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Lacuna: The Prelude to Eternity by [David Adams]

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Book 5 of 6: Lacuna

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Humanity has rebuilt on Velsharn, forging the colony of Eden from the ashes of Earth. On Velsharn's verdant soil shildren are born, alliances are made and for a time, peace reigns. In high orbit, the debris of an entire Toralii fleet stands as mute testament to humanity's sovereignty; their right to this planet is unquestioned.

Above the TFR Beijing, now the centrepiece in a flourishing city, the inky void of space is eerily silent. As Commander Melissa Liao recovers from her ordeals, the universe continues its roiling machinations unhindered by her suffering.

The end is coming, but before the final chapter in the Lacuna series begins, the stage must be set and the players must be in their places. So much work is left unfinished and Melissa Liao has more trials to endure before her pain is over.

Before the end of war and steel, Eternity awaits.

Book five of the Lacuna series.

- Lacuna
- Lacuna: The Sands of Karathi
- Lacuna: The Spectre of Oblivion
- Lacuna: The Ashes of Humanity
- Lacuna: The Prelude to Eternity (new release!)
- Lacuna: The Requiem of Steel (coming 2014!)

Don't miss these short stories set in the Lacuna universe:

- Magnet
- Magnet: Special Mission
- Magnet: Marauder
- Imperfect
- Faith

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January 31, 2015
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00R6VO4BC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ David Adams; 1st edition (January 31, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4002 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
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David Adams

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I've always been thinking of stories for as long as I've been alive. I have way, way, way too many to tell and far too little time to tell them.

I joined UFOP: Starbase 118, a Star Trek roleplay-by-emails group, in 2010 and it was there where I learned my craft. But despite being one of the more active writers in the group and simming to my heart's content, I still couldn't tell all the stories I wanted to. It was only in 2011 that I actually started shaping and weaving those random, jumbling, chaotic masses of thoughts into coherent narratives and began self-publishing.

Writing's my full time job now. I write a little science fiction, a little fantasy, a little humour and comedy, and a few other things all over the place.

You can get updates from my Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/lacunaverse

And my mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/toBf9

If you want emails whenever I publish something new, click the link to your right.

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Stuck in alien goo with few options

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2017

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Author David Adams doesn't let up. Like George R.R. Martin, who wrote the Game of Thrones series upon which the HBO series is based, he's not afraid of offing important characters. Adams takes it a step farther and eliminates much of mankind, however. In "The Prelude to Eternity," Adams' fifth in the Lacuna series, he begins with protagonist Captain Melissa Liao recovering in a bath of alien goop from injuries she should have died from in the previous outing. The invading Toralii were bloodied and beaten by a hodgepodge group of reptile and rebel cat people but at significant cost. Liao was nearly vaporized as was her parked ship, the Beijing, when a plasma blast cooked it and addled the super computer brain of engineer Summer Rowe. I realize as I write these reviews, the books have melded together to form one great novel that in essence comes down to "Man Shall Survive" at all costs. Liao does a lot of introspection here. She's disabled. She lost an arm. She's been cooked and her body is scarred. But she discovered that her daughter had been rescued. Things look bad, then not so much. However, Adams being Adams, he likes conflict and throwing his characters into almost constant threats and impending destruction. Liao doesn't have many choices. She must again barter for humanity's future by negotiating with a group of aliens and doing them a favor for payment. But no matter how decent earthfolk are and how well they do, their odds of survival remain grim. And Liao is running out of luck.

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L. G. Brandon

science fiction or muslim indoctrination?

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015

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Not much really happens in this book. I wont mention whay little does as it would be a spoiler. What does happen is long "discussions" about sanitized Islam that amount to nothing more than taqiyya. There is no mention of the Mohammed that chopped the heads off defenseless jews, nor that his second wife was 6 at engagement, and 9 when he consummated the marriage. There's a discussion of honorifics and how jihad is nonviolent inner struggle. Theres a long diatribe about the "night dream" but no mention of how the sura of the sword abrogates all of the more moderate suras leaving us with nothing but and endless was of conquest...the real Jihad. Blablabla.
Perhaps the author should read Dune to see how to avoid being propaganda.. But then I suspect sometime in the last year he converted from athiesm to Islam and really wrote this book to share his newfound faith because it does little to develop the plotline. And I expect more like this. Funny, there's no intense exploration of Penny's Christian faith.. More ofa sideways mocking.

I think on this note I will bid the Lacunaverse adeu.

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2017

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This is one of the really good SF series..... You need to read from the first to the last to get the full impact of a great author!

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016

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Another series of twists and turns. A great story. More to come. Time for the next one. Soon the story will end

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2016

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It's a fast moving plot and I enjoyed it very much.
The WW2 references seemed out of place though.
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Support for an author who deserves it -- good writing -- good reads

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2015

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Another good read from David Adams in the Lacuna Universe. I look forward to the next book in this series.

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2015

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I love sci-fi and this hit all the buttons for me. I also love strong female characters and Liao fits the bill.

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WYoung

another fantastic chapter in the Lacunaverse

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2015

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Been looking forward to the next installment after The Ashes of Humanity. Adams writes so well and fluidly. His work has a hugely imaginative quality and I just could not put the book down. Now that I have finished the book (far too quickly for my liking), I am unhappily faced with the prospect of having to wait for a long while before the next book comes out.

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Lacuna series: top notch sci fi

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2016

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Excellent series. Well written and kept me on the edge of my seat. Had to buy the next in the series the minute I finished the previous one and couldn't put them down until I finished. Very pleased - has given me another author, along with Neal Asher, from whom I impatiently await the next release... Looking forward to many more from David Adams!