Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy (Public Works Trilogy)

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Why have I never heard of this guy? He's genius!

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Matt Ruff's Second Novel, A Cyberpunk Classic

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Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy (Public Works Trilogy)
Matt Ruff
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Sewer, Gas & Electric is the exuberant follow-up to Matt Ruff's cult classic and critically acclaimed debut Fool on the Hill.
High above Manhattan android and human steelworkers are constructing a new Tower of Babel for billionaire Harry Gant, as a monument to humanity's power to dream. In the festering sewers below a darker game is afoot: a Wall Street takeover artist has been murdered, and Gant's crusading ex-wife, Joan Fine, has been hired to find out why. The year is 2023, and Ayn Rand has been resurrected and bottled in a hurricane lamp to serve as Joan's assistant; an eco-terrorist named Philo Dufrense travels in a pink-and-green submarine designed by Howard Hughes; a Volkswagen Beetle is possessed by the spirit of Abbie Hoffman; Meisterbrau, a mutant great white shark, is running loose in the sewers beneath Times Square; and a one-armed 181-year-old Civil War veteran joins Joan and Ayn in their quest for the truth. All of whom, and many more besides, are caught up in a vast conspiracy involving Walt Disney, J. Edgar Hoover, and a mob of homicidal robots.

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FUNNY, BUT SOMETIMES IRRITATING AS WELL.......2006-12-12

It's the future and Mr. Gant is a strong force to be reckoned with in the business industry and there's an eco-terrorist group intent on bringing him down. There's also an artificial intelligence trying to take over and a mutated shark on the loose in the city`s sewers. All this is wrapped up in a large ball of satire and craziness. Overall, I liked this one. Unfortunately, there are instances where the author is trying too hard to be clever and that's what puts a kink in my enjoyment of the story because a lot seems forced or just downright irritating. But hey, all-in-all it's a pretty fun read.

Why have I never heard of this guy? He's genius!.......2006-02-22

Sewer, Gas & Electric takes place, for the most part, in New York City in 2023 as Matt Ruff explains in his intro: "...just like the present, only more so." Corporations dominate the city skyline with giant glowing advertisements while under them specially trained city workers track and kill the mutant inhabitants of the sewers. Althewhile, keeping these strange animals existence a secrete.

Early in the twenty-aughts a strange plague decimated the black population. This plague not only kills within days but also seemingly consumes the bodies leaving nothing behind. Nothing except strange rumors- tribes of green eyed blacks; while the ghosts of billions of dead negros seem to haunt every part of the Earth.

Ruff mixes the seemingly silly with the mortuary seriousness of a funeral and I have never read anything else that pulls off that conceit to this level of perfection except maybe , Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson. Below are a list of characters, if you feel that they are silly then you are right. If you are not a fan of Kurt Vonnegut or novels such as The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers or the above mentioned Stephenson you may want to look elsewhere. If by chance any of those are your favorites then you may be able to add another novel to that list:

Harry Gant: Eccentric billionaire and manufacturer of the electric negro
Joan Fine: Harry's ex-wife, eco warrior, ``white liberal Catholic'' and former Comptroller of Public Opinion at Gant Industries (main protagonist)
Philo Dufrense: Eco-terrorist and captain of the pink-and-green submarine designed by Howard Hughes the "Yabba-dabba-do". Also, one of the last black people left on the planet after a plague
Meisterbrau: An alternative-environment-adapted Carcharodon carcharias (Aka, a mutated great white shark living in the sewers of New York City).
Ayn Rand: Resurrected and bottled in a hurricane lamp to serve as Joan's annoying assistant. Side note: She gets her objective @ss handed to her in an argument over her theories.
Abbie Hoffman: His personality programmed into the computer of a Volkswagen Beatle.
Kite: A one-armed 181-year-old Civil War veteran(don't ask).

All of whom, and many more are caught up in a vast conspiracy involving Walt Disney, J. Edgar Hoover, and a mob of homicidal robots. Without ruining the story, all I can say is it's a genocidal conspiracy revolving around the Disney Corporation, a supercomputer and a mysterious plague that wiped out every black person on Earth (except those with green eyes). I hope this was helpful and I hope you enjoy the book.

