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The Xenocide Mission
 
 

The Xenocide Mission (Mass Market Paperback)

de Ben Jeapes (Author)
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Grade 6-9-In this overstuffed but unusually promising debut, Jeapes delivers a space opera worthy of David Brin or early C. J. Cherryh, replete with complex politics; ingeniously different aliens; brutal fire fights; cliff-hangers; and tough, likable characters. When a supposedly secret orbiting surveillance station is attacked by the Kin, a ferocious species that had nuked civilization on their own neighboring planet into oblivion, junior officer Joel Gilmore and his horselike "Rustie" associate Boon Round flee to that "Dead Planet," where several surprises await. Meanwhile, Joel's father, Michael, a recently retired Commodore, and the young man's heartthrob, seasoned Marine Lieutenant Donna McCallum, join a rescue expedition only to wind up falling toward the local sun in a disabled spacecraft with a Doomsday Device aboard. The author has a few kinks to iron out. Joel and Michael wrestle for the role of protagonist, and the human/Rustie backstory is developed in such lovingly complicated detail that it actually takes over the plot. However, by the time Jeapes's principal characters are together and he's sprung one final, stunning revelation, SF/action/adventure fans who also enjoy peering into alien minds will know they're in good hands. Look for this memorable cast to appear in further exploits.
John Peters, New York Public Library
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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Gr. 7-10. Set in the year 2153, this action-packed military sf novel involves humans teamed up with a race of quadruped servants, the First Breed, who have been genetically altered by an advanced race that has pretty much wiped itself out. Lieutenant Joel Gilmore and Boon Round, a First Breed, are doing maintenance work on surveillance equipment orbiting the SkySpy asteroid when they witness a devastating attack on the asteroid by the very aliens being watched. From there, increasingly savage events unfold from human, First Breed, and alien points of view, providing an intriguing picture of completely different mindsets and cultures. There are some awkward transitions, and readers might wish for a bit more background, but the action is convincing and so fast paced that the result is a real thriller of a story. Sally Estes
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A great mission, Avril 17 2003
Par Alvaro (Charlotte,NC USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: The Xenocide Mission (Hardcover)
"The Xenocide Mission" written by Ben Jeapes. In this book your imagination travels as you read and understand this thrilling and amazing book. This book is about an outer space mission, in which the crew of an asteroid, named SkySpy, have been sent to watch different life beings, whose technologies, and weapons are supreme or beyond than any of the Earth's. These extraterrestrial beings are called "Xenocides", but also known as "XCs". They are rich not only in technology, and weapons, but they are also aggressive to their enemies.
The "Big Scope" is one of the many surveillance equipment items, which goes around the SkySpy asteroid. The SkySpy is a secret base where Lieutenant Joel Gilmore, one of the main characters, works on the maintenance of the SkySpy. He was the first one to see the glowing white spots in the space, and he thought that some military strength laser was attacking them, but in fact the aliens they were supposed to watch were attacking them.
While you read throughout each page the action unfurls, such as battles, fights between the SkySpy crew, they get close to the XCs, and a lot more! Of course, with a peaceful ending.
My recommendations of this book goes to those that like stories of aliens, and outer space missions, mixed with mystery and a lot of action, that brings you not only to a different point of life, but also a different world.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A Great Mission, Avril 17 2003
Par Alvaro (Charlotte,NC USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: The Xenocide Mission (Hardcover)
"The Xenocide Mission" written by Ben Jeapes. This is a book where your imagination travels as you read, and understand this thrilling, and amazing book. This book is about an out space mission, which the crew of an asteroid named SkySpy have been sent to watch some kind of different life beings, whose technologies, and weapons are supreme or beyond than any of the Earth's. These extraterrestrial beings are called "Xenocides", but also known as "XCs". They are rich not only in technology, and weapons, but they are also aggressive to their enemies.
The "Big Scope" is also one of the many surveillance equipment items, which goes around the SkySpy asteroid. The SkySpy is a supposedly secret base where Lieutenant Joel Gilmore is one of the main characters who work in the maintenance of the SkySpy. He was the only one who first saw the glowing white spots in the space, and then he thought that they were being attacked by some military strength laser, but the fact was that they was being attacked by the aliens they were supposed to watch.
While the days pass more action is coming throughout each page such as battles, fights between the SkySpy crew, then they get closely to the XCs, and a lot more! Of course, with a peaceful ending.
My recommendations of this book goes to the people who like stories of aliens, and out space missions mixed with mystery and a lot of action, which brings you not only to a different point of life, but also to a different world.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Quick action and a complex plot, Aoû 9 2002
This review is from: The Xenocide Mission (Hardcover)
The Xenocide Mission appears under a Random House young adult trademark but its complexity will lend to its enjoyment by many an adult science fiction reader, as well. Joel is part of a space observation team that is attacked by the aliens they are observing. Trapped and awaiting rescue, they find fresh, new and dangerous insights on the aliens they had investigated previously from outside. Quick action and a complex plot makes The Xenocide Mission recommended for older young adults into adults.
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