Species C1764 Book 1 of the Eridani Series eBook CG William
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Humanity is recovering from a war between those who remained on Earth, and those who colonized Mars. In an effort to disarm themselves and restore peace to the Solar System Humanity decides to experiment with what remains of the most dangerous weapons created in the war.
Antimatter. Instead of using it to ravage planets and destroy cities it is used to try and break the one of the most steadfast rules of science. The speed of light. Unaware that other's might be watching Humanity tries to spread to the stars.
Species C1764 Book 1 of the Eridani Series eBook CG William
This review will cover the whole Eridani series so far. As noted, after the review for Book One, the followingreviews may contain spoilers for it.
I owe thanks to a poster in an SF forum I follow on Usenet for pointing out this book. I am going to
give you the same caveat he used at the end of the first review. I consider this a five start series, but
it *is* a pretty big caveat.
Anyway:
The Earth/Mars war is over. Both planets are scarred, but the weaponization
of anti-matter has made the cost too high for both sides for hostilities
to continue. Now as a symbol of the restored peace, both homeworld and
colony will participate in the first experimental FTL jaunt, which will,
as a planned consequence, use up both planets' remaining anti-matter stores.
With Mars's greatest pilot, Lt. Malcom, and Earth's greatest scientist,
the sociopathic, Susan Calvinesque, Dr. Lincoln, on board, the experimental
ship "Longboat" does in fact make the strange-matter/anti-matter powered
jump across the Solar System faster than the speed of light. And, with the
symbolism accomplished, and the sub-rosa purpose achieved, it seems this may
be the last FTL flight for many years as the governments of both sides
would rather reap the peace dividend and start erasing the planetary
scars of war rather than follow up the historic flight.
Unfortunately, the choice is not really in their hands, and other eyes have
been watching events in the Solar System. Normally, the Empire enjoys a
leisurely schedule for the sterilization of Class C species, and in fact
based on their previously measured level of civilization, species C1764
is not on the schedule for another few hundred years. It is just bad luck
that an Imperial patrol ship is in position to read emissions of what
seems, impossibly given the presumed tech level, to be anti-matter reactions
in the system inhabited by C1764. The Regent must be informed immediately,
and if the High Scientists' analysis that C1764 has discovered a method
of FTL which can expand the Empire faster than pushing out tachyon navigation
buoys on STL flights, it must be had... at any cost.
This one has it all. A revised-Campbellian setting (humans are messed up
SOBs, but still great), pitched battles, destruction on a planetary scale,
decent characters, sympathetic aliens who are still evil, final stands,
last ditch retreats, boarding actions and crushing loss.
And yet. This book seems to be completely unedited. There is no doubt in
my mind that the author works on a professional level.. writing, but
the steps *after* getting a great story down on paper (or e-ink) have not
been done. There is hardly a page without bad homonyms, confusion between
plurals and possessives, one character named when another is meant,
plainly missing sentences and awkward sentences which could be easily fixed:
'The Martian hooked a hand around the hatch as he flew past it, and
using his own momentum swung it shut with his own momentum.'
I'm no copy editor, but I think that with a few hours and a red pencil I
could easily make this something Baen would (or should) be proud to publish.
Unfortunately, neither I nor anyone else has done this. Know that going in,
and you will have a crackerjack story. Be blindsided by it, and you may
lose hope.
Rising Titans: Book 2 of the Eridani Series
by C.G. William
Book two of the series is, as far as I know, only available from the
author's Google Drive folder, reached from his personal web site (noted in the
front pages of book one). It is a free download.
This review CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BOOK ONE
This book takes up several years after the events of book 1. The remnants
of Humanity have retired to the Eridani system to lick their wounds and
plot revenge. Similarly, the remaining officers of the Imperial assault
on Sol have been cashiered, or are drinking themselves into a stupor.