Terrific fun.......2006-02-04

I truly enjoyed this book. It was original, irreverent and at times screamingly funny. Character development was excellent but not overblown. I also liked the pace of this book: a fun story that moved at a good clip without rushing. Clearly the author is thumbing his nose at the politically correct movement of the 1990s but the story is still relevent and great fun.

Matt Ruff's Second Novel, A Cyberpunk Classic.......2004-08-23

Matt Ruff has written three novels in a literary career spanning nearly two decades; all three are rooted somehow in fantasy and should be regarded as fine examples of speculative fiction. "Sewer, Gas Electric: The Public Works Trilogy" is a dazzling, hilarious cyberpunk adventure set in the New York City of 2023. Ruff conjurs up a bizarre, almost dystopian, view of a near-future New York City laced with the political wisdom of Ayn Rand, who returns, resurrected as a major protagonist in this novel. Multi-billionaire Harry Gant strives to build the tallest building in the world while his ex-wife, Joan Fine, is joined by Ayn Rand, as they wage war against homicidal robots and a sinister conspiracy involving Walt Disney and J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's legendary first director, within the sewers of Manhattan. Ruff's novel is just as hilarious as Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash", but quite a bit longer. And not only are there apt comparisons to Stephenson's work here, but I can see some influence from the likes of Thomas Pynchon, Bruce Sterling and William Gibson too. Fans of "Snow Crash" and other cyberpunk fiction will not wish to miss this book. Without question, "Sewer, Gas, Electric: The Public Works Trilogy" is Ruff's splendid sophomore outing, and demonstrates to me why he may be the finest writer ever to have graduated from New York City's prestigious Stuyvesant High School.

Brilliant, irreverent, a wild ride.......2004-07-19

Sewer, Gas and Electic is one of the strangest, most off-the-wall books I've read in years. And I loved almost every bit of it. If this is representive of Matt Ruff's work, he's a brilliant writer.

The only reason that I didn't give the book five stars is that the ending is a bit weak compared to the rest of the book. But, regardless of the ending, the ride was worth it.

The cast of Sewer, Gas and Electric includes a Multi-Billionare businessman, Harry Gant. Harry wants to do the right thing, but doing the right thing is boring -- it just doesn't hold his attention. So, he hired an environmentalist that he'd dated in college, Joan, as an executive in his company to keep him honest. They battle over company decisions and eventually marry and then divorce, all the time where the story occurs.

Other characters include a non-violent eco-terrorist with a submarine decorated with pink polka dots that he docks under the statue of liberty, the crew of the submarine, including a mixed Israeli/Palestinian family, and a few war veterns suffering from serious PTSD. Oh, and we can't forget the VERY evolved, very dangerous shark that has escaped from the NY City sewers. And the Queen of England...

Early on in the book, it isn't clear whether the plot revolves around Gant's quest to build a mile-high tower or the eco-terrorists efforts to stop Gant industries from drilling for oil in the Antarctica. It turns out that its neither.

I really don't want to give anything away. If you like science fiction and you enjoy off the wall plots and don't mind a bit of politically incorrect humor, you'll LOVE this book.

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All hip and no meat

Zany fun romp

SG&E- a Great Read

Getting people to laugh at Ayn Rand requires no skill.

Thought provoking and clever

Sewer, Gas and Electric: THE PUBLIC WORKS TRILOGY (Public Works Trilogy)
Matt Ruff
Manufacturer: Aspect
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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The closest fictional relatives of Sewer, Gas & Electric may not be books at all but visionary movies like Brazil and Blade Runner. A comic writer and Information Age social satirist of the first water, Matt Ruff has one of the most fertile imaginations you'll come across, and the confident chops to string the fruits of this inventive intelligence together. The story is set in a near-future Manhattan of mile-high skyscraper construction projects, eco-terrorism, man-eating mutant sewer-dwelling white sharks and even more dangerous corporations.

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The closest fictional relatives of Sewer, Gas Electric may not be books at all but visionary movies like Brazil and Blade Runner. A comic writer and Information Age social satirist of the first water, Matt Ruff has one of the most fertile imaginations you'll come across, and the confident chops to string the fruits of this inventive intelligence together. The story is set in a near-future Manhattan of mile-high skyscraper construction projects, eco-terrorism, man-eating mutant sewer-dwelling white sharks and even more dangerous corporations.

