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One's Aspect to the Sun (Nearspace Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sherry D. Ramsey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 259 ratings
Don't miss the sequel! Dark Beneath the Moon is on sale now! http://amzn.com/B014S0VV32

Captain Luta Paixon of the far trader Tane Ikai needs to know why she looks like a woman in her thirties–even though she’s actually eighty-four. She isn’t the only one desperate for that information.

The explanation might lie with her geneticist mother, who disappeared over sixty years ago, but even if her mother is still alive, it’s proving to be no small task to track her down in the vast, wormhole-ridden expanse of Nearspace. With the ruthless PrimeCorp bent on obtaining Luta’s DNA at any cost, her ninety-year-old husband asking for one last favor, and her estranged daughter locking horns with her at every turn, Luta’s search for answers will take her to the furthest reaches of space–and deep inside her own heart.
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"A quest for the secrets of medical immortality across an interplanetary stage-an excellent debut novel by Canadian author Sherry D. Ramsey." ~ Steve Stanton, author of The Bloodlight Chronicles

"Debut novelist Ramsey uses classic science fiction tropes, but her setting cradles a more personal story of family trust and conflict." ~ Publisher's Weekly

"This could be our next Star Trek." ~ Goodreads review

"A great story, told with much skill. I enjoyed every word and am going to buy the next book immediately." ~ Amazon review

"Luta is smart, loyal and a bit of a rebel." ~ Bea's Book Nook

"It was so refreshing to have a real, believable, female main character in such a powerful role." ~ 5-star Goodreads review

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I'm thrilled to share that this book was named Speculative Fiction Book of the Year in 2014 by the Book Publishers' Association of Alberta!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00G9QZGEO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tyche Books Ltd.
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0991836963
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Nearspace
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 259 ratings

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Sherry D. Ramsey

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Sherry D. Ramsey is a bestselling speculative fiction writer, editor, publisher, creativity addict and self-confessed Internet geek. When she’s not writing, she reads, gardens, makes stuff, hones her creative procrastination skills on social media, and consumes far more coffee and chocolate than is likely good for her.

Her books include her Nearspace series from Tyche Books; the urban fantasy series Olympia Investigations; science fiction and fantasy for middle grade and young adult readers, and several collections of short fiction. With her partners at Third Person Press, she has co-edited several anthologies of regional short fiction. A member of the Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia Writer’s Council, Sherry is also a past Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer of SF Canada, Canada’s national association for Speculative Fiction Professionals.

Sherry lives in Nova Scotia with her husband, children, and dogs. You can visit her online at www.sherrydramsey.com, find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SherryDRamseyAuthor, and keep up with her much more pithy musings on Instagram @sdramsey.

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Customers find the book engaging and well-written, with a story that features numerous surprises and twists. Moreover, the characters are developed nicely, and customers appreciate the thoughtful approach, with one review noting the low-key world-building.

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Customers find the book enjoyable and engaging, keeping them interested throughout, with one customer noting that the entire story flows well from beginning to end.

"...The results make for a rollicking space opera that will likely keep you reading...." Read more

"...As another reviewer mentions, it's EXTREMELY refreshing to read a book with a solidly-established backstory, and a solidly-established central..." Read more

"...I was very pleasantly surprised at what a good book it was. I don’t like books that tell the story from multiple points of view...." Read more

"...I loved the world setting in the book, I loved the characters, the story was entertaining. However, somehow it did miss something for me...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the story's twists and surprises, with one customer noting it's a well-written sci-fi adventure with enough action to keep it interesting.

"...Finally, the philosophical question. Every good story, imo, is about philosophy...." Read more

"...Once again , this book came through. It had an enjoyable plot line with enough action to keep it interesting , but not so much that it turns into a..." Read more

"...the world setting in the book, I loved the characters, the story was entertaining. However, somehow it did miss something for me...." Read more

"...The interesting premise was enough to make me try the sample, and that was enough to prove she knew how to write a plot and protagonist that draw..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one noting that the characters are nicely developed and another mentioning that the characterizations are believable.

