The Outer Rims (Audible Audio Edition) Clint Morey Nick Podehl Brilliance Audio Books
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The universe is shrinking as humans spread throughout the stars. But expansion means contact with new worlds and species - and with them, new challenges.
As a young boy, Matthew Wallace experienced this as the child of missionaries on the planet Altair, living a rugged existence on the undeveloped world. Undeveloped, but not uninhabited. For Altair was home to a proud race of warriors - the Ananke.
The same warriors Matthew watched as they murdered his parents.
Now he is the Marshal of the place he swore he'd never return to, and his hatred for the Ananke is only tempered by his desperation to treat his wife's terrible illness. For located on Altair is a clinic performing medical miracles, curing men and women of terminal diseases that even the most advanced technologies can't touch. Yet nothing is without its price, and as Matthew learns more about the world where he's now charged with keeping the peace, he slowly realizes he's going to have to decide what is more important the life of his wife...or the lives of an entire species.
A sci-fi thriller that calls to mind the grand masters of the genre, The Outer Rims explores the morality of doing whatever is necessary and the question of whether humanity and sentience are one and the same.
The Outer Rims (Audible Audio Edition) Clint Morey Nick Podehl Brilliance Audio Books
Marshal Matt Wallace has had a successful career keeping the peace on remote frontier planets. His new assignment is on Altair, a resort planet with top-of-the-line medical facilities. This assignment includes the opportunity for his wife Lydia to receive life-saving medical treatment. There are challenges, too. They include a deputy who wanted to be the new marshal, a staff uncertain about his leadership style, and a native population on the verge of rebellion. Also, there seems to be Something Going On in the hospital.I wanted to like this book more than I do. But it just isn't... what it could have been. The characters are shallow and predictable. The natives, for example, are Noble Savages straight from central casting. The bad guys all seem to have the same mix of arrogance, racism, and brutish stupidity. And many of the characters change their mind about things at the drop of a helmet. The plot goes straight from Point A to Point B. There are few surprises and no intricacies.
What gets the book one more star than it deserves is that this badly-written, cliché-riddled story actually reminds me of early 20th century pulp science fiction. Like a weekend overnight in a log cabin, its blunt simplicity brings back memories of what the last generation lived with. And what we have progressed away from.
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The Outer Rims (Audible Audio Edition) Clint Morey Nick Podehl Brilliance Audio Books Reviews
This is the first book I read by author Clint Morey and I enjoyed it well enough. The story was engaging, though fairly simplistic, and I enjoyed the characters. I thought the author did a good job giving each character their own unique voice.
From the beginning of the book, it is relatively easy to predict the ultimate outcome. I was a little disappointed that the plot lines were completed a little bit too cleanly. The story did not give much in the way of unexpected twists or outcomes. Also, the protagonist is a little bit inconsistent in his attitudes toward the natives.
However, I thought the story had a great message, "always do the right thing" and this book does not fall into the common trap of trying to be too dark. In many ways, this book reminded me of Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan novels, which is a good thing.
I am giving this novel a 3.5 out of 5 stars. I would be willing to read the next installment in the series (if there is one).
I have read a lot of fantasy/sci-fi stories and books. I enjoyed this one because
1. The prose was acceptable, with good grammar, good spelling and coherent sentences, which made the reading easier.
2. It carried the theme of, "Justice applies to everyone" through to a satisfying conclusion; and was appropriate for a "Law enforcement in the far future" story.
3. The characters drew the reader's emotional response
4. Though the story was not a comedy, Roy, the marshall's personal assistant, added enough humor to draw my frequent smiles.
I would classify it as a good read.
Writing a serial is hard, there's no doubt about that. Getting a cohesive story turned in on time in a limited time-frame is a monumental task... and for that achievement I do applaud this book. Clint Morey created an interesting world with unique characters. The problem is, as the story winds to a conclusion, there are multiple instances of characters "Doing Something" important to the story outside of the printed words. E.g. a tiny robot gets on the underside of a transport... How it was done... when it was done.. not addressed.
I have little doubt that such jumps are entirely a fault of the format; it takes far less time to state that something was done... than to write out the actions as those actions progress. I wouldn't mind seeing this story re-addressed and expanded upon with those gaps filled in.
Another side effect of the format is that lots of questions are posed about the cultures and reality of many of the players involved. Case in point "The Visitors." Why are they so important? Why does everybody fear them? What exactly is the Council? Why does the Council matter? Many of the questions ultimately go unanswered... which left me with a hollow feeling. There is a large difference between withholding information for the sake of creating mystery or leaving options open; and quite another between leaving questions of motivations completely un-addressed. This, separation of "Information" and "Answer" is highlighted in one of the final standoffs. To try and keep this spoiler free, a villain in the book connects getting caught for one hostile and illegal action... as being caught for a completely different and separate illegal action... and ties it together with a comment about fear and ignorance preventing scientific advances. If that actually sounds confusing... it makes much less sense in context.
Would I recommend the completed serial to other Readers? Well, yes actually, I would. If nothing else this was an interesting experiment that deserves to be read.
I bought this over a year ago and just found it in my . It was such a delight to read. I immediately found myself engaged with the characters, with their back stories and the challenges they shared. It was even easy to be enamored with the "bad guy" initially and Mr. Morey did a great job of creating a dichotomy between the hero and the doctor's position. There was a moment when the reader was almost courted with the gray areas between right and wrong, but was then pulled back to seeing that some things truly were black and white where actions and intent are concerned.
The characters were colorful, believable, and engaging. Looking at the differences in culture, the fears of what we don't understand, or what we are wounded by were some of the themes the author addressed and was able to successfully blend into just a great story. Action, adventure, tears, and cheers galore. A great story. A great read. Believable and I hope that we hear more from these characters in future books.
Marshal Matt Wallace has had a successful career keeping the peace on remote frontier planets. His new assignment is on Altair, a resort planet with top-of-the-line medical facilities. This assignment includes the opportunity for his wife Lydia to receive life-saving medical treatment. There are challenges, too. They include a deputy who wanted to be the new marshal, a staff uncertain about his leadership style, and a native population on the verge of rebellion. Also, there seems to be Something Going On in the hospital.
I wanted to like this book more than I do. But it just isn't... what it could have been. The characters are shallow and predictable. The natives, for example, are Noble Savages straight from central casting. The bad guys all seem to have the same mix of arrogance, racism, and brutish stupidity. And many of the characters change their mind about things at the drop of a helmet. The plot goes straight from Point A to Point B. There are few surprises and no intricacies.
What gets the book one more star than it deserves is that this badly-written, cliché-riddled story actually reminds me of early 20th century pulp science fiction. Like a weekend overnight in a log cabin, its blunt simplicity brings back memories of what the last generation lived with. And what we have progressed away from.
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