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Summary: Exceptional SciFI
Review: It was a stroke of brilliance for Roxann Dawson to collaborate with the consumate science fiction (SciFi)author Daniel Graham. The result was science fiction at its very best. Entering Tenebrra is a "must read" for any lover of quality SciFI. Like Daniel Grahams award winning SciFi novel "The Gatekeepers," "Entering Tenebbrea" simply captivates the reader with a combination of drama, suspence, romance, and excitng thrills. It is none stop fun! The main character, Andrea Flores, will no doubt become the female counter part to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Fans will be eagerly waiting for the next book to enjoy her exploits. Her quest for revenge over the murder of her family plunges her in to an intergalactic war. Admiral Hal'Rin, himself an interesting alien character and father like figure to Andrea Flores, trains her in the special operations that is at the core of this noval. Her exploits are simply thrilling. How any learned reader and conisuer of quality science fiction could rate "Entering Tenebbrea" as anythng other than exceptional "five star" quality science fiction is hard to imagine. The writng is incredibly good. Don't miss this one folks. Treat yoursleves to the very best!
Rating:
Summary: Exceptional SciFI
Review: It was a stroke of brilliance for Roxann Dawson to collaborate with the consumate science fiction (SciFi)author Daniel Graham. The result was science fiction at its very best. Entering Tenebrra is a "must read" for any lover of quality SciFI. Like Daniel Grahams award winning SciFi novel "The Gatekeepers," "Entering Tenebbrea" simply captivates the reader with a combination of drama, suspence, romance, and excitng thrills. It is none stop fun! The main character, Andrea Flores, will no doubt become the female counter part to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Fans will be eagerly waiting for the next book to enjoy her exploits. Her quest for revenge over the murder of her family plunges her in to an intergalactic war. Admiral Hal'Rin, himself an interesting alien character and father like figure to Andrea Flores, trains her in the special operations that is at the core of this noval. Her exploits are simply thrilling. How any learned reader and conisuer of quality science fiction could rate "Entering Tenebbrea" as anythng other than exceptional "five star" quality science fiction is hard to imagine. The writng is incredibly good. Don't miss this one folks. Treat yoursleves to the very best!
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Summary: And I don't even like Star Trek
Review: Only once before in my life have I read a book cover to cover. Although I am generally not that fond of science fiction, I found this book to be very worth while. Entering Tenebrea avoids the techno babble and unrealistic alien cultures that usually make up the meat of sci-fi stories and instead focuses on character development and a deliciously unpredictable plot. This book is a real gem, even for those who don't like Star Trek.
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Summary: A State of Mind as Much as a Series of Events
Review: The first book of a projected trilogy, Entering Tenebrea is not a truly great read, but it shows increasing promise as the story unfolds, especially for readers willing to cut a pair of relative rookies some slack. Earth belongs to the Alliance, a largely alien planetary union now debating membership for the Ordinate, a human civilization found on the planet Cor some years ago. Little is known about the secretive Ordinate, except that it arose from an ancient alien experiment to study the impact of advanced Alliance technology on humans, and it now relies extensively on cloned slave labor-illegal in the Alliance. Alliance governments see cloning as the only issue. To a few scattered individuals, however, the Ordinate poses a deeper threat. For Terran Andrea Flores, a perfect life is derailed when her husband and daughter die in a terrorist attack. Witness to the attack is Jod Admiral Hal K'Rin, on the outs with his planetary Council for continuing his father's anti-Ordinate crusade. K'Rin takes Andrea under his wing, eventually offering her a chance to join his Tenebrea. The Tenebrea have long been Clan Rin's household guard, but also serve as an elite special force for the regular Jod militia. One Tenebrea function is riding herd on Ordinate agents among the Alliance worlds. K'Rin knows, and Andrea learns, that the alleged terrorist attack was really an Ordinate operation. K'Rin also heard recently that Cor is developing a new order of highly dangerous clones. His source is clone escapee Eric, who's seeking aid for his fellow old-order clones, now being phased out. Can K'Rin trust such a source? The Roman Catholic "Tenebrae" (misspelled by the authors) is a rite of mourning and darkness, commemorating Christ's crucifixion. Why an alien military group is named after an old Latin word is never explained, but for Andrea Flores "entering Tenebrea" describes a state of mind as much as a series of events. Considering herself as dead as her family, she wants only to kill as many of the killers as she can, commemorating