"...And the characters are developed nicely...." Read more

"...The main character is complex without being chaotic...." Read more

"...This book followed Captan Luta throughout without side trips to other characters...." Read more

"...I loved the world setting in the book, I loved the characters, the story was entertaining. However, somehow it did miss something for me...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book, with one customer noting it is well edited.

"...And while there’s not much here you haven't seen before, it’s well done; and the idea of using a human as a McGuffin is, I guess, kinda new...." Read more

"...This book is well written and well edited, it has a number of surprises and twists, each of which are plausible...." Read more

"...I have to agree wholeheartedly with the reviews. Sherry Ramsey can write, and write well...." Read more

"...It was an excellent decision! This is the kind of good writing that instantly relaxes you, and then the writing itself just disappears..." Read more

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Customers find the book thought-provoking, with one customer particularly appreciating its low-key world-building approach and another noting how it keeps technical theory to a minimum.

"...Every good story, imo, is about philosophy. This one asks an excellent question, and comes to a conclusion...." Read more

"...This book kept tech theory to a minimum . And a book must have a plot line that holds together and makes sense. Once again , this book came through...." Read more

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  • Leslie Bialler
    5.0 out of 5 stars STANDARD-ISSUE BUT WELL DONE.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2018
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    Sherry D. Ramsey uses the standard-issue space opera, subgenre “trader ship” elements here wisely. And the characters are developed nicely.

    Luta is the captain of this well assorted band and she has one secret: she is in her eighties but she looks a half-century younger--younger than her husband, who’s in a nursing home on earth, and younger than her resentful daughter, who’s in early middle age.

    Naturally there is an evil corporation who wants her secret. Naturally she won’t give it to them. The results make for a rollicking space opera that will likely keep you reading. Almost all the key characters here have secrets to reveal, and eventually they all do.

    And while there’s not much here you haven't seen before, it’s well done; and the idea of using a human as a McGuffin is, I guess, kinda new. It’s the first of three, but there is a complete resolution here.

    NOTES AND ASIDES: Ramsey cites this quote toward the end: " I don't believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun." She doesn't mention the writer. It's Virginia Woolf.
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  • Inexplicably8
    4.0 out of 5 stars Solid writing, internally-consistent characters
    Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2018
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    In any story, the characters are crucial to me. If you can write characters with depth, that are internally consistent, I will probably keep reading your book. Sherry Ramsey delivers.

    I don't write many reviews, but I felt like this book deserves one. Largely because I intend to purchase to next book in the series.

    As another reviewer mentions, it's EXTREMELY refreshing to read a book with a solidly-established backstory, and a solidly-established central relationship. The main character is complex without being chaotic. The love and trust between the her and her husband is inspiring, without being saccharine.

    Finally, the philosophical question. Every good story, imo, is about philosophy. This one asks an excellent question, and comes to a conclusion.

    I can't explain my 4/5 stars without giving away plot points, but there is one recurring theme among the crew that I didn't like. I understand why it was necessary to the story, but I didn't like it.

    Still will be purchasing the next one!
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  • David Murphy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable read
    Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2018
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    I had fairly low expectations for this. This is not one of my usual authors and and I didn’t pay much for it. I was very pleasantly surprised at what a good book it was. I don’t like books that tell the story from multiple points of view. This book followed Captan Luta throughout without side trips to other characters. It’s important that a book make me care about the characters and do so early on, this did that. I prefer not to get bogged down in a bunch of theoretical technical background. This book kept tech theory to a minimum . And a book must have a plot line that holds together and makes sense. Once again , this book came through. It had an enjoyable plot line with enough action to keep it interesting , but not so much that it turns into a Perils of Pauline type story. If you’re a fan of space opera stories I highly recommend this one.
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  • Deborah van de Beld
    3.0 out of 5 stars A good debut
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014
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    I read this book because Sherry is a friend of a good friend and I was absolutely happy for her to have a book published, even though I do not know her personally.

    I loved the world setting in the book, I loved the characters, the story was entertaining. However, somehow it did miss something for me. I cannot really pinpoint what that was, though. In a way I feel like it needed a bit more Firefly or Farscape so to say.

