Julia W. reviewed This has been compared to the Vorkosigan series amd that's not a bad thing on + 32 more book reviews
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8/21/08 In the far future, Captain Mikhail Volkhov of the Svoboda, his brother Turk who is and commands the Reds on the ship, -- people designed as super- warriors, but Mikhail is the clone of Peter the Great and will be Tsar of New Russia -- are ordered to discover what happened to the ship Fenrir, which disappeared, and has reappeared encased in coral. They wind up in Saragasso, a sea without a planet, where ships go when they cant or dont make their jump.
Time, physics and many other things dont obey the laws we know. Turk meets Paige who runs a fishing boat with many family members and is an amazing linguist and translator. She makes Turk feel like the man he is. Mikhail, whos lost a lot of ship, his crew, he thinks Turk, was never terribly sane and takes a bad turn. Turk and Mikhail are re- united and together are able to complete their mission.
A very unusual first contact novel, space exploration, military sf, with some romance included and character-driven hard science fiction. A mix of things that are rarely successfully mixed, but this is a keeper.
Time, physics and many other things dont obey the laws we know. Turk meets Paige who runs a fishing boat with many family members and is an amazing linguist and translator. She makes Turk feel like the man he is. Mikhail, whos lost a lot of ship, his crew, he thinks Turk, was never terribly sane and takes a bad turn. Turk and Mikhail are re- united and together are able to complete their mission.
A very unusual first contact novel, space exploration, military sf, with some romance included and character-driven hard science fiction. A mix of things that are rarely successfully mixed, but this is a keeper.
