T. Jackson King
Autor de Retread Shop
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Obras de T. Jackson King
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- King, Thomas Jackson, Jr.
- Otros nombres
- King, Tom Jackson
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1948-05-24
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Educación
- University of California, Los Angeles (Institute of Archaeology)
- Ocupaciones
- Archaeologist
journalist
editor (newspaper) - Organizaciones
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
- Premios y honores
- 2003 First Amendment Award, Ariz. Society of Professional Journalists
- Biografía breve
- T. Jackson King (Tom) is a professional archeologist, journalist and author who is a graduate of UCLA (M.A. 1976; in archeology) and the University of Tennessee (B.Sc. 1971; in journalism). His published SF books are RETREAD SHOP (1988, Warner Books), ANCESTOR’S WORLD (1996, Ace Books; with A.C. Crispin) and JUDGMENT DAY AND OTHER DREAMS (2009, Fantastic Books). His short stories have appeared in Analog, Pulphouse, Tomorrow, Absolute Magnitude, The Silver Web, VB Tech Journal, Expanse, Aberrations, Figment, Pandora and Midnight Zoo magazines. Fifteen stories have been collected in JUDGMENT DAY. His poetry has been collected in MOTHER EARTH'S STRETCH MARKS (2009, Motherbird Books). King writes hard SF, anthropological SF, dark fantasy/horror and contemporary fantasy/magic realism. In his stories, King explores questions of culture, adaptation, archetypes and individual choice. King has worked as an archaeologist in the American Southwest and has traveled widely in Europe, Russia, Japan, Mexico, Canada and the United States. Other jobs have included short order cook, hotel clerk, telephone order taker, legal assistant, investigative reporter and newspaper editor. In past years, King was a Tennessee hippie, belonged to the Southern Students Organizing Committee (SSOC), helped lead the first anti-Vietnam War demonstration by expatriates in Tokyo in 1968, and started up the Shinjuku Sutra, the first English underground newpaper in Japan. King's three grown children are Keith, Karen and Kevin. Within the SF community, King has appeared at many conventions including the Fiestacon/Westercon 62 in Tempe in 2009, served as SFWA Elections Chair in 1990 and was chair of the Philip K. Dick Award jury in 1996. King now lives in Silver City, New Mexico, USA, where he writes speculative fiction, poetry and freelance non-fiction. His author's web page is at http://www.sff.net/people/t-jackson-k... .King can be reached via email to tjacksonking@hotmail.com.
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This is a very fast paced space adventure with humans battling it out with more than one alien race. Jack Munroe doesn’t start off as the captain of the Uhuru (thanks for that nod to Star Trek) but things go wrong early on for the original captain, Monique d’Auberge. The Polish engineer, Max Piakowski, becomes Jack’s wingman as they quickly assess these new predator aliens and come up with a game plan.
In many ways, this story felt like a really long episode of Star Trek meets Battlestar Galactica meets Futurama. Jack often acts like Captain Kirk in Star Trek but the aliens can be pretty vicious like the Cylons in Battlestar Galacitica. Meanwhile, there are some silly shenanigans and stubborn idiocy by bureaucrats as I would expect in Futurama.
Most of the time I liked the quick nature of the story but sometimes I did get fatigued and wanted a moment to reflect on things or clarify the current score. Also there are a ton of characters in this story. Honestly, I lost track of nearly everyone. I believe there’s no less than 3 alien species introduced and yet I had trouble keeping the individual alien characters separate as well. I do recall Destanu, the first alien they communicate with, and he’s of the Rizen aliens.
The author did do a great job of having both men and women play important roles, even if they messed up. The characters, in general, were flawed and very human. They weren’t all heroes and some made big mistakes. The crew starts off small – only 6. Jack, Monique, Max, Gail (pilot), Hercule (comet expert), and Hortense (biologist). Plenty of other characters are drawn in along the way.
