"A wonderful adventure through space"
The sequel to UNEARTHED, Ms Barry just gets better and
better! Tru is an intellect that was born and raised in the Majj
community that strictly focuses on advancing the galaxy in
technologies, medicines and being learned about whatever
the genesis's in residence put their minds' to. The only
problem is that in order to stay within the Majj, Tru has
to complete a charter before she turns thirty. Since the
age of ten she has worked on only her father's projects
never on her own. With his death she discovers an artifact
that she believes is her charter. One of her hang ups is
she needs a guide to help her and who better than Rayce
Coburne, a man who excels at acquiring objects - the very
name of a man her father had in his records. Rayce didn't
want to accept the job Tru proposed for multiple reasons.
The woman was a Majj, she has no interest in him as a human
or even a man, and oh yeah she's a Majj. However, he
desperately needs the credits for the space station he is
remodeling or it won't open in time. So what is supposed
to be a quick three day trip to a planet and back to his
half renovated station turns into just the beginning when
Tru inadvertently blackmails him into helping her finish
her charter. But unlike the Majj society he's heard of,
she offers to split the finding 50/50 - after documenting
his share of course! So now the pair travels though hyperspace in a two-
person ship with only each other to fight with. Forced to
depend on each other a tentative relationship is formed
that blooms into something that could be so much
more. ...Except both know that True will return to the
Majjsociety and how can Rayce compete with her greatest
desire? I really loved UNRAVELED. Tru is so clever and yet so
innocent of the universe around her as she's never left the
society. Even though she was emotionally repressed as a
woman, I think her reactions were very realistic. Rayce is
used to working alone, and not having problems with women.
So Tru is an enigma for him. Most of what she does shocks
him right to the "bitter" end. While I had an idea of what
Tru might do, the reactions it caused where amazing! Rayce
and Tru both have so many misconceptions about the Majj
that when they discover they were wrong about events that
have happened in each of their own individual lives, it is
amazing the effects on both of them. But as they say, the
truth can only set you free and Rayce is definitely
carrying a burden only Tru can free him of! (Cryptic I
know, but can't give too much away now can we?) I loved reading about Elvis, Rayce's dog from Earth, a
present from a friend. I have to say I love reading about
animals but mostly the hero or heroine will have cats as a
constant companion and having a dog was a nice change. It
brought a whole different set of visuals to mind while
reading that were fun and humorous. Way to go Ms Barry, awesome story and I highly recommend
having your senses UNRAVELED with Tru and Rayce!
Reviewed by Cynthia Eckert
Posted March 30, 2004
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