FEATURED AUTHOR - J.P. Alters is Jamaican/English and lives in the South-coast of England with her family. She currently divides her time between spending time with family and friends, and her work. When she's not writing supernatural thrillers, J.P. has two day jobs; working with a local homeless project, and mentoring students who are neuro-diverse. As our Author of the Day, she tells us all about her book, Psychic Echoes.
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And there were a few loveley bits, like the scene early on where the hero, his assistant, and their girlfriends are in his office discussing the significance of the signals, when the charwoman arrives with tea: "Oh, hello, Mrs. Jones! We were just discussing the possibility of life on other planets." "Life on other planets? Cor! I don't believe it! It woulda been in the newspapers! Me 'usband woulda *told* me!" :-)
The book *is* a period piece, that takes a bit of suspension of disbelief, but it's a fun read if you don't expect brilliance.
The Federation has fallen, collapsing under its own weight. Raiders from the fringes of the former Federation are striking into former Federation space in search of wealth.
When a psychotic kills his fiancee at his wedding celebration, Baron Lucas Trask of Traskon on the Sword World planet Gram exchanges his barony for a starship, hires a space viking as his captain, and pursues his his fiancee's murderer back into the old Federation.
In the process, he finds himself re-establishing civilization and trade among the places he raids, and a quest for vengeance becomes something else.
Great fun, with amusing commentary on the nature and role of government in human affairs.
Our universe has been invaded by an ancient race known as the Eddorains. These beings want only power, and have destroyed thier own continuum in internecine strife. Their arrival has been detected by an even more ancient race known as the Arisians, who are native to our cosmos. To fight Eddore, Arisia grooms humanity to form first the Triplanetary Service, and later the Galactic Patrol, as the instrument by which Civilization will be spread through the galaxy and counter the efforts of Eddore.
To aid humans in the struggle, the Arisians provide carefully selected humans with the Lens, a jewel that bonds with the wearer, and provides the ability to read minds, among other things.
Smith was a master at pulling rabbits out of his authorial hat. Whenever you think he can't get any wilder, rest assure he has a topper up his sleeve, and a topper for the topper lined up behind that.
Great period fun, and one of the formative works of modern SF.