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War and Money: Book One by [Sofia Diana Gabel]

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Dax, low status and a non-conformist, is stuck in the middle of the unending aliens wars. It's 2187, and Earth has the Katarga trapped on the moon, refusing to allow them to escape. Then there are ongoing threats from the Piltrak and Jurale, which forces Global Command to recruit 15-year-olds like Dax, as soldiers. She never imagined she'd be advanced as a soldier, yet she was hand-picked by gruff Commander Viteri and taken from her parents, never to see them again. She doesn't want to kill aliens, and suspects there's more to the wars than keeping the aliens at bay. The problem is, she has to find a way to stay alive long enough to reveal the truth.

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10 - 18 years
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419 pages
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English
Publication date

January 25, 2019
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Critique from Midwest Book Review"The first volume in what promises to be an impressively original and exceptionally well crafted science fiction saga, "War and Money" by Sofia Diana Gable is a thoroughly entertaining and engaging read from beginning to end and will leave its readers looking eagerly toward the next highly anticipated volume. While very highly recommended for community library Science Fiction collections-" Small Press Bookwatch: May 2019, James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review
Honorable Mention Awarded in the 27th Annual Writers Digest Self-Published Book Awards!Judge's commentary:
Structure, Organization, and Pacing: 5

Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar: 4

Production Quality and Cover Design: 5

Plot and Story Appeal: 5

Character Appeal and Development: 5

Voice and Writing Style: 5

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I love this book! I was hooked from the start. I felt sorry for Dax but cheered as she triumphed over disparaging treatment and grim situations. Her growth from the daughter of a poor family living in the outlier of Jewel to the hero of the story was captivating. While I despised Tablon, I was happy to forgive his abusive behavior in the end when he redeemed himself.
The book contains smooth action and compelling suspense and tension, especially in the lift scene where Viga and Dax sneak around in places they shouldn't be. Thrilling twists include Tablon's announcement that the Piltrak war is starting early and Dax's alien weapon turning out to be a translator. And the sentence, "Everything I'm doing is illegal, you blackhole," made me laugh out loud.
There are only a few issues I noted, including a couple of sentences regarding Dax's definition of what it means to be a soldier. When she says, "Soldiers don't feel guilt," I wasn't sure of her intent behind that statement. It seemed to be her way of proving to herself that she wasn't meant to be a soldier. Later, though, when she lists her kills and says, "Maybe I'm a soldier after all," that felt like a contradiction to her previous conclusion. Because, even though she'd killed these people, it seemed she still felt guilt at this point. A handful of typos and page numbers on blank pages were the only other minor problems.
This book contains noteworthy symbolism, such as in the training session when Dax (Orwan) tricks her mind into believing the holograms are real--a nice fit in a context where the leaders are deceiving the people. What is real and what isn't in this world? An engaging story that stimulates thought. I love it!

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07N4L4FL5
Publisher ‏ : ‎ S.D. Books; 2nd edition (January 25, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 25, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3420 KB
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 419 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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- #1,093 in Children's Dystopian Sci-Fi Books
- #1,131 in Children's Dystopian Fiction Books
- #6,811 in Space Exploration Science Fiction eBooks

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Sofia Diana Gabel

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I'm a multi-genre author and have been writing for as long as I can remember, but I have probably spent the most time concentrating and working on the craft of writing for about the last 7 years or so. I am so grateful to belong to a writers critique workshop which gives me incredible feedback.

I was born in Sydney, Australia and now live in California in the United States near my family. I have two undergraduate degrees in archaeology and environmental resource management (wildlife biology) and a master's degree in public archaeology. We can never learn too much, right?

In addition to writing, I absolutely adore traveling. I'm definitely a wanderer at heart and find it hard to settle in one place for long. And why should I? There are so many places to explore! Please visit me at my website:

http://sofiadianagabel.com/

or check out my blog:

http://approachablefiction.blogspot.com/

to learn about me and writing.

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Rebecca L.

Interesting YA Novel

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019

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Young Dax is forcibly conscripted into the global forces on her 15th birthday. She is supposed to be helping fight an ongoing war against the aliens who have taken over the moon. However, the Commander in charge of the training camp and his two lackeys have other plans for her. In the process of trying to stay alive, Dax uncovers a major global conspiracy…

The story moves along at a brisk pace. I even stayed up late to find out what happens, even though I don’t generally like battle sequences and this story has a few of them. Dax is an extremely likable narrator. But it’s a bit surprising that she doesn’t seem to be able to convince her squad mates that there’s more to the wars than meets the eye until one of them overhears more than she should.

Unfortunately, there are some typos scattered throughout the text. There are also some people in Dax’s squad who never make more than a token appearance, which seems odd considering that the other characters generally present a clear picture. Readers should additionally be aware that there’s a disturbing scene in the beginning of the book where the kid in question is attacked by one of her superiors.

But overall, it’s a pretty good story.

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Joseph Ferguson

Action=packed YA SciFi

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2019

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Gabel has penned an action-packed YA SciFi novel with empathetic (though somewhat clichéd) characters that can hold the interest of teenagers and adults alike.

The premise – continual war for the profit of the few - has a decided point of view analogous to current events.
As with most YA novels, the main character, Dax, is a young person facing serious challenges, self doubt, and bullies, who through constant introspection, and her own abilities beats overwhelming odds to come into her own person.

While the ending is rather unsatisfying; it does perfectly set up for the second installment.

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Good story idea, poor editing

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2019

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Sofia Diana Gabel starts her series with a great plot and believable characters. The science fiction meets fantasy novel is best for young adults and teenagers. Gabel’s premise is unique, but she takes a rather large diversion from her intentions. Not to mention, her amateur writing is evident with several typos, grammatical mistakes, and spelling errors. If her story was a little stronger and mechanics on par with professional writers, the book would be worth the purchase.

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Daniel Casey

interstellar action

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2019

For readers who love interstellar action, War and Money will please as it will for those who love their science fiction to be slightly allegorical. The hero Dax shows a steel and resolve well beyond her years. She slowly gains allies, navigates the nonsense that is the army, and finds answers one way or another. Yet will she be able to live long enough even if she does find the truth to do anything with the knowledge?

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Dr. Patricia Eroh

Awesome book

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019

I love this science fiction action-packed story. This story involves a strong female main character who defies authority (I used to be one of the few women in the military, in a male-dominated field so I understand and love this character). Definitely a page-turner.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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Great Read.

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2021

Same it mirror our current reality, but from the authors futuristic vision. If we don't some how change the way our world works, we will never meet any other species.

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