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The Artemis Files, a new SF fiction series
The Files Book 1 - Elysium Bradley Warnes The 43rd Century “What happens in Bacchus, stays in Bacchus … the vice capital of the Hinterlands.” Thrust into a dangerous game of intrigue in a race against time, a disgraced naval officer must save the girl, find the traitor, and halt damaging secrets from being sold to enemies of the realm. As an Artemis Operative, alone on his starship, his duty is to serve the kingdom and preserve it at all costs. Out of his depth, without knowing where to turn for help, he discovers trust is a word without meaning, on a planet where no crime or sin is forbidden. Ruled by the Stromon Cartel, Elysium is infamous in the 43rd Century as a world managed by organised crime. Nothing is sacred on Elysium, a world where every sin, pleasure, and vice is provided for by the cartel, drawing in tourists and participants to the bacchanalian revelries from across the sector. When Bren Montclare, merchant, rogue and contract mercenary, arrives at Elysium, he discovers more than he expected after responding to a distress message from a diplomatic mission in the city of Bacchus. The Artemis Files recount the activities of an on-going intelligence operation amidst the war torn worlds of the 43rd Century. From the Britannic Kingdom to the Independent States of America, Artemis Operatives defend against incursions by enemies in a region with no law, rules, or humanity. Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/242102 Coupon for checkout: KD88H Amount: 30% off Valid Until: Sunday October 14th 2012 Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Elysium-The-Ar...9344851&sr=1-1 Brad and I go way back, back to when we were both at school. As teenagers we discovered a role playing game called Traveller, which has stayed with both of us all our lives. Over thirty years later Brad has created the first of a series of books set in that imagined future first created so long ago. Recommended! Last edited by sabredog; 10-07-2012 at 03:25 AM. |
10-05-2012, 01:40 PM | #2 |
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Something about that cover makes me feel like an angry Scotsman. 'nnnngry!
Maybe just too busy and the red stripes are waving at me? Maybe because the protagonist is a dude and that's (hopefully) not him on the cover? Maybe the whole "Artemis Files: 1" is a bit arrogant (How many multiple-book series announce themselves that blatantly? If it is good we clamor for follow-up). Description feels too jingly. Overly melodramatic, cliche, and pop culture ("What stays in..." Really? Tell him to fire his editor, if he used one). Did you read this book and now recommend it as a fellow reader of SF, not just as the author's friend? Did you like most the characters, the twisty plot, the novel SF ideas, the strange aliens, or... what makes this one special? |
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No, I have read it, actually, about 4 times now. Proofed others in the series many times. He will have three in the series released by Jan 2013, so there is no arrogance with these novels, nor any in the author.
Instead of asking questions, I do recommend you try the sample and decide if it is worth paying for. That is the approach I take these days and not many times have I paid for a book that is truly rubbish. The story might not be to your taste or it may be. Last edited by sabredog; 10-07-2012 at 05:08 AM. |
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Ummm ......
Just out of interest, is the series title deliberately very, very similar to the well known & successful Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer ?
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It's the 43rd Century and yet the girl on the cover is carrying an object that is recognizable as a gun?
Sorry, but the third and fourth paragraphs of the prologue sample just caused me to roll my eyes. Quote:
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Why would you change the design of a gun, just because it's the 43rd century? It's a thing you point that kills people. I don't see why any other shape is going to be better.
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Agreed. As long as it's a single-handed weapon that needs to be aimed in some way and shoots something (be it matter or energy of some sort) it will probably be recognizable as a 'gun'.
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The author can be forgiven for continuing the use of a gun form factor. An awful lot of SF carries that even into the far future.
I do think we'd see more integrated aiming, shoot where your eyes point, and it might as well be a beanie-cap weapon (or Predator-style shoulder-mount) because space combat encourages non-kinetic anti-personnel weapons. It might even be more likely we'd depend on separate personal defense drones (ala Iain Banks Culture novels) or dog-like weapon constructs. Taken in another direction, if nanotechnology grows we might 'wear' an adaptable field of microscopic devices or simply release the stopper on a tube to release them. No comment on Xanthe's quoted text. It, um, speaks for itself. |
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A lot of scifi novels are set several hundred years in the future, when it is still likely that recognizable hand guns would exist, though their ammunition types might differ, given the fact that current projectile ammunition wouldn't be wise to use on spacecraft. But this book is setting the story 2,200 years in future. |
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Brad has based his writing within the framework of the Traveller SF RPG. In that scope weapons range from swords right up to man portable fusion guns, depending on what tech level the planet an adventure is set on.
I run a Traveller campaign even today and the players characters are mostly armed with gauss pistols and advanced combat rifles. Energy weapons exist, but are expensive and often quite illegal. A slug throwing weapon is still the best way to stop an opponent. That might mean gauss, gravitic or chemical. |
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