Far
From Home by Madeleine Urban
A collection
of three m/m sci-fi novellas:
Enhanced
In Earth’s not-too-far future, a talented scientist
stumbles over a plot to use the genetically enhanced military to declare
martial law and take over the government. Dr. Ryne Siler enlists his
friend, Dr. Cary Matthews, a brilliant engineer, to figure out how to
stop it. When the investigation goes awry, they’re on the run, and the
only thing between them and capture is a hidden cache of sleeping
soldiers with enhancements of their own. Ryne and Cary are desperate,
but will waking these soldiers help – or just make things worse?
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Close
Encounter
Space privateer Tris is just doing his job – delivering
canisters to a military science vessel – when he discovers that he is
transporting people infected with an engineered virus designed to
exterminate the human race. In the midst of an alien attack, can the
rogue pilot save patient Retter - the key to the cure? Or will he lose
both humanity’s salvation and his heart?
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excerpt.
Following the Sun
The nearly fatal crash of their spacecraft leaves Jack
and Samuel stranded on a verdant planet far from civilization.
Discovered and sheltered by a native tribe, the two resign themselves to
new lives – lives that include a new culture, a new language, and even
new love. But their new home isn’t at all what it seems, and when war
and illness strike, they find out just how far from home they are.
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excerpt.
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ISBN:
978-0-9815084-0-5
Price: $11.99
Length: 196 Pages
Publication Date: Jan, 2008
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Whipped Cream Reviews - 5 Cherries
Far From Home is another
winning collection from Madeleine Urban.
"Enhanced" — Nighthawk and Brimstone are surprisingly charismatic. I
expected powerful and brawny with super-charged, genetically enhanced
abilities, but I got so much more. I found their individuality and
complexity so appealing; Nighthawk is fun-loving and impulsive while
Brimstone is brooding and focused, and they are both extremely capable and
positively yummy. But their banter and playful jabs demonstrate a warm
camaraderie engendered by trust forged over time and previous battles.
The pairing of these two he-men with scientists Ryne and Cary I found
inspired. Cary and Nighthawk are a flash of passion from their first
meeting, while Ryne and Brimstone are slower, more deliberate, but no less
explosive. I was amazed and delighted by the intricate weaving of action and
intimacy between these two couples as they struggle to defeat super bad guys
to save the world.
"Close Encounter" — Tris and Retter's romance is seemingly doomed from the
start, but I melted each time Tris favors Retter with his unselfish
compassion. Angelic and vulnerable, my heart went out to Retter as he longs
for intimacy he thinks he can never have. The tenderness between them is
stirring, and I hoped they could somehow find a happy ending in the chaos.
Rey and Mill's coming together is as surprising to them as it was to me!
Their interactions always professional, I was sure that the love story would
include Tris and Retter only, but anger and aggression stemming from
life-threatening stress turns to frenzied heat and Mill takes full advantage
of the situation, and I was delighted to see them get together. The
adventure is so astonishingly suspenseful, it gave me goose bumps as my eyes
flew across the page to discover what would happen next.
"Following the Sun" — This one is a little different than the others in that
our intrepid space travelers crash-land on a planet amongst a primitive yet
friendly tribe. Jack is hurt in the crash and Lan'do, the healer, attends
him, and I loved Lan'do's gentle way with the larger man. I could tell that
sparks would fly between them. Samuel's awed reaction to the fierce warrior,
Arl'ban's radiant smile was my first indication that they would find their
way to each other. I was captivated by the way these two couples adapt to
one another, and I found the "spacers" initial restraint in showing their
desire for the natives admirable, as they didn't wish to risk offending
them. When they do find their way to each other, the passion is just, WOW.
The story has an intriguing "Twilight Zone" quality that hooked me at the
end, giving the tale an even more riveting conclusion.
The actual sexual encounters are sparse in each of the three novellas, but
the author doesn't skimp on the emotional intimacy, which in my opinion, is
the best thing about M/M erotica. Far From Home contains three
thrillingly sensual sci-fi quests that shouldn't be missed.
Reviewed by Chamomile
Fallen Angel Reviews -
4 Angels
Reviewed by: Hayley
A lovely collection of three m/m novellas that
contain intriguing characters well thought out plots, and steamy sensual
scenes. Following the Sun starts things off with a crash landing and
savage looking natives, who wouldn't like to be rescued by a man with abs of
steel wearing nothing but a loin cloth? Jack and Samuel make the best of
their situation and what could be better than some steamy male on male
action? Not much in my opinion.
Close Encounter provides a look into what it
would be like to grow up in a world where you are treated as a scientific
curiosity, poked and prodded, but never touched or loved, even though you
could possibly be the answer to a disease that is killing off your fellow
man. Tris is wonderful as the slightly irreverent space privateer who finds
himself instantly drawn to Retter, the man who is infected with the deadly
virus. Since Retter can't be touched their developing attraction is deftly
shown through Madeleine Urban's adroit writing.
Enhanced is a fast paced and frantic story
about four men and their race to save their society from being taken over by
martial law. Madeleine Urban shows how mankind�s use of science to
make the perfect human can be a bad thing when politicians and the business
world join hands to make enhancement available to only those with deep
pocketbooks. Smoothly written, or rewritten as is the case here, Far From
Home is an excellent collection of what the future might be like. The
relationships between the men developed quickly but were still believable.
My main complaint was that I connected with the characters of each novella
only to reach the end of their story far too quickly. I want more!
Two Lips Reviews
Reviewed by Tina
Far from Home delivers three very well done stories.
The first two are tied together so it makes the third feel a bit off because
it is so different from the others. Also, this book starts on page 13, which
made scrolling that far extremely annoying just to start reading. If you can
over look those two flaws though,
Madeleine Urban
is an author to watch, delivering very good storylines and amazing
characters you will not forget.
