The Cyborg and the Sorcerers War Surplus Book 1 eBook Lawrence WattEvans
Download As PDF : The Cyborg and the Sorcerers War Surplus Book 1 eBook Lawrence WattEvans 
The cyborg code-named "Slant" was sent out as an Independent Reconnaissance Unit during an interstellar war between Earth and its colonies. The fighting ended three hundred years ago, but Slant's computer does not admit this -- he is compelled to carry on as if the war were still raging.
Then he comes across a planet where his sensors register ''gravitational anomalies.'' The computer interprets these as enemy weapons research.
The local inhabitants call the anomalies ''magic.''
The Cyborg and the Sorcerers War Surplus Book 1 eBook Lawrence WattEvans
This story is difficult to categorize. You might call it a sci-fi/fantasy crossover. The protagonist is a cyborg soldier sent on a mission in a war that has long ended, but with the computer which controls him still mindlessly controlling him he must fulfill it. He is sent to gather intelligence on a world with gravitational anomalies that allow them to do fantastic things using only their minds-that is, magic. While attempting to keep the computer from killing him at any sign of disloyalty, he simultaneously seeks some way to break free of it. I highly recommend it.Product details
|
Tags : The Cyborg and the Sorcerers (War Surplus Book 1) - Kindle edition by Lawrence Watt-Evans. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Cyborg and the Sorcerers (War Surplus Book 1).,ebook,Lawrence Watt-Evans,The Cyborg and the Sorcerers (War Surplus Book 1),Wildside Press,FICTION Science Fiction Military,FICTION Science Fiction Adventure
People also read other books :
- Lesbian Lust Erotic Stories (Audible Audio Edition) Sacchi Green editor Kaylee West Cleis Press Books
- No Regrets The Life Love and Laughter Carol Ann Eastman Cindy DilbeckKuntz 9781542448277 Books
- Statistics for College Students and Researchers edition by Michael M Nikoletseas PhD Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
- The Blue Part 5 A PostApocalyptic Story eBook Joseph Turkot
- Greenwood Cove Sunshine Walkingstick Book 1 eBook Celia Roman
The Cyborg and the Sorcerers War Surplus Book 1 eBook Lawrence WattEvans Reviews
This was one of my very first fantasy books to read, therefore my opinion is probably biased. I recently hunted down the book again from a used books dealer to read the story again and I still enjoyed it immensely. In his earlier novels, Lawrence tends to take seemingly improbable or heterogeneous elements and make them work extremely cohesively. Cyborg meets Sorcery?? For those that are temped to balk....just read the story. It's a short read, but very entertaining filled with colorful characters and creative dialogue. What can I say... this will always be a classic novel for me.
What a great story this is! I have read and re-read this book many times and each time I come back to it...it's still enjoyable how Watt-Evans has fashioned the world of Dest that was subjected to the nuclear fire of Old Earth in the war where her colonies tried to break away and did. Now, Earth is nothing but a cinder after the D-Series destroyed her...but her vengeance is still wreaking havoc on her descendants in the form of the Independent Reconaissance Unit cyborg spaceships that are still traveling the galaxy in search of inhabited worlds to determine if they're still loyal to a burnt-out cinder. In this macrocosm, Slant is at war with his computer-controlled spaceship, who will kill him at the slightest sign of disloyalty. Check it out. A very well done book, oh, and they come across magic, which the computer controlling the IRU spaceship thinks is enemy weapons activity and wants to investigate. It can take over Slant through the connection in the back of his head, and does.
enjoy this authors work
I've try to read everything written by L W-E and will continute to look for earlier work.
Plot development follows character development alongside of the painting of a new world landscape. Well done.
Rereading from my younger days. It holds up well but is geared for the teenage reader.
Excellent book of tech meets fantasy. I like that the two different perspectives render different interpretations. How true it is today from superstition to religious belief or hard science skepticism. Thought provoking and just a blast to read.
Lawrence Watt-Evans tells the kind of stories I love to read. On the surface, he seems to indulge in crafting passages wherein nothing much of consequence is happening, but don't be deceived. These quiet moments have a way of adding heft to the book and ultimately enriching the reading experience. This author writes well-rounded tales that end up being hugely satisfying, mostly because of his predilection for grounding his fantasies in some semblance of reality and common sense. He sets up firm rules with regards to his brand of sorcery and super science, by which he then rigorously stands. The result is airtight world-building which lends more credibility to his stories. THE CYBORG AND THE SORCERERS, although one of Watt-Evans's earlier efforts, is yet another solid novel crafted in that mold.
