2932 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 164108359X

Best Sellers Rank: #742,177 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #376 in LGBTQ+ Science Fiction (Books)
- #784 in LGBTQ+ Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #6,103 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Kim Fielding is very pleased every time someone calls her eclectic.

Winner of the 2021 BookLife Prize for Fiction, a Lambda Award finalist

and three-time Foreword INDIE finalist, she has migrated back and

forth across the western two-thirds of the United States and currently

lives in California, where she long ago ran out of bookshelf space.

She’s a university professor who dreams of being able to travel and

write full time. She also dreams of having two daughters who fully

appreciate her, a husband who isn’t obsessed with football, a cat who

doesn’t tromp over her keyboard, and a house that cleans itself. Some

dreams are more easily obtained than others.

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Jennifer

Familiar story

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2023

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Overall I enjoyed the story, and it definitely put me in mind of space operas, Star Wars, and other epic stories with dashing antiheros. :) If you read this book and enjoy it, I’d highly recommend Incursion and Exile by Aleksandr Voinov, and Chimera by Kirby Crow.

Pacing in the book was pretty good, the tense battles were well-described. One of my favorite things was Haz and Molly flying together. I feel like her AI evolved further as the book progressed, and I thought it was funny how she kept throwing out quotes (particularly Shakespeare, haha). Also enjoyed the descriptions of alien races (loved Ixi) and Haz’s interactions with others in all the different ports.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2022

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I enjoyed the book overall. I don't quite get the ambivalent ending that leads to the premise of the head scratching sequel... seemed forced on to what was a nicely functioning story - but the end is satisfying enough to warrant a recommendation. It is a fun and sexy read with a few nice surprises, and a look at how first contact might play out. Maybe at some point I'll get the sequel, but from what I've read in the sample it is frustrating – considering the events that passed in the first book. Will see. Still thinking about it. But this first book is worth checking out if you like sci-fi and M/M romance.

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2022

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Sometimes, if you are patient, a wish you sent out into the world actually comes true.

I have loved science fiction since before I knew what to call it. And queer romances have been my favorite for years now. When they're combined, I can't be happier. This is definitely a romance in a space suit, so to speak, but all the elements are here, and the author is delightfully consistent with terminology unique to the story, something some sf authors could improve on. I read the last seven chapters without pause, and sniffed reading the ending. It filled a need rarely answered, and I am grateful.

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tdb78

4.5 stars!

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2022

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This was great! Haze was deeply flawed but grew as a person through this journey! The space battles were exciting and the characters great. I liked the range of beings and different planets. This is fade to black but I still felt the connection.

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Alexandria Quist

Colonizers. In SPACE.

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2022

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No, seriously. Let me just say that this book is well written: from pacing, to world building, to execution, everything if fully realized, and the characters fully inhabit their imagined world. I was truly touched by Haz's growth and realizations and heroism at the end. But by God, if it could have just been a LITTLE more sexy, I would have been completely satisfied.

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bill m

Excellent !!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2022

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A wonderful tale of loss and redemption by a flawed hero. Interesting inclusion of the concept of a human combining with machine/AI, something that already occurs in different ways in a number of private and university labs in the world. You don't need to understand the details of such possibility or even be a fan of space fantasy to enjoy this great story. You will want to read more by this author who is articulate, intellectually gifted and a beautiful story teller.

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A great book!

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2022

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“Potential Energy” far surpassed my expectations, both satisfying as a SF novel -with interesting world building and scenes worthy of a classic 1950s space opera- and as a slow-burn MM romance seen from the perspective of a reluctant hero. The best book in this genre I read this year and one of the best books by Kim Fielding.

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Delightful

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023

I love all the characters, but especially Molly, who puts me in mind of Helva and Jane, and maybe a bit of Murderbot. She's wise, with a huge heart that matches her crew.

If ever a government/corporation needed to be taken down a few pegs, it's the Coalition. As so often happens, it started as a fine and noble thing, until it got so big that it became something else. Why do humans do that? If we ever get past that tendency, we'll do fine. But as Haz says, the defenses were built for large fleets. One fast, small ship can perform miracles. Hey, didn't that happen in a couple of movies?

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Beezie Reads Romance

Gorgeous space opera romance

Reviewed in Australia on March 26, 2023

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Beautifully written by an author confident enough in their world building that they don't need to let it overpower the central story.
Haz is a bit of an anti-hero but both Haz and Mot go through a lot of growth and I adored their story.
Single POV third person, fade to black, antihero/naive human.

Holly Priddis

Struggled to finish but an interesting concept

Reviewed in Australia on May 27, 2022

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I normally love space operas which is the reason I went for this book. While the characters were overall likeable, I think they were all perhaps too likeable which did not give space for much character development. To be honest I skimmed over the last few chapters as I lost interest. I do think this idea has a lot of potential for further development though

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