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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: "The Cresperian Alliance" by Stephanie Osborn and Darrell Bain
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:19:02 -0600
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"The Cresperian Alliance" by Stephanie Osborn and Darrell Bain
  
https://www.amazon.com/Cresperian-Alliance-Stephanie-Osborn/dp/1606190873/

Book number three of a three book space opera first contact series.  I 
reread the well printed and bound POD (print on demand) book published 
by Paladin Timeless Books in 2010.  Sadly, I do not think that there 
will be any more books in the series.  Stephanie Osborn says that there 
will be a fourth book on her website but, it has been a long time.

Have I mentioned that my first SF book love is space opera ?  Have I 
mentioned that these books are about as pulpy as SF gets ?  I love this 
stuff.

As the Earth mobilizes to space using Cresperian technology, things are 
getting dicey.  The Cresperians are awesome, friendly, and slow shape 
changers, even though their crashed starship survivors were abused on 
Earth.  However, the other space aliens, the Snappers, that the Earth 
starships found looking for the Cresper home world have now found the 
Cresper home world and are looking for Earth.  And the Snappers are not 
awesome.  Yes, dicey !

BTW, the first book in the series was by Travis S. Taylor and Darrell 
Bain whereas this book is by Darrell Bain and Stephanie Osborn.  The 
second book in the series is also by Darrell Bain and Stephanie Osborn.
    https://www.amazon.com/Human-Choice-Travis-S-Taylor/dp/1606190474/

Stephanie Osborn has a website at:
    http://stephanie-osborn.com/

My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (102 reviews)

Lynn