For Slant, an IRU (Independent Reconnaisance Unit) cyborg, the all-out war between his Old Earth and the outpost planets ended fourteen subjective years ago (which translates to 300 years of actual time). His side having lost, Slant had been aimlessly navigating the spaceways in his computer-helmed spaceship. The computer, which has the capability to take Slant over and control his actions, now finds itself without a purpose and seems to be looking for an excuse to end itself. Suddenly, the computer senses a "concentration of anomalies representing enemy weapons research" emanating from an unremarkable-appearing planet Slant would later discover is called Dast, and Slant is sent to investigate post-haste. With the ever-present threat of the thermite bomb imbedded in his skull, Slant has no choice but to comply. But what he unearths on Dast is something he and the computer have never before encountered...
What's so refreshing about Lawrence Watt-Evans is that he eschews patterning his protagonist after the classical, high fantasy hero caught up in some earth-shattering quest. His protagonists aren't glory hounds or knights in shining armor. They're regular Joes, like you and me, inhabiting a world of sci-fi and/or fantasy. Yes, every now and then, Watt-Evans's "heroes" will accomplish some amazing feat, but that feat is always rooted in well-established reasoning and down-to-earth common sense. Watt-Evans has hardly ever written a fantasy epic (although with his recent Obsidian Chronicles and the current Annals of the Chosen trilogy, he might be branching out). Rather, he seems to delight in narrating the day to day existence of his main characters, touching on both the mundane moments and the meaningful events. Often, pages go by without a dragon slayed or a distressed damsel rescued.
Watt-Evans excels in imbuing his hero with a certain unflinching honesty of self, of which the same can't be said of other fantasy authors' heroes. To segue a bit, Valder of THE MISENCHANTED SWORD is a perfect example. That book could've easily evolved into an epic quest-type story if Watt-Evans had been so inclined; instead, in that book, the all-important battle - which ended the multi-year war Valder had been engaged in - was fought "off-screen," without the involvement of the book's hero. Valder, instead, goes about his merry way, employing his foundation of practicality and logic to sensibly live out his life. Watt-Evans has no compunction toning down the importance of events as relates personally to his character. This results, usually, in a more substantial, more personal, and a more "real" story, as opposed to the pretentious, diarrhetic wordplay commonly put out by the more touted fantasists (Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan, George R. R. Martin...).
But back to Slant, who Watt-Evans portrays more as an anti-hero. I wasn't too thrilled at this dude's less than chivalrous nature, especially towards the girl Ahnao, who he repeatedly calls "stupid." But, in actuality, Slant's behavior and actions make total sense in light of the fact that he's a cyborg whose emotions have been forcefully suppressed and who is being controlled by a computer. And, when he's not being controlled, the cyborg's motivations are firmly directed toward his own needs, although he does try to not hurt anyone. However, whenever the computer does take over and compels him to kill, even murder, people, Slant only suffers a slight pang of regret. The robotic coldness and emotionless calculation with which Watt-Evans suffuses Slant is a bit disquieting to read. Not exactly hero fare, right? But, again, Watt-Evans sticks to his guns and his own set rules. He doesn't shy away from portraying Slant with an eye towards a truthfulness that other authors would've been uncomfortable in maintaining.
Sorry, guys, for having my very own wordy diarrhea. To sum up, THE CYBORG AND THE SORCERERS isn't for everyone. This book will be a good read to some, and not to others. It all depends on if the reader can curb his/her taste for vapid valor, unending sword fights, and epic questings. I think - I think - that the discerning fan who takes the time to breathe in this novel's low-key, slice-of-life stuff will be rewarded, in the end. But, to be honest, I've had friends who've read this book and found it...not to their liking. But, for those who do end up enjoying THE CYBORG AND THE SORCERERS, Slant's further adventures can be read in THE WIZARD AND THE WAR MACHINE. Also highly enjoyable are Watt-Evans's Obsidian series and his leisurely paced stories of Ethshar, of which his best book is THE MISENCHANTED SWORD.
This story is difficult to categorize. You might call it a sci-fi/fantasy crossover. The protagonist is a cyborg soldier sent on a mission in a war that has long ended, but with the computer which controls him still mindlessly controlling him he must fulfill it. He is sent to gather intelligence on a world with gravitational anomalies that allow them to do fantastic things using only their minds-that is, magic. While attempting to keep the computer from killing him at any sign of disloyalty, he simultaneously seeks some way to break free of it. I highly recommend it.
0 Response to "[N1O]≡ Read Free The Cyborg and the Sorcerers War Surplus Book 1 eBook Lawrence WattEvans"
Post a Comment