Swordships of Scorpio (Dray Prescot Book 4)

Swordships of Scorpio

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Jan 26, Timothy Boyd rated it liked it. If you are a John Carter of Mars fan or enjoy the "displaced person on another world" then this series is for you. The books run in long story arcs so you can read just a few to complete a plot line or go for the whole set.

Akers creates a very complex world for the hero to adventure in. Jul 26, Charles rated it really liked it Shelves: A strong entry into the series.

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Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The Pirates of Kregen What does a man do when fate makes him the protector of the royal head of his enemies? If it is Dray Prescot, Earthman on Antares, he sets aside his quest to do his duty.

His quest was to reach Vallia and his princess. His duty was to defend Vallia's ancient foe and place its rightful heir on its throne--sworn to attack Vallia. So when the third force, The Pirates of Kregen What does a man do when fate makes him the protector of the royal head of his enemies?

So when the third force, the pirate fleets known as the swordships came between the two contending demands, Dray saw that only by following his own personal star could the contradiction be resolved. Published first published December 18th Delian Cycle 4 , Dray Prescot 4. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Swordships of Scorpio Dray Prescot, 4 , please sign up.

Be the first to ask a question about Swordships of Scorpio Dray Prescot, 4. Lists with This Book. It's traditional for a story like this to meander as its hero is buffeted by fate--which Dray Prescot truly is--but it's helpful to anchor it with a really good set piece that distinguishes one volume from another.

This one doesn't have anything of that sort, and it sometimes feels like the author is unwilling to pursue any line of plot or setting which might turn interesting: Even the cheap transitional section at the start--where Prescot is dangled over certain doom, only for the author to 'reveal' that cassette tapes are missing, and the action picks up again back in civilization--seems more an excuse to play with the reader than to tell a story.

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I liked the setting on this side of the Hostile Territories and the squabbling nations, but it seems that yet again Prescot will be yanked around to someplace else. Prescot or his author seems to be more and more prone to waxing didactic regarding Kregenish fauna, the seagoing vessels and their comparison to Earth equivalents, and geography. It wasn't helping my enjoyment of the story.

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Jul 28, Mike S rated it really liked it Shelves: As always a rollicking good read. Aug 01, Joseph rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is the 4th book in the Dray Prescot series. It opens with Dray taking the shoelace express, rather, the black boot express, all the way to Vallia.

On his way there, Dray has a very brief encounter with a gang of psychedelic lizards riding lizards and finds himself trapped in an almost impossible way before unexpectedly the story takes a rather hard turn with Dray waking up, hungover in a rented room above a bar. In my most honest and humbled opinion, I believe A.

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Or, he'll surprise us with that tale in a later book? The story then takes a turn towards young Pando and his illustrious mother Tilda as Dray helps them reclaim a lost throne and place the rightful heir to the kingdom of Tomboram. Much like the last 3 books, Swordships of Scorpio is action packed, filled with women swooning over Dray and him completely shutting them down, and Dray saving the day in the end. Now, for book 5! Oct 03, Roger Bailey rated it really liked it Shelves: An Earthman somehow finds himself on an alien planet with many and varied intelligent species contending with one another, some humanoid and some not so humanoid, with the most advanced weaponry being the sword.

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The hero from Earth becomes romantically involved with an alien female who could be called a princess and he finds himself resisting the charms of many other alien temptressess. The writing style is very pulpish with the hero going from one adventure to another saving himself every time with his skilled swordplay.

He finds himself aboard a pirate ship forming an alliance with a gorgeous female pirate and his time on that pirate ship reminds me of a Hollywood pirate movie from the s. Hmm, maybe all this is why I am reminded of John Carter of Mars.

Swordships of Scorpio (Dray Prescot, #4)

Jan 15, Timothy Boyd rated it liked it. If you are a John Carter of Mars fan or enjoy the "displaced person on another world" then this series is for you. The books run in long story arcs so you can read just a few to complete a plot line or go for the whole set. Akers creates a very complex world for the hero to adventure in. Feb 06, Richard rated it it was amazing.

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