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The Last Dance (The Near-Earth Mysteries, #1)
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A story set in a future very close at hand. In the expanse between Earth and Mars is an expanding technological vessel, Aldrin, composed of tubes, spokes, and artificial gravity that is hanging together based on the brains, brawn, bravery and shear tenacity of the engineers, technicians and support personnel who keep everything working according to plan. This entire complex is also a traveling community with the purpose of moving people and material between the earth and a new outpost of humanity on our sister planet, Mars.
That is the setting. The story is as complex as the technology and the trajectory of the massive vessel itself. With virtually no margin for error a commander with extreme organizational talents is needed to keep building and moving. Captain Nicolau Aames is the hard minded man in the hot-seat in more ways than one. Despite his safety record and ability to achieve all technological goals he did not endear himself to his crew or his superiors. In fact, he has been charged with mutiny.
But wait! His crew rallies to his side. No one loves him but they all respect him and most believe they have become better people and more competent in their vocations because of his stern and no-nonsense ways. On the other hand his superiors and peers regard him as a renegade and egotist who believes himself superior to all others.
Enter General Park Yerim, Inspector General. She has been charged with investigating the circumstances and is fully expected to come down hard on the captain. While Captain Aames is charged with mutiny, should IG Yerim charge him, his crew, who run the vessel Aldrin may mutiny en mass.
The narrative is focused on the efforts of IG Yerim to undercover the facts and beyond that, to determine what makes Captain Aames tick - and why his crew is so loyal.
This is not a dry recitation of facts but rather an exploration of personalities. There are also episodes of drama, violence and near catastrophe.
I enjoyed it enormously.
That is the setting. The story is as complex as the technology and the trajectory of the massive vessel itself. With virtually no margin for error a commander with extreme organizational talents is needed to keep building and moving. Captain Nicolau Aames is the hard minded man in the hot-seat in more ways than one. Despite his safety record and ability to achieve all technological goals he did not endear himself to his crew or his superiors. In fact, he has been charged with mutiny.
But wait! His crew rallies to his side. No one loves him but they all respect him and most believe they have become better people and more competent in their vocations because of his stern and no-nonsense ways. On the other hand his superiors and peers regard him as a renegade and egotist who believes himself superior to all others.
Enter General Park Yerim, Inspector General. She has been charged with investigating the circumstances and is fully expected to come down hard on the captain. While Captain Aames is charged with mutiny, should IG Yerim charge him, his crew, who run the vessel Aldrin may mutiny en mass.
The narrative is focused on the efforts of IG Yerim to undercover the facts and beyond that, to determine what makes Captain Aames tick - and why his crew is so loyal.
This is not a dry recitation of facts but rather an exploration of personalities. There are also episodes of drama, violence and near catastrophe.
I enjoyed it enormously.
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October 10, 2019
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October 10, 2019
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October 14, 2019
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