Early on, a chunk of the crew accurately assess the first aliens as predators by simply taking note of their physiology – claws, muscles, teeth, aggressive stances, etc. Initially, I really liked that Jack and his posse acknowledged that they had not stumbled into altruistic morally advanced aliens, but rather predators who were seeking to expand their territory. However, this then becomes the backbone of the story, and in a rather simplified manner. After all, us humans are apex predators and yet we can make alliances and seek something more than territory and resources. So over all, I would have liked more depth and to have the predator aspect toned down.
It’s a fun listen with plenty of action and interesting characters. If you’re looking for a simple humans versus aliens story, then this would be a fun choice.
The Narration: In many ways, Somerset Hamilton did a good job at narrating this book. His character voices were all distinct and his female voices, for the most part, were believable. There were no technical issues with the recording. However, Hamilton does such a realistic job with the various accents that I often found myself trying to figure out what the character just said in that thick (Belgian, Russian, Polish, etc.) accent instead of paying attention to the tale. I would have liked this better if the accents were toned down a bit.… (más)
In many ways, this story felt like a really long episode of Star Trek meets Battlestar Galactica meets Futurama. Jack often acts like Captain Kirk in Star Trek but the aliens can be pretty vicious like the Cylons in Battlestar Galacitica. Meanwhile, there are some silly shenanigans and stubborn idiocy by bureaucrats as I would expect in Futurama.
Most of the time I liked the quick nature of the story but sometimes I did get fatigued and wanted a moment to reflect on things or clarify the current score. Also there are a ton of characters in this story. Honestly, I lost track of nearly everyone. I believe there’s no less than 3 alien species introduced and yet I had trouble keeping the individual alien characters separate as well. I do recall Destanu, the first alien they communicate with, and he’s of the Rizen aliens.
The author did do a great job of having both men and women play important roles, even if they messed up. The characters, in general, were flawed and very human. They weren’t all heroes and some made big mistakes. The crew starts off small – only 6. Jack, Monique, Max, Gail (pilot), Hercule (comet expert), and Hortense (biologist). Plenty of other characters are drawn in along the way.
Early on, a chunk of the crew accurately assess the first aliens as predators by simply taking note of their physiology – claws, muscles, teeth, aggressive stances, etc. Initially, I really liked that Jack and his posse acknowledged that they had not stumbled into altruistic morally advanced aliens, but rather predators who were seeking to expand their territory. However, this then becomes the backbone of the story, and in a rather simplified manner. After all, us humans are apex predators and yet we can make alliances and seek something more than territory and resources. So over all, I would have liked more depth and to have the predator aspect toned down.
It’s a fun listen with plenty of action and interesting characters. If you’re looking for a simple humans versus aliens story, then this would be a fun choice.
The Narration: In many ways, Somerset Hamilton did a good job at narrating this book. His character voices were all distinct and his female voices, for the most part, were believable. There were no technical issues with the recording. However, Hamilton does such a realistic job with the various accents that I often found myself trying to figure out what the character just said in that thick (Belgian, Russian, Polish, etc.) accent instead of paying attention to the tale. I would have liked this better if the accents were toned down a bit.… (más)
Tom Jackson King has written a wonderful book of magik, goddesses, shamans and how people deal with radical change to the planet.
Although he obviously did extensive research, it was clear to me that he has an innate ‘knowing’ of magik and the ways of nature.
Essentially, it is a journey both internal and external with the sole purpose of him rescuing his children. Of him overcoming his past demons and stepping into his true power. His love and for his wife Mary throughout gladdened my heart. I loved the honor that was paid to Gaea throughout and to the spirit animals.
His detail and wonderful descriptions of places and events took me into the story to experience as though I was a part of it. Well Done… (más)
Although he obviously did extensive research, it was clear to me that he has an innate ‘knowing’ of magik and the ways of nature.
Essentially, it is a journey both internal and external with the sole purpose of him rescuing his children. Of him overcoming his past demons and stepping into his true power. His love and for his wife Mary throughout gladdened my heart. I loved the honor that was paid to Gaea throughout and to the spirit animals.
