Entering Tenebrea

by Roxann Dawson and Daniel Graham

Book Overview

The sole survivor of an alien massacre that destroyed her entire family, a vengeful Andrea Flores leaves Earth for the harsh planet Jod, where she joins the Tenebrea, a fierce and mysterious cadre of elite warriors that holds the key to the universe's survival--and to Andrea's ultimate vengeance on

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671036076
• ISBN13: 9780671036072
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Star Trek
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Exceptional SciFI

It was a stroke of brilliance for Roxann Dawson to collaborate with the consumate science fiction (SciFi)author Daniel Graham. The result was science fiction at its very best. Entering Tenebrra is a "must read" for any lover of quality SciFI. Like Daniel Grahams award winning SciFi novel "The Gatekeepers," "Entering Tenebbrea" simply captivates the reader with a combination of drama, suspence, romance, and excitng thrills. It is none stop fun! The main character, Andrea Flores, will no doubt become the female counter part to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Fans will be eagerly waiting for the next book to enjoy her exploits. Her quest for revenge over the murder of her family plunges her in to an intergalactic war. Admiral Hal'Rin, himself an interesting alien character and father like figure to Andrea Flores, trains her in the special operations that is at the core of this noval. Her exploits are simply thrilling. How any learned reader and conisuer of quality science fiction could rate "Entering Tenebbrea" as anythng other than exceptional "five star" quality science fiction is hard to imagine. The writng is incredibly good. Don't miss this one folks. Treat yoursleves to the very best!

A thought-provoking page-turner

Entering Tenebrea is an entertaining and thoughtful book that deserves to be read twice. The characters are a blend of purpose and psychosis. Andrea is downright scary, irreverent, yet oddly maternal-perhaps fiercely maternal? I would not want to catch her in a dark alley in a bad mood. The description of her cutting the Cor Hunter's throat is chilling-although strangely just. Her chance encounter with Cor Hunter's children is a sobering comment on the violence that had forever change her life. Far from predictable, the plot carefully prepares the reader for twists yet to come in rest of the trilogy. I can't wait to find out what happens to the sympathetic although often cruelly pragmatic K'Rin. Will Andrea's only ally, H'Roo-Parh, reconcile after he rebukes her for her brutality. Will the clone Tara get tough and do what she needs to do? Will Brigon, sort of a clone bandit, leave the wilderness to join the resistance? Will Andrea's rage go over the edge to insanity? I see hints that Andrea and Brigon's rocky start portends a deeper interest. The treatment of clone technology is accurate and troubling. The Quazel Protein operates much like the protein that causes mad cow disease. Where do Dawson and Graham get their material? I checked their reference to the stranger-than-fiction Bat Flower--origin India, Earth. It's real. All in all, this book is a must read for anyone who wants a page-turner that makes you think.

the best series starts here

This book was handed to me by a close friend before first period. I started in right away, asking questions the whole time, trying to figure out how sci-fi worked. I found that I was unable to set the book down. The charcters became real to me, their plight was my plight, their goals were my goals. I was completely hooked. Andrea's life being torn apart and then stitched back together in the dark had me hungrily turning every page. The action scenes were gripping because of how much the novel depended on each one. I could see the characters' faces, each struggling with his or her own personal battle. The main charcter's personality appealed to me, mainly because she cared so much for the one single cause. She was daring and fearless. She had nothing to lose, so she gave it her all. She knew that she would come out on top, and that kept her going. She contrasted so much with other heroines I have encountered. She was not a soft lilac, whose sweet smell can be sometimes sickening, she was a devastatingly beautiful rose, with poison tipped thorns. I was aware that I had begun this wonderful book at the begining of the week, and I had spent every spare moment devouring it. I finished within two days of starting and I sadly had to return it to my friend. However, when I recieved a copy of my own, I began again on the journey through the Tenebra. This is a book I will never forget and I will treasue it always. Please read it, and decide for yourself. You will be suprised, I promise.

STRONG

I only purchased this book because of the fact that I was quite curious to know how Roxann Dawson would do in her first job as an author. Knowing her fine acting work as b'Ellana Torres in the Star Trek Voyager series it was no surprise to see that her writing is as strong as her acting and directing. This first part was very good, especially in the character description of the heroin. Well done Roxann and Daniel, can't wait to read the sequels.

Awesome, Inspiring in the Tradition of Star Wars, Star Trek

An epic story well crafted by the authors -- it is easily gripping, a real page-turner. The characters are engaging and imaginative while still relatable, as are the plights they find themselves in and the cause for which they choose to rally and take many risks. Like other epic, futuristic, inter-species space stories, "Entering Tenebrea" calls humans in this day in age to reflect deeply on current-day technological advances which might be the beginning of future problems, and gives us the chance to decide how we want our world and our contibution to life in this universe to be. Utterly gripping. I eagerly await the publication of part 2. Brava!