Lichtenberg, Jacqueline

Never Cross a Palm With Silver (The Bible Tarot Series)

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Interesting Look at Tarot from a Philosophical Standpoint
Thoughtful and thought-provoking
A unique and intelligent approach to how we think of Tarot.

Never Cross a Palm With Silver (The Bible Tarot Series)
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
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ASIN: 0963749854

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This first book in a radical new series examines precisely what the Bible prohibits as divination. What does divination really mean? Although the origin of the Tarot is shrouded in mystery it is clearly connected to the Qabalah ( the Jewish mystery school) thus it is likely that not only Moses but also Jesus knew and understood Tarot. Our ancestors made distinctions between prophecy and destiny between divination and fortune telling. the differences and similarities between the Tarot and the Bible-as defined by a Biblical God-are explained so we can receive and understand God's messages

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Interesting Look at Tarot from a Philosophical Standpoint.......2003-08-04

In NEVER CROSS A PALM WITH SILVER, author Jacqueline Lichtenberg looks at the Tarot from the viewpoint of Christianity and the Qabalah (Jewish mystery school), with a little bit of ancient Greek philosophers and Wicca thrown in for good measure. She begins with a discussion of the Biblical prohibition against divination, then describes ýdivinationý in this connotation as connected with fortunetelling, or predicting the future, which is prohibited because it contradicts the Biblical belief in the free will of man. She further explains that the act of reading Tarot is not predicting the future, but divining the truth of an issue, getting at the subconscious motivations and issues that make us the way we are. The Tarot doesnýt predict the future, but rather it shows some possible outcomes of the current situation, based on the questionerýs choices in life, habits, experiences, etc. The author goes on to discuss such topics as the dangers of using the Tarot, why you might not wish to charge for Tarot readings, and how to find a Tarot reader appropriate for you. All the topics are discussed in a philosophical fashion and are explained at great length, making the authorýs viewpoint easy to understand. She doesnýt say ýthis is how it is,ý merely ýthis is what I believe, you can make your own decision,ý which is refreshing. All in all, a very interesting, enlightening and different look at the Tarot as a potent tool for self discovery.

Thoughtful and thought-provoking.......2001-05-30

This book was recommended to me and I'm very glad I picked it up. It gives a thorough accounting of Tarot NOT being used for divination but for prodding the unconscious to awaken the sleeper in all of us.

If you are open-minded and are more than a little interested in learning about the 'mysteries' of Christianity, then this is a book which should interest you.

A unique and intelligent approach to how we think of Tarot........2000-02-01

At first, I thought that this book began a little slowly, over explaining what I thought should be easy to grasp ideas from philosophy and theology, but as I continued reading, I realized that the author was merely using these ideas as stepping stones, which grew larger and larger as the work became more complex. This book presents a new and unique view of how we should consider Tarot cards and their place in the world and our lives. It is a logical philosophy well versed in the history of the tarot, the occult in general, theology of different denominations, culture, and even science. This book is a must have for anyone interested in reading or having a reading done of the Tarot cards, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in religion, philosophy, or the occult. I read this book in one evening, and I will read it again in years to come. This book is a book of many answers, but it is also a book of even more and more complex questions. I am in great anticipation of the next books in this series.

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Sime~Gen
Symbiosis Out of Balance
One of my Longtime Favorites
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# sf classics that are great today

