The Abandoned Ones
The Aliferous, the first fully colonized spaceship, has something no one else on Earth has: a time travel formula. But when it returns to Earth, the planet is dark and devoid of the lights that should indicate cities and civilizations. Trepidation washes over the crew as their attempts at communication with their home base repeatedly fail.
Before Margo, the captain of the Aliferous, can even begin to unravel the mystery, there’s an incident on the ship. The citizens she’s responsible for are terrified and depressed, and their community is unraveling. It all gets worse when Margo realizes that there might be some truth to the terrible rumors spreading among her people.
Before the perfect civilization she’s created falls apart, she must figure out what happened to planet earth. As her own past threatens her ability to lead, she’s not sure she can be the mentor they need her to be anymore. She must face her own fears before they tear her apart and before the society of the Aliferous fades into chaos.
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What readers are saying
THE SINISTER STRAND
I really enjoyed this book! As a scientist and a fan of all those CSI and Criminal Minds type shows, this offered a fresh spin on how scientific developments (in this case a DNA marker for serial killers) impact society and crime solving. I enjoyed Anneliesse as a strong female character and her interactions with others. While the main storyline wrapped up, there is plenty left open to keep the story going. I definitely look forward to another book to see what happens next!!
THE SINISTER STRAND
Anneliese is a cop and the Director of the Choosing, where kids are DNA tested when they’re 11. If kids test positive for the “sinister strand” in their DNA (which serial killers & other evil people have), they’re locked up for life to prevent crimes. (In a way, the premise reminded me of Minority Report, except this is much more plausible than Precogs who psychically see the future.)
When officers start turning up dead, Anneliese is in on the investigation to try to figure out who is behind the murders.
It sounds dark and dystopian, and it IS, but this book also made me laugh out loud with Anneliese’s observations of the world, and I couldn’t put it down. The cast of side characters is rich, including Anneliese’s family, the Captain, and Anneliese’s partner, and maybe we’ll get a book about them someday?!
While it is the first in a series, it has a very satisfying ending with the main threads resolved. So go read it already!
WASTEBASKET
Can so few words convey the meaning of the word Dystopian? In one word– Yes. Before you read this novella–and you should definitely read it–look up the definition.
A vignette of a story. A glimpse into a future where to get by is to conform without questioning, in a setting custom made for just such a thing, the military. And not just the military, but in the claustrophobic confines of an aging submarine. But then not–now you’ve been thrown into a wide open deserving(?) human wasteland you might be able to identify with–a destroyed/diminished North Korea.
But then, there is the definition of that word…we all must make our own choices, or get lost in someone elses.
I very much enjoyed this short poignant read, you will too.
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