Review: Meet the toughest gal in the galaxy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2012
Arm yourself for an riveting quest on the galactic fringe in Contract of Defiance by Tammy SalyerA Little About Contract of Defiance:Crossed, double-crossed and left for dead, can it get any worse?Aly Erikson was a Corps deserter and gun smuggler living on the fringe of a galactic Orwellian society until a botched job leaves her brother in the hands of a cruel government and her left for dead.  When a strange crew of settlers takes her in, Aly must learn to trust if she's to have any hope at saving her brother and getting her revenge.The science fiction is secondary to the human story of struggle that tests individual limits of heart and mind.  Salyer creates a world where mistrust is an institution as a result of a barbaric galactic government that uses any means to suppress its people.  Aly is a product of that government but escapes its clutches to avoid being its tool.  Her military skills manifest in an ability to survive under the radar but the emotional damage she brings is her greatest challenge.Salyer gives us an action-packed page-turner and Contract of Defiance where you feel Aly's internal struggles as if you were a member of her new crew trying to break down those emotional walls.  You can't help but root for this heroin and the concise writing guides you and Aly through a quest that very well could be her last.About the Author:A former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, Tammy's novel, Contract of Defiance, has already won the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold contest in 2010 for best action/thriller novel.  Tammy works in behavioral-science research, runs and bikes the foothills of Colorado and her next book, Contract of Betrayal, will be out in Spring 2013.Airborne!Tom Clementson (Kindle Book Review)Be sure to take a moment and leave your feedback and comments about the book