Science Fiction Novella
From Goodreads:
For
Earthers dwelling in Guild space, it is a one-hundred year journey back to
Earth. An unimaginable voyage, until now.
When
Guild commander and crack pilot, Thad Cochran boards the shuttle destined for
the casinos of Timmerus, finding a way back to Earth is not on his radar. He
wants the five-percent finder's fee the Guild is offering for a black box held
by the lizard-like Yazz. Thad has a dream: With the loot he will get for
stealing the Wonk Decelerator, he can buy a ranch on Beta Prime.
But
things begin to fall apart for him in the dark caverns of Timmerus, and Thad
must reconsider his priorities in life. Has he discovered a cause greater than
his dream? Are there actually more important things to life than money and his
dream? What about the woman who is waiting for him? What about freedom in the
galaxy? And what about his discovery, fashioned by the gnarled hands of a
brilliant, old Yazz, that could change everything?
Thad Cochran has a choice to make.
He can fulfill his quest, escape with his life and be rich. Or he can fly with
the Wonks ... one more time.
I don’t know if this is meant to be a prequel (it was not) to a new series or if all are as short
as The Wonk Decelerator. I will
say that it is a very interesting story and concept. After looking up the author it is not a prequel as there is
one and it is part of a series.
The world building was a little light but covered the
basics. The back-story was very
thin. The characters are interesting
and the plot simple.
It is an action filled story and held my attention the whole
time. It did just end with a lot
left to take care of. It can be
read in one setting and that is what I did. It was first published in 2013 and just showed up on
Netgalley. As it has been out 2
years I assumed the addition was to get further reviews and get people to purchase
the next book in the series.
If so it worked on me.
I purchased the next two books and the prequel.
eTreasure Publishing released The Wonk Decelerator by John
Joseph Doody in 2013.
I received an ARC of The Wonk Decelerator from Netgalley in
return for an honest review.
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