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eBook Category: Science Fiction/Suspense/Thriller Loveromances.com Reviewer's Choice Golden Rose Award Winner, Preditors and Editors Reader's Poll Top 10 Finalist, Dream Realm Award Finalist
eBook Description: Fathers and sons ... Friends and lovers ... Revenge and redemption ... It is the year 2218, ten years after alien invaders have devastated much of the world and left the survivors recovering from fear and destruction. James Poole, the son of a famous military hero, gets his chance to hunt down the aliens and avenge his father's death at their hands. With Earth's most sophisticated warship and a secret new living computer, he flies into space burning with revenge, a powerful enemy waiting just beyond. With hatred his fuel, will his revenge be sweet, or can he find a Cyclopean Rescue?

eBook Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press, Published: WHISKEY CREEK PRESS, 2005
Fictionwise Release Date: March 2005

16 Reader Ratings:

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Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: eReader (PDB) [414 KB] , ePub (EPUB) [388 KB] , Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [365 KB] , Portable Document Format (PDF) [2.0 MB] , Palm Doc (PDB) [414 KB] , Microsoft Reader (LIT) [379 KB] , Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [374 KB] , hiebook (KML) [948 KB] , Sony Reader (LRF) [487 KB] , iSilo (PDB) [341 KB] , Mobipocket (PRC) [425 KB] , Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [507 KB] , OEBFF Format (IMP) [535 KB]
Words: 124021
Reading time: 354-496 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Portable Document Format (PDF) Format:  Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud DISABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
ISBN: 1593742851

"4 stars! Womack creates an action-packed, engrossing tale of revenge and redemption in the first book in his Cyclopean series. There are lush description of the 23rd-century, battle-scarred Earth and the invaders' home planets. Some readers may become confused, since the story is told from shifting perspectives, but it will transport you to another time and have you turning pages until the climactic finish."--Keitha Hart, Romantic Times BOOKreviews

"Not once was this reviewer bored, indeed, putting the story down for even a moment was difficult because the story is so good. It was with total absorption and wanting to hold on to every word of every sentence this reviewer had at least one sleepless night. This is definitely a keeper and a 'do not miss' story. Any reader--male or female--and any age group, will find this an enjoyable story...."--Gina, Love Romances

"Steven Douglas Womack has brought to life an expansive novel that is filled with imagery and action. The author has taken an old storyline and infused it with new heroes and menacing villains. The reader is thrown into the aftermath of a war that is just a precursor of what is to come. The threat against James takes many forms and readers will become engrossed in his fight for redemption. The writer's style builds tension and allows readers to experience the story from a variety of perspectives. The characters are as diverse as the world Mr. Womack has created. The majority of the plot is action driven with a few sojourns into the past to bring to light the characters' motivations. Mr. Womack has done a great job capturing the emotions of both sides and portraying them to the reader. The insight into the Cyclopean world is especially menacing as the true threat to humanity is realized by the reader..."--Amanda, Fallen Angel Reviews

"There's action aplenty in this future-Earth science fiction. Astrounauts Billy Walker and his friend James Clinton Poole become embroiled in political intrigue and threats on Earth and on an alien planet. It's a hard/soft SF combination as our protagonists travel through space and deal with a unique alien culture. When Earth's deep space probes send information about the whereabouts of the Cyclopeans (who, ten years before, devastated Earth), Poole is motivated by revenge. Poole's father was killed in the fighting--fighting in which Earth forces drove away the aliens in a grand battle at Hudson Bay. James sets off in a prototype space vehicle TC-111 to find the Cyclopean home world and destroy as many of the creatures as he can. His friend Billy Walker is left behind on Earth, impatiently awaiting the completion of the second of the new class of ships; he plans to go out as backup for his friend. Earth politics push actions to desperate measures. Rowena Surguy--top news reporter--gets a tip about a secret space something called Redstone; she calls Billy to see if he knows about it. They are immediately in danger and it seems the only hope is to leave the planet and follow their friend James on his mission. Womack has given a touch of the past by having both Walker and Poole as The Beatles fans. Lyrics are sparingly used, and Poole even carries his guitar with him into space. Womack has also added elements of introspection, especially with James Poole, who is so driven by revenge. Along with neatly placed (and not too long) flashbacks about Poole's childhood and his relationship with this father, the reader gets to see Poole mature. Redemptive elements make changes in James' outlook. The intricate story is filled with action and accessory characters who add background and drama. Most notable are the Cyclopeans, (who are embroiled in their own mishmash of power politics), and LM--the live computer that runs James Poole's ship. Her (James christened it female) involvement in the thrilling finale of this story is unexpected and it creatively entices the reader to the next Womack book--a sequel--due out in 2006."--Arryn Heath, author of Daughter of the Stone

BILLY WALKER STROLLED out of Hardwickes Pipe and Tobacco with a box of expensive Cuban cigars and crossed the bricked street of Monument Circle. He glanced at his watch. His friend was late. The Great Indianapolis sky was crystal blue, and the early April air was mild and fresh. But it was too windy for him to feel warm. He wasn't used to wind. There was no wind in space.

Billy walked to one of the buffalo-head fountains at the base of the 19th century Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial, which gave Monument Circle its name. He casually surveyed the tall, gleaming stone column and ornate statues of the monument. Workers hustled about the old edifice, putting up decorations for the impending Hudson Bay Day. It was the worldwide holiday celebrated every April 14th, and this year's observance promised to be special. It was the tenth anniversary of the great victory that had saved humanity. But he knew his friend would do no celebrating.

It was a Saturday, nearly noon, and most of the bankers, businessmen, politicians and assorted elitists who populated Monument Circle during the week were nowhere to be seen. Probably, Billy mused, they had escaped the city for their estates along the Ohio River. But the Circle was still crowded with tourists and colorful street vendors. Children raced up and down the old Indiana limestone steps of the ancient monument, and the smell of foods cooking from vendors' carts filled the air. For most of those around him, Billy imagined, it was an idyllic, even glorious day.