Journey To Diir
Lynn SterlingTime-travel romance
Available from Rosa Romance
ISBN: 978-1-880413-10-4
March 2007
| In 2655, Cole, Nick and Tremaine are flying a freighter (Camelot) looking for ore with the assistance of their Computer Control Unit, named Mordred. Mordred notifies Cole of a large Earthen vessel and they eagerly investigate. Six hundred years earlier, Earth had sent sleeper pods into space, each containing humans who were dying and able and willing to pay the huge cost of maintaining their bodies until cures could be found for the illnesses. Andrea Stone is discovered on the ship. She was a movie company financial assistant until she is discovered with heart disease and her loving husband buys her a sleeper pod. Technical problems destroyed the pods over the centuries (it was thought) and the men of the Camelot were astounded to find the remains of a woman...who was still alive. Andrea was brought on board and the Journey To Diir begins.
Journey To Diir (pronounced Die-ear) was the beginning novel of a futuristic romantic trilogy. A very long book, the characters are extremely well-written and the plot laid out to continue through the next two books. There was a great deal of romance and sex that was not overly graphic. Andrea was the character around who the entire story revolves. Mordred was just a huge amount of fun, a primary character in this book. Secondary characters were brought into the plot as needed and they were equally well described and important to the plot. The premise was fascinating and I thought that Ms. Sterling handled her plot with deft hands. Her imagination gave the ideas of this new world a fresh and interesting touch. My only problem with Journey To Diir were technical flaws that took me away from the story on occasion. I loved the characters and lost myself in their lives as I was reading. I am eagerly awaiting the next book, Diir Evolution. Go get Journey To Diir, you will love it!
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Reviewer: Marcy Arbitman |