her own loss. She must earn her commission, though; after rigorous training, only the best candidates become Tenebrea, with a commitment that's absolute and life-long. Her first mission is to infiltrate Cor, join the renegade clone underground, confirm Eric's claims, and escape with proof in hand. Much of the early set-up to Entering Tenebrea is too contrived to ring true, grating against the willing suspension of disbelief that makes for a successful novel. Once past the troublesome set-up chapters, however, the characters, social systems, and situations are absorbing enough to help the reader focus on action, not analysis. Some later plot elements still don't pass close scrutiny, and there are occasional chronology and continuity errors, but it becomes easier to ignore them. The writing style is serviceable if uninspired, with only the average assortment of basic writing errors. By story's end, the patient reader will almost certainly want to see how the remaining two installments of the trilogy shape up.
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Summary: Fantastic! Five Stars all the way!
Review: This book was a fantastic read! It had a terrific plot, great characters, and many thrilling moments!
When I first heard of the book, I wasn't very interested(I'm not a big Sci-fi fan). But it got great reviews, so I decided to give it a try. I'm so happy that I did! This book wasn't like any other book I had ever read. It was better! It had something for everyone: action, suspense, romance, adventure, and mystery. This is hands down one of greatest, if not THE greatest, books I've ever read or ever hope to read!
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Summary: the best series starts here
Review: This book was handed to me by a close friend before first period. I started in right away, asking questions the whole time, trying to figure out how sci-fi worked. I found that I was unable to set the book down. The charcters became real to me, their plight was my plight, their goals were my goals. I was completely hooked. Andrea's life being torn apart and then stitched back together in the dark had me hungrily turning every page. The action scenes were gripping because of how much the novel depended on each one. I could see the characters' faces, each struggling with his or her own personal battle. The main charcter's personality appealed to me, mainly because she cared so much for the one single cause. She was daring and fearless. She had nothing to lose, so she gave it her all. She knew that she would come out on top, and that kept her going. She contrasted so much with other heroines I have encountered. She was not a soft lilac, whose sweet smell can be sometimes sickening, she was a devastatingly beautiful rose, with poison tipped thorns. I was aware that I had begun this wonderful book at the begining of the week, and I had spent every spare moment devouring it. I finished within two days of starting and I sadly had to return it to my friend. However, when I recieved a copy of my own, I began again on the journey through the Tenebra. This is a book I will never forget and I will treasue it always. Please read it, and decide for yourself. You will be suprised, I promise.
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Summary: Awesome, action-packed Space Opera!! Highly recommended!
Review: When Andrea Flores's husband and daughter are killed in a terrorist attack, she is taken aboard the Jod starship Tyker to heal and recuperate. The Tyker's captain, K'Rin, who witnessed the aftermath of her family's murder, gives her the opportunity to join his elite and mysterious house guard, the Tenebrea. Trained as an assassin, Andrea finds herself on a special mission to the planet Cor, where she must gather information about a rumor of NewGen clones that are supposedly being grown for war. What Andrea seeks is vengeance, but her plan is slightly sidetracked in a new search for answers, and what she ends up getting involved in is something neither she, not the Jod, could have imagined. This book was fabulous! I really didn't know what to expect, since the back cover is kind of vague, but what a wonderful surprise it was to find myself immersed in a truly gripping story of heartbreak, betrayal, acceptance, friendship, love, vengeance, secrets, lies, and loyalty. There are also some key points of humor, and plenty of tense and exciting action. Andrea's story is not as cut and dry as you might imagine in the beginning, and the plot twists and secrets that are revealed along the way make for a wonderful page-turner that teases the mind and leaves you begging for more. The world building was wonderful, and the characters were rich and multidimensional. There were times when I really wondered, who were the good guys and who were the bad guys? ... and I'm still wondering about some of them, even at the end of the second book (Tenebrea's Hope), which was just as amazing as the first. The plot is woven together with such expertise that I was doomed to read the entire book in one sitting, never once having to skim over a dull spot ... and that is very rare indeed. I highly, highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Awesome, action-packed Space Opera!! Highly recommended!
