TITANIUM: Terra
By Terrence Carling
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It is late 21st century.
Life on Earth is well past 'peak affluence'.
World economies have been contracting for decades.
Faced with diminishing funding and ever growing groups of naysayers who believe money and resources should be spent fixing the beleaguered nation, NASA struggles to move forward with an ambitious space program.
Despite an uncertain future, the corps of astronauts has grown larger than ever. Super qualified men and women study hard and work harder for an opportunity that will only come to a select few.
A space crew is made up of two or more 'designated pairs'--one male and one female. Matched together according to deeply measured personality traits and complementary skill sets, designated pairs form and dissolve with regularity. Those astronauts with the singular ambition of getting into deep space realize that a long term pairing is their best chance to break the surly bonds of earth.
Life on Earth is well past 'peak affluence'.
World economies have been contracting for decades.
Faced with diminishing funding and ever growing groups of naysayers who believe money and resources should be spent fixing the beleaguered nation, NASA struggles to move forward with an ambitious space program.
Despite an uncertain future, the corps of astronauts has grown larger than ever. Super qualified men and women study hard and work harder for an opportunity that will only come to a select few.
A space crew is made up of two or more 'designated pairs'--one male and one female. Matched together according to deeply measured personality traits and complementary skill sets, designated pairs form and dissolve with regularity. Those astronauts with the singular ambition of getting into deep space realize that a long term pairing is their best chance to break the surly bonds of earth.
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MY REVIEW OF Titanium: Terra
Fran and Mickey
were space trainees with their sights set on the next mission to space. NASA
had test paired them together to see how compatible they would be, coupled on
an extended mission. They had just finished a three month mission simulation in
which it was only the two of them. It had started fine but eventually they had
gotten on each other’s nerves. Needless to say, they were both ready for other
human contact. Almost immediately though, they were each called in by the
commander and told they would be leaving in a week on the next mission. They
were both expecting it to be to the moon base, but were told they would be
going to Mars. Furthermore, they would be charged with discovering what
happened to the first crew that was secretly sent prior, but was now presumed
lost in space.
I enjoyed the
plot even as short as it was. It ended just as it was getting good. The
characters showed promise. I definitely got hooked with the ending. It has me
looking forward to seeing what the future holds for this cast of characters.
And the story is good enough to want to see it to the end.
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**The above opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to review.
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