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All hip and no meat.......2006-07-11

This is a hipster book: it cloaks itself in words of profundity, what appear to be "big" concepts to those who think Ayn Rand is philosophy, and allusions to greats like Pynchon, but really it's a lengthy comic book acting out in linear fashion a convoluted but transparent premise, all designed to get you to buy into this guy's off-the-shelf "perspective" on the world. Ruff isn't a thinker, although he does a good job of embellishing this transparent plot, and this book isn't designed to bring you new information as much as gather around those who already agree. It reminds me a lot of T. Coraghessen Boyle, who writes rambling "funny" (not really) books that try through intricacy to obscure the literal political commentary that they are, but fail. This book does so similarly. It's smarmily clever, yet despite all its attempts to appear profound, shallow as a recent puddle. Even for those who like postmodern literature it's hard to argue this book brings learning, or experience, or even a good read to the table. Avoid.

Zany fun romp.......2005-04-19

Folks expecting a discourse on Objectivism will be disappointed, but this is a fun zany book nonetheless. The sheer imagination of the author is amusing, as you try to decode how all the subplots are going to come together. By the last third of the book, however, the novely wears off, but the author picks up the pace and put in some interesting action to keep reader's interest, though much of the ending is a bit too convenient for my taste. Not an intellectual tour de force, but if you don't get too serious, it will pay you back handsomely in fun.

SG&E- a Great Read.......2002-12-31

Brilliant! Genocide, electronic slaves, eco-crusaders, the politics of power, social responsibility...how do you construct a novel with all these elements without frightening or boring your reader to death? Matt Ruff knows: a true artist. He extends reality to the point of what is seemingly fantastic; but, is it really? Probably not; however, the flow of Ruff's lyrical writing style and excellent comic relief empowers the reader with a sense of hope. All I can say is... WOW!!! This is a must for anyone's personal library. A rating under 4 doesn't do this book justice. I've given it a 5.

PS: FOTH is a very different book but another great example of Ruff's amazing talent.

update: 6/20/06
I originally wrote my review in 2002 and just realized this book is no longer available on Amazon. Although I still have my old copy, I wanted another clean, unhandled copy for safekeeping. This was an amazing book and I simply can't understand why everyone does not have a copy of it.

Getting people to laugh at Ayn Rand requires no skill........2002-12-01

It's like shooting fish in a barrel.

With a Kalashnikov.

More than once.

Think about it. How many of these Amazon[.com] reviewers, in the limited time and space available to tell the world what they thought of this book, chose to highlight the fact that it makes fun of Ayn Rand? If this book was so great, or so funny, you'd think they'd have found something *original* to say about it. Oh, wanting the book to be original...must have been reading too much Ayn Rand, ha ha.

Go back a few years, to _The Fountainhead_, and read Ellsworth Toohey's views on humor.

I didn't think the book was funny.

Thought provoking and clever.......2002-09-25

This novel defies classification. It is part SF, part satire, but all very readable and enjoyable. It is thought-provoking but doesn't beg to be taken seriously, and certainly not literally.
For the objectivists in the crowd, I recommend it for those who thought *Atlas Shrugged* was gospel when they read it in college, but who are now ready to begin questioning Ayn Rand's philosophy.

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Abigail Martin is a headstrong young woman who believes frontier life in the rugged Colorado Rockies possesses all the world she could ever want. As a woman who listens to her heart, Abbie is determined to hold out for the best even if it means dashing the hopes of her childhood friend and holding out for a love as consuming as her beloved mountains.

Montgomery Farrel is a handsome, refined gentleman who sees in Abbie a reflection of the untamed, pristine land he has come to call his own. Though he finds her penchant for adventure a refreshing change from the southern belles of his upbringing, Monte also holds honor above every virtue even love.

Their hopes suddenly collide when a debt must be paid and honor is the price. Can Monte and Abbie surrender to a destiny greater than the one their dreams can hold?

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Introduction to Abbie and Monte's lives.......2004-10-24

Since this was a new author to me, I started with her first book. The first sections were a bit uneventful, but as the plot started to form, there were many exciting things that made this book about early Colorado settlers come alive. Abbie is a strong, tomboyish girl who matures and loves and lives with her whole heart. Her deep devotion to Monte is shattered when he steps off the stage escorting a wife whom Abbie was NOT expecting. The author combines family, the remains of the Civil War, and Indians in this first of a series. I am already into book 2 and appreciate the readers who suggested I try this author. If she does indeed, keep getting better and better, I am sure her next books will earn even more stars. Thanks Kristen!