In this book we follow two main parallel plotlines, one which sees
the Eridani humans sending out an expedition to probe the Empire and
see what the heck is going on there that led to such a brutal attack,
and if there are any weaknesses that can be exploited, and another
which follows the young Emperor as he tries to come fully into his
power despite the obstructionism of the Regency, and to figure out
exactly what happened during the Consul's tenure that ended the
careers of so many men, and sapped so much material. And by the
way, he also needs to know why the High Scientists are experimenting
with anti-matter on the home-world, and what the heck was species C1764?
On the whole, this book is as good as the first, though it is somewhat more
a "calm before the storm" book, rather than slam-bang peril the way book
one was. It also introduces an interesting alien species outside of
the Empire's "A", "B", "C" classifications which has some novel
characteristics. I do fault it for not one, but *two* amazing coincidences
that drive the action. I'm not sure the first could have been made more
plausible, but the second probably could have.
The same caveats, I'm afraid, for editing, or lack thereof, still apply.
The Valiant Few: Book 3 of the Eridani Series
by C.G. William
This book is also only available from the author's Google Drive folder
and is a free download. However, either it was uploaded incorrectly,
I downloaded it incorrectly, or it is a work in progress. At any rate,
I got what seems to be about a quarter or less of a book (this was as
of sometime in May 2018).
As before THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BOOK ONE
This story switches from following the Eridani humans to a parallel
story involving another Class C species, who have (barely) escaped
genocide by capturing a few Imperial ships, on which they have been living
in dwindling exile for several hundred years. Through recently
discovered artifacts, they have become aware of Humanity and think they
may have found an ally at last. Unfortunately, they arrive in the Solar
System after the Imperial assault where only a few pockets of dug-in
humans remain, gradually going stir-crazy. Was the risk of visiting
a system on the Imperial radar all for naught?
Well, we can't say for sure, since the book is not done, but I doubt it.
"Life With An Alien Girlfriend": Book 0.5 of the Eridani Series
by C.G. William
Another free download from the author's site.
This is a bittersweet short story, a series of vingettes really,
about an Earth human who gradually comes to suspect, and then accept,
that his girlfriend is an alien. We get various scenes as the
couple live through (though they do not participate in) the momentous
events surrounding the opening of the Solar System and the start
of the colonization of Mars. Then the thing they had almost given
up happening does, and makes this story a direct prequel to _The Valiant Few_.
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Species C1764 Book 1 of the Eridani Series eBook CG William Reviews
Long time follower of mr william.....this man knows how to WRITE!
his proofreading could use some help but he knows how to write a story that both engages you and hooks you in. never stopping but always dragging you through the story with changes and switches you didn't see coming EVER
9/10 one of the best HFY stories I've ever read.
Please edit your next book better than you did this one. Very good story, but the misspelled, missing, and out of place words was maddening! That is why I gave it 4 stars. It should have been 5.
"Species C1764 Book 1 of the Eridani Series," has a good, solid story (slow starting), that is strangled by the sadly incompetent writing (no proofreading) and formatting. It is a conundrum for this reviewer worthy story, fully engaging, while the broken, extended "text messaging" writing style of the author, made reading a heavy lift.
The story is situated a couple of centuries in the near future. Humans have moved out into the Sol System, colonized Mars, established bases on asteroids and some of Jupiter's moons, advanced forward in genetics, nanotechnology, engineering, and physics. Further, humans have survived both wars on Earth, and a just ended, Earth-Mars, five years long, brutal conflict. A physics genius, the story's main character, "Dr. Lincoln," has created a prototype anti-matter/nuclear engine, that allows FTL (faster than light) travel. She collaborates with both militaries of Earth and Mars, to produce more engines, in defiance of the Earth and Mars governments, who desire to terminate antimatter research, pursuant to the war ending peace treaty. Unknown to all, an advanced alien race, has designated humanity as "Species C1764," periodically surveilling the Sol System, to ascertain if and when, their empire should annex Earth, a "garden planet," and eradicate the human tenants. Serendipitously for the aliens, one of their patrol ships, notes the first use of the antimatter engine during its premiere flight. The empire sees humanity as an existential threat, and the die is cast. Humanity faces extermination.
