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16 February 2011

Book Review: A Star Curiously Singing by Kerry Nietz

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Product Description: If he fixes the robot, will he break his world? In a future ruled by sharia law machines are managed by debuggers, who in turn are owned by masters. Sandfly is a level 12 debugger. He is sent into Earth orbit to repair a robot-a robot that went on an experimental flight into deep space... And tore itself apart. As Sandfly digs into the mystery aboard the space station, he discovers what the bot heard around that distant star. He discovers that the bot heard...singing. As Sandfly pieces together the clues, the masters spread the trap before his feet. Everyone is racing to the same conclusion, but only one side welcomes what the singing represents.

Amazon: A Star Curiously Singing

Review: Let me start by saying that Kerry Nietz is my kind of author! He's created a futuristic world that is so dark and detailed that it reminds me a lot of Blade Runner. The political and religious overtones to this story cannot be missed. Sandfly is a debugger or a better description would be slave. He has been implanted with a computer chip in his brain that is in constant connection with what is called The Stream; like the internet but so much more. The chip also is programmed to register any debugger's negative thought patterns which prevents them from rebelling or doing harm against their masters. The language and scenery are very intriguing but when Mr. Nietz turns this story into a mystery on a docked space ship the real fun begins. I won't go into more details because the story is much more fun to discover on your own.

I found myself compelled to keep the pages turning as I was transported into the mind of a debugger. How that happened given I'm a freehead is puzzling but I digress. A Star Curiously Singing is one of the most original stories I've read. I recommend this book for young adults and adults with a rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Kerry Nietz is in the same science fiction league as Michael Crichton! I look forward to reading the rest of this fantastic series!

Blessings,
Daniel L Carter
Author of The Unwanted Trilogy
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  1. Thank you for your kind review, Daniel. I really appreciate it! (And thanks for posting on Amazon, as well.)

    Kerry

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  2. You're most welcome. I also posted on Christianbooks.com. I'm reading Superlative Stream right now. I'm about halfway done. Keep up the great writing!

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  4. This sounds like the sort of book I'd love to read. Really enjoyed Blade Runner when I read it a number of years ago. I tend to find that Sci-Fi writers can be a little lazy, but this novel has intrigued me.

    It also has a decent title, which is again (I personally find) not too common with the more modern Sci-Fi books being released.

    The parallel with Crichton is intriguing. I remember reading his 'Timeline' and facepalming, despite how engrossing it was, because there was also a lot of lazy writing in that book.

    Regardless, I look forward to nabbing a copy of this for myself at some point. :)

    Regards; Sara, from Inspired-Quill.com
    (sjslack@inspired-quill.com)

    (Comment updated with another paragraph)

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  5. My other half likes Blade Runner and those type of off-kilter futuristic movies. I'm sure he'd love to read this!

    meredithfl at gmail dot com

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  6. The first thing I look for in a book is originality and this looks like it fits the bill. I like the idea of singing being introduced into the plot as a significant entity... Intriguing.

    Thanks to this author and to Daniel for bringing this to us. Great interview.

    Hugs - Betty Dravis

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  7. This book was on my list before, but this review makes me want to read it even more. Thanks Daniel.

    If the giveaway you are having is international (Canada), please enter me. My email is

    erikadl ugo @yahoo .com

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  8. Hi Erika,

    I should have made that a part of the original post. This drawing is for US and Canada only. So, yes, you will be included in the drawing. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. =)

    Blessings,
    Dan

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  9. Sweet review, been looking for some more sci-fi novels to get into!

    eurofox77 at gmail dot com

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  10. I'm going to decline on the giveaway (already have the book), but wanted to pipe in and say that its a great book!

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  11. Thank you Morgan for stopping by and sharing. =)

    Blessings,
    Dan

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  12. This book sounds intriguing. I'm working on a script that involves debuggers, so I've learned a bit about them. (I'm not normally much of a programmer!) I love the title as well.

    elfinpen@gmail.com

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  13. I've heard about this several times, but hadn't looked very far into it. Now that I've read your review, I'll have to see if I can get my hands on it. One way or another. ;) Unique stories are very welcome.

    Giveaways are clever ways to get the stalk- er, quiet readers of your blog to comment. :) Keep the posts coming.


    giveaway [at] fb [dot] pierian-spring [dot] net

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  14. This sounds really fascinating. And there's me looking for a job in QA--is that debugging? Would love to read this.

    sdeeth at msn dot com

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