Great Book and Surprising Twists.......2003-08-04

Kristen Heitzmann is a talented author who really captures the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. Honors Pledge will keep you into the book and not wanting to put it down. It's a book that you'll want to read more than once.

Unpredictable plot and beautifully developed........2003-03-18

I have really enjoyed Kristen Heitzmann's first book and series. She does excellent character developement and plot twists that emotionally wraps the reader. What I liked best is that her books are not predictable. You'll never know what she would put upon you next. Young Abigail Martin is a headstrong, determined, feisty and tomboyish woman who loves to call Rocky Bluffs, Colorado her home. She meets aristocratic and sophisticated Montgomery Farrel from South Carolina who stirs the romantic fires in her heart. So dashing the hopes of her long-time childhood friend Blake McConnel, Abbie sets her cap for the handsome gentleman. Little did she know that Monte had a pledge to fulfill, a pledge that will forever change the relationship between her and Monte. Abbie must learn to let things work out to God's timing instead of her own. Through devastation, murder and the terror of being kidnapped by ruthless outlaws, Abbie grows up to become a changed young woman as she surrenders her destiny and fate to God. Monte will learn also the grace of God and that all things work out good together for those who love God. Though the book is a bit boring in the beginning but you must read on because there is descriptions of the lovely Colorado plains and rugged mountains, the people who struggled to make a living there, the Indians in the Post-Civil War era. I definitely recommend reading this book and the series if you have enjoyed first Kristen's DIAMOND OF THE ROCKIES and Twilight. I am looking forward to reading and enjoying her latest book, A Rush of Wings.

ho-hum.......2000-06-11

I found Honor's Pledge bascially dull and unexciting for the first three-fourths of the book. The author spent a great deal of time developing Abbie and Monte's mutual attraction to each other and not enough time developing their characters. After Monte marries someone else because of his honor's pledge, the book suddenly gets eventful. The last fourth of the book contains all the plot development and excitement, including a murder, a kidnapping, a surprising rescue, encounters with Comanches, a scarlet fever epidemic, and a gold strike. I had originally planned to give the book three stars, but added one just because of the last part of this book. Overall, however, I've read much better Christian historical romances, and I hope that the next in this series will improve on plot and develop the characters more fully.

This is a good book to read about honor and love........1999-08-31

Abbie and Monte are wonderful charctors. Abbie is such a adventureous girl and Monte a fine gentleman. I liked Abbie the best because even though she gets into scrapes she trusts God. Keep it up Kristen!

Honor's pledge ;: Honor's price (Rocky Mountain legacy)

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Honor's pledge ;: Honor's price (Rocky Mountain legacy)
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Honor's Pledge (Audiobook Unabridged)
Kristen Heitzmann
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ASIN: 0788795996

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Unabridged 6 audiocasettes

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Obligation

Obligation: Book 2 Of Pledge Of Honor
Lori L. Anderson
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Great Sci-Fi reading.......2004-10-02

Obligation continues the story of Jamie and Keenu and their struggle to combine not only two different cultures but cultures that are from two different worlds.

Returning to Elosia, where the story left off in the first book, Pledge of Honor, Keenu, his grandfather called The One and Jamie find the Elosian village in ruins from a terrible fight with the Berloff. Keenu's parents have been taken captive and are held for ransom. That ransom has a high price -their lives for that of Jamie.

To make matters worse, Keenu's childhood friend, Melynn, believes she should be Keenu's mate and sets about to make sure that happens. Using a front of friendliness, she goes with the group when Jamie is determined to give herself to the Berloff. Jamie cannot stand to watch Melynn interact with Keenu and believing she has lost Keenu to Melyyn, leaves the group late one night to continue on her own to the appointed meeting place. The way is long and dangerous and Taren, the brother of Jamie's former captor, is waiting for Jamie's arrival. It is his "obligation" to revenge his brother's death. BUT wait......not all is as it seems.

Taren wants "payment" for Jamie being late in arriving. He kills Keenu's mother, which, in turn, puts Keenu's life in jeopardy as their culture believe in Transition, a time between death and burial that each family member needs to be with the deceased family member. Leaving Keenu's father with his dead wife, the Berloff take Jamie to the Portal of Illusion and release her. If she can find her way out, she is safe to return to wherever she wants. But this is a place where the mind plays tricks. Now why would he do that rather than take her life?