The first time author, Mr. C. G. William, a college computer science undergrad, has formed a story that uses elements familiar to most SciFi readers, added his own intelligent, imaginative, cogent, and coherent twists, creating a really decent story. Kudos to the author on his concept and story arc. With regards to the formatting and basic writing structure, the "nuts and bolts" of ANY book, it's really, really bad. The book "reads" as if it was just one long, series of text messages strung together, with spurts of software code. There is NO proofreading and/or editing. Wrong words, wrong tenses, missing words are not occasional, they are systemic. The first sense was that the author was not English speaking, and the mind boggling flaws were a product of a poor translation. Checking the author's webpage, this proved not to be the case. It made this reviewer initially debate whether to continue, investing the time and accepting the unending aggravation, to complete the story. Ultimately it was worth the trouble. The story is that good.
There are minor issues, separate and distinct from the pitiful writing structure. The author has a tendency, shared by more and more, contemporary male SciFi writers, that in order to write (a) strong female character(s), you must simultaneously emasculate (a) male character(s). It is a bewildering trend. Why cannot female characters be strong, effective, laudable, only when male characters are feckless? The villains, antagonists of the story, are somewhat one dimensional, deserving of greater exploration. The computer/software code writing style, used in the alien narratives is obnoxiously off putting. The ending is a minor "cliffhanger," more of a tease for a follow on.
"Species C1764," is recommended, strongly recommended, if a reader can stomach the broken execution [Mr. William Please have someone READ your work(s) BEFORE publishing.]. The given three (3) star-rating would easily be a four (4) or even a potential five (5), with the simple act of competent proofreading and eliminating the "bracket" formatting used in alien dialogues. This reviewer will look for Book 2. Book 1 was fully read via Unlimited.
I liked the synopsis of this book which is what prompted me to buy it, however I couldn't get more than a third through it before the terrible terrible grammar and spelling bludgeoned my head too many times.
Great book, looking forward to the next in the series
Story is gripping. However, the constant punctuation and grammar errors put me off most of the time. Haven't finished it yet though.
"Species C1764" and its sequel, "Rising Titans", are two of my three all-time favorite fiction series. It's one of the few that I actually go back and reread from time to time.
Simply put if you enjoy the futuristic/dystopian/underdog vibes of stories like The Hunger Games, then you'll enjoy this.
This review will cover the whole Eridani series so far. As noted, after the review for Book One, the following
reviews may contain spoilers for it.
I owe thanks to a poster in an SF forum I follow on Usenet for pointing out this book. I am going to
give you the same caveat he used at the end of the first review. I consider this a five start series, but
it *is* a pretty big caveat.
Anyway
The Earth/Mars war is over. Both planets are scarred, but the weaponization
of anti-matter has made the cost too high for both sides for hostilities
to continue. Now as a symbol of the restored peace, both homeworld and
colony will participate in the first experimental FTL jaunt, which will,
as a planned consequence, use up both planets' remaining anti-matter stores.
With Mars's greatest pilot, Lt. Malcom, and Earth's greatest scientist,
the sociopathic, Susan Calvinesque, Dr. Lincoln, on board, the experimental
ship "Longboat" does in fact make the strange-matter/anti-matter powered
jump across the Solar System faster than the speed of light. And, with the
symbolism accomplished, and the sub-rosa purpose achieved, it seems this may
be the last FTL flight for many years as the governments of both sides
would rather reap the peace dividend and start erasing the planetary
scars of war rather than follow up the historic flight.
Unfortunately, the choice is not really in their hands, and other eyes have
been watching events in the Solar System. Normally, the Empire enjoys a
leisurely schedule for the sterilization of Class C species, and in fact
based on their previously measured level of civilization, species C1764
is not on the schedule for another few hundred years. It is just bad luck
that an Imperial patrol ship is in position to read emissions of what
seems, impossibly given the presumed tech level, to be anti-matter reactions
in the system inhabited by C1764. The Regent must be informed immediately,
and if the High Scientists' analysis that C1764 has discovered a method
of FTL which can expand the Empire faster than pushing out tachyon navigation
buoys on STL flights, it must be had... at any cost.
