Scott Palter

I found myself getting caught up in the story, although I am not sure I will ever have the same attitude about penguins. This is solidly in the science fiction genre, and I'd count it as space opera. My only problem with the book is I want the sequel Right Now! I love the beginning of the book where we are introduced to the characters. (It is part of the "Look Inside" on the Kindle book.) It gave me a feel for what I was getting into. After finishing the book, I went back and reread the character descriptions; the author played fair with them.

The universe of this book is in the far future where Earth is pretty far back in the past. There are hints of the history (some of which totally made me giggle). The present is certainly not all sweetness and light; there is definitely grittiness to it. The characters are not the folks you would meet walking the corridors of the Enterprise. I found myself liking Winnie and Captain Mam Bridget Finnmark.

(By the way, the penguins are two meters tall and genemod killer penguin companions to the bad guys in this universe. Yikes!)

If you like science fiction with action and a hint of space opera, this should be on your reading list starting now. Then you can join me in my chant of "Write, Scott! Write more now!"… (altro)