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Relic Tech Class
4 Transport Security Specialist Krakista Keesay has a significant problem.
Actually, he has several problems and they are all very significant. Employed
by the Negral Corp and assigned to the transport ship Kalavar, Keesay
has been seriously injured as Relic Tech: Crax War Chronicles Volume 1
by Terry W. Ervin II begins. He has no memory of how he sustained those
injuries. He has no memory of ever being onboard the Kalavar.
He is accused of numerous crimes, including treason, and is accused of being responsible for the deaths of over 100 military and corporate personnel. He has no memory of any such actions either. Due to his injuries as well as the fact he is heavily restrained, fleeing is not an option. With no memories, he is unable to refute the charges against him. He also does not care for the option strongly suggested by his appointed legal counsel to plead guilty because the evidence against him is insurmountable.
He is aware that
things are not right though he has no real clue as to what is wrong. His only
option is a very dangerous plan using alien technology. An ancient alien race
known as the Umblegarri assisted mankind years ago with becoming part of the
intergalactic community. This was before the Silicate War. One of their
capabilities is an A Tech-- or advanced technology – machine known as Cranaltar
IV. A brain scanning instrument that has the ability to retrieve and store the
memories of the subject in the machine. These memories can then be displayed
through various means. It also has a tendency to scramble the brains of human
test subjects.
Keesay, by
invoking his right to be scanned may prove his innocence, but he could also be
permanently damaged if he survives the encounter. He might prove his innocence,
but he also could easily have no mind left afterwards. It is a risk he is
willing to take. Assuming he makes it alive to the small moon of Io to undergo
the scanning. Between his health and the forces against him that need him dead
to keep the secrets in his head hidden nothing is assured.
Published in
2013 the first book of a new series by author Terry W. Ervin II, Relic
Tech: Crax War Chronicles Volume 1 is a combination political/
espionage and science fiction alien invasion war book. While plenty of reviews
note the western style aspects of the read, those same reviews seem to miss the
political/espionage elements also strongly present in the book. Blending
science and history along with plenty of creatures one never wants to meet,
Terry Ervin has created a far flung space opera style science fiction read set
far in the future with plenty of mystery and thriller elements along with the
previously mentioned elements. While it is clearly science fiction, like many
of the author’s other works, the tale has elements of nearly every other genre
heavily present throughout the work. At over 400 pages, the book certainly
isn’t a fast read, but there is plenty of action, intrigue, and various
attacking creatures as well as plenty of other things to keep the reader
turning pages. You won’t be bored.
Like the very good Flank Hawk series that I also strongly recommend, Relic Tech: Crax War Chronicles Volume 1 is a very good read and well worth your time.
Material provided by the author long ago in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple © 2017, 2022
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