Gambit eBook Kim Knox
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Captain Chae Beyon is a hustler, a mercenary pilot, a wounded woman who prefers her men to be easily thrown aside.
Daned Traern is a first-caste Ladaian bound by tradition and DNA to protect his race. He's willing to align himself with the hot space captain if she'll transport him home in time to ensure the right candidate is crowned—and thus prevent a bloody war.
Disguised as Chae's sex toy, Daned is erotically bound to her through living gold, alien tech designed to increase pleasure. When he frees himself, their passion only increases...but succumbing to temptation will bind them together—permanently.
But there's more at stake than their needs. As Chae is dragged into a world of insane princes and sentient stones, hired killers hound them across the quadrant.
And then, as only her lousy luck would have it, Chae must choose between the good of the galaxy and her own heart...
63,000 words
Gambit eBook Kim Knox
Gambit was a strange little novel. It started off as a very intriguing bit of erotic science fiction, but halfway through, the entire tone of the story changed and left me scratching my head. I enjoyed it well enough, but the abrupt shift and the shortness hobbled what I think had the potential to be a really intriguing SF/erotic romance.We're dropped right into the action, which is always a good way to start a story. Chae, our smart-assed, messed up heroine, is suffering the effects of a truth device while being "interviewed" for a dangerous transport job. She takes the job and soon finds out that she's bitten off more than she can chew as she and Daned, the sexy handler she has to get to Ladaia Prime, her mother's birth planet, so his family can claim the empty imperial throne.
The first half of Gambit was thrilling. I love the inventive universe, with its manufactured sex partners, mind-altering metals, and gritty settings, and I love that the heroine isn't the most likable character. She's wary of intimacy, which is why she buys her "flesh" rather than seeking out human partners, and her rough-and-tumble background makes her a tough, self-sufficient woman. She'll cheat you before she'll help you, and it was refreshing to have a heroine with an attitude like that. She isn't the typical spunky heroine, nor the kind of bad-ass heroine who's really a big softy inside. As she starts to soften toward Daned, I could really believe that she was feeling some seriously life-changing emotions.
Which is why I was so startled at the sudden change halfway through the book. I don't want to spoil it for you, but when Chae and Daned make it to Ladaia Prime and find themselves in a struggle for the throne, I suddenly felt like I was reading another book that was tacked onto the end of the first one. The story's pace slowed down considerably, so that the final climax of the book felt like less of a climax than the exciting mid-point pinnacle in action.
By the end of the book, I felt like the happy ending was a bit manufactured, and I think that's because the book felt short to me. Since it's an ebook, it's difficult to say exactly how long it is, but the feeling of shortness could be because of the pacing. The first half was very tense and exciting, and then it dropped off and meandered for a while, then dashed to a second climax and boom, the end.
Gambit had a lot of potential, and I really love the SF setting. There's not enough SF romance in my life. I just felt like I was being rushed to a conclusion that sadly felt unnatural based on the awesome first half of the book.
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Gambit eBook Kim Knox Reviews
I never know what to expect with these sexy scifi numbers - I guess it is pretty much like the genre in general. Some just overwhelm you with world building, different languages, alien races etc., until your head is spinning and you are trying to distinguish a Romulan from a Shinon Companion. Gambit was a bit on the over-whelming side - Knox sort of plunges you in feet first, but once you regain your footing the story was highly imaginative, very sexy and an enjoyable read. It was rather like a naughty Firefly just with a bit more genetic manipulation, some Dune references and a bit of Star Trek flavoring to round it out nicely.
REVIEW Captain Chae Beyon, has fought tooth and nail for her place in a not-so-nice world. A pilot and a hustler, Chae will practically do anything for a big pay-out. She's Ladaian by birth, but she really has nothing to do with her people and doesn't know anything about their heritage..so when she is approached by Daned Traern, first-caste Ladaian - all she sees is a VERY pretty face, among other things.
The Job Transport Daned to the home planet in time for their families candidate to get crowned. If the right family isn't crowned they will all become mindless killing machines called The Host. In order to disguise Daned he will assume the roll of her sex-toy - bought flesh. Tied to her with living gold, technology designed to erotically stimulate both parties, the one wearing the gold bound to do the "masters" bidding, Daned is overwhelmingly drawn to Chae. They both think it is only the liquid gold - but on releasing him, they discover it is much deeper. In the midst of being shot at, chased down, crashed and betrayed Chae and Daned must deal with their deepening attraction and what it means to not only themselves, but also their entire race.
A fast paced and imaginative romp through deep space, Gambit entertains and stimulates readers. Character development is excellent and while the world-building might be a little over-the-top in the end puzzle pieces did begin to fall into place nicely. I did think I had it all figured out in the beginning but was nicely surprised in the end. The love connection between Daned and Chae was also very pleasant. Both characters started out as extremely focused on their current tasks, fell into lust - and grew from there. They made rational decisions that I could identify with and I was really hoping for the fairy-tale-ending throughout the whole story. It was nicely done. My only dislike about the novel is that I'm never a fan of "fated" love - the perfect mate/match/genetic pair etc., I find that it loses choice. But...and a big but here. Knox did weave a big choice back into the story-line that did kind of kind more credence to the love connection.
RECOMMENDATIONS Adults only, there are a ton of sexual themes in this one. Science Fiction Romance fans should enjoy, but the heavy sexual references might turn off the more conservative reader.
Gambit was a strange little novel. It started off as a very intriguing bit of erotic science fiction, but halfway through, the entire tone of the story changed and left me scratching my head. I enjoyed it well enough, but the abrupt shift and the shortness hobbled what I think had the potential to be a really intriguing SF/erotic romance.
We're dropped right into the action, which is always a good way to start a story. Chae, our smart-assed, messed up heroine, is suffering the effects of a truth device while being "interviewed" for a dangerous transport job. She takes the job and soon finds out that she's bitten off more than she can chew as she and Daned, the sexy handler she has to get to Ladaia Prime, her mother's birth planet, so his family can claim the empty imperial throne.
The first half of Gambit was thrilling. I love the inventive universe, with its manufactured sex partners, mind-altering metals, and gritty settings, and I love that the heroine isn't the most likable character. She's wary of intimacy, which is why she buys her "flesh" rather than seeking out human partners, and her rough-and-tumble background makes her a tough, self-sufficient woman. She'll cheat you before she'll help you, and it was refreshing to have a heroine with an attitude like that. She isn't the typical spunky heroine, nor the kind of bad-ass heroine who's really a big softy inside. As she starts to soften toward Daned, I could really believe that she was feeling some seriously life-changing emotions.
Which is why I was so startled at the sudden change halfway through the book. I don't want to spoil it for you, but when Chae and Daned make it to Ladaia Prime and find themselves in a struggle for the throne, I suddenly felt like I was reading another book that was tacked onto the end of the first one. The story's pace slowed down considerably, so that the final climax of the book felt like less of a climax than the exciting mid-point pinnacle in action.
By the end of the book, I felt like the happy ending was a bit manufactured, and I think that's because the book felt short to me. Since it's an ebook, it's difficult to say exactly how long it is, but the feeling of shortness could be because of the pacing. The first half was very tense and exciting, and then it dropped off and meandered for a while, then dashed to a second climax and boom, the end.
Gambit had a lot of potential, and I really love the SF setting. There's not enough SF romance in my life. I just felt like I was being rushed to a conclusion that sadly felt unnatural based on the awesome first half of the book.
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