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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
I had the pleasure of reading this series and am so happy they ended up on my radar. As you all know, I don’t read a lot of sci-fi mostly because I am very picky when it comes to that genre. After reading and enjoying this series I would highly recommend them to anyone who is or wants to be a fan of sci-fi. These books are truly unique and have so many different aspects to them. The author did a great job with their use of descriptions throughout the stories. While it can be description heavy at times I honestly preferred that because it kept me from being lost or confused in the future. Overall, these books were a lot of fun to read and are easy to pick up and get into.
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The H2LiftShip LunaCola is manned by a primate, a dog, an octopus, and the human captain. Together they travel from Earth, among the asteroids, and to planets and their moons. Be it a gambling orangutan who ends up in certain situations, a Australian Shepherd who wants to help the trees grow, an octopus who is living his best life while the inferior land dwellers fail, or a human with parental issues there is a little bit of everything. But, a threat to the LunaCola is on the horizon and it may be more personal than attacking space pirates.
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. While interesting this story jumped around a lot without any clear direction for the longest time. Everything eventually tied together and made sense, but nothing about the books initial blurb had me expecting what I received. Certain points in this book are said and then repeated again. I'm not sure if the author thought we, as the reader, skipped entire sections of story and didn't get it so needed it bluntly or what.
We're told during the introduction of each character that one has a goal to gamble in Vegas, one has a desire to pee on the Redwoods to help in their growth and so on. Once those are finished the same information just provided during those segments is repeated.
Other than that the book was good. We have space travel, pirates, animals that are of more use than some of the humans in this book (and outside of it), and get to see a unique type of ship that isn't found in other sci-fi books I have read. Jack (the dog) easily ranked as my favorite of the characters, although he wasn't always the sharpest tool in the shed.
The H2LiftShip LunaCola is manned by a primate, a dog, an octopus, and the human captain. Together they travel from Earth, among the asteroids, and to planets and their moons. Be it a gambling orangutan who ends up in certain situations, a Australian Shepherd who wants to help the trees grow, an octopus who is living his best life while the inferior land dwellers fail, or a human with parental issues there is a little bit of everything. But, a threat to the LunaCola is on the horizon and it may be more personal than attacking space pirates.
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. While interesting this story jumped around a lot without any clear direction for the longest time. Everything eventually tied together and made sense, but nothing about the books initial blurb had me expecting what I received. Certain points in this book are said and then repeated again. I'm not sure if the author thought we, as the reader, skipped entire sections of story and didn't get it so needed it bluntly or what.
We're told during the introduction of each character that one has a goal to gamble in Vegas, one has a desire to pee on the Redwoods to help in their growth and so on. Once those are finished the same information just provided during those segments is repeated.
Other than that the book was good. We have space travel, pirates, animals that are of more use than some of the humans in this book (and outside of it), and get to see a unique type of ship that isn't found in other sci-fi books I have read. Jack (the dog) easily ranked as my favorite of the characters, although he wasn't always the sharpest tool in the shed.
H2LiftShips-Beyond Luna by Bob Freeman
Check out the review on my blog- https://inscribedinklings.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/book-review-h2liftships-beyond-luna-by-bob-freeman/
Beyond Luna was one of a kind sci-fi book /manual/ cyber punk novel all in one package. As I started off the book, it was hard for me to comprehend everything that was happening. But after finishing couple of chapter, it was much easier to read. The book is exactly as described in the blurb. It is manual of sorts about a the future where people are settled all over space, especially on Luna- the moon.
The writing style was eloquent and ponderous. The tone of the book was whacky and earnest. The theme of the book was getting the readers acquainted with this new world and how it functioned. The book was not your typical sci-fi fiction for sure. It mainly focused on explaining how everything worked in Luna. Earth was the Home World and H2LiftShips were the ships that travelled across to get cargo.
Our main characters were in one such H2LiftShips called Luna Cola. Graciela was the Captain, she was a human female. The first mate and navigator was an octopus. The deckhands were Tang, an orangutan and Jack, a dog. Some species such as canines and apes after evolution began conversing with good cognitive skills in this world.
We follow their journey as they trade their goods in different places. In the second half of the book, a new character pops up which livens up the story. Ponos was a miner who got injured. He was now stuck in one place until he healed up. He needed to depend on gig work in order to earn his money.
After this part, the two stories collide in an unexpected way. The ending was shocking and exciting. For me, what worked best in the book was the quirky banter between Tang and Jack. They were polar opposites in so many things and yet they were loyal to each other. I would recommend this book to hardcore sci-fi fans.
- Afreen
Check out the review on my blog- https://inscribedinklings.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/book-review-h2liftships-beyond-luna-by-bob-freeman/
Beyond Luna was one of a kind sci-fi book /manual/ cyber punk novel all in one package. As I started off the book, it was hard for me to comprehend everything that was happening. But after finishing couple of chapter, it was much easier to read. The book is exactly as described in the blurb. It is manual of sorts about a the future where people are settled all over space, especially on Luna- the moon.
The writing style was eloquent and ponderous. The tone of the book was whacky and earnest. The theme of the book was getting the readers acquainted with this new world and how it functioned. The book was not your typical sci-fi fiction for sure. It mainly focused on explaining how everything worked in Luna. Earth was the Home World and H2LiftShips were the ships that travelled across to get cargo.
Our main characters were in one such H2LiftShips called Luna Cola. Graciela was the Captain, she was a human female. The first mate and navigator was an octopus. The deckhands were Tang, an orangutan and Jack, a dog. Some species such as canines and apes after evolution began conversing with good cognitive skills in this world.
We follow their journey as they trade their goods in different places. In the second half of the book, a new character pops up which livens up the story. Ponos was a miner who got injured. He was now stuck in one place until he healed up. He needed to depend on gig work in order to earn his money.
After this part, the two stories collide in an unexpected way. The ending was shocking and exciting. For me, what worked best in the book was the quirky banter between Tang and Jack. They were polar opposites in so many things and yet they were loyal to each other. I would recommend this book to hardcore sci-fi fans.
- Afreen