His detail and wonderful descriptions of places and events took me into the story to experience as though I was a part of it. Well Done… (más)
LittleBrother’s World is a sci-fi novel where Genetic Engineering exists. Everyone has a unique gene-code tattooed on the arm. This Gene-Code serves as your destiny; this defined the job, status, level of education a person is allowed. Little Brother, whose daily routine is to scavenge in a garbage dump is the only one who do not have a GeneCode tattoo. Little does he know that what comes from that fact is a Talent that would greatly help him and Sally.
The cover could be improved while the description is an impressive one. It contains enough details and enough thrill to make the book buyers/readers grab it and settle for an afternoon read…:)
This book is well-written and had a well-defined plot. Mr. King made a world of genetic engineering with a very clear idea of the people, culture, and everything. It seems that every detail had been very well-thought of, from the birth, tattoos, society rules and even the conflicts.
I never found a boring part in the story. It was fast-paced and keep me entertained all throughout. The characters are fascinating and likable too.
This book made me realize about a possible outcome, when finally science and technology wins over traditional ones. It is a harsh world. It is unfair how the rules applied and how a person can be defined by just a mere code. Although, I really liked this fictional world and was amazed by the different things in it, I can’t imagine myself in that world, if it actually happens someday. I might never live a day in it.>:D
See, this book made me see a future in it. This is how absorbed I am.>D
I just noticed though that Little Brother and Sally’s love story developed a little fast. Nonetheless, I enjoyed their banter, Sally’s inquisitive questions and Little Brother’s patience and understanding.
All in all, Little Brother’s World is another sci-fi novel from T. Jackson King that is both exciting, thrilling and fun. Full of suspense, adventure, romance, secrets, conspiracies, this book would take you in a roller-coaster ride.… (más)
The cover could be improved while the description is an impressive one. It contains enough details and enough thrill to make the book buyers/readers grab it and settle for an afternoon read…:)
This book is well-written and had a well-defined plot. Mr. King made a world of genetic engineering with a very clear idea of the people, culture, and everything. It seems that every detail had been very well-thought of, from the birth, tattoos, society rules and even the conflicts.
I never found a boring part in the story. It was fast-paced and keep me entertained all throughout. The characters are fascinating and likable too.
This book made me realize about a possible outcome, when finally science and technology wins over traditional ones. It is a harsh world. It is unfair how the rules applied and how a person can be defined by just a mere code. Although, I really liked this fictional world and was amazed by the different things in it, I can’t imagine myself in that world, if it actually happens someday. I might never live a day in it.>:D
See, this book made me see a future in it. This is how absorbed I am.>D
I just noticed though that Little Brother and Sally’s love story developed a little fast. Nonetheless, I enjoyed their banter, Sally’s inquisitive questions and Little Brother’s patience and understanding.
All in all, Little Brother’s World is another sci-fi novel from T. Jackson King that is both exciting, thrilling and fun. Full of suspense, adventure, romance, secrets, conspiracies, this book would take you in a roller-coaster ride.… (más)
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- Obras
- 36
- Miembros
- 168
- Popularidad
- #126,679
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 5
- ISBNs
- 26
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- 1
T. Jackson King is a prolific, often self-published, author of hard military science fiction. That sounds like a contradiction in terms, since most military science fiction has more fantasy than science. But King was a working archeologist and so knows a plausible future science idea when he sees it. Most military scifi is some sort of Napoleonic naval fantasy taken into an interstellar culture. And there is a little of that in Battlegroup, as there is some homage to Starship Troopers and Ender’s Game. But what distinguishes this book is that the wasp-like aliens actually act like terrestrial wasps, if you made them very bright and gave them FTL technology. And as a retired hippie and anti-Vietnam War protester, King does find a way to give peace a chance that is less fantastic than the one provided in the Ender series. Unfortunately, the characters in the StarFight series are not as nuanced as those created by Card or as witty as those created by Heinlein or Weber. Three and a half stars for a nod to science.… (más)