This one has it all. A revised-Campbellian setting (humans are messed up
SOBs, but still great), pitched battles, destruction on a planetary scale,
decent characters, sympathetic aliens who are still evil, final stands,
last ditch retreats, boarding actions and crushing loss.
And yet. This book seems to be completely unedited. There is no doubt in
my mind that the author works on a professional level.. writing, but
the steps *after* getting a great story down on paper (or e-ink) have not
been done. There is hardly a page without bad homonyms, confusion between
plurals and possessives, one character named when another is meant,
plainly missing sentences and awkward sentences which could be easily fixed
'The Martian hooked a hand around the hatch as he flew past it, and
using his own momentum swung it shut with his own momentum.'
I'm no copy editor, but I think that with a few hours and a red pencil I
could easily make this something Baen would (or should) be proud to publish.
Unfortunately, neither I nor anyone else has done this. Know that going in,
and you will have a crackerjack story. Be blindsided by it, and you may
lose hope.
Rising Titans Book 2 of the Eridani Series
by C.G. William
Book two of the series is, as far as I know, only available from the
author's Google Drive folder, reached from his personal web site (noted in the
front pages of book one). It is a free download.
This review CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BOOK ONE
This book takes up several years after the events of book 1. The remnants
of Humanity have retired to the Eridani system to lick their wounds and
plot revenge. Similarly, the remaining officers of the Imperial assault
on Sol have been cashiered, or are drinking themselves into a stupor.
In this book we follow two main parallel plotlines, one which sees
the Eridani humans sending out an expedition to probe the Empire and
see what the heck is going on there that led to such a brutal attack,
and if there are any weaknesses that can be exploited, and another
which follows the young Emperor as he tries to come fully into his
power despite the obstructionism of the Regency, and to figure out
exactly what happened during the Consul's tenure that ended the
careers of so many men, and sapped so much material. And by the
way, he also needs to know why the High Scientists are experimenting
with anti-matter on the home-world, and what the heck was species C1764?
On the whole, this book is as good as the first, though it is somewhat more
a "calm before the storm" book, rather than slam-bang peril the way book
one was. It also introduces an interesting alien species outside of
the Empire's "A", "B", "C" classifications which has some novel
characteristics. I do fault it for not one, but *two* amazing coincidences
that drive the action. I'm not sure the first could have been made more
plausible, but the second probably could have.
The same caveats, I'm afraid, for editing, or lack thereof, still apply.
The Valiant Few Book 3 of the Eridani Series
by C.G. William
This book is also only available from the author's Google Drive folder
and is a free download. However, either it was uploaded incorrectly,
I downloaded it incorrectly, or it is a work in progress. At any rate,
I got what seems to be about a quarter or less of a book (this was as
of sometime in May 2018).
As before THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BOOK ONE
This story switches from following the Eridani humans to a parallel
story involving another Class C species, who have (barely) escaped
genocide by capturing a few Imperial ships, on which they have been living
in dwindling exile for several hundred years. Through recently
discovered artifacts, they have become aware of Humanity and think they
may have found an ally at last. Unfortunately, they arrive in the Solar
System after the Imperial assault where only a few pockets of dug-in
humans remain, gradually going stir-crazy. Was the risk of visiting
a system on the Imperial radar all for naught?
Well, we can't say for sure, since the book is not done, but I doubt it.
"Life With An Alien Girlfriend" Book 0.5 of the Eridani Series
by C.G. William
Another free download from the author's site.
This is a bittersweet short story, a series of vingettes really,
about an Earth human who gradually comes to suspect, and then accept,
that his girlfriend is an alien. We get various scenes as the
couple live through (though they do not participate in) the momentous
events surrounding the opening of the Solar System and the start
of the colonization of Mars. Then the thing they had almost given
up happening does, and makes this story a direct prequel to _The Valiant Few_.
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