I have enjoyed a great many books in the last few years, but I have not reviewed all of them because…well because life gets in the way, doesn’t it? But sometimes a story grabs me enough for me to get off my butt and say why. This is the review I just left on Amazon for a scifi story called ‘Keiree’. I believe the book, and its author, deserve a great deal more attention from readers like us. So here it is:
Keiree, by C. Litka
I’ll start with Molly, a green silka cat whose breed has been genetically enhanced to understand human language, if not speak it.
That was enough for me to give ‘Keiree’ a go, but somewhere along the way the story snuck into my heart and took up residence there. I reached the end and kept swiping my Kindle, hoping for more. An epilogue, maybe. Or perhaps a link to a second book.
I found neither, and if the author reads this – please Sir, can I have more?
Not because the ending wasn’t right. It was perfect for /this/ story. But β¦I grew to love Gy and Molly. I’d really like to know what they did next. How they lived their lives /after/.
On a technical level, the definition of scifi is that the story could not have taken place without the technology, place or time of the world in which it’s set. Think Dune or The Left Hand of Darkness.
By that definition, Keiree is as scifi as you can get because it takes place on a terraformed Mars, many hundreds, or possibly even thousands, of years in our future. Cryosleep is commonplace, as is sophisticated genetic modification and all sorts of other, smaller, innovations that we would consider close to magic now. But while all these elements quietly define the place and time, it’s the people who truly shine.
People don’t change. Some are petty and avaricious. Some remain true, no matter the odds. Keiree is that kind of story. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
You can find ‘Keiree’ here. It’s at a ridiculously low price, so even if you don’t think you like scifi, please give it a go. I’m certain you won’t be disappointed. Hmm…unless you’re looking for space battles, lasguns and Terminator style robots. Wrong book, sorry. π
cheers
Meeks
March 15th, 2021 at 6:53 am
Sounds wonderful, Andrea. I love your reviews. Checking it out for sure!
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March 15th, 2021 at 8:48 am
Thanks, Diana. While you’re there, check out one called ‘The Summer of Amber’. It’s not scifi but it is quite /beautiful/.
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March 12th, 2021 at 7:09 pm
ooo. there are lots of his books on Kobo. I’ve started with this one. Andrea – there are no reviews for it – yet.
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March 12th, 2021 at 7:55 pm
I know. I don’t understand it. I’ve just started his ‘summer in amber’. Can’t say anything yet coz I’ve literally only read a few pages but I like it so far.
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March 12th, 2021 at 7:05 pm
well, I wonder if it’s on Kobo. π
Thank you.
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March 12th, 2021 at 7:55 pm
-grin-
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March 12th, 2021 at 3:54 pm
Mars in the future sounds interesting, Meeks. Humans are already trying to colonize Mars so not completely far fetched. An interesting review.
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March 12th, 2021 at 7:56 pm
Exactly! This one isn’t like Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy though. That one traces the terraforming of Mars. This one is about a Mars that is already terraformed and livable, but different. π
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March 13th, 2021 at 8:12 pm
It sounds intriguing.
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March 13th, 2021 at 10:16 pm
I really like it. π
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March 11th, 2021 at 5:26 pm
Thank you for the review and the link. You’ve long known I’m not much of a sci-fi fan but you’ve also managed to sway me from time to time. I think I’ll like this one.
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March 11th, 2021 at 6:31 pm
You’ve just made me very happy. I think you will like this one. -hugs-
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March 11th, 2021 at 3:34 pm
I’ve bought it – let me see if it’s my kind of story.
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March 11th, 2021 at 6:36 pm
I think you’ll like it. And I think you’ll appreciate the ending. π
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