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Summary: Warrior's Woman
Review: I just couldn't get into this book. It bored me. Too much male/female testosterone/womens lib.... The sex wasn't even good. It is one of my few books I will not re-read.
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Summary: What the Heck?!?!
Review: I obviously didn't read the same book the rest of the enthusiastic reviewers on this page did. Yes, "Warrior's Woman" is on my keeper shelf, but for cheap laughs and as an example how *not* to write a sci-fi novel only. For some reason, I have yet to read any review that appears annoyed with Tedra's overuse of the word "babe", or wonders if Lindsey had to pay royalties to Gene Roddenberry for ripping of terms like "phazor" (the alternate spelling makes it ok, I guess). Check your brains at the door, otherwise you'll be wondering how an advanced futuristic society can "forget" about sex. Our feminist heroine is shocked to discover that babies can result from sex--how can that be when all babies are raised in laboratories, created artificially from carefully selected donors?! Speaking of our heroine, no other reviewer seems to wonder why she leaps into bed with her Barbarian Oaf little less than 12 hours after meeting him. That's not to say that Oafie doesn't have some *quality* characteristics, including seeing no reason for females to wear clothes, using the withholding of sex as punishment for "bad behavior" (read "going outside"), and neglecting to tell our heroine that he's stopped taking male birth control (this after Tedra's woeful lack of understanding about sex and where babies come from is made very obvious). Surprise honey! I've decided you should be pregnant with my barbarian child! "Warrior's Woman" has some funny parts, though after seeing A.I. the idea of a male sex robot (even one written to be funny) just plain creeps me out. Tedra's onboard ship's computer is periodically funny, if you can ignore that fact that if the society that built it knew nothing about sex, it shouldn't be able to amuse us with racy dialog about Tedra and Oafie doing the nasty. I actually thought the funniest thing in the whole book was that "Challen" (Challen?!) was the name of our manly barbarian hero. In the end, if you can ignore Tedra's grating dialog with anyone from her society, Challen's sadistic tendencies, Star Trek ripoffs galore, and the idea of an advanced society that can't figure out how to reproduce naturally...read this book. If you're like me and can't ignore these things, then read it anyway. You might find the effort more funny than the third-rate end product.
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Summary: A Must-read Lindsey Work
Review: When I finished reading WARRIOR'S WOMAN, I read it once again immediately! Why? Just go and get this book and you will find the answer. The characters amaze me! The story touches my heart so much! You will laugh and cry with Challen and Tedra when you join the joy ride to the outer space!
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Summary: Exciting Sci-Fi!
Review: I liked the main character so much in this book that I named my daughter after her (Tedra). This is the best example of a futuristic Bodice ripper that I've read so far. The characters are well rounded and actually have some depth to them. I am buying a copy for my daughter so she can read it when she is old enough.
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Summary: Found in my attic; not my genre
Review: I am giving this 3 stars simply because I don't even want to read this book. It's just not my style. (Futuristic/Primitive) But since I had a copy in my attic (from the 80's probably) the cover has been much improved. You know, the cover that would make romance reading a secretive, don't-take-in-public book. :) FYI Average of 50 other reviews is 3 1/2 stars. It probably is a good book.
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Summary: Farden Fantastic!
Review: This book has everything, it is just a magnificent read. It is funny, the plot is gripping, the characters are magnetic, and the love scenes are memorable. It is the first in a triology that includes Keeper of the Heart and Heart of a Warrior. In the last book of the series, Heart of a Warrior, Ms. Lindsey explains all the customs, culture and circumstances of the planet that the reader must ferret out in this and the second book. Therefore, I would suggest reading the third book first, as it would not harm any of the storylines to read this group out of order. It would also make reading all the books more enjoyable. Of the three books, this is the most enjoyable and has the most action. It is amazing that Ms. Lindsey has this incredible talent to write for so many different time periods and cultures in her books. This is an extraordianry achievement, based as it must be, on imagination, unless she was secreted by Martha in Tedra's spaceship!
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Summary: *wonderfully FARDEN romantic!!!*
Review: WARRIOR's WOMAN is the first novel i read by Johanna Lindsey AFTER i finished the whole MALORYS series. And you know what? I don't seem to be getting tired or sick of her writing - anytime soon for that matter! Warrior's Woman was a lot of fun, and carries a very interesting plot! Its setting is in the future and in the past! Kind of a mixture of time-traveling, and displays a cross-difference in culture, due to the interesting time periods Johanna Lindsey has chosen. The book opens with our heroine Tedra De Arr, in the future setting... to be specific 2139. Lindsey makes a point of describing a lot of high-tech machines, and computers that do all the work for humans...including this really neat concept of a meditech (i think that's what its called) that "gives you a shower" without water, and it only takes 3 seconds! There are a lot of images of the kind of people living in that period, women and men who love to constantly have sex, and people are "born" not naturally though birth but more of the concept of stemmed-cell theory. Tedra works as security, also known as SEC 1, the highest honor! She's really cute, knows a lot of kung-fu and self-defense, and at the same time says the word "FARDEN" a lot, which honestly, i still don't know what it means! A problem arises, their government leader is kidnapped by the enemies, and its up to Tedra to save the day, but she needs help from people from other places, for the security people on her planet are disappearing. What ends up happening, is her personal computer "Martha' (who is absolutely hilarious!) sends her to another, get this, PLANET, which is actually, I would say..."back to the past". The time period... is let me just say is in the pre-historic times. Men are huge and have enormous muscles and fight with swords, and shields, and eat animals, with weird names. Here is where Tedra meets Challen, our handsome warrior! How they meet is absolutely amusing, and how they build their relationship is a delight to read! Moreover how Tedra learns about the differences between her time and the time period she's now stuck in, is entertaining, as well as looking from Challen's point of view. Oh! And of course the best part of all, is how the two fall in love. Especially since Challen is so stubborn and repeatedly says "warriors don't fall in love" is funny, since all he demonstrates is love and caring towards Tedra! And for sure there are a lot of stuff that happens, but i don't want to spoil a thing! All i'm going to say is that Challen goes back to the future with Tedra, and he helps her combat and win over the enemies. A small warning: there is a lot of descriptive writing in Warrior's Woman, for Lindsey, I'm sure did her best in setting out the images of the different time periods for the reader. One might get bored from all the descriptions, but in my opinion I believed it enhanced the overall story of the book. Hope u Enjoy!
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This futuristic romance is absolutely wonderful, I couldn't put it down.......
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Summary: Now these are MEN!!!!
Review: I've read this book so many times - I lost count. If you want to get away from all your troubles for a while just pick up this book. It has it all, humor, adventure and, oh ya, those juicy love scenes. What woman doesn't love a hunk who could brake a person in two with no effort at all but would never dream of hurting a woman, in fact, treats them like gold. You have to read about Tedra and her hilariously mouthy computer (who by the way could have a book written about herself). This book was one of Lindsey's best and its sequel, "Keeper of the Heart" is just as good, if not better.
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Summary: The best!
Review: Warrior's Woman, without a doubt, is the best book to ever grace the world today. I have yet to read a better book. This in the only book that I have ever re-read. From start to finish these characters keep you laughing. Both characters are very strong independent people and they clash constantly, which makes the making-up so much more fun. I really enjoyed this book!
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