    As I said, and as other reviewers have said: characters and world are totally engaging. It is a stand alone book and I still would really love to see more of this world and the crew of the Tane Ikai. To become a beloved series or a page turner I think it just needs to be 20% more awesome.
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  • Diane D. (genre fiction biblioholic)
    4.0 out of 5 stars A well-written sci-fi adventure with a unique take on immortality
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2013
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    I rarely buy books before they've accumulated enough in-depth reviews that I can pretty reliably pre-judge what they'll be like, but I'm very glad a sale price led me to read a blurb for this book. The interesting premise was enough to make me try the sample, and that was enough to prove she knew how to write a plot and protagonist that draw you right in. To make a long story short, I bought it, read it nearly in one gulp, and really enjoyed it, so I came back here to help build her online "rep". Considering the massive number of books I've read (many being SF/F) and the just-a-handful of reviews I've posted, I don't bother very often. It's not quite polished/deep enough to merit the rare 5-star rating, but it's well worth the read.

    I've gotten kind of sick of every other character in current fantasy being an immortal supernatural creature of some sort, generally w/species politics and stereotypes that are getting all too familiar, but here we have a likable "ordinary" woman captaining the idiosyncratic crew of a merchant merchant space vessel (occasionally on the grey side of the law), with just one big difference: she hasn't aged for about the past 50 years!

    The book is as much a touching and ultimately hopeful exploration about how that has twisted and shaped her family, as it is a fun space opera of their attempts to elude the ruthless quasi-governmental corporation that wants her secret. The dynamics between Luta Paixon, her elderly husband, their resentful daughter who looks older than she does, and the driving enigma of her scientist mother (vanished into hiding when Luta was a child) who may still be alive and hold all the answers, make this work feel fresh and original.

    Oh, there's one more point in its favor: a completed, satisfying resolution, NOT a cliffhanger!
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  • MichaelG
    4.0 out of 5 stars That was fun! Good space opera and storyline, interesting characters and no cliff-hanger ending
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2024
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    I don't consider it a spoiler to acknowledge there is only one minor space battle. After all this is about the captain of a trading ship. I liked that people of different species are treated in the story as just people. Corporate politics, family politics and longevity form much of the underlying theme. But most importantly, I enjoyed it!
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  • Frauke Möbius
    5.0 out of 5 stars Geniale Science Fiction
    Reviewed in Germany on March 23, 2014
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    Wer Englisch lesen kann und schlaue Science Fiction mag, dem sei dieses Buch ans Herz gelegt.

    Bei Luta Paxon ist nichts so, wie es scheint. Sie ist nicht so jung wie sie aussieht. Ihre Crew ist nicht so zusammengewürfelt, wie sie wirkt. Ihr Ehemann ist nicht so krank, wie das Altersheim sagt. Und ihre Fracht ist nicht so harmlos wie offiziell bescheinigt.

    Nur nach und nach lösen sich die Rätsel um Luta und ihr Schiff Tane Ikai. Und etwas Unglaubliches kommt ans Tageslicht. Luta gerät in einen Kampf um Leben und Tod - gegen übermächtige Kräfte.

    Der Roman bietet schlaue Unterhaltung mit einer sympatischen Heldin in einem interessanten und spannenden Universum - und einer Frage, die die Menschheit schon lange beschäftigt.

    Lohnendes Lesefutter.
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  • Marie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book!
    Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2014
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    I absolutely loved this sci-fi book! It was well written and had me hooked into the story from the very beginning, drawing me deeper into the story through her great characters and unpredictable story lines of a futuristic galaxy. Surely not a book to be missed, I highly reccomend it.
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  • Latenighter
    4.0 out of 5 stars Spaceship captain battles powerful corporations while both seek her mother, a scientist with secrets.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2018
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    A mysteriously-youthful space captain searches for her mother, who has hidden herself away. Powerful enemies interfere with both their lives in an attempt to live forever. Enjoyable space romp, has an ending although open to further books.
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  • Funny
    5.0 out of 5 stars ok
    Reviewed in Germany on December 28, 2014
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    alles ok ..... ..... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ... . . . . . . . . . . .......
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