Revolutionary (The Athena Lee Chronicles Book 4) (12 page)

Back on the planet there were celebrations in all of the larger cities. With the demise of the Sector Governor life on the planet could return to normal. Many citizens wished to return the a simpler life such as that from before the war.

Sitting alone in the observation room of the mansion, former Major Han Lee watched the proceedings on the Vid player. His rise to glory and fame had been cruelly snatched from him by his father and sister. Unsure what the future would hold he sat staring at the newscaster and began to plot his revenge upon his ‘family.’

The colonial war was not over. The issue of the James Cook and the Mutineers still had to be dealt with.

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Wandering the halls of the station I was making notes on what needed to be repaired and in what order. On the entertainment deck I found a public library. Hearing voices I walked through the double doors. The shelving on the walls only held a small amount of real paper books. Several vid consoles and tablet ports were in view. The voices were coming from one of the Vid stations. On the screen was playing a reading vid. Pre-space they were called audio books. Just as I reached down to switch it off I heard Wilson in my head.

“Don’t turn it off, I was listening to that.”

“Wilson? You are a computer program you can download the thing and just read it you know.”

“It’s more fun this way. It’s really cool its about a vampire and these werewolves that build a moon base using storage containers. It has aliens and this way cool AI like me in it”

“Don’t read that stuff! You are strange enough already. Those things will warp what little mind you have left. Aliens, really?”

“But Athena you should read it. It has engineers in it.”

“I doubt that fiction from the 21st century can teach me anything. Go ahead and download it. I will read it later.”

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Authors Note

I hope that you enjoyed this recent addition to the Athena Lee Chronicles look for more books in the coming months.

If vampires and werewolves in space are something that interests you check out Author Micheal Anderle’s books on Amazon.

Every week check out a new Free short story featuring Wilson. Check out my blog for Wilson Wednesdays.

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This book is a work of fiction, All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Sometimes both.

Copyright (c) 2016 T S Paul

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

Cover designed by Michael T. Anderle

Digital Artwork by Scott Richards

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Editing by Diane Velasquez. Dorene Johnson, and Heather Paul

Special thanks to Michael and to my wife Heather who keeps me grounded and to Merlin the Cat, we are his minions.

I get lots of reviews. Some good, some not so good. For me this whole series has been a learning experience. I have excellent support in the ladies that do my editing and in my wife that makes sure I spell her name properly. Here are some my most memorable reviews.

Book 1 - The Forgotten Engineer

*just for information. The book was went through a rewrite and the page length went from 30 to 60

3.0 out of 5 stars
3.5 very short space opera, with a few issues

By
G
illy
on March 22, 2016

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This seems to mainly serve as an introduction to a series, and a rushed one at that. The concept is good, the humor worked for me, but there are problems. Editing is off all over the place: 1st and 3rd person viewpoints switch off all the time, paragraphs repeat, and other issues. The characters did not ring true: they were very one dimensional. Space travel and communications seem to have become quite quick, but no explanations. No science basically at all. Mainly the pace of trying to put 15 years into so few pages was awful. The author would do well to edit this book, combine it with the others in the series, and rework the concept and characters. I believe there could be a really good space opera here, but it is quite lacking for now.

4.0 out of 5 stars
Great story teller

By
S
cott
on March 8, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

This is a hard review to write. I really liked the authors writing and have read both this and the next book and am waiting for the next installment eagerly.
However I was really generous in calling it a book. Thirty one pages isn't a book. If I didn't have kindle unlimited I wouldn't have read it in the first place, even having read it and liking it I would never pay even 99 cents for a 31 page novelette much less the 2.99 price listed. This is more like a very very short serialized story.
To the author...
I think you have what it takes to tell a great story. Your story is very reminiscent of the Galaxy Unknown series by Thomas DePrima crossed with the Wandering Engineer series by Chris Hechtl both of whom are very successful to my mind indie authors in this genre. The difference is that they are writing 300 to 700 page books. Your first episode could easily have been fleshed out to books size of 200+ pages. Just treat the existing book as an outline. You have all these great stories that you didn't really tell other than to say it happened all through the main plot line. The same with the second book.
I have read the other reviews left and know that your getting others saying that it's good but needs to be fleshed out. Listen to us. We really want to read this story the way it could be. :)

5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read

By
D
ave R
on March 11, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

I hope this very short book is just the start of a series. The author did a great job with the main character. The story is very short but gets everything a reader needs to know across to them.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice story

By
T
endo Kayiira
on March 11, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

It was a bit short, but good. It makes me want to read more of her adventures. I laughed at the naming of the military vessels.

