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Tourist Trap Paperback – July 7, 2011

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Roi and his best friends from slavery are taking a challenge journey on Falaron, a planet terraformed from Earth during the Ice Age. They look forward to a vacation of dog sledding, hang gliding, horseback trekking, sailing, whitewater rafting, and rock climbing-but the friction developing within the group is adding its own level of challenge to the trip. Their guide, Penny, finds the four a refreshing change from her usual spoiled clients. She is worried, however, by the unusual number of accidents the group is experiencing. Even though they are vacationing on a wilderness planet, this foursome seems particularly accident prone. But they aren't all accidents. Roi's half-brother Zhaim, a brilliant and malicious sociopath, has decided that the journey is an ideal opportunity to rid himself of his rival. He is capable of manipulating not only the weather but affairs on distant planets. His schemes distract the only two adults who would be able to protect the young people and draw them far enough away that they can be of no help. He has even managed to plant an unsuspecting agent in the party. As the group travels, their journey becomes a far more serious challenge than any of them could have imagined.

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364 pages
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English
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iUniverse Publishing
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July 7, 2011
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6 x 0.82 x 9 inches
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1462029582
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978-1462029587
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse Publishing (July 7, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 364 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1462029582
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1462029587
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.07 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.82 x 9 inches

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Sue Ann Bowling

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I've spent most of my life as a university professor, with degrees in physics (Harvard), geophysics and atmospheric science (University of Alaska Fairbanks.) I've been writing non-fiction for years, not only professional papers, but a good deal of popular science as well. I wrote the Alaska Science Forum for a while--a column distributed to newspapers, radio stations and magazines throughout Alaska and now available on the Web. (Google it.) I also set up a website on genetics. (http://bowlingsite.mcf.com/Genetics/Genetics.html)

When I retired I began writing fiction, mostly science fiction. I've always been interested in how planets work and how societies work with them, and I've had fun designing planets and their societies. I have to admit I've ignored some physics--plotting becomes just about impossible without simultaneity, which relativity says does not exist on an interstellar scale. So I've set up a universe in which telepathy and teleportation are instantaneous, though they do have to follow the laws of conservation of energy and momentum. Makes for some interesting consequences.

For the back story on the universe I've invented, have a look at my author website--www.sueannbowling.com. Note that Homecoming, although my first published book, is only the first of five I've written. The sequel, Tourist Trap, is set on a planet terraformed from earth during the Pleistocene. Wouldn't you like to be an ecotourist among mammoths, saber-tooth cats and longhorned bison? But it might not be as much fun if your older brother were trying to kill you!

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Sandra S McCutcheon

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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015

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Excellent read. Hard to put down.

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Beverly Diehl

Sled Dogs and Horses and Sailing, Oh My!

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2012

I have always wanted to go on an extensive, physically challenging vacation with a group of close friends. Maybe not while somebody with serious paranormal powers was trying to kill me...

This book is a sequel, but also works as a stand-alone, to Bowling's Homecoming, which I also read and loved. Another YA fantasy - the main character, Roi, is about 18 or so, as are his three best friends. It's very much a coming of age story, and for those who enjoy Mercedes Lackey (I'm a big fan) this type of story will feel both familiar and excitingly new.

Bowling does a great job, IMO, of blending in sensual details: the look, smell, sounds and textures of the different areas as the quad learn to run dogsleds, hang-glide, horseback ride, and more. It felt like taking an entire vacation without leaving my couch - not sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing!

Loved this book, am really hoping she continues to write more in this universe.

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Abby Geiger

Great science, great characters, great read!

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2012

I enjoyed this book on many levels! The science behind the special powers and abilities of some of the characters is plausible, and I appreciated that these things are explained and demonstrated in ways that gives them credence while never distracting the reader from the drama of the story. The characters are well-developed, multidimensional, and their interaction with one another, as well as with newly introduced characters, is interesting and believable. Their tourist trek is exciting and realistic, and made me want to try for myself the sports of dog-sledding and hang-gliding. I especially like the villain. I know you're not supposed to like them, but well-written, deliciously evil ones like Zhaim make me shiver with delight. Bravo! If you like your science fiction to be solidly built upon the characters and believably other-worldly without all the alien invasions, robots, and space-based dog fights, then this is the book for you!

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an epic science fiction work by a superb author

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2019

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There are times when you should read books fairly soon after each other, especially when they are set in large, complex civilisations with many characters sharing their lives over the books. Fortunately, Sue Ann Bowling gives just enough update for each of the various factions for me to remember the who, what and when of Homecoming. But I would have got into Tourist Trap faster if I’d read it sooner.

While Homecoming is vast in its treatment of the galaxy, most of Tourist Trap takes place on the planet Falaron. A few excursions go to other worlds where the other characters, Roi’s parents and advisers, are based or working. I was wrong-footed for a while, thinking that the detail of Roi’s wilderness hiking, climbing, trekking, rafting adventure was unnecessary, or even indulgent. It turned out it was essential.

The depth of expertise in this book is terrific. Not only does the author treat you to an expert tour of a complex wilderness, guided by both a trained guide and Roi’s own expertise and mental abilities, she also takes time over how to do each of the activities to a level that makes you feel you really could them yourself. Anyone for hang-gliding? This is how to set up your wing and check it over to make sure it’s safe. And your parachute, for emergencies. There are episodes with real, imaginary, and fierce creatures. Manipulated weather makes it look like a natural climate crisis. There is safety in numbers and in solo excursions. There are mosquitoes and miniature horses – and I’m not talking Falabellas.

Even if this was just a wilderness adventure, it would be exciting, thrilling and motivational.

Add in Roi’s arch-enemy, Zhaim, who is a sadistic, power-crazy megalomaniac… and he’s also jealous of Roi. Our first meeting with him turned my stomach. Our later ones turn our hero’s stomach. Fortunately this is not as graphic for the reader, but we can guess… oh yes, we can guess well.

Other characters get their turn to display the novel and solidly developed science of Ms Bowling’s galaxy. Galactic is the right word, because the R’iil’nians were galactic citizens long before we mere humans got on the map.

This was an epic science fiction work by a superb author. Tourist Trap is an excellent work, but maybe start with Homecoming.

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