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First in series: A story about a Jagernaut who lives in isolation after what happened to her 10 years ago, captured by the deadly Trader Aristos, a race of genetically engineered people who rely on pain from others for pleasure. Sauscony, aka Soz, falls in love with an Aristo heir unexpectedly, due to the melding of their minds, both being products of genetically engineered family but have different strengths. They became trapped in political intrigue and conflict between Skolian and Trader Empires, who have been at war for a long time. Both Soz and Jaibriol, the man she fell in love with, seek peace between two empires. A fantastic blend of science, political intrigue, intergalatic battle, and love.
Catch
the Lightning
- Catherine AsaroSecond in series: Again, this is a story about a Jagernaut, a star fighter who flies a starship that can go on speed of light. This time, it is a male Jagernaut who got sucked into another universe but with same date and time, an universe different from his own. He meets and falls in love with a poor and struggling but beautiful young woman whose misfortunes bring her to this man. Filled with action and scientific explanations, this book is hard to put down, experiencing lots of events that happen to the young woman, Tina. In the end, she goes with Althor, the Jagernaut, to his universe and leaving her own. From that point to on, more events occur due to a conspiracy. A good read!
Ringworld
- Larry NivenA fascinating story about Louis Wu, who goes with 2 aliens from Earth, who crashed onto Ringworld, a planet of magnificence and undiscovered, abandoned by the engineers who created this world, purely artificial but operating according to mathematics and physics measurements. What Louis and his alien companions did not expect to find on Ringworld brought adventures and discovery about its people and cultures of strange and unusual rituals and activities. However, their being on Ringworld brought them recognition and fame. It wasn't over after they managed to leave Ringworld.
Ringworld
Engineers
- Larry NivenThis story continued when Louis and his same alien companions returned to Ringword, but this time, in search for engineers who created this planet in order to save it from its destruction, destroying all people and species on it. New adventures and persceptives appeared in this book. Humorous but reading at brisk pace, it was a good read and somewhat familiar after reading the first book, Ringworld. It can be a bit complicated to understand at first, but it became easier to read once you understand what was going on.
Quarantine
- Greg EganA mysterious novel about a strange girl who can walk through the walls by God knows how. A P.I., Nick, is being hired and was involved in a conspiracy where Earth is being cut off from the universe. Complicated to read but fascinating, filled with ideas.
Friday
- Robert HeinleinAP woman who was a courier by appearance but secretly was a spy for a man who was behind a secrecy to carry out top secret and classified information. This woman, Friday, went on a journey, we learn more about herself and how she views about herself, which resembled the feelings of the outcast, being genetically engineered artificial person (AP). It is a fantastic read, as always, by Heinlein, who had written books on unusual books, totally unconventional from our society. His perseceptives of this woman and the world was always fresh to read.