Silent Service
   Nina M. Osier
   (Sr. Staff Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
  2001 POD: www.eBooksOnthe.Net
    ISBN: None


Explorer ship Captain Kate Landay is on her way home from should have been her final mission when she gets caught up in a sector-wide coup. She is accused first of insubordination, & then of treason, for refusing to sacrifice her ship & her crew to cover up a superior officer's actions. For that she gave up her life to the Questioners.

When Silent Service came over Rebecca's transom from the author, Nina M. Osier, as a print on demand book (POD) & science fiction to boot, I grabbed it!

The author had thoughtfully provided a letter asking that we please disregard any text kerning problem & miscellaneous typos in the book & treat it as an ARC.

I share My Editor's dislike of books that are printed before their time & I was not greatly encouraged as I began to read Silent Service with runtogetherwords & mispunctuation & then with an ever so gentle touch, the author's writing began to hold me.

As I said, the writing was gentle. The characters were laudable & flawed. The worlds which the author creates are imaginable & in the realm of the possible.

This book isn't heavy on technology although the science fiction is credible. I don't think that I've ever read a science fiction book that was so quiet & yet so exciting.

Will I read it again. Probably not. Will I read something else from Nina Osier? Absolutely!

This is one author that I sincerely hope can find her voice & a publisher that will do her justice.

Is Silent Service worth reading? Without a doubt!

More from Nina M. Osier: Interphase; Regs; Exile's End & Matushka all available in downloadable eBooks or Print On Demand (POD) paperback at: www.eBooksOnthe.Net

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(10/14/01)

David
A RebeccasReads.com Sr. Staff 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