Rogue eBook JT Vaydensen
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Blessed and cursed with a talent for combat, Tek "Deuce" Dakker has spent his life fighting a losing war against slavery. Now he has a chance to turn the tide.
Rogue eBook JT Vaydensen
This is a fast paced sci-fi thriller. It follows the early life of Tek Dakker, who we first meet as a nine year old orphan on the backwater planet of Carifa. The people of the Federation are sharply divided on the issue of slavery, which is still practiced against the people of Carifa, and Tek dreams of taking on the slavers by joining the rebel group known as the Rogues. Until his own village is overrun by slavers.The main characters are interesting and well developed, amidst the dual themes of racism and the tension between duty and happiness. But I found the action sequences - often beautifully detailed descriptions of space combat - were impossible to put down. I hate the term "riveting," but there is no other way to describe them. Vaydensen writes like he has been flying space fighters all his life.
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Rogue eBook JT Vaydensen Reviews
It is similar to "Ender's Game" by O.S. Card. There are distinct differences, but the overall theme of a young boy being taken in and taught how to fight in space via games that eventually leads to bigger real-time battling in space craft is very similar. This book will jump around between parts, but it is fairly easy to follow within the first chapter of each part.
It was a fun quick read.
[I was offered a free copy of this book.]
Fans of Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" should enjoy this space adventure about a teen who becomes a slave gladiator after being captured by slavers. Then he becomes a member of a secret group fighting slavers and eventually an unwilling student at an elite advanced space academy. It is action packed work throughout with the hero very similar to Ender Wiggins. This was a free review copy from the author.
I was gifted this book to review and wow, am I glad I was! This was a great book! Frustrating, maddening, but you just keep reading.
The Federation gives lip service to protecting an isolated planet from slavers. The story follows young Tek, Winger and Kaitlyn as their village is raided by slavers. Anybody not dead is taken. Testing indicates that Tek would be a superb pilot, so he is trained as a bloodsport competitor instead of given for training in the Federation. He is 11.
The author addresses growing up amidst hardship, as well as the bullying and racism that can be inherent in government.
When I started reading this book, I found the writing style very maddening. For about the first third of the book, every new chapter came with a jump in time from the previous one. Further, things happened in the time gap that were significant to story in the new chapter.
After that, though, the author settled down to some very good story-telling. There's not as much "sci" in this sci-fi book as I'm used to (Asimov, for instance), but I was thoroughly entertained, which is the whole point behind reading a novel, right?
I usually take a casual approach to my book reading, but since I was offered this book for free in anticipation of writing a review, I determined to spend longer and more frequent periods of reading it. After I got through the previously-mentioned first third, though, I didn't have to exercise any discipline to read more quickly; the story drew me in and held me. A book can typically last me a month or more, but I steamed through Rogue in a week.
While I'd presume that this book is targeted toward teenagers, I still enjoyed reading it, and I have teenaged grandchildren.
Again, I received this book for free on the promise of writing an honest review.
A boy wants to fly a fighter spaceship and be a hero. This is the story of his journey from the dream to the reality, and what happens to him along the way.
The world building is subtle. There is a <i>lot</i> of infodump; transitions from one scenario to another are abrupt and take awhile for the reader to track and then see, "ah, ha, now I see where the story is developing." <i>Then</i> the reader realizes that stuff has happened and our hero's life and goals are getting more and more complicated. Salted and peppered along with this are the conflicts, outright fights both physical and tactical and....While I am not a big fan of battle tactics or specifications, there are enough of both here to please any Top Gun or Star Wars fan.
While I was frequently exasperated by our hero, I was very much invested in the story. I was so absorbed in events as they happened I kept forgetting how <i>young</i> Deuce is/was. His character was admirable, with very human flaws. And even though it wasn't an easy ending, I very much liked how the author left our hero.
All in all, there is a little bit of Heinlein (in his young adult books), a little bit of Poul Anderson (Ensign Flandry) and let's not forget a bit of Andre Norton (her early stuff). It's a good read.
Rabbits! I know it shouldn't matter but who in the right mind would let rabbits go in a pristine environment on another planet especially after what happened in Australia. Unfortunately, this set a trend. I was expecting a book like Ender's game which is pretty deep and if it wasn't like Ender's Game I was expecting Starship Troopers. In the end it was like the movie all about the characters and not about the story. I got lost a few times especially when they jump from one character to another.
For characters who are so young they have very adult concerns. We have Tek who is a bit autistic so he doesn't make friends very well. One day his world is tipped on its end and the sweet boy has to put aside childish things. Then there is Deuce. I'm actually not sure where he came from. Like I said I got lost a few times. There are some good strong characters though I could have wished for more female characters as this universe is very much tilted to the male gender side. Not surprising as this is about soldiers.
The pace is a bit slow and the book is a bit long for a YA book. Actually, that is its main issue. Too long.
After saying that it was easier to get into than books like Ender's Game with similar themes it could be recommended for those with a lower reading level to introduce them to Science Fiction.
This is a fast paced sci-fi thriller. It follows the early life of Tek Dakker, who we first meet as a nine year old orphan on the backwater planet of Carifa. The people of the Federation are sharply divided on the issue of slavery, which is still practiced against the people of Carifa, and Tek dreams of taking on the slavers by joining the rebel group known as the Rogues. Until his own village is overrun by slavers.
The main characters are interesting and well developed, amidst the dual themes of racism and the tension between duty and happiness. But I found the action sequences - often beautifully detailed descriptions of space combat - were impossible to put down. I hate the term "riveting," but there is no other way to describe them. Vaydensen writes like he has been flying space fighters all his life.
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