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Mimic and the Space Engineer (Space Shifter Chronicles Book 1) by [James David Victor]

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An aspiring space engineer, a shape-shifting alien, and the quest to save a new alien race.

A fast-paced space opera with shape-shifting aliens from Amazon All Star author James David Victor.

Higgens has the best job in the galaxy. Except for the fact that he’s technically a janitor on a galactic mining vessel. When he discovers an unknown alien species, his world gets turned upside down. He will have to find unlikely allies if he is going to save his new friend and help her build a new home.

Mimic and the Space Engineer contains the first four episodes in the Space Shifter Chronicles. If you like fast-paced space adventures with engaging and quirky characters, you'll love Higgens, Mimic, and their adventures in space.

Download the Mimic and the Space Engineer and get started on your next space adventure today!

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January 4, 2018
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James David Victor is the pen name used by science fiction and fantasy author David J. VanBergen Jr. for co-authored projects. It is his way of sharing more stories with you than he could write by himself.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B078QXW44P
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fairfield Publishing (January 4, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 4, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2977 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #476,516 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #409 in Teen & Young Adult Aliens eBooks
- #595 in Teen & Young Adult Alien Science Fiction
- #1,025 in Science Fiction Anthologies (Kindle Store)

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James David Victor is the pen name used by Dave and Shannon VanBergen for co-authored science fiction projects. It is their way of sharing a wide variety of stories by working with multiple other talented authors..

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Needs a little editing, but overall a great story.

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2018

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This was a great read. I am generally very put off by revision issues in stories, but the story was so engaging that I was able to get past that. My advice to anyone having trouble with the first few chapters is to at least give the story a chance through the second book. The first two "books" are extremely short, with the bulk of the story contained in Book 3. Near the end of Book 2 is where things pick up, and the writing style for the rest of the set is established.

The language style is very simple, which does not detract from the story. I also really love the fact that the main character is autistic, but that this was not a major plot point; it was simply a part of his personality. (There were only two places in the entire text where this fact was clearly confirmed, and I appreciate seeing the representation without it feeling like a "token" character or a stereotype.)

There were some issues with grammar, mainly homophones and places where text was revised, but part of the old text was left in place. There were some inconsistencies in terminology (e.g., the use of "English" vs. "Common"). Normally this would be a major issue for me, but as I said above, the story was so engaging that I could look past it... though I do hope that the author has more thorough editing for later works. This is why I only took off 1 star for that issue.

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Manie Kilian

Transcending the differences

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2018

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This series is probably the one series to so fully immersed the reader into the plot that reality becomes irreality.
A space alien, whose home and family got destroyed by asteroid miners during mining operations, fled onboard of the mining ship for safety. This is where Higgens met this alien, a shifter, after a hilarious couple of encounters. Thereby started an enchanting space adventure of first contact to rock the universe (and almost guaranteed that of the reader as well).
The first two books deal with the first contact and search for alien shifter, now called Mimic, world of origin. Along the way a strong bond is formed between Mimic and Higgens that will transcend by far the very alieness of their beings into an unbreakable friendship.
This series is heartwarming and really something special. It will be something you will finish reading quickly as you will find it almost impossible to put down. And when you do, it will be rather forlornly as you look to grab the next in line. It really is that good! Enjoy!

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Great concept marred by significant pacing issues

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2018

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There's a lot in this book that I love. Most of the characters are excellent, as are the interactions between them, and the big ideas behind the overarching plot seem solid. But I can't say that Im very impressed by the finished work.

Part of it is the necesities of the format, being written as a trilogy of short stories instead of a single novel. This means that each individual part needs it's own beginning/middle/end so you lose a lot of detail along the way and some major scenes are going to feel rushed. And I accept that and it wouldn't be too bad except that on top of that, there's a lot of sequences where it doesn't seem like any progress is being made, nothing built up for later in the story, no goals accomplished, just waiting for something to happen or the heroes getting back to the same place they were before some setback. Which is okay when it's used for character development, but too much downtime or an extended period that feels empty saps my enthusiasm to the point where I have to push myself to keep reading and start to wonder why I don't switch to something else.