The One, Keenu and the rest of the group find Keenu's father. All return to the Elosian village to prepare for Transition except Keenu and The One. Meeting up with Taren who has left the Berloff group, they discover just why he didn't kill Jamie. To find out the "rest of the story", you will need to read the book for yourself.

"Obligation is written so well that it made me feel as tired as the author's description of the way Jamie was feeling. There are many twists and turns in the story so pay close attention to every word. It is a book you will not want to put down until the end.

Obligation.......2004-08-21

Attention fantasy fans!! Another tale by talented author, Lori L. Anderson that will keep you turning pages. A moral tale with lots of adventure, marvelous settings and subplots to satisfy all readers. Earthling Jamie MacGivens is blamed for the death of the Berloff leaders as well as most of the Elosian population when his brother takes revenge. Keenu's parents are taken by the Berloff who leave behind the threat that they will be killed if Jamie does not turn herself over to them. The horrible choice faced by Jamie will affect her relationship with the one she loves, Keenu, no matter which she chooses. And Keenu who loves her is forced to accept whatever decision she makes, even though he knows it could cost his parents their lives. There are many layers to Obligation woven tightly into the fabric of the story, each relating to all. The individual's obligation to honor binds the characters together as each one searches for a way to fulfill that duty. Highly recommended as a very enjoyable way to spend some hours. Having read the first book, Pledge of Honor, reading Obligation is like visiting old friends and meeting new. I'll be looking for the next book in this series. Enjoy.

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successfully marries Octavia Butler with "Roswell"
Pledge of Honor by Lori L. Anderson
The Care and Tending of a First Novel
5 Stars is Not a HIGH Enough Rating!
Star Trek, Merlin and Alien Abduction - all in one!

Pledge of Honor
Lori L. Anderson
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successfully marries Octavia Butler with "Roswell".......2004-10-25

If you enjoyed the short-lived, well-acted, well-conceived but botched by the WB and UPN series "Roswell," you'll love Pledge of Honor, an alien-human Romeo and Juliet fable that successfully blends forbidden love and the quest to save an alien race complicated by the prohibited intermixing with Earthers. The result: a tale of tolerance, love and courage, intermingled with the bonds of a family estranged by one man's quest to learn from aliens, in this case Earthers. Why does everyone hate Earth? Is Earth as a whole "the ugly American"?

When the Elosians' version of the Taliban, the Berloff, kidnap several Earthers to supplant their dwindling population, Locom, the Saddam-like Berloff leader, finds himself bested by Jamie MacGivens, an Earth girl who's not easy and whose boyfriend slept with her best friend all because Jamie was spending a tad too much time caring for her sick mother. Fortunately, Tony Stone, a guy crazy in love with his pregnant wife, proves to Jamie that not all men are jerks...not all Earth-men, anyway. The ancient Elosian "The One" Dolan and his future-king grandson Keenu join with the courageous, intelligent, selfless Jamie on an unforgettable adventure of the will, mind, and heart. Stay tuned for Book Two of the trilogy, Obligation.

Pledge of Honor by Lori L. Anderson.......2004-08-21

The Elosians are a reclusive race who distrust all outsiders, but suddenly find themselves in desperate need of the wisdom of a person called The One, once their leader, but cast out for trying to change the way they lived after he'd had contact with Earth. When trouble with aliens threatens, the Elosians decide they need his wisdom and send men to find him but they never return. Finally, a young man called Keenu takes up the quest to find The One in spite of the danger. He finds The One called Dolan and they decide that by going to the alien city they might learn how to outwit them. They are captured and thrown into prison where they meet others, many from Earth. Two of them, Tony and Jamie, become friends with Keenu and The One. An escape is plotted and executed and the four of them flee together. Then Keenu is faced with the problem of how his people will react to these outsiders and the changes the quest has wrought in himself. He wonders whether he will be cast out as Dolan was. A fun read that gives the fantasy reader something to think about as well as provide entertainment. The characters are well drawn and very real, the reader will want to boo the villain while encouraging the heroes. A story that will satisfy the reader and make you wonder what will happen in the sequel. Happy reading.

