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ATDrake · 06-10-2017, 05:10 AM

Operation Omina by Roland Starr, a pseudonym for British author Donald S. Rowland (ISFDB, SFE) is the 1st novel in his Omina quartet of vintage science fiction space adventure thrillers involving the eponymous foreboding planet (which seems like a case of what the BBC likes to call nominative determinism), this installment a suspenseful one starring a spaceship crew headed there on a long-term mission, which discovers something startling its staffing which may lead to terrible problems which prevent them from reaching it, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Venture imprint.

This was originally published in 1970 by Lenox Hill Press.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)

Description
Max Vonner, captain of the starship Orion, has been flying through space for the last two years toward the planet Omina.

He and the rest of the crew get regular runs through a machine meant to prevent space-sickness that the crew jokingly calls the “brainwasher.” Little do they know how right they are.

The doctor comes to Vonner near the end of their trip and reports that the machine may be malfunctioning and she can’t predict how the crew will react.

When Vonner expresses his confusion as to why this is such a large problem, she reveals the truth: in order to survive the mentally taxing two-year journey, the crew’s memories and feelings of Earth have been wiped and replaced with only the processes necessary to running the ship smoothly.

Vonner understands the necessity of the process, now knowing it was aptly nicknamed brainwasher, but that is not the end of his problems.

As the machine malfunctions, the potency of the brainwashing wears off, leading to erratic behavior from the crew, and in particular, his second-in-command, Ed Bardo. Bardo leads a mutiny and dramatically alters the ship’s course and plans in a misguided attempt to save the ship – save it from an imaginary problem brought on by space-sickness.

Will Captain Vonner and his loyal senior crew be able to subdue Bardo and regain control of the ship before they lose the ability to complete their mission?

06-10-2017, 05:10 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (Kindle) Operation Omina by Roland Starr [Vintage Sci-Fi Space Mission Thriller] Operation Omina by Roland Starr, a pseudonym for British author Donald S. Rowland (ISFDB, SFE) is the 1st novel in his Omina quartet of vintage science fiction space adventure thrillers involving the eponymous foreboding planet (which seems like a case of what the BBC likes to call nominative determinism), this installment a suspenseful one starring a spaceship crew headed there on a long-term mission, which discovers something startling its staffing which may lead to terrible problems which prevent them from reaching it, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Venture imprint. This was originally published in 1970 by Lenox Hill Press. Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program) Description Max Vonner, captain of the starship Orion, has been flying through space for the last two years toward the planet Omina. He and the rest of the crew get regular runs through a machine meant to prevent space-sickness that the crew jokingly calls the “brainwasher.” Little do they know how right they are. The doctor comes to Vonner near the end of their trip and reports that the machine may be malfunctioning and she can’t predict how the crew will react. When Vonner expresses his confusion as to why this is such a large problem, she reveals the truth: in order to survive the mentally taxing two-year journey, the crew’s memories and feelings of Earth have been wiped and replaced with only the processes necessary to running the ship smoothly. Vonner understands the necessity of the process, now knowing it was aptly nicknamed brainwasher, but that is not the end of his problems. As the machine malfunctions, the potency of the brainwashing wears off, leading to erratic behavior from the crew, and in particular, his second-in-command, Ed Bardo. Bardo leads a mutiny and dramatically alters the ship’s course and plans in a misguided attempt to save the ship – save it from an imaginary problem brought on by space-sickness. Will Captain Vonner and his loyal senior crew be able to subdue Bardo and regain control of the ship before they lose the ability to complete their mission?