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Summary: A Philosophical Adventure Story
Review: A great book, well-written, finely-crafted. Characters you really care about. The protagonist is sympathetic, likeable, aggravating, and appealing. He makes you root for his success, and his happiness. I'm hoping for a sequel, so I can see how he fares in his new life, and newfound happiness.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: A great book, well-written, finely-crafted. Characters you really care about. The protagonist is sympathetic, likeable, aggravating, and appealing. He makes you root for his success, and his happiness. I'm hoping for a sequel, so I can see how he fares in his new life, and newfound happiness.
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Summary: Great read
Review: A sci-fi book with good character development and enough mystery to prevent you from putting the book down. The intense character development and backflashses slowed the book down, but it's a quick and easy read. Good, strong ending, if a bit predictable.
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Summary: Great read
Review: A sci-fi book with good character development and enough mystery to prevent you from putting the book down. The intense character development and backflashses slowed the book down, but it's a quick and easy read. Good, strong ending, if a bit predictable.
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Summary: Miracle surgery, but at a terrible cost...
Review: I enjoyed this book. I recommend it to anyone who liked Stardoc!
Dr. Georgory Marchey is a Bergmann Surgeon, an extremely talented physician who sacrificed his hands in order to do miracle surgery that saves lives no one else can save, but at at a terrible cost to both doctor and patient.
He is treated as a machine, and feared by all due to the strange nightmarish psychological effects of this new way of doing surgery. Now he drinks his life away as he is shipped from planet to planet like a piece of equipment at the whim of the powers that be.
Until he is abducted by an armored Angel, Scylla, and taken to be the personal physician to her psychotic master. This evil man has slowly and terribly transformed a small, isolated, peaceful religious colony into his own personal slice of Hell, with the conflicted Scylla, brainwashed since her childhood, as his unquestioning enforcer.
Will Marchey pull himself together in time to save the colony and Scylla?
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Summary: Miracle surgery, but at a terrible cost...
Review: I enjoyed this book. I recommend it to anyone who liked Stardoc!
Dr. Georgory Marchey is a Bergmann Surgeon, an extremely talented physician who sacrificed his hands in order to do miracle surgery that saves lives no one else can save, but at at a terrible cost to both doctor and patient.
He is treated as a machine, and feared by all due to the strange nightmarish psychological effects of this new way of doing surgery. Now he drinks his life away as he is shipped from planet to planet like a piece of equipment at the whim of the powers that be.
Until he is abducted by an armored Angel, Scylla, and taken to be the personal physician to her psychotic master. This evil man has slowly and terribly transformed a small, isolated, peaceful religious colony into his own personal slice of Hell, with the conflicted Scylla, brainwashed since her childhood, as his unquestioning enforcer.
Will Marchey pull himself together in time to save the colony and Scylla?
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Summary: An excellent premise; a riviting conclusion!
Review: I found the concept of Bergmann Surgeons quite intriguing, that the "ghost" pains of an amputated limb might be the clue to an extended realm of sensation and action.This forms the basis of the complex and involving journey of Dr. Georgory Marchey back from his life of drunken escape to total involvement in his new world and friends. I found the characters very strongly realized and I was kept up well beyond my usual bedtime as I read on to the the gripping and somewhat sentimental conclusion. (I actually had tears in my eyes - that's how sweet it was!). The evolution of Angel/Scylla and the relationship between her and Marchey pulled me onwards as did Marchey's mental combat with Brother Fist. My gripes are few: I felt that the repetitive descriptions of Marchey's drinking were a bit heavy handed, and Brother Fists contribution to the total outcome seemed a bit simplistic. Despite these qualms, I highly recommend this read to all who love seeing a GOOD idea worked out with strong characters who eventually triumph.
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Summary: An excellent premise; a riviting conclusion!
Review: I found the concept of Bergmann Surgeons quite intriguing, that the "ghost" pains of an amputated limb might be the clue to an extended realm of sensation and action. This forms the basis of the complex and involving journey of Dr. Georgory Marchey back from his life of drunken escape to total involvement in his new world and friends. I found the characters very strongly realized and I was kept up well beyond my usual bedtime as I read on to the the gripping and somewhat sentimental conclusion. (I actually had tears in my eyes - that's how sweet it was!). The evolution of Angel/Scylla and the relationship between her and Marchey pulled me onwards as did Marchey's mental combat with Brother Fist. My gripes are few: I felt that the repetitive descriptions of Marchey's drinking were a bit heavy handed, and Brother Fists contribution to the total outcome seemed a bit simplistic. Despite these qualms, I highly recommend this read to all who love seeing a GOOD idea worked out with strong characters who eventually triumph.
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Summary: This Book Blew me away
Review: I got this book from the Chaplain's tent while I was deployed, and read it cover to cover as fast as I could. I immediately found his other book, Call From A Distant Shore, and read it just as hungrily. These books speak to the heart of heroism, the willingness to stand up after life knocks you down, and face the worst odds you can imagine, not for personal gain, because it's the right thing to do. These are both very satisfying reads, with intriguing characters and interesting worlds. I can't wait to read more from this author.
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Summary: A Philosophical Adventure Story
Review: Stephen L. Burns had a great concept, then executed it with style, wit, and charm. His prose is sturdy, his cultural references rich (though not overbearing), and his characters well-fleshed. Though I picked this book up in my local library, it was so good that I had to come to Amazon right away. He has gained a steadfast fan with this book--may his writing career be long and fruitful.
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