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Have Wormhole, Will Travel de Tony McFadden
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Have Wormhole, Will Travel (edició 2013)

de Tony McFadden

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Vampires? No Such Thing.Aliens, though, that's something else. They've been here, living quietly among us, since before the Industrial Revolution.Their goal: To ensure we never leave our Solar System. We have a bad habit of wiping out indigenous populations, and theirs is the nearest inhabited planet to ours.So when a scientist at Sydney University harnesses the power of wormholes, making interstellar travel a virtual walk in the park, one of these tall, pale-skinned aliens, Callum, is forced to choose: destroy us, or help us survive the inevitable Armageddon..8 billion Earthlings, and our survival is in the hands of one guy - alien - meant to wipe us out.… (més)
Membre:DenzilPugh
Títol:Have Wormhole, Will Travel
Autors:Tony McFadden
Informació:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2013), Paperback, 292 pages
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I thought it was an interesting premise, the story line is good. There were some plot holes, but nothing that detracted me from finishing the story. I was a bit put off by how the author thinks girls talk to each other, found it rather rote, and the "evil" character rather a joke. but all in all, it held my attention for the two days it took me to read it.
  Vinbert | Nov 22, 2015 |
I thought it was an interesting premise, the story line is good. There were some plot holes, but nothing that detracted me from finishing the story. I was a bit put off by how the author thinks girls talk to each other, found it rather rote, and the "evil" character rather a joke. but all in all, it held my attention for the two days it took me to read it.
  Vinbert | Nov 22, 2015 |
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  bookqueenshelby | Sep 9, 2014 |
What most of the world doesn't know is that there are many authors with great books available to read, but unfortunately, they will never be discovered because they don't have contracts with the Big Six. And as one of my friends discovered, sometimes publishing a book on your own makes it harder to get discovered because the Big Six don't want to deal with pre-published books.

Such a case is this book, a great Science-Fiction yarn (or in this case, I'll say "String", with the knowledgeable background of Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe and the characterization of many of today's television shows. Like many of the other reviews I've seen, sometimes the plot sputters and starts, stopping to eat at too many restaurants, but it was satisfying, easily read, and points very easily to one of my favorite science fiction books, A.C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter's The Light of Other Days.

So I will continue finding authors that have never been sold at the grocery store, and I'll be much better for it. The fluff James Patterson publishes every two weeks and calls fiction is a waste of my time. I have so many books to read, and so few years (as relative to Callum and Jacob's lifespans) to read them all. This one was definitely not a waste of time, and I hope he writes more science fiction. (As a side note, there are other authors that have strayed into sci-fi/fantasy and need to do so more often. Caleb Carr wrote Killing Time but nothing else. Lionel Davidson wrote one outstanding sci-fi kid's book, and then went back to Israeli espionage. And finally, John Connolly did The Book of Lost Things and aside from some horrible YA books, hasn't revisited it yet. ( )
  DenzilPugh | May 1, 2014 |
Great concept, average story

When Dr Sam Shepherd makes what could be the greatest scientific breakthrough on history, he expects fame, fortune and, possibly, sex. What he does NOT expect is two aliens on his doorstep...

The overall story concept of Have Wormhole, Will Travel, while not very original, is rather good. The originality has been greatly enhanced by the unusual and rich location used, you feel you are in this this part of Australia. Add to this what appears to be rather good science and you should have a really good book. Unfortunately, the uneven plotting and inconsistent characterisation critically undermine these positive elements.
Once I made it past the interminably slow beginning. Littered with already dated pop culture references, I finally made it to the core of the story; at which point the pace suddenly picked up, to the extent it felt like I had accidentally skipped a couple of chapters, with the threat revealed and everyone apparently moving to the main denouement. However, things quickly slowed down again, as characters changed substantially, apparently to serve the plot, with events going round in circles so much I actually thought I was now repeating chapters.
When we did finally get to the denouement things picked up again and we rattled towards a well-written and pretty good climax. This end made we wish the the rest of the book had been written in the same way, it would have made the journey far more worthwhile.

In the end, that actual writing is pretty good, but poor pacing and the careful building of characters so utterly wasted made this a struggle to get through. But if you do make it, the end isn't too bad. ( )
  PJKennard | Apr 24, 2014 |
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Vampires? No Such Thing.Aliens, though, that's something else. They've been here, living quietly among us, since before the Industrial Revolution.Their goal: To ensure we never leave our Solar System. We have a bad habit of wiping out indigenous populations, and theirs is the nearest inhabited planet to ours.So when a scientist at Sydney University harnesses the power of wormholes, making interstellar travel a virtual walk in the park, one of these tall, pale-skinned aliens, Callum, is forced to choose: destroy us, or help us survive the inevitable Armageddon..8 billion Earthlings, and our survival is in the hands of one guy - alien - meant to wipe us out.

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