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Interim Kindle Edition

by P.K. Lentz (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 1,536 ratings

Book 1 of 2: Interim

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WINNER, Cinescape Genre Literary Competition

The Interim, enforcing a monopoly on faster-than-light travel, stands between the human race and extinction, or so its Founders claim. The crew of the sub-light freighter Lady of Chaos wants nothing to do with it. But when two fugitives, one a scientist, the other a rogue agent of the Social Engineering Service, the Interim's death squad, come aboard, Lady becomes the most wanted ship in the galaxy. And that's even before the Interim learns the true identity of her captain. The hunt is on, and its outcome will leave the universe forever changed.

Interim is non-wartime, character driven space opera with plenty of action in the vein of Peter F. Hamilton, Charles Sheffield, Frederick Pohl, David Brin, and others.

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"...reminiscent of sagas like Dune and Foundation, without ever being repetitive. It's thoughtful, but also a good old-fashioned page-turner." -Cinescape magazine

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Sequel coming 2021! SECOND INTERIM.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B018EWIOOE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ IronAge (November 22, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4061 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 349 pages

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As of 2023, I'm writing a post-apocalyptic serial under the name ARIES NADAIYA on Amazon's Kindle Vella. You can read the first three episodes free. A 4-book series called The MX is already complete and will be released in episode format prior to its publication as novels.

ARIES NADAIYA is an anagram of my wife and two daughters' names. Search for it, Follow, and I hope to see you on Vella!

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Don & Natalie on Elysian

Excellent writer. Excellent story.

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2024

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Haven't read this good of sci-fi space opera for as long long time. A must read for distinguishing science fiction fans.

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Tell

Most likely the better unresolved endings..

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2019

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The first quarter in reading was hard. The writing does not flow. The news report feeds are jarring and not really helpful till the end. There is some profanity. At least so little at first, that it provided this book a better chance to finish it. The story is unique somewhat to find the mystery and story fascinating. The world bulding, political climate, with social engineering, and power greed makes this worth a read. It pulls you in, the farther you read. Basically, this book can be a standalone or leading to possible sequel. Nothing is truly resolved, but I am happy the author did not leave me angry or disappointed. Very unusual with most "cliffhanger s" permitted. Also, some typos found. Overall, the writer does a good job despite the good and some bad parts. Experience and good proofreading will make this author one to look forward to. For me, this one surprised me despite the parts that annoyed. This one is definitely worth checking out and could make a good study for class discussio ns.

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David Wilkerson

Excellent Character Development, Perfect Twists & Turns; Believable Universe

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019

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P.K. Lentz has created masterfully with "Interim". While there are editing issues from time to time; sentences from time to time disjointed by words mis-spelled or missing, the reader quickly overlooks it because of the tempo and emotional tension that Lentz blends into his wordsmithing. Despite these occasional literary potholes, the quality of storyline and characters still warrants five stars.

When a Captain tells others that he "bought the rank rather than earned it" and then at almost every turn tries to live up to earning the rank . . . you have a story already! The story's opening sets the stage for all that follows with great skill. Key characters are anything but cardboard while minor characters are developed to a degree of 'just-rightness' that makes the reader want more when the story reaches its end.

If you want a book that entertains and absorbs your attention like a suddenly new star pattern, read 'Interim'.

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Blacksmith

Enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2020

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Good characters and decent plot, the science is a bit vague but enough to drive the story along. Looking forward to other books by the author.

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2021

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Really good read. Admittedly the beginning was very confusing for me as it was laying the foundation for the story. It quickly sorted out. There are alot of situations which made the reading very interesting. I didn't think I'd like it as much as I did, it's nice when that happens. It is not a cliffhanger or my rating would've been 1 star. I look forward to reading about more adventures with Captain Kearn and his crew.

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Chris In Texas

Amazingly original author! I've read everything he's published and will continue to do so.

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2017

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OK, so here we go...

