"Yummy"
THE STAR KING by Susan Grant is a marvelous peek
into one view of what the not so distant future could
hold. Space
travel, optimism and above all, romance! On Earth, Lieutenant Jasmine Boswell is a fighter pilot
struggling for her life after being mistakenly shot down by
friendly
fire. On Balkanor, Romlijhian (Rom) B'kah, has also been
shot down and is dying of radiation poisoning. These two
meet
in a vision that helps sustain them until help appears.
Twenty years later, even though she has been divorced and
has
grown children, Jasmine is still haunted by the vision she
believes is a dream. Rom is also haunted, but believes the
vision
is reality and hunts for Jasmine through the universe. Rom, is a trader. After being cast off by his family years
before during the war that almost cost his life, he has
wondered
through the universe trading goods, helping those less
fortunate and looking for Jasimine. When he lands on Earth,
Jasmine sees him on television as part of the trading
delegation. She doesn't understand why he would be in her
dream or
why she is compelled to see him again; but she dons her old
uniform and infiltrates the Air Force base that houses the
space ships and stows away on Rom's ship. Jasmine and Rom
have quite a time adjusting to each other's customs and
way of life. Trust does not come easily even though they
are physically drawn to each other. Rom's old adversary
reappears and Jasmine does everything she can to help Rom
eliminate this threat to his planet. The Star King is advertised as an ëaviation
romance'. It is a science fiction romance. When aliens
land on earth with
trading ventures in mind, to me, that is science
fiction. The main focus is, of course, romance. The true
life mating
between two adults destined to be together Science fiction romance is a new venue for Susan Grant.
Her previous book ONCE A PIRATE was an attention riveting
time
travel. Both genres were done very well, but since my
personal preference is for romantic science fiction, I
only hope she
will continue to write science fiction romance, especially
focusing on the mature characters that appeal so greatly in
this
story. THE STAR KING will attract science fiction
readers of Anne McCaffery and Andre Norton since it is a
natural bridge
for romance readers who like fiction, futuristics, or
science fiction. The sequel THE STAR PRINCE is
eagerly awaited. Vicki Patterson / November 2000
Copyright © 2000 for PNR Reviews
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted November 11, 2006
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