Review: When Andrea Flores's husband and daughter are killed in a terrorist attack, she is taken aboard the Jod starship Tyker to heal and recuperate. The Tyker's captain, K'Rin, who witnessed the aftermath of her family's murder, gives her the opportunity to join his elite and mysterious house guard, the Tenebrea. Trained as an assassin, Andrea finds herself on a special mission to the planet Cor, where she must gather information about a rumor of NewGen clones that are supposedly being grown for war. What Andrea seeks is vengeance, but her plan is slightly sidetracked in a new search for answers, and what she ends up getting involved in is something neither she, not the Jod, could have imagined. This book was fabulous! I really didn't know what to expect, since the back cover is kind of vague, but what a wonderful surprise it was to find myself immersed in a truly gripping story of heartbreak, betrayal, acceptance, friendship, love, vengeance, secrets, lies, and loyalty. There are also some key points of humor, and plenty of tense and exciting action. Andrea's story is not as cut and dry as you might imagine in the beginning, and the plot twists and secrets that are revealed along the way make for a wonderful page-turner that teases the mind and leaves you begging for more. The world building was wonderful, and the characters were rich and multidimensional. There were times when I really wondered, who were the good guys and who were the bad guys? ... and I'm still wondering about some of them, even at the end of the second book (Tenebrea's Hope), which was just as amazing as the first. The plot is woven together with such expertise that I was doomed to read the entire book in one sitting, never once having to skim over a dull spot ... and that is very rare indeed. I highly, highly recommend this book!
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Summary: yes, Yes, YES!!!!!
Review: When I first learned that one of my favorite Star Trek actresses was co-writing the first of a trilogy, I couldn't wait to own it. Didn't matter her writing style or the book's content. Now that I've got my own autographed hardback copy, my feelings about it have not changed, except to say I *like* her writing style and the book's content. She and Daniel Graham make a spectacular team. The cover art, by Dan Curry, features the heroine, Andrea Flores, and is dark and quite suitable to the story. It also happens to be a little-disguised picture of Roxann herself, capturing perfectly the entire feel of the story, which counts for a lot to me. Yes, I *do* buy books for their covers! I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the similarities between "B'Elanna Torres" and "Andrea Flores" were too numerous to mention (including this rhyming-name thing, which I just now realized). Others might snort at this point and call me a rabid fan and, well, they'd be right. But that doesn't diminish the page-turning intensity of this novel. The story opens on Baltimore's Inner Harbor - right where I work. While it turns into the site of the grisly murders of Andrea's husband and child right before her eyes, it is also the beginning of a very fine tale, one that not only follows Andrea on her rage-filled quest to find out *why,* but also drops clues and promises of much more to come in the next two novels. Consider planetary Alliances, human cloning operations, and something called a "wilderness cloak," and you've got yourself the beginnings of a sweeping story that I can't hardly wait to finish.
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Summary: Excellent Collaboration
Review: With Graham's experience with politics, the military, and science -- not to mention that he's an award-winning science fiction author -- and Dawson's character development, direction, and sense of dramatic timing -- not to mention she's a beautiful and talented actor in the series Startrek Voyager, this book is colorful and fast-paced. I can't wait for the upcoming second book of the trilogy, Tenebrea's Hope.
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