I’ve enjoyed Timothy Zahn’s BLACKCOLLAR and COBRA Science Fiction series over the years. Zahn is a prolific SF writer who has written over 30 novels. Pawn features an alien abduction of an alcoholic woman named Nichole Hammond. Her life on the mean streets of Philadelphia vanishes when Nicole wakes up on a giant starship a thousand light-years from Earth. Nicole is told she’s a “Sibyl,” a human who can communicate with the mind that controls the vessel. So far, so good. But Pawn gets bogged down in Nichole and her work crew fixing broken components of the ship. There’s also a tedious plot centering around food dispensers. After 350 pages, we finally get some Answers about what’s going on (mostly to set up a sequel). But I won’t be reading it. GRADE: C
OK. One I can skip with no regrets.
Jeff, PAWN is disappointing.
Lots of low grades lately, George. Maybe retirement has made you more critical!
Patti, I actually reading more in retirement. Sadly, some of the books I’ve read aren’t very good. I prefer to recommend Good Books, but when I read a clunker I feel I should warn people not to waste their time…like I did.
I’m part way into the first book in the Thrawn trilogy by him, and since it’s Star Wars, the framework is set. Good so far, but I keep wanting to read a mystery and so setting it aside.
Rick, I’m mired in WAR & PEACE (around page 400 of a 1400 page book) so I won’t be reading SF or mysteries for a while.
Try watching Pawn Stars or Hardcore Pawn!
Bob, I’m a fan of pawn TV shows as well as storage unit shows.