Rebels and Lovers by Linnea Sinclair is a fantastic sci-fi romance. I liked the nerdy male main character, Devin. At his basic he's a glasses wearing, data crunching, business guy who gets himself caught up in something he can't handle.In comes Kaidee, a girl from the "interstellar" block so to speak. She's from a rough side of space, with a questionable father in an even more questionable business. The story interweaves through one action-packed adventure to the next. Through it all Kaidee keeps saving Devin and his nephew from trouble.
There was a bit of back story that at times had me questioning whether this was a trilogy or series. I kept checking the front information...as if it would change or something. It wasn't until I went to Linnea Sinclair's website that I saw it was, in fact, one of the Dock Five Universe series.
The detailed world Sinclair's built is a magnificent, realistic world based on sound social and technological assumptions. If there were one complaint - and it's a small one - they spent a bit too much time fighting at the space port and not enough time in space travel...but I'm not going to complain. I mean, I have to concede that the series is titled Dock Five, which is the port they were hangin' at.
If you want to read a great example of a sound sci-fi romance, pick up Linnea Sinclair's Rebels and Lovers. Now I just have to go get the first 3 in the series...and then wait anxiously for the next.
Good writing (and reading) all!
Linnea is on of my favorite authors. If you haven't read "Gabriel's Ghost," you should. It's an excellent read and one of the reasons I fell in love with Sci-Fi Romance. The opening chapter just drew me in. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link for sci-fi markets you left on SFR Brigade!
I will definitely check out "Gabriel's Ghost". She has an amazing voice that really meets the expectectation of both the sci-fi and the romance...it's a hard blend to do successfully.
ReplyDeleteAnd no problem with the link...anything to help another Brigader!