Hex by Allen Steele

Science Fiction

I like the Coyote series so I have to give Hex a mention.  This is Space Opera with Coyote characters.   It is not set on Coyote and is a side story to that universe.

The danui offer information about planet suitable for human life located in their star system.  Coyote sends a ship to check it out.  For conflict we have the Captain and her estranged son both on the ship.  For further conflict once they get to the system them find no planet but a massive sphere orbiting the system.  No one talks to them when they arrive so they just blunder in.  Adventure and danger follow.

It is a good Space Opera and if you like Science Fiction I recommend you give it a try.  It can be read as a stand-alone.  For me I did not feel much connection to the Coyote series.  Anyone who has followed the Coyote series will want to read the book.  To me that was the main reason for it to be written.  It was predictable but fun to read.

Berkley Published Hex by Allen Steele in 2011.

Coyote Horizon, A Novel of Interstellar Discovery by Allen Steele

Science Fiction

Coyote Horizon is Allan Steele’s latest book about Coyote. Set after the Coyote trilogy, things are changing on Coyote and on Earth. Everyone is dealing with the discovery of other intelligent species. Earth is collapsing and wants to send as many people to Coyote as possible. The settlers on Coyote want controlled immigration. All of these factors lead to unexpected consequences. Many of the characters from the earlier books play a major role in Coyote Horizon. Fans of the series will not be disappointed and new readers will want to go back and read the first books.

Ace published Coyote Horizon by Allen M. Steele in 2009. According to Allen Steele the second book in the duology, Coyote Destiny, will conclude the story arc.

Coyote Horizon is available from Amazon and from Fictionwise.

Galaxy Blues by Allen Steele

Science Fiction/Space Opera is in my Mixed Book Bag today.

Galaxy Blues was published by ACE in 2007. This is the second book written in the Coyote Universe and joins the four books written about Coyote. It can be read as a standalone. I had read two of the books written about Coyote but even if I had not I would have had no trouble following the story in Galaxy Blues.

Galaxy Blues has all the elements Space Opera. Aliens, humans who read minds, a young hero rising above the odds, and new ways to travel in space. Through in a romance (I notice that more and more Science Fiction contains a romantic element. Maybe authors are noticing that romance sells!) to spice things up and you have a great story.

In Galaxy Blues as in all the Coyote books Allen Steele writes an entertaining and engaging tale. If you like science fiction/space opera be sure to read Galaxy Blues. If you have never read any of the Coyote series you can start here and keep reading.