HUMANITY'S LAST HOPE
LIES IN THE BALANCE. . .
The relentless search is on: Find the opal-like sections of a matter transmitter, scattered across a continent. Without them the only human colony-planet dies. The pieces are hidden in the vast deserts, tangled jungles, medieval cities and stark fortresses of this world. They are defended by fanatics. The fifteen sections are technological miracle-workers, more precious than fist-sized diamonds in a colony regressed to the 14th century level. Yet, the various hunters will let nothing in their way.
Against humanity's questers race the Morkth, space-traveling xenophobic alien destroyers of Earth. They are determined to destroy all these human vermin, soon. But first they want the matter-transmitter. They want it badly, and they destroy anything that tries to stop them. They have nukes and lasers to the colonists' swords and spears. It's no contest.
All that stands between the Morkth and the destruction of the planet are three unlikely heroes A street-child thief, a dispossessed and totally spoiled brat of a sixteen year-old princess, and a confused, amoral, Morkth-raised human. If they can gather all the transmitter sections before the Morkth do, then there is a chance of survival. But the Morkth already have several sections, and the others are lost, or guarded and hidden It seems like a lost cause... a Forlorn Hope. But it's all humans have.
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Product Review"The Forlorn" is an excellent combination of sci-fi with fantasy adventure! Highly recommended!
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Product ReviewThe only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that it finished too abruptly! Still, I believe that it was his first published book so inexperience probably came into play. Any chance of a revisit & expansion as many other authors have done once they are established? Here's hoping!
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Product ReviewReally enjoyed this one! Good story line with interesting characters who leave you wondering who they really are. It leaves you with a few questions about how things worked out and the ending was, I thought, a bit abrupt but still a very enjoyable read. This is one I'll read again sometime, I enjoyed it that much.
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Product ReviewUsually I detest Magic and Fantasies. So I thought this was a fantasy novel from the description but I peeked at the first chapter and read till the end as it was that gripping and close to science fiction after all.
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Product ReviewI agree with the lack of detail in the characters- and the ending feels like "oops, bus is here gotta run" as in where are the last couple of chapters?!?
Sequel, mr Freer?
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Product ReviewI enjoyed the story of this one quite a bit. I also liked the characters, though they did lack depth. The author could have been a lot more descriptive about some things. The action scenes in particular would have benefited from more detail. The lack of description isn't really a problem though, I personally just prefer more of it. My biggest complaint is that the ending seems sort of awkward to me without any sort of epilogue. I get the impression it may have been set up to lead directly into a sequel. All the important stuff is resolved, and its a perfectly acceptable ending for a stand alone novel. Its just sort of an awkward place to end this particular tale.
Its not one of my favorite books, but its not a bad read. I almost want to give it a 4, but I just don't feel comfortable with that rating.Posted on
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