Ares

Nomad Series Book 1

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Pub Date 21 Mar 2015 | Archive Date 27 Oct 2020

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Description

He wasn't expected to survive. No one else did, and for twenty years, he has managed to stay off their radar. Until now. Until her.

Gryffin was the sole survivor of The Foundation's experimental project to transform human children into hybrid cyborgs - half human, half machine. The program failed and he was sent on a one way trip into The Outer Sector where he was left for dead. He has survived for twenty years by suppressing his human emotions and embracing his machine side.

Officer Terra Rush believes in her duty to the Foundation. The Sector needs to be prepared for colonization, and nothing can stop her from doing her job...except him. When Gryffin saves her from an attack, Terra uncovers a terrible secret. The Foundation has been lying to her...and maybe they still are. 

They have labelled Gryffin a killing machine, yet he acts more human than many of The Foundation's leaders. He has awakened intense feelings in Terra that throw her loyalties into question, and even though he pushes her away, she is determined to find out the truth about the cyborg program. 

Gryffin refuses to be a mindless soldier, yet escaping The Foundation's control and stopping the colonization of his home will require Terra's help. Can Gryffin overcome the machine inside and trust her? Or will getting in touch with his human emotions destroy him once and for all?

He wasn't expected to survive. No one else did, and for twenty years, he has managed to stay off their radar. Until now. Until her.

Gryffin was the sole survivor of The Foundation's experimental...


Advance Praise

"Unique story and great writing

I am a sci fi fan and love the possibilities within the genre as there is so much that can be done with space travel, cyborgs, science, you name it. Author KA Finn has written a very unique and enjoyable story with ""Ares"" and I so hope that that this will be a continuing series. The story of two people - Gryffin, who is half machine half human and is the sole survivor of an experiment and thought to be long dead. The other is Terra, sent to deep space to scout for colonization when she meets Gryffin. The two would seem to be on opposite sides but an event brings them together, makes them allies and so much more. This was a very well written and well paced story that brought together two interesting characters and built up a very intense conflict. Great read.

A great sci-fi that kept me entertained, this is a novel that makes you want to read more.The story unfolds in the best possible manner and the characters are well developed. It was a joy to read. Kudos to K.A. Finn for writing such a great novel."

"Unique story and great writing

I am a sci fi fan and love the possibilities within the genre as there is so much that can be done with space travel, cyborgs, science, you name it. Author KA Finn has...


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Disclaimer: I am appreciative to the publisher, BooksGoSocial, for providing a review copy of this book.

"Ares" is the first book in the Nomad space opera series by K.A. Finn. This books is a successful combination of several literary genre and concepts that results in a nicely readable space opera adventure. The rocky and steamy relationship between between the two main characters, Gryffin and Terra was straight out of a Harlequin romance. Other parts of the book adopt the best of the old west cowboy genre. Gryffin's character develops nicely through the book as we learn more about him, and he opens up. Terra's character is a very believable "girl next door" who happens to be a highly competent officer on a Foundation spaceship. Most of the characters are very understandable, and as the novel progresses, the many long standing relationships that are revealed between seemingly unrelated major characters make for an interesting and complicated situation.
"Ares" had everything one would expect in a space opera: a seemingly good but increasingly ominous "Foundation", Foundation admirals and captains of varying levels of decency and loyalty, rogue outlaw groups that initially seem like dangerous motorcycle gangs, who turn out to be quite moral, "old west" style colonies complete with gun battles, a sadistic mad scientist with a love for inflicting painful surgery, exploding spaceships, portals allowing faster-than-light-travel, and more.

After the first half of the book lays the foundation and firmly introduces the characters and scenario, the last half of the book was an exciting and enjoyable pleasure to read.

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I loved this very much! The characters, the actions and even the plot itself! Very inspiring for my own book too!

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It's a tale of outer space but not about weird green aliens. My heart ached repeatedly for Gryffin. He is experimented on and treated as non-human (though he is about half). Those who operated on him without thought of the human pain he would feel were monsters! Love the bit of romance

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