Sime~Gen: The Unity Trilogy
Jacqueline Lichtenberg , and Jean Lorrah
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The saga of humanity's destiny... Following a cataclysm, humanity has been divided into two mutant forms: the Simes and the Gens. Gens consider themselves to be the true humans, with little outward change, but their bodies produce selyn, an energy that Simes can't live without. The stronger and faster Simes develop the means to extract selyn from the Gens, a method that kills the Gen in the process. Gen communities are raided by Simes, the Gens rounded up and held in pens for Simes to use when needed. This is the saga of how these two disparate peoples learn to live as one. Sime~Gen: The Unity Trilogy presents three classic novels of the future struggle of humanity: In House of Zeor by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Hugh Valleroy, a Gen, must rescue the woman he loves from Sime raiders. To do so, he must learn to cooperate with and trust a renegade Sime, leader of the infamous House of Zeor. In Ambrov Keon by Jean Lorrah, Risa Tigue, having just witnessed her father's death in a hurricane, stumbles upon a Gen man who saves her life and discovers that she is much more than what she seems. Can she admit the truth of this discovery? In Zelerod's Doom by Lichtenberg and Lorrah, Gen numbers are dwindling, which spells the end of Simes as well. As Gens rise up to fight back against the tyranny of the Simes, the two must find a way to live together or both will be destroyed. Sime~Gen: The Unity Trilogy kicks off a massive six-book series, featuring the reprints of all eight classic Sime~Gen novels as well as brand new novels and short stories. The Unity Trilogy will be followed in July of 2004 with the first new Sime~Gen novel in over 20 years, To Kiss or to Kill by Jean Lorrah! The Unity Trilogy will be available in both hard cover and soft cover. The hard covers will be shipped with a beautiful bookplate designed by Sime~Gen art director Patric Michael and autographed by Jean and Jacqueline!

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Sime~Gen.......2006-05-01

Anyone reading the Unity Trilogy SC for the very first time will be amazed at just how incredibly fantastic it all is. But for those who are more familiar with her writings there should be no real surprise. Anything by Jacqueline Lichtenberg is always ranked among the very best in fantasy and science fiction.

Jacqueline has been a professional author and member of the Science Fiction Writers of America for many years. Her vivid imagination has taken readers to places well beyond wherever most other sci fi can only pretend to. Her Sime~Gen works are just such wonderous reading.

There are always curious twists and turns along the plotlines, as well as a wide array of interesting characters. Even for those who are not fanatical sci fi enthusiasts, the Unity Trilogy will still hold interest. Jacqueline always includes a wide scenereo of sub-plots, highly believable relationships, and endless difficulties to overcome.

The reader finishes the book always wanting more, but nevertheless having enjoyed it thoroughly. And, perhaps best of all, actually having learned much. But don't just stop with this work, by all means go on to any and all other Lichtenberg books. There's many more surprises in store. And the educational adventure, combined with the entertainment value, never fails.

You definitely won't be disappointed.

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Symbiosis Out of Balance.......2004-03-17

The Unity Trilogy is a book that landed in my lap -- nearly literally! I swear, I showed up one night for the writers' group I'm in and my friend Alan was there with a white box. "Hey, remember how I mentioned we could maybe use you as a proofreader?" he asked, before handing over the box. Inside were three manuscripts, since it was a trilogy being republished as an omnibus by Meisha Merlin. A couple of weeks later, I went to start proofing and boom, I was totally hooked by the first page!

So what is Sime~Gen about?

Let see... Set some centuries in the future, Sime~Gen has the human race divided (through either evolution or genetic manipulation, nobody knows) into two groups: Simes and Gens. Both groups basically look the same, but there is one big difference which dominates all goings-on between them: Simes have tentacles on their arms and need selyn to survive, while Gens don't have tentacles and produce selyn. Selyn isn't any type of bodily fluid but an invisible life force almost like chi, which builds up naturally in Gens but whose absence in Simes will kill them if they go more than a month.

Ever since the mutation divided the species, Simes and Gens have understandably been at war. In Sime-controlled territories, Gens are raised in pens like animals and bought and sold like they're food - stripped of their selyn and tossed away. In Gen-dominated territories, by contrast, there is a saying that "The only good Sime is a dead Sime." And what makes it scary is that Gens can have Sime children and vice versa - nobody knows until they hit puberty. If Gens have Sime children, they kill them, and when Simes have them, they can of course kill them or sell them to Gen dealers.

This is the basic set up of the trilogy and the plot, as it develop, involves efforts on part of Simes and Gens to overcome all the prejudice and enmity and achieve unity. After all, if Simes kill all the Gens, they'll die, and it's already a given than Gens can't kill all the Simes.

None of this is explained in boring history lessons, but laid out in the stories of individuals. In House of Zeor the story centers of a Gen named Hugh Valleroy, who goes on a dangerous, secret assignment into Sime territory in order to rescue an important Gen official who also happens to be his girlfriend. (Yes, this sounds cheesy and it sort of is.) Hugh doesn't infiltrate Sime territory on his own, however, but instead is paired up with Klyd Farris, head of the titular House of Zeor. Even though Hugh has actually grown up as a Sime sympathizer (who expected he'd "changeover" at puberty), he's never been to Sime territory and arrives completely unprepared for what he finds.

