There and Back Again
 Pat Murphy
 (Associate Reviewer-D. H. BROWN)
 1999 TOR Books, New York USA
  ISBN: 0606209395


Bailey was heading home in his steam-powered rocket when he found a message pod which he picked up, notifying its owners. The next thing he knew, the legendary Gitana, adventurer extraordinaire, was arriving at Bailey's asteroid home. With her was a crew of the oldest & richest clone family in the galaxy. Bailey is shangaied into searching with them for an alien artifact that may well be a map of the entire wormhole system.

Rebecca has a hard time with Science Fiction so when this book came over the transom I grabbed it from the her!

WOW! This was my first Pat Murphy book & since then I've read another & am looking forward to her next!

Thoroughly enjoyable! Caught me by the hairs of my chinny, chin, chin & led me right along, nose to the page, to the very end!

The characters were all enjoyable in their own way & Bailey, the anti-hero, was definitely heroic! With just the right touch of naivete & modesty! Just what I like to see in a protagonist!

Pat Murphy did an excellent job of interweaving that which we guess about science & what we hope about science.

This is definitely a book that I will pick up again someday & read. Lots of fun!

Rebecca's rules on author's submissions is that we donate them to our local library, this is one autographed tome she'll have to fight me for, it's going on my shelf!

Also by Pat Murphy: The Falling Woman for which she won the Nebula Award; Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles plus more. Do check out her newly released (August 2000): Wild Angel.

Do catch Rebeccas Interview with Pat Murphy as one of The Brazen Hussies
(08/06/00)

David
A RebeccasReads.com Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries.  In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow.  During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN).  While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
Visit him at: www.dhbrownbooks.com