"a fantastic science fiction book"
As Gillie wakes up in a strange sickbay, Simon informs her
that she has woken up 342 years in the future. The last
thing that Gillie remembers is the explosion of the
Fav'lhir ship. She decides that she needs to do some
checking around to see if she can figure out what's going
on. She sends out her essence and finds that the people on
this space station worship her. They have made her into a
Goddess. They refer to her as the Lady Kiasidira. Simon
tells her that a med tech is attempting to wake her up. She
goes back into her body. Admiral Rynan Makarian, or Mack as everyone calls him, has
been given command of this space station, Cirrus One. He
has a reputation for getting things done. He is supposed to
turn this civilian space station into a military one.
Nothing is going right lately. He still doesn't have his
Admiral rank and none of his crew have their Cirrus One
uniforms. They still wear their uniforms from the Vedritor. The first thing that pops into Mack's head when he first
sees Gillie in sick bay is that she is beautiful. He starts
having thoughts that are totally uncharacteristic of him.
Gillie introduces herself as Captain Gillaine Davre'. She
tells Mack that she is a rim trader. Mack suspects that she
is a smuggler. When they get to her ship, Gillie is glad
that Simon has managed to phase it into a short hauler. She
sure can't let anyone see it as it really looks. She makes
up a story on the repairs. She knows that it will take
Simon at least two weeks to fix himself. She will need to
stay here at least that long. She knows that she needs to
get away from here before she is recognized. Gillie and Mack begin spending more time together. They are
definitely falling in love. Meanwhile, Mack is trying to
get Cirrus One ready for inspection. Gillie is trying to
get her ship fixed. She is also finding it harder and
harder to keep anyone from finding out who she really is,
especially Mack. She knows that Mack reveres the Lady
Kiasidira and she is terrified that she will lose Mack's
love if he finds out the truth. Kiasidira is actually a
title and not part of her name. Gillie is an extremely
powerful sorceress, or Kiasidira. 342 years ago, she was an
advisor to the Khalarans. She is also beginning to realize
that she was sent forward in time for a reason and must
figure out what that reason is. Mack is a very strong character. He is one of the youngest
Khalarans to achieve the rank of admiral and he definitely
did not do it by kissing butt. He doesn't play games and
can't stand people that do. He has surrounded himself with
some of the crew of the Vedritor, his last command. He has
command of the Fifth Fleet as well as Cirrus One. He is
working on a deadline to get Cirrus One ready. He is used
to giving orders and having them obeyed instantly. Gillie,
on the other hand, doesn't take orders very well. She is
constantly going behind Mack's back and checking into
things. As a Raheiran, Gillie must follow very strict
guidelines about interfering in a society's culture. She
knows that if people find out who she is that will
definitely upset their culture. Gillie has always believed
in this and has done her best to live up to it. She only
uses her powers when she has no other choice. Gillie's
raptor-class crystalship is sentient. Simon is that
sentience. He can get into all kinds of data, which is
extremely helpful to Gillie. He also likes to tease her. This is a fantastic science fiction book. I was caught up
in the story from the very first page. The story has full
of adventure and good versus evil. I really enjoyed the
parrots, the bane of Mack's existence, and how they ended
up helping. This story really came alive for me. I really
enjoyed the way that Gillie hated the fact that she was
made into a Goddess. As is the norm with all of Linnea
Sinclair's books, this heroine is definitely feisty as
well. This is definitely a book that I recommend reading. © Copyright 2003 Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Posted June 6, 2003
Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Posted November 17, 2006
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