Lightning Strike (Skolian Empire/Ruby Dynasty Book 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00JH2R6WW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 283 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Professor Kala Krishna said Don't waste your money. This is the same as the first half of the old book. Don't waste your money.. The techiness of SF with the sensibility of romance Amazon Customer Lightning Strike by Catherine Asaro is an updated version of Catch the Lightning which is one of my favorite books in the Asaro's Skolian series. The earlier edition was weighed down by too much explanation of confusing politics. No more. This story retains the g. If you like excellent science fiction with a bit of romance Karen H. If you like excellent science fiction with a bit of romance, Catherine Asaro is for you. This prequel to her Skolian Empire series takes place in 1987 in the slums of LA in an alternate universe. It seamlessly combines Mayan history and language, a Skolian jugger
From memories of her childhood in a Mayan village, to the streets of Los Angeles, to a military base and a chance to reach the stars, Tina comes alive as an astute, sympathetic narrator, facing life and tough choices with courage, wit and compassion.Part of Asaro's highly acclaimed Skolian Empire/Ruby Dynasty series which SF Chronicle called "One of the major series in the genre, which Booklist found "in many ways as compelling as Dune, if not more so", LIGHTNING STRIKE, Book I is an expanded and revised version (along with LIGHTNING STRIKE, Book II) of her novel CATCH THE LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING STRIKE, Book II, will be available in Fall 2014"Physicist Asaro combines hard speculative science and first-rate storytelling." - Booklist"Readers seeking the harmonious meld of hard SF's rigor and human chemistry's heat should read Catherine Asaro's fiction."- SciFi Weekly"Asaro's portrait of interstellar intrigue, weird socio-political customs and galactic history has come to approach the neighborhood of such classics as Frank Herbert's DUNE series."- SciFi“Asaro, who’s a physicist, offers an intelligent exploration of possible links between telepathy and quantum physics and informs many of the scenes between lovers with power and tenderness.”- Publishers Weekly“Hard science fiction fans can rejoice—the next superstar is here.”- Romantic TimesOn PRIMARY INVER