"A space adventure you don't want to miss..."
Convicted of murder and treason on the planet Andor five
years prior, Bryce Saxon "the Hawk" is a wanted criminal
who escaped death only because a superior officer aided
him. For the past five years, he has been paying the debt
off. Hopefully, the assignment that takes him from deep in
space to the underwater research facility of SEA Lab on the
planet Neptus will be the last. Here Hawk is set to unravel the mysterious disappearance
of valuable coins and highly sensitive research papers.
Because of her work with the Delphins Researcher Kylie
Beryl believes they might hold a key to finding a cure for
the Genesis Disorder that is destroying the lives of her
people on Estra and save the lives of her parents. When
she is sent to the SEA Lab to help the researchers there,
she is also trying to find out who would steal the research
that would save her people. When situations constantly put
Hawk and Kylie is clo! se proximities, the irritation the
pair feels dissipates as stronger emotions take over. But
with time running out to catch a villain, a price on his
head and a serious illness threatening her life, how can
the new lovers have a lasting relationship? HAWK'S REDEMPTION was a fantastic "page-turner" that
will take you through the galaxy. While Hawk doesn't want
a relationship because he was accused of murdering a woman
and fears he might hurt Kylie, Kylie herself is forbidden
from taking a lifemate and having children because of
genetic mutations that would be passed down. While each
character is well developed and has a lot of will power, I
was amazed that they didn't give into their attraction for
each other sooner. While I think the sexual tension
between the characters was very strong and the intimate
moments were very well written, I could have done with half
the actual sexual encounters between Hawk and Kylie (so
don't read this book by yourself!) Jester, Hawks best friend is a genius that acts like a
fool to hide his intelligence. He is a riot! I don't
think you could ask for a better secondary character. The
delphins, (a hybrid of dolphins from Earth) are fascinating
creatures that Kylie can communicate with through
telepathic pictures. They themselves are fascinating, and
I really enjoyed reading about them. The Genesis Disorder
that everyone is trying to find a cure for sounds awful,
kind of like a cross between the human version of mad cow
disease and AIDS. The fact that someone would try and
either sabotage the finding of its cure or try to steal it
in order to sell to the highest bidder was a very strong
plot throughout the story that had many smaller problems
occur. I think the concept of the story was very realistic
because Ms Garnsey paid attention to small details and gave
our couple hurdles rather than making the plot cut and
dry. There are numerous word errors throughout the story that
can get distracting, but HAWK'S REDEMPTION was wonderful,
not a space adventure you would want to miss! I would
highly recommend it!
Reviewed by Cynthia Eckert
Posted April 1, 2004
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