The Care and Tending of a First Novel.......2004-04-24

Lori L. Anderson is a young novelist whose first work, PLEDGE OF HONOR, is a bit of a puzzle. Anderson knows how to tell an interesting tale and knows how to keep her audience involved in the process. The genre of sci-fi/mythology/action-adventure/pop romance has a vast audience: the shelves of book stores and the screens of movie theatres are full of escapist stories, giving credence to the fact that the world as we are experiencing it currently demands some sane escape routes no matter how temporary. It would seem Anderson is embarking on a MATRIX-type, HARRY POTTER-type, LORD OF THE RINGS-type, even SHREK-type journey. From the way people are responding to this first work it seems she may have a populist success on her hands.

But there is another aspect of critiquing a 'first novel' that is part of the total picture. Many of the weaknesses in writing technique can be overlooked by the fact that the story of alien capture of earthlings who are piloted through a fairytale adventure by a girl willing to give her all for the cause and a boy who is the spiritual hero in the genealogy of The One, etc moves along well without impediments. But the writing style varies from simple tale spinning to pop culture slang to superficial attempts at philosophizing about cataclysmic ends and Enlightenment - Good versus Evil. Minor errors of name selection, such as assigning "Keenu" (just too annoying a play on Keanu Reeves name from Matrix, etc fame) as the name of her hero, allowing dialogue to lapse into current slang that dates the story - these are aspects of Anderson's writing that need attention if she is to become a writer to be taken seriously.

But given the many books out there that never find an audience, PLEDGE OF HONOR has found a tolerant and enthusiastic group of readers that will likely assure her of tales of further installments in this fairytale. And for that, and her inherent good intentions, this book is a refreshing little excursion for a quick read for those who love this magic world!

5 Stars is Not a HIGH Enough Rating!.......2004-03-08

The only problem with this book is that you cannot put it down! Be prepared to read it from cover to cover -- it is just that good! This book has the best character development that I have read -- I NEVER got the characters mixed up. I feel like I would know them if I met them on the street. Hmmm...maybe I already have! HURRY and get the next one published! 5 Stars is Not a HIGH Enough Rating -- it deserves a galaxy.

Star Trek, Merlin and Alien Abduction - all in one!.......2004-03-02

Pledge of Honor is a wonderful mixture of Star Trek, Merlin and Alien Abduction all mixed into one riveting story of love between two different cultures. It even goes one step further as the lovers are from two different worlds. Lori Anderson includes in her story a human which allows us to have a believable character in Jamie MacGivens, a young woman who has been abducted by an alien race known as the Berloff. Jamie finds herself an unwilling prisoner of the Berloff leader, Locom, who makes her comply with his every wish with an amulet she wears.

Jamie is not the only prisoner of this race. People from the Berloff's own world, the Elosians, are also captives. The Berloff use the men as workers and the women as breeding stock. The young leader-to-be, Keenu of the Elosian race, has been sent to free his people by locating a person known as "The One". What Keenu doesn't expect to find is that The One is his grandfather as he has been told he is dead; nor does he expect to be captivated by Jamie's beauty and tenacity.

After learning who The One really is, the set off together to free their people. To do so, they allow themselves to be captured by the Berloff. Locom is suspicious of the pair and question them intently. During Keenu's questioning, he finds a way to release Jamie from the spell of the amulet and she, in turn, finds a way to free the captives.

Once free, Keenu, Jamie, The One and Tony Stone, another human captive, begin the long trek back to Keenu's village. Along the way, there are misadventures, plants and animals foreign to the humans and even another race that all try to heed their passage. As in all good adventure stories, the group, minus one lost to death, make it back to the village but not before Keenu and Jamie find themselves attracted to each other; even if Jamie won't admit it right away.

Keenu's parents are not at all fond of the idea of marriage between their son and Jamie. They are even less inclined to agree to the marriage when they discover Keenu has initiated a "Pledge of Honor" between himself and Jamie. When they try to break the bond between the young people, it goes horribly wrong and Keenu falls into a vegetative state.

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Title: Brad Barton pledges service with honor.(CHICAGO REPORT: NATIONAL CONVENTION)
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2 HBs by Kristen Heitzmann: 2 in 1 Honor's Pledge & Honor's Prize, 2 in 1 Honor's Quest & Honor's Disguise (Honor's)

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2 HBs by Kristen Heitzmann: 2 in 1 Honor's Pledge & Honor's Prize, 2 in 1 Honor's Quest & Honor's Disguise (Rocky Mountain Legacy 1-4)

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