Review: Pioneers
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2010
Raife and Dr Nancy Zing are pioneers. They have been travelling for a hundred and twenty years - or at least their minds have, stored electronically - and their mission is to explore and colonise new territories. When their space ship Explorer 5017 finally goes into orbit, their stored identities are `born' into their new bodies. They are ready to start their mission. With artificial intelligence on board to ensure that they are protected from harm and there's no possibility of bio-hazards outside, what can possibly go wrong?I bought Passengers to Zeta Nine after reading P J Salisbury's first book,Passengers to Sentience, which I found through a recommendation in Amazon's kindle forum. The dry, witty style I enjoyed so much in the first book is evident again from the first few pages of this one as Raife and Dr Nancy find their way around their new home.From the detailed descriptions of the world itself -  the geography, the technology used to explore it, and how it works - it seems that the author must know the place and be reporting back to us.I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series.