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Coyote

By: Allen Steele
Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Allen Steele
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Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the career of Allen Steele, Hugo Award-winning author of Chronospace. Epic in scope, passionate in its conviction, and set against a backdrop of plausible events, it tells the brilliant story of Earth's first interstellar colonists - and the mysterious planet that becomes their home...

The crime of the century begins without a hitch. On July 5th, 2070, as it's about to be launched, the starship Alabama is hijacked - by her captain and crew. In defiance of the repressive government of The United Republic of Earth, they replace her handpicked passengers with political dissidents and their families. These become Earth's first pioneers in the exploration of space...

Captain R. E. Lee, their leader. Colonel Gill Reese, the soldier sent to stop Lee. Les Gilles, the senior communications officer, a victim of a mistake that will threaten the entire mission. Crewman Eric Gunther, who has his own agenda for being aboard. His daughter, Wendy, a teenager who will grow up too quickly. Jorge and Rita Montero, ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. And their son Carlos, who will become a hero in spite of himself.

After almost two-and-a-half centuries in cold sleep, they will awaken above their destination: a habitable world named Coyote. A planet that will test their strength, their beliefs, and their very humanity...

In Coyote, Allen Steele delivers a grand novel of galactic adventure - a tale of life on the newest of frontiers.

BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Allen Steele

©2003 Allen Steele (P)2008 Audible, Inc.

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A disappointing read!!

I loved the premise of the story but the plot was very predictable. A very disappointing book.

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  • JC
  • 02-13-09

I should have read the reviews

For a fan of this genre, the science, characters and plot are central. This unfortunate book lacks all three. The author's hatred of conservatives and Christians flows through every character and every plot line. His utopian society is based upon theft, kidnapping, negligent homicide and lies. The author intimates that all of this is justified if one simply feels oppressed or has a generalized "spiritual feeling". Theft apparently does not trouble the author as he "lifts" the first half of his plot from Robert Heinlein. Lacking any understanding of relativity is but a small part of the author's shortcomings. His ignorance of science, history, and human natue make this a ponderous and unenjoyable book. The author is welcome to his political myopia; I am just sorry I paid to witness it.

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