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You know you're reading Canadian science fiction when the heroine of the space adventure story you're involved in is hoodwinked into travelling to an alien planet where she finds herself attending a hockey game. In Ties of Power, the second novel in Julie Czerneda's Trade Pact Universe trilogy, heroine Sira di Sarc (along with her human partner, Jason Morgan) has exiled herself after discovering the machinations of her own people, the Clan. Readers of the previous volume, A Thousand Words for Stranger, will recognize many of the characters, including the Clansman Barac, Sira's sister Rael, the affable restaurateur Huido, and Sector Chief Lydis Bowman of the Trade Pact Enforcers. Ties of Power also introduces a new species, the Drapsk, who cherish Sira for the same reason that many others fear her: Sira is the strongest, most dangerous telepath the Clan has ever produced.
Like the middle novels in most series, much of Ties of Power is concerned with complicating the plot. More conspiracies are revealed, a villain from Jason's past is introduced, and several problems will carry over to the next book. But the real heart of Ties of Power lies in Sira's gradual transformation from a character who reacts to the plots of others to a powerful person who makes decisions that will determine not only her own fate, but that of the Clan as well. It's that story that makes Ties of Power a book worth reading all on its own. --Greg L. Johnson
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In this magnificent sequel to her highly acclaimed debut, A Thousand Words For Stranger, Julie E. Czerneda takes us back to the fascinating future of a humanoid race....
Sira, the most powerful member of the alien Clan, has dared to challenge the will of her people--by allying herself with a human. But can she hope to carve a new life for herself when the Clan is determined to reclaim her genetic heritage...at any cost?
Praise for A Thousand Words For Stranger:
"Space adventure mixes with romance in this thoroughly entertaining first novel...a heck of a lot of fun."--Locus
"Czernada has resurrected the classic SF themes of Norton, Heinlein, and Moore...with a distinctly modern sensibility."--S.M. Stirling
"A wonderfully entertaining SF adventure...fascinating, well-developed characters. A must read."--Josepha Sherman
"A wonderful new voice."--Robert J. Sawyer*
* The author is a Campbell Award nominee (the Hugo for best new writer)
Sira, the most powerful member of the alien Clan, has dared to challenge the will of her people--by allying herself with a human. But can she hope to carve a new life for herself when the Clan is determined to reclaim her genetic heritage...at any cost?
Praise for A Thousand Words For Stranger:
"Space adventure mixes with romance in this thoroughly entertaining first novel...a heck of a lot of fun."--Locus
"Czernada has resurrected the classic SF themes of Norton, Heinlein, and Moore...with a distinctly modern sensibility."--S.M. Stirling
"A wonderfully entertaining SF adventure...fascinating, well-developed characters. A must read."--Josepha Sherman
"A wonderful new voice."--Robert J. Sawyer*
* The author is a Campbell Award nominee (the Hugo for best new writer)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Really liked it. I'm becoming a fan,
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This review is from: Trade Pact Universe #2 Ties Of Power (Mass Market Paperback)
I loved this story. It's a little overly romantic, but the characters are a lot of fun. Very space opera, with twists and turns throughout. I found it hard to put down. Stayed up too late. Love the Drapsk.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Really,
By A Customer
This review is from: Trade Pact Universe #2 Ties Of Power (Mass Market Paperback)
A bit too 'cutesy' and the plotline seemed too obviously manipulated around the author's desired direction of the romance. I found it hard to sympathise with any of the characters as they were rather 2-dimensional and had no real depth or personality at all. I found myself getting a bit annoyed with the 'little quirks' that were introduced. A few mysteries and revelations kept things going however - I wouldn't have minded a bit more focus on that. I got book 3 at the same time as this one, but I don't think I can be bothered to read it.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Gag me!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Trade Pact Universe #2 Ties Of Power (Mass Market Paperback)
I was hoping for an explaination for the quasi-enjoyable Thousand Words, and this book did not offer anything. It was so poorly written (confusing, too hard to follow the randomness) that I could not even bring myself to finish it, especially after the hockey game. . . The characters have no qualities that make you want to have any compassion at all for them. Sira was weak and not a very likable person. Her fellow Clan members were deplorable as well. I easily tossed this book aside and have not had any regrets. While the author has some good ideas that may be worth working with, this book and Thousand Words were just too drab and drawn out.
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