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Pavaria Kindle Edition

by Tom Merritt (Author), Garrett Weinzierl (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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The Pavaria has been cut off from the other colony starships due to an ancient prohibition against powering its broken engines. Nathe is volunteered to travel to the far end of the ship to search for the lost notes of Bev Bora which may reveal the secret to restoring full power. But someone doesn't want him to find it. And they're willing to commit murder by jaguar-- or worse-- to stop him.
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    October 15, 2017
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076GYY2SN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Subbrilliant; 1st edition (October 15, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2936 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 182 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1387057715
  • Customer Reviews:
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Tom Merritt

Tom Merritt

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Tom Merritt is the host of Daily Tech News Show, Sword and Laser, Cordkillers, Current Geek, and several other podcasts and Internet-based shows. He has worked as tech journalist for more than 15 years. He has published several novels and some history.

Tom lives in Los Angeles with his wife, dogs and several spiders and sometimes a possum or a cat that lives under the house.

Tom began writing his first book, Boiling Point, while interning at National Public Radio in 1993. He was fascinated by the recent breakup of the Soviet Union and had just read Joel Garreau's "Nine Nations of North America."

Tom wrote United Moon Colonies as part of National Novel Writing Month in 2006. He had not yet read "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" so was unaware how much he ripped off from Heinlein. Others have told him to consider it a sequel in homage. Tom thinks that's downright pretentious.

Chronology of Tech History arose out of a failed attempt to do a daily podcast about tech history. He was left with all this research so decided to do a book.

Tom hopes to stop referring to himself in the third person someday.

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Mark
5.0 out of 5 stars Characters you like enough to be mad at.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017
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As a journalist, Tom Merritt has been successful at stringing words together to explain many things in technology. So I'm not surprised when he picks up the pen (or keyboard) to tell a tale about fictional technology and how people will have to do a thing, with the thing, because a thing needs to happen, (no spoilers there) and it's a really good story.
His world is internally consistent, you can believe that given enough science, all the things could really work like that. And given that world, the story is believable. You can see why things must be done, and accept that people would behave in such and such a way. And the people! The characters are real enough that you can invest a little hope in them, worry for them, and frustration at them.
This is a fast read, if you don't ration yourself, the whole story will be gone in a single sitting. And like most good meals, you will be wanting some more. So back to the desk, Tom, for we fans are hungry and demanding bosses.
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Joseph E Phelps
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018
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A good story and quick read. I wished for more detail at times but overall very satisfying. I'm definitely going to check out more of Tom Merritt's books.
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Michael S Ryan Hart
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fun and quick read that explores how concepts get entrenched and become hard to challenge
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017
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This is a fun and quick read that explores how concepts get entrenched and become hard to challenge. Tom has a very readable style that is easy and describes enough to give some detail, but still leaves room for your own interpretations. There is no reason to really get into the plot for a synopsis as much as just saying that you should give it a read.
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Daniel Newcombe
4.0 out of 5 stars Good quick read
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2018
This book reminded me of some of the sci-fi from the 50s - get in, tell your story, get out. There is no deep dive into the characters, nothing that happened when they were 5 years old to make them how they are. You just understand that they do what they do, and that's good enough to get through the story. The overall style really reminded me of the Target novelisations of Doctor Who stories. It's not a new story concept, but still a new telling which was done well. Several parts reminded me of Logan's Run. Would have been nicer to have been a bit longer with some more exploration. To me the ending was a bit Neal Stephenson'ish.
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Mike K
5.0 out of 5 stars Colony Ship Paravia
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2018
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Highly entertaining story of a Colony Ship that has been traveling for so many centuries that its inhabitants have forgotten that they are on a spaceship. The ship has suffered from breakdowns and is trying to restore full power. There is doubt about how to restore power. Therein is the story. Great Read!
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Nathaniel Inman
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, good narration and audio quality
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018
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The story itself was excellent. The audio quality was almost great, having some minor issues for those with audiophile ears. Tom Merritt does an okay narrating but it isn't quite to the level of his other audiobook pilot x.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2017
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After listening to Tom on the daily tech news show for years, I finally decided to read his latest book. It's a fun, quick read, and I had a lot of fun trying to figure out what was going on ahead of the end.
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Scatter
5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read...
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2017
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An enjoyable read with tension, uncertainty and a resolution that is acceptable if a bit trite. Recommended for anyone that enjoys light sci-fi with a fair amount of human drama and a decent dose of humor.
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Paul Riedlinger
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Solid Read
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2018
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Tom Merrit has continued his tradition of being an excellent story crafter. Many twists and turns in the plot that keep the reader engaged.
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