Book 2 Engineering Murder

*this book also went through a rewrite but mainly for errors not content

4.0 out of 5 stars

MORE PLEASE.

ByS /F OLD READER 1962.on March 23, 2016

Outstanding story with an intriguing heroin. I can not give this series a Five Star rating until the story length becomes more "BOOK LIKE". But I am hooked on this series. The author's perspective of this series is outstanding. I will read the next book in this series but I'm disappointed with the low number of story pages with the price.

4.0 out of 5 stars
"A lot of old-fashioned space opera action"

By
D
orene Johnson
on March 6, 2016

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I read the first story of this adventure and wanted to see how the author advanced his story line. Editing is still an issue. Genders of some of the main characters is still up for grabs. I do hope this gets worked out. For a really short read, there is a lot of old-fashioned space opera action. The MC is a bit loose but developing more in-depth character. It is nice to see a smart fem in the main role. She does not sit around waiting for someone to rescue her, but uses her "smarts" to save herself. I want the author to make the next book longer as most of the action is run too fast.

4.0 out of 5 stars
Great story, where's the rest of it!

By
S
cott
on March 8, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

This like the first episode is reminiscent of the Galaxy Unknown series by Thomas DePrima crossed with the Wandering Engineer series by Chris Hechtl both of whom are very successful to my mind indie authors in this genre. Again as I mentioned in my review of the first book I really liked what I read but its like a really good outline of a great story. I read it and will continue to read even at a thirty page length as long as it is under kindle unlimited. As much as I have enjoyed the two episodes so far, if I had to pay the listed 2.99 for thirty one to thirty four pages I would pass. Also though I enjoyed it I think it can be increadably better with all the little sub plots fleshed out into their own chapters. Each of the two books was worthy of being blown up to two or three hundred pages.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of fun!!!!

By
J
. Hendricks
on March 6, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

This is a great story! Can't wait for the next one! The story flows better in this book than it did the first. And the action was really good too!
Gotta say I love all of the 20th century pop culture references! A ship named Wang Chung! Lol too many to name but it would make for a great scavenger hunt, how many pop culture references can you find? And can you find the one related to Star Wars????? Great job!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars
Short and sweet

By
T
endo Kayiira
on March 11, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

Good book. Nice follow to the first. The spelling and grammar are still spotty, but the story is entertaining. Looking forward to more.

Book 3 Ghost ships of Terra

4.0 out of 5 stars
BETTER.

By
S
/F OLD READER 1962.
on March 23, 2016

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erified Purchase

More please!! Outstanding story with lots of action and adventure. Still waiting for a longer book size, but this is better. A mysterious and intriguing adventure with pirates, government intervention and the Navy's help.

4.0 out of 5 stars
Even better than book 2

By
J
. Hendricks
on March 14, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

This new indie author is just getting better and better with each book. Still some funny pop culture references. But what really impressed me was the length of the story. It is more than twice his first book! And the flow of the story and how it was written was really good, nice improvements.
The only part I didn't care for was the dating between two women. I'm sure others will like it, but it wasn't my cup of tea.
However, I am really excited to read the next book! The story is flowing really well.
Great new character named Sam, I hope he shows up more as his story is intriguing.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Best new series I have read in decades!!!

By
N
. King
on April 1, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

After reading The Forgotten Engineer I ' am hooked,and guaranteed you will be too.
So far the Series has three book I have enjoyed them all,and will follow this series to the end. Hopefully it will be a long series. The Author has developed a story line with endless possibilities.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Keep on improving!

By
A
mazon Customer
on March 31, 2016