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The Princess & The Corsair (Princess Gizel) Paperback – October 3, 2021

by Peter Rhodan (Author)

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Book 2 of 3: Princess Gizel

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On Brython, Princess Gizel and her almost fiancé, Karvon Alistair are being bored to tears by the political tedium that their impending engagement has inflicted upon them. That is until Ilsa, a school friend of Gizel's, turns up with tales of horror from Ilsa's home system of Rathage. A formerly strong Kimerian ally, the government has fallen to a revolution, and the new masters are wielding a harsh whip. Isla's boyfriend is conducting a one-ship war against the oppressors of the new Commonality government, and Ilsa hopes to persuade her friend, the Imperial Princess, to come out publicly and support Kimerian intervention. Or, at the least, urge her father, the Emperor, to provide material support for the rebels.
Gizel and Karvon think this sounds like a job for the Kormorant, Karvon's rather unusual cargo ship. They happily leave the politics on Brython behind and intent on paying a personal scouting visit to the good old Rathage system and its new Commonality masters.
Things are not going to go well for somebody...

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October 3, 2021
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6 x 0.84 x 9 inches
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979-8488770539
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09HFXWZPR
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (October 3, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 369 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8488770539
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.39 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.84 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #5,492,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Peter Rhodan

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I grew up in Sydney Australia but have lived on the Gold Coast, Australia for over thirty years. I have been many things over my life, courier driver, retail sales assistant, casino croupier, small business owner, a bankrupt former small business owner, a graphic designer, poker tournament operator and most recently an Uber driver.

I have a marvellous wife and two great kids (both adults now) plus a border collie cross dog who thinks she’s a human.

I have always liked science fiction books, especially gung-ho space opera, time travel and alternate history genres. The first fiction book I read that I liked was Eagle of the Ninth and fist Science Fiction book I read and liked was Foundation by Asimov.

My favourite authors, at the moment, are David Weber, Lois McMaster Bujold, Christopher Nuttall and Pam Uphoff. Weber writes the best space opera while Bujold is simply the best writer and Miles Vorkisgan an amazing character. Chris Nuttall rarely writes anything that is only so-so and his Schooled in Magic books are the best magic school series I have read so far. Pam Uphoff writes primarily a cross dimensional series called the Wine of the Gods with the Directorate stories offshoot. These are delightful, entertaining and often thought provoking books that I love.

Chris Nuttall and Pam Uphoff inspired me to “have a go mate” and so I have.

My first novel is On the Rocks, the first story of Arturo Sandus (Sanders) and his adventures as a Space Ship captain marooned on a primitive swords and sandals era planet. Sort of…

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Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2022

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I've never been a fan of over-the-top villains. The main villain here is a revolutionary government that took over a planet and then started acting extremely hostile both to the losing side of the civil war that put them into power, but to foreigners who happen to pass near the area they control.

Of course they capture and enslave a man who has character and personality, and his tale eventually crosses that of our Princess from the first book in the series. She's now engaged with her privateer and needs a distraction so the take their ship out to help save the loyalists and reverse the result of the civil war, more or less.

Honestly, there isn't a great and mysterious plot here. There won't be any surprising twists and turns in the tale. Things play out exactly as you might expect. But the characters are well written, well thought out, get plenty of growth and interaction time and just end up solid. This is a character driven tale and those are the tales I love.

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Joshua Berkey

The Princess, Corsair, and a bunch of other irrelevant folks

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2021

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I enjoyed the first book, and was looking forward to the second one quite a lot.

Unfortunately almost 60-ish percent of this book has nothing to do with Princess Gizel or Karvon. Instead we are introduced to Piotr and Ilsa; who honestly I could not care leas about.

Honestly if your series is named “Princess Gizel” as a SERIES TITLE!!!, then perhaps it should be about that character, instead of some other folks with a bit of Gizel tacked on.

Unprofessional, annoying, and just plan infuriating.
I liked your characters and now you have dumped all over what i thought was a new series to love.

If i could express my distaste with more expressive curses without the word police not publishing this review then i would.

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Electronic and Computer engineer

Good plot, terrible editing

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2021

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This story has a good plot, but needs better editing. You want the story to flow, but sadly it doesn't. An editor should have prevented the following from happening. Too many scenes get bogged down in the same point summerized, detailed in speech and then rehashed in the characters ruminations.

If you can overlook this, you'd probably give it a five star rating. I cannot, and thus take off one and a half stars for needless complexity. Another half star for typos, leaving you with my three star rating.

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D. Ames

The curse of the 2nd book

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2021

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I liked the first book but the second was a struggle. Endless space battles repeated over and over with tedious detail and predictable results. Endless retelling of what had come before. Storylines that went nowhere, like the big build up for a dinner with the admiral that just never happened. The book could have been about 70% as long as it was.

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Jay Yanek

odd ending- pull up book 3 quick

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022

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He is a detailed writer and this was full of tactical details. Off you dinner like it, skim faster through those passages. Ending was abrupt as it was more of a place to break to allow book 3 to exist. But engaging story and very much this writers motif. I liked it but might not be everyone's liking.

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OldArcher

The Princess and the Corsair is yet another superb work, a modern classic…

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2021

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Peter Rhodan is a marvel. Think of C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower’s translation to the distant future. Truly Space Opera at it’s very best! Entertaining is not adequate. You can savor is books like a fine wine, and always yearn for more. Enjoy the ride!

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2022

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Lots of action and humour. Great
space battles and follows the physics of the story. Like the expanding universe. Keeps you reading the story to the end.

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2022

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Very employable read. The Princess grows into her role as secondary heir to the throne. Bureaucracy beware. A very decisive young lady.

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