I've purchased and read so many books on Amazon that I've lost count, but I've never been moved to post a review before. I've always just lurked in the shadows and passively trusted the masses to get a feel for if I might like a book, or series of books by their reviews, and on the whole, it's been pretty accurate. Well, I feel that I have to take action to bring attention to P.K. and his talent. In my own small way, I hope you look at this review (from a reclusive reader,) and trust me when I say that his works are fantastic, original, and engrossing. I ran across P.K.'s works by accident, and after reading Athenian Steel I bought everything that was available for purchase by P.K. on Amazon, and additionally signed up for his newsletter, which by the way includes free e-books that are superior to most of the books I've paid for in a very long while. This is going to be long winded, but indulge me, you won't regret it. I'm at a point in my life where I've given up on the struggle of forcing myself to finish a book because I spent money on it. Life is too short, and if a book doesn't grab my attention, I abandon it. I require a few things in my reading; originality, cleverness, and substance. There are very few authors that can grab my attention (I'll list a few later) in my four decades of reading. I've learned to separate the wheat from the chaff. If you want to be entertained, and love original and fascinating worlds, read this man's work. If you do not, you are stupid, and you are dead to me.

Here's the good stuff. I put P.K. solidly in the mix.

Peter F. Hamilton
Roger Zelazny
Stephen R. Donaldson
Steven Erikson
Raymond E. Feist
Frank Herbert
C.S. Friedman
Robin Hobb
Jack Whyte
Brandon Sanderson
Glen Cook

I'll be posting this review on all his works, because I've read them all and they apply equally. Also of note, if I don't get a Path of Ravens sequel, I'm going to be pissed.

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brian

well done scifi

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023

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Speculative scifi with more than a bit of space opera. Good characters, good action. All topped with a frisson of religious philosophy. Recommend

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Wonderful gritty space scifi

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2017

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P K Lentz's first SF book is an outright winner. It has space battles, worlds destroyed, others saved. There are FTL drives for the lucky few, and centuries long sub-light transits in hibernation for everyone else. The space crews and their commanders have long lives and form the core of the story. As ever, mankind takes war into space with the usual murderous results.

There is a unique love story entwined here that is worth reading the book for just by itself.

I recommend this book as a reminder of how very good space SF can be.

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StanG

Read it through in a couple of days.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2023

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This is the first modern science fiction story in a long time that has been interesting enough to grab me and keep me hooked until the last page!
Sometimes I was a little bit confused with where the plot was heading, but it all comes together really well as the story progresses. Each player in the story becomes someone with whom you identify in some way, leading to a connection that is hard to break.
I enjoyed this intelligent and interesting flight into the black immensely.

ALexander Jankowski

An Interesting Claim

Reviewed in Canada on August 6, 2019

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The author claims this is his first novel, and promises he'll do better. Given the quality of both the story and the quality of the writong in this book he set a high bar for himself.

P. Matthews

Great story

Reviewed in Australia on March 1, 2022

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This is a great story week written with Likeable flawed characters. There's some interesting philosophy underpinning the plot. Whilst some of the jumps between POV was a little disconcerting, it all came together nicely at the end. Highly recommended.

Common Sense

An interesting new twist.

Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2020

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I found this story original and interesting to the point I had a hard time putting it down.

Thank you for the entertainment.

Longlowdog

Interim is an engrossing read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2020

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Get past the first fifth of this book where characters flit around like bats in a midge cloud and it truly becomes unputdownable. A well written journey through space and emotion without ridiculous detail or distraction from a pacy story. Action without gore, a decent measure of involvement with the cast. A stand alone book but one that leaves hoping you'll meet the cast again. If you like a bit of intrigue, space sci-fi or just something to while away some time slip this free book on to your device. You won't regret it. Perhaps 4 stars is a bit mean but the early chapters bugged me a wee bit but they were soon swallowed up by my desire to race through the rest. I will seek out more of this author's work.