SpacEscape
US$19.50
Paperback | English
He would become a warrior for the twenty-first century.
He would journey where no Maori had ever gone before.
Set in both 1999 and 2075, SpacEscape is about deep space but more importantly it is about escapism. Video games guru and petty thief, Tama, and the future Scott, a nodule-growing rebel and intended victim of the giant dragon/arachnid, The Korn, join forces across time to overcome the weak hand in life that each has been dealt. Meanwhile, Tony Robertson, from the discredited 2060’s starship project, Schmitt One, risks falling prey to hardened farmers of human livestock to meet his date and love of his life, Karin Carlton. Tama has his strong-minded and compassionate Emma. Scott has the virtual Mandy. All three have one slim chance for love and freedom but only if Scott and Tama can discover in time the true nature of the enigmatic creature that assaults Scott’s tortured mind and becomes the symbol for his escapism – The Korn.
Alouetta G –
Overall a solid first novel. The main characters are engaging and well developed. Interestingly, its set in 2075 quite close to Cyberpunk’s ’77 and also the upcoming first novel by Nathan J Pearce – “Faith Faraday and the Cyber Samurai” set in 2076. Really imaginative setting and was a good read.