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Of a Strange World Made: Colony of Edge Novella Book 1 by [Anthony W. Eichenlaub]

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On the cutting edge of humanity, rules are made for one thing.
No, it is not "to be broken."
Biologist Ash Morgan loves breaking rules, but this is ridiculous. Edge is humanity's bastion on the frontier of space and science. She plays fast and loose with the Edge's ultra-strict governing AI, but even she's willing to admit that maybe there are some laws not meant to be broken.
When a fellow colonist asks for help delivering a child, Ash agrees against her better judgment.
But something's not right.
The birth will exceed the precise population cap set by the colony AI. Somehow those numbers need to balance.
And the child is born strange. Too strange. What experiments could produce a child like this? Who would do this?
When the mother descends into depression and madness, Ash must decide which rules can be broken, which rules must be obeyed, and which rules will inevitably lead to the colony's ultimate destruction.
On the cutting edge of humanity, rules are made for one thing: to be followed perfectly with zero deviation.
Always.
Or else.

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Colony of Edge
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08KL786ZM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oak Leaf Books LLC (December 3, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 3, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2768 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 158 pages

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Anthony W. Eichenlaub’s short stories appear in Little Blue Marble, Asymmetry Fiction, and the anthology Fell Beasts and Fair. When the ground isn’t frozen solid, he enjoys gardening, woodworking, and long walks with a lazy dog. When it is frozen, he stays indoors where it's safe. He can be found at anthonyeichenlaub.com and on Twitter as @AWEichenlaub.

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JessicaR

Hardcore Scifi

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 26, 2022

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Well written. A colony on a distant planet try to create a "human" environment.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 6, 2021

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Glad it was free. Slow to start and short. Hopefully it will get better and maybe a little longer. Happy reading

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Hard2Please

Not really a book, more like a short story.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 27, 2021

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I enjoyed the story even though it was so short. I thought the way the planet was described was very original but I can't say more than that or I will give it all away. Hopefully the next in the series will have a little more flesh on its bones.

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Rachel M. Reed

Good read. Hard to put down.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2021

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Good read. Great introduction to the world of Edge. Ash is an interesting character, willing to fight the system for her world.

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dmm

Review of 5-book series: Well done, falls short of great

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 27, 2021

I liked the inventiveness. There are 5 books in the series; each one is clearly called a novella (indicating that each one is a short novel). Each novella could stand alone, but would lose some coherence. Together, they make a long, intricate, and well-crafted novel.

You should go into these books with the intention of reading all of them, because the protagonist is gradually finding out that things she thought were true are not true. Don't worry; she does NOT find out that "it was all a dream" or "it was all a simulation" or some other really lame ending. (I wouldn't give that 4 stars.) The ending is satisfying and the books all make sense. But I was troubled after book one that some things about the world didn't make sense, and I was blaming faulty world-building. I would have preferred to have a friend tell me up front, because wondering about it took me out of immersion until near the end of book two, when I finally realized that the author was clever not incompetent. (Maybe I'm just dumb?)

Anyway, getting back to the inventiveness. Each book is sci-fi but with a theme from another genre. That actually goes back to the quirky protagonist. (You'll understand as you get to know her.) Each book is written mostly from her POV. The narrative is reliable, but her POV is not. Keep that in mind.

The writing was mostly good. It tends toward minimalism, and lots of dialogue. Generally I like that, though not everyone does. I took off half a star because there were some typos, clunky sentences, unclear antecedents, unclear speakers, etc. which tripped me up. I took off another half a star because the protagonist was a bit too quirky sometimes, like Dr. Who but without his credentials. She was generally very likeable in her quirkiness -- and good reasons for it get revealed gradually -- but a few times I wondered why anyone was taking her seriously during such a serious situation. So I think the books need more words in some places.

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Adam

Can't Wait for the Next Ones

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 3, 2020

I really enjoyed this book. Great characters, an interesting world with believable future technology, and a plot that doesn't hit any slow spots from start to end.

I think my favorite part though is the character development. Not only do we get interesting and unique characters, but we get ample back story for the main ones, which makes me that much more invested in the story. I was even empathizing with one of the main antagonists once we got their back story.

A fun, quick (but action-packed) read that left me wanting more, in a good way, to see where these characters end up after this. Definitely one of the better sci-fi books I've read in a while.

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UGJ

Oh, the humanity!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 4, 2020

I really enjoyed this book and am certainly looking forward to finding out what happens next. Having daughters, I appreciated that the main character was a bright, young, female scientist that was bold enough to make the decisions she made throughout the story. I also liked how the AI was portrayed, it definitely engages the reader to think about the pros and cons of leaving computers to look out for humanity. It was a quick read and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in dystopian novels, science fiction, and/or a good heroine journey. Plus, Ash Morgan is great character name.

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Erin

Quick-paced and fun

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 3, 2020

I really liked this book! Very imaginative plot and the action was quick and held my interest. I found the main character to be likeable and well rounded, but the secondary characters didn’t have that feel for me. This is probably due to the length of the book, and certainly did not make it less enjoyable for me.

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Sober Man's Secret

Short but fun

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 16, 2021

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A good yarn and we'll written. Short but long enough to tell a good.tale and.not.too long as.to become boring. A.nice.quick read.

HazelM

4½☆ Thought provoking but fun

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on November 15, 2021

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I definitely enjoyed this. Lots of interesting possibilities, including the big one... what is humanity. I liked Traverse and agree with the reality of the Retirement borough.
I can see lots of potential for a great series

Johnno

Not a novel - a short story

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on December 13, 2020

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I read the whole thing in less than two hours. Entertaining. Interesting concept, but waytoshort for a novel or to title it as a book

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