Warpworld

Book Reviews / Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Warpworld ebook cover - Perron and SimpsonWarpworld Book Summary:

How far would you go…On his first crossing through the warps, Seg discovers a world rich in vita – fuel to save his dying world. Cold, brilliant and desperate to prove himself as a Cultural Theorist, Seg breaks away from the recon squad sent to protect him, to scout out prime vita sources. But to find his prize he must face his biggest fear: water.Fiery and headstrong, Ama receives an ultimatum from her people’s tyrannical overlords: betray her own kind or give up the boat she calls home, forever.  When a wealthy traveler hires her as a guide, Ama thinks her prayers are answered – until a violent murder reveals Seg’s true identity.On the run, over land and water, hunted by a ruthless and relentless tracker, and caught in the schemes of a political powerhouse, Seg and Ama will have to strike an uneasy truce to survive.The fate of two worlds is in their hands.

Review:
I’ve been trying to like sic-fi for a long time but just haven’t been able to connect with it.  I always seem to prefer watching sci-fi on the big screen.  It just seems to be easier to get into.  Warpworld, however, has given me a new desire to check more of them out.  I found this book fun, inventive, and a quick read.  I can’t compare it to other sci-fi books, since I’m no expert, but it was an entertaining read.  The world building was complex and mysterious.  It was done in many layers that weren’t difficult to follow.  In the beginning it seemed to be a little technical but that didn’t last very long.  Instead of boring the reader to tears for the first 50-100 pages of the novel with information and vocabulary, they got in to telling the story and explaining more of the technical aspects and vocabulary as the story went on.  That was helpful because I could actually remember more things because I learned about them in context of the story.  The characters develop and change along with the events that force them to do things and to deal with things they hadn’t imagined.
Warpworld is a little more than sci-fi, I’d say it has a hint of fantasy in it too.  As we learn more about Ama’s world we are introduced to strange creatures that live in the seas, along with extraordinary topography.  The landscape is just as diverse as the population.  The population is separated into a type of caste system.  This caste system is the root or maybe the solution to some of the problems they are living and that will come.  Seg who is there to pinpoint vita adds a critical eye from another world alongside the readers’.  Somehow you won’t be able to help comparing the caste system of Warpworld to some we already know.  Even though there are other things that have been added to make this world seem original.  It’s clear by the end of the story there are still many unanswered questions but hopefully part two won’t be so far away.  I’ve given it a 4 stars on Goodreads.  One thing for sure, once you start reading, you won’t want to put Warpworld down.
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Formats: ebook and paperback
Paperback Price: $17.99
eBook Price: $7.99
Pages: 504
Publisher: Mint Publishers, Inc.
Release: October 2012Amazon paperback buy link ($17.99):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1551200503?tag=tributebooks-20CreateSpace paperback buy link ($17.99):
https://www.createspace.com/4001824Warpworld.ca paperback buy link ($17.99):
http://www.warpworld.ca/books.htmlKindle ebook buy link ($7.99):
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Nook ebook buy link ($7.99):
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Lulu/iBookstore ebook link ($7.99): 
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Kristene Perron‘s Bio: 

Kristene is a former professional stunt performer for film and television (as Kristene Kenward) and ??????????????????????self-described ‘fishing goddess’. Pathologically nomadic, she has lived in Japan, Costa Rica, the Cook Islands, and a very tiny key in the Bahamas, just to name a few. Her stories have appeared in Denizens of Darkness, Canadian Storyteller Magazine, The Barbaric Yawp and Hemispheres Magazine. In 2010 she won the Surrey International Writers’ Conference Storyteller Award.Kristene is a member of SF Canada. Her novel, Warpworld, is the first in a five book adventure science fiction series, penned with her Texan co-writer, Joshua Simpson.She currently resides in Nelson, BC, Canada but her suitcase is always packed.
Joshua Simpson’s Bio:

A career nomad, Josh Simpson has driven trucks through the lower forty-eight states, treated and ????disposed of hazardous waste, mixed mud as a stonemasonry laborer, failed abysmally in marketing, gotten on people’s nerves as a safety man, and presently gets on their nerves even more using nerve release techniques in musculoskeletal pain relief.He lives amidst the scrub and mesquite of West Texas, cohabiting with the requisite writer’s minimum of two cats. Warpworld is his first published novel.
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6 Replies to “Warpworld”

    1. Thanks for the compliments! Can’t wait to get my hands on book 2. Glad to hear I won’t have to wait a year. Much success with your series. I really hope my modest following here and on You Tube will give your book a try. I wish you much success!