The Rabelais Alliance
A M M Romance, Romance, Gay book. 4.5 stars
In a place where space and time collide, the future of mankind will be decided.On the edge of a region of space so terrible it has long been known as 'Hellgate,' the super-carriers of Earth's DeepSky Fleet play an endless cat-and- mouse game with the starship wreckers, the privateers who, alone, can navigate the wilds of the Rabelais Drift.The super-carriers are the most magnificent ships in space, but under the iron control of a corrupt officer corps, unanswerable to any authority, parsecs from the nearest center of civilian or military justice, these leviathans have become hellships where conscripts are used up and discarded. And in an era where enforced conscription is a way of life, anyone — everyone — will serve the DeepSky Fleet. Many will be assigned to carriers.It is thirty years since the Confederacy instituted its 'strong Fleet policy,' first taxing the far-flung colonies to build the ships, then conscripting their young people to crew them. Decades ago, Earth's military scientists first became aware of a shadowy nemesis, a faceless enemy so powerful, humankind's closest companion in this region of space was obliterated.The same fate awaits Mankind, with only...
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- Pages: 373 pages
- ISBN: 9780975088418 / 975088416
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One of the few books I was unable to put down. The story is fast-paced, the characters are well drawn and likeable, gripping plot and great world-building. It takes a bit to get into the specifics of the technology but the author takes time to walk the reader through, explaining in growing detail the economy and politics involved. There... Edited after second reading (December, 2013):I decided to detract a star from my original rating. This doesn't mean that the book is bad in any way. The situation in the world of Hellgate is so complex that it needs extensive world-building for the reader to understand what is happening. And the world-building is great but can be exhausting.The... 4.5 stars
