Lee Willard

The Aldeb Wars (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This war is completely different than anything mankind has fought so far. At first humans do not even understand what type of being they are actually fighting. It has calculating intelligence but its behavior patterns are written in its DNA over the millions of years it has been riding the galactic currents in mankind's direction, determined to be the only multicellular animated life in any oxygen atmosphere in the galaxy. It is over a century before humanity understands the true extent of the enemy's powers and what type of action needs to be taken to defeat them.

In this book you are on the scene at seven different incidents in that war. Each episode can be thought of as a separate story, though they are related and some of the characters do show up in multiple incidents. Few that you meet actually die in this war, but some are seriously hurt.

4108 - The Bugs of Paradise - Taos Numek
They have found a perfect world of tropical beaches on islands kept like parks with no animals larger or more dangerous than insects.

4189 - The Emperor's Last War - Karmon Valera
The Aldebs attack again empire-wide. Is Karmon Valera, the founding emperor of Human Space, up to the task of defending the wealthy from this attack?

4228 - Goodbye, My Queen - Rianten Norble
The grim fate of the Kiandutan's original inhabitants might be the future of mankind if the Texassi goon's cover-up can't be broken.

4236 - A Journey To Hahssa - Emerald Fay
Is this new assignment deep in the wilds of the most primitive peasant world a chance for new hope for mankind? For Em and her grandson?

4307 - My Child - Elissa Valera
Her child by the Empire's first emperor was everything to her, but when he was killed in an Aldeb attack, her troubles were only beginning.

4387- Gateship Niven's Hammer - Taos Numek
Determined to turn the tide in the war, Rianten commands the ship that will put mankind back on the offensive.

4517- Welcome Home Desa
It had been a grueling tour and it was good to be home, especially if a great guy wants to move in with you. But it is not good to come home to an Aldeb nest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lee Willard
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781005344955
• Artikelnr.: 72788253

Autorenporträt

I am a retired embedded systems engineer and sci-fi hobbyist from Hartford. Most of my stories concern Kassidor, 'The planet the hippies came from' which I have used to examine subjects like: What would it take to make the hippy lifestyle real? How would extended lifespans affect society? What could happen if we outlive our memories? How can murder be committed when violence is impossible?

I have recently discovered that someone new to science fiction should start their exploration of Kassidor with the Second Expedition trilogy. To the mainstream fiction reader the alien names of people, places and things can be confusing. This series has a little more explanation of the differences between Kassidor and Earth. In all of the Kassidor stories you will notice the people do not act like ordinary humans but like flower children from the 60's. It is not until Zhlindu that the actual modifications made to human nature to make them act that way are spelled out. To aide that understanding I've made The Second Expedition free.

I am not a fan of violence and dystopia. I believe that sci-fi does not just predict the future, but helps create the future because we sci-fi writers show our readers what the future will be and the readers go out and create it. I believe that the current fad of constant dystopia and mega-violence in sci-fi today is helping to create that world, and I mention that often in reviews and comments on the books I read. I also believe that the characters in those stories who are completely free of any affection are at least as unnatural as the modified humans of Kassidor.

In my reviews, * = couldn't finish it. ** = Don't bother with it. *** = good story worth reading. **** = great and memorable story. ***** = Worth a Hugo.