Book 1 is a little shaky, but promising. Book 2 feels like it's moving toward an excellent series. But then book 3 loses all that momentum, introducing lengthy subplots that don't seem to contribute anything besides unpleasantness, and villains that don't seem like they could possibly be relevant ever again.

I was torn between giving this 3 stars for being mediocre but not bad, or 4 for something I liked but can't love. Rounded up because the writers have some good ideas and deserve more attention on their work, but it'll be a while before I bother to check on the sequels.

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William S. Morris

Oh Puhleese

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2018

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Everything goes right in this rather childish story of Earthman meets alien. The alien starts as a tiny, black, angular, spiky thing that seems so frail and endearing. The next thing it's pulling off radioactivity so it can grow into a beautiful white haired vixen that one just wants to hold and comfort and save from all the mean old bad guys. There are so many bad guys that she has to be rescued from that we don't even finish when the book finishes. The story is definitely feel goooood. This story is not to be read while eating bon bon's as the sugar overload would be hazardous to one's health. The grammar is definitely not so good. The personal pronoun is haphazardly used with nominative in the objective and vice versa.

9 people found this helpful

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Well plotted alien first contact tale.

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018

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Wow,

The funny thing is that when I first had Amazon suggest this series for me I was hesitant. The idea sounded good, but after reading the description I wasn't quite convinced that it would be a good tale. However, a deeper instinct suggested that I try the series.

And I'm glad I did. The story is a definite adrenaline rush at times, with some of the plot threads unrolling at a very fast pace. There aren't many deep descriptions of objects or people, but the characters still get a few moments to shine as the action and adventure plays out.

This is definitely a good adventure science fiction, with Mimic being one of the better alien characters I've read in a while. I was quite happy to try this

9 people found this helpful

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Kanyonmk

One of my favorite series!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2018

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These books are one of my top favorite series! I enjoy the humor and action that follows Higgens and his friends as they come into contact with a new alien life form, Mimic, and race into space to find her home and rescue her planet before it is destroyed. The friendships these characters share are one of my favorite parts of the series and why I continue to dive into each book. I would recommend these books for any young adult or adult who loves to read fast paced sci-fi stories with endless adventure.

Final Rating: 5 Stars

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Jarrak

Entertaining

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2020

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The Space Shifter Chronicles (Omnibus 1) contains the first three novels in the series namely Mimic and the Space Engineer, Mimic and the Journey Home and Mimic and the Fight for Freedom written by James David Victor. As you might expect the collection is an excellent value for money way into the series of novels and ultimately I bought all three omnibus releases which cover the nine novels in the series. The basic premise centers around an everyday run of the mill maintenance/janitor named Higgens who is assigned to a deep space drilling/mining vessel who makes first contact with an alien life form. The life form in question survives the mining of its asteroid home but is stuck in the drilling mechanism onboard the ship, for his own reasons Higgens chooses to strip down the mechanism which frees the alien well the adventure begins. Higgens soon learns that this being is a shape shifter and while trying to continue as if nothing special has happened and stay below the radar of some of the crew he learns that this "mimc" consumes some pretty exotic materials.
The narrative for the first book focuses on Higgens and Mimic and brings in a number of secondary characters who become central as the story unfolds. The second novel revolves around the search for the homeworld of the race Mimic belongs too and the third the consequences of finding it and the fact that all is not well. All three novels are well written with good character interaction and pacing is crisp with both action, drama and humour equally represented. As I said I enjoyed the first three novels and no worries about buying the subsequent releases to discover the fate of Higgens, Mimic and their friends as they deal with Earth and other interested parties.

2 people found this helpful

denny.

Fun read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2021

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This was a fast-paced space romp, good fun, good descriptions and I just all round liked it. Three words to go.

AnnMc

Not perfect but a nice easy read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2019

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Didn’t know what to expect when I started this book - I was even surprised when the main protagonist was male! Simple plotting nice and sympathetic hero and an easy read. Enjoyed it.

Colin Freeman

Back to the 1950s

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 17, 2018

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Childish story the type of si/fi that was written when I was a boy 65 years ago .No science just making it up as you go along with silly ideas The cover picture is good! ?

Linn

Different

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2018

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Liked the storyline different to what I expected so a pleasant surprise well thought out story look forward to reading the next in the series

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