Daniel Keys Moran

I thought this was a much, much better book than Emerald Eyes. The plot is big, complicated and compelling. The characters are better developed and more interesting. Sedon is particularly compelling--sociopathic villain and heroic Prometheus rolled into one. The A.I. characters play a small, but important role, that clearly leaves plenty of room for further development. Moran's ambitious, many-layered "Tales of Continuing Time" Universe begins to make sense, but still leaves many unanswered show more questions. After reading The Last Dancer, I can understand both why the series has attracted a fiercely loyal fan base, and why these fans continue to hope for the release of further installments. show less

Another highly entertaining novel from Moran. This author has a real knack for fleshing out memorable and truly unique characters, and both Jalian and Georges clearly fit this bill. Moran also paces his novels well, building momentum that makes it nearly impossible to put the book down as you near the end. My only real quibble with the book was an ending that left me somewhat confused, even after reading it twice.

If you are a fan of fast paced scifi adventure stories, and you haven't tried show more Moran, seek out his often hard to find books. That's what abebooks.com is for, right? show less

Second of a series, it's the best written volume and stands well on its own. Mythical scope and language and unforgettable characters in mid-21st Earth and Luna. Fantastic descriptions of both telepathy, ai cyber-war, and characters that are just terminally COOL.
Hard to find in print - author never made the big time. Digital versions now available however, and the author is slowly (oh so slowly) still releasing chapters of a prequel series on Patreon.

The Big Boost gives us the return of Trent the Uncatchable, the greatest thief in the Solar System. After the events of The Last Dancer he is, in the eyes of the Unification that governs Earth, the most wanted criminal ever. And after laying low in the asteroid belt for several years, he’s decided it’s time for him to come back home.

With Trent in the spotlight, we naturally get a caper story: a good mix of drama and humor, leading up to a confrontation between Trent and his nemesis, show more Elite Commissioner Vance, whom Trent humiliated in The Long Run.

Moran’s pacing is excellent; the whole series keeps me up late turning pages. show less