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The Sixth Traveler: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Kevin M. Faulkner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 out of 5 stars 26
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"A thoughtful, grounded view of a future brimming with possibility . . . I loved this book! This feels like a spiritual successor to Contact in that it's patient, grounded, and filled with possibilities." — The Pestle

Jenny Hsu was left disabled from an interstellar jump that was supposed to be the highlight of her career. She lost a friend, and the person she leaned on the most was fading away. Before all this she kept her life simple. Every morning, Jenny was wakened by Britta, made coffee, uploaded to her implant, and was off to work at the firm. Surfing was her only real care. But short of billable hours, she took on a complicated client whose breakthrough technology would transform her life—and all of humanity.

Jenny never wanted so much attention, but she must rise to the occasion. In new friendships, she finds courage in a charismatic mission commander and hope in a compassionate android. When historic events unfold, she is drawn into a future for herself, the man she is calculated to love, and the new nation she reluctantly represents.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08TVS46XG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Galactina Press (January 24, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 24, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2221 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 349 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 out of 5 stars 26

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Kevin M. Faulkner

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Kevin M. Faulkner was a scientist before becoming an attorney, practicing law for over twenty years with an emphasis on intellectual property. His work involves the marriage of science and law, and of course, writing. Kevin has authored scientific and legal papers, poetry, and short stories. He first published The Sixth Traveler two years ago as an expansion of one such story. The encouragement of his fans prompted the publication of this second edition. A slow-burn visionary story, Kevin crafts character-driven narratives with themes of human vulnerability and overcoming odds with those frailties intact.

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3.7 out of 5 stars
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Megan
5.0 out of 5 stars Scifi friendship story
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I loved the post-cyberpunk vibe, the realistic pacing of the narrative, the dramatic buildup in the end, and the touching character development (I really like the android, Kepler). While the setting is certainly science fiction, there are strong themes of friendship and of finding your strength. This novel was a nice change from dystopian, endless loops-of-peril sagas. I highly recommend.
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Wes
5.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful, grounded view of a future brimming with possibility
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2021
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The short:
I loved this book! This feels like a spiritual successor to Contact in that it's patient, grounded, and filled with possibilities. So, if that vibe is your kind of SciFi then you'll be rewarded.

The long:
I really enjoy SciFi as a genre and think the best of it doesn't rush at you all at once, but instead patiently brings you into its world, building it out one piece at a time with characters you connect with so that when you do find yourself in the strangest of places it 1) does not feel like a gimmick, but a natural place to explore, and 2) you care about what happens to the people who arrive there.

Kevin M. Faulkner brings you into the life of a surfer who happens to be an attorney, using something as seemingly banal as patent law as an entrance into a world-shifting technology with heartfelt characters and political chaos. It's a brilliant inroad to a SciFi universe; I felt echoes of Crichton and Grisham with each page I turned.

Whether he builds on this universe or creates another I'll be excited to see where his imagination takes us next!
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Allan
1.0 out of 5 stars Not really SciFy...and boring
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
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This book is not really SciFy. It does have a trace of SciFy involving instant interstellar travel based upon tedious multi-page quantum physics ramblings but virtually all of the book is a regular old drama about simplistic international political maneuvers, shallow interpersonal relationships, trite philosophizing, and a surfing patent attorney that somehow rises to negotiating multi-national deals on the world stage while suffering debilitating illness and seizures -- all in a massive tome delivering a story that should have been half the length.
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G Purdue
4.0 out of 5 stars The 6th traveller, worth reading.
Reviewed in Australia on January 30, 2024
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A fairly good story and a worthwhile read....BUT.. who in the heck does their editing?? sick of misspellings, incorrect words and other errors which should have been fixed by decent editing. Still, worth buying and reading.
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