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Title: Law of Survival by Kristine Smith ISBN: 0-380-80785-8 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Jani returns to Civilian Life and does not find it restful
Comment: In "Law of Survival," the third in Kristine Smith's Jani Kilian series, Jani, now a civilian documents examiner, is faced with a new set of problems: someone's trying to frame the Idomeni leader, Nema; there's now a "white paper" out on her describing her checkered (to say the least) past; the military keeps trying to pull her back in as an advisor but won't take her advice; friends show up and start redecorating her apartment; the shady Niall from the previous book turns out to be one of the good guys; and she's still looking for love in all the wrong places. Her knee still hurts.
And then people start shooting at her and her colleagues, a group of Idomeni start to act more "humanish," and, oh yeah, her parents show up.
Our Jani of course continues to kick butt and take names; there's plenty of plot confusion (even Jani, as usual, doesn't quite know what's going on); There's a confrontation in, of all places, a bureaucratic meeting, and maybe the next time you're stuck in one at your job, you may have some delicious fantasies, thinking "oh if only Jani Kilian were here now!"
Great writing, great fun. Smith keeps getting better and better.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent characters drive a fascinating story...
Comment: Kris Smith has created a protagonist to treasure in Jani Killian. Kick-[bottom], cranky, smart and rapidly becoming more than human, Jani is not your typical sci-fi sweetie. The alien race is excellently written. The author doesn't assume her readers want to be spoon-fed the story, so it has weight and depth, which is most appreciated by many of us sci-fi fans.
So, start with the first in the series, Code of Conduct,
go directly to the second, Rules of Conflict, then come to
this one and savor some of the best of recent science fiction.
Rating: 2
Summary: ** This Story Is Just Kilian Me **
Comment: "Law of Survival" is the third book in a series by author Kristine Smith, showing us a galactic society populated by two diverse, yet seemingly cooperative species: the Human Race and the Idomeni. The first book, "Rules of Conflict" did a good job setting the story line and introducing our heroine and protagonist, Ms. Jani Kilian. It was full of action, creativity, and showed amazing promise for a first-time published SF writer, although a reader could tell the author was holding back for future book opportunities. After this third novel, I am really disappointed in the development of the story, characters and their author.
Kristine Smith has tremendous potential as a writer of novel-length SF. Her use of language can be interesting and entertaining. She has a knack for description and detail. Yet, this book never takes off like it should. There are nice, fun moments, but for the most part, it bogs down continually in self-absorbed rambling. How many times do I need to read about poor half-bionic Jani's sore knee? I had the distinct feeling that it was author Smith's knees that were hurting throughout the writing of this book, as the lead character didn't seem the type to complain so loudly and so often.
Those that have read the first two novels, (both better books), will find value in this work. If you haven't read them, you will be totally lost and may fail to appreciate even the nearly exciting conclusion. I fault not the writer so much as the editor and publisher. You could edit out one-third of this book and miss absolutely nothing but whining.
This writer needs to stay focused on her core plot, and use her better-than-average talent to craft a story that plays on the themes created mixing two different, advanced cultures, and the effects and aftermath of such a blending. Plus her heroine is an action type, and was off-cast as simply a cerebral detective character. This book rates most accurately at 2.40 stars out of 5.00, reluctantly rounded down to 2.00 stars. The low rating is due to rambling, excessive self-pity of a strong character utilized poorly, and the failure to bring this story to a stronger conclusion in a quicker manner. If this author writes more watered down stories just to stretch out her material for another book, then she is doing an injustice to a fine original plot line.
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Title: Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith ISBN: 0380807831 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 09 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Contact Imminent by Kristine Smith ISBN: 0060503580 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Bitter Waters by Wen Spencer ISBN: 0451459229 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Tainted Trail by Wen Spencer, Sudbury ISBN: 0451458877 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Eternity Row by S. L. Viehl ISBN: 0451458915 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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