House of Zeor is a "householding" which, running again most prevailing laws and attitudes, is a community where Simes and Gens live in harmony. Harmony is achieved by a special kind of Sime called a Channel. Unlike regular Simes, Channels don't need to kill Gens to get the selyn they need. Channels have two "selyn transport systems" and can collect selyn from dozens of Gens, just like milking cows almost, and then go to Simes, who then take the selyn - instead of killing Gens. Channels also have selyn needs of their own, of course, and for that reason, and because they're just so important to householdings, each Channel has a Companion. Companions, Hugh learns, are Gens who produce an extraordinarily large quantity of selyn and are able to give their selyn freely to serve the appetite of the Channel. Little does Hugh know that he's natural Companion material - for Klyd, the head channel of House of Zeor!

There's an awful lot of plot over the course of these three books. House of Zeor is a dive into the world of Simes and Gens and follows the story of Hugh and Klyd, while the middle book, Ambrov Keon, takes place in another part of the world. It centers on another householding, Keon, starting with the arrival of Risa Tigue, a "junct" (killing) Sime who stumbles upon a householding and learns she is a Channel. Risa has a lot to learn and although she fights it, she ends up being a big part of bringing her corner of the world towards unity. The final book, Zelerod's Doom, brings Hugh and Klyd together with the cast of of Ambrov Keon for a battle that eventually achieves the beginning of what gets to be called Unity - the day Simes and Gens begin to forge a truce. This story gets deeper into some of the relationships, in particular Hugh and Klyd's, and reveals a race struggling to figure out what they are about and how they can survive.

One thing I'll say about these books is that although I did enjoy them quite a lot, the writing style, plotting and other bits of it can get to sounding cheesy. It certainly isn't the sort of rich descriptive narrative I'm used to reading (Storm Constantine, Ursula Le Guin). Instead, it's more the kind of writing you'd find in a Star Trek book, which makes a lot of sense since the authors are huge Star Trek fans and have, in fact, written Star Trek novels. This doesn't stop the books from being enjoyable, but I think it is something that needs to be noted, in case a reader is expecting great literature.

Since reading Sime~Gen I have found myself wanting to read more and luckily, there is more to read, not only more books, which Meisha Merlin will be publishing over the next few years, but whole novels already online and a huge load of fan fiction, which the authors are OK with and even host on their own web site. I am so glad Alan handed me that white box!

One of my Longtime Favorites.......2003-11-22

When you open the cover, you first "see" (visualize) two army professionals nervously awaiting a meeting with some type of spy. As yet, there is little hint that you have entered a world where emotions become real flaring beacons, where actually destroying the people you love the best is a literal possibility, and where philosophical questions take on a new depth of tangibility and beauty. The characterization brought me to these books the first time, and kept me reading as I struggled through the trick of reasoning within an alien world (a mental challenge that is incredibly attractive to science fiction readers). House of Zeor (the first book in the trilogy) has a point of view character who is also unfamiliar with the key concepts, so it makes a good starting place, and I caught on just by reading. There is a world of incredible beauty and fascination between these covers. They remain some of my favorite books (over five years after my first introduction to House of Zeor), and I am very pleased that they are finally republished. Keep on reading even through the alien words like "zlin" and "field gradient" --trust me, it's worth it. You meet people like Klyd Farris, who has a "brittle strength" and more courage than I can fathom; Risa Tigue, who says the funniest things; Muryin and Virena, two girls who come from almost opposite interpretations--and you unveil philosophical questions that seem so simple at first glance, but continue to develop and deepen, and finally remain unresolved--but tantalizing and invigorating. I would highly recommend this trilogy--probably because I still read it!

Alisa from alisaandmike.com.......2003-09-26

I just finished House of Zeor from Sime~Gen and loved it! I look forward to finishing the other two stories. I have actually spent my entire night reading - it's now 5:36am and I have had no sleep. Shame on Jacqueline Lichtenberg for writing such a captivating story! What a brilliant feat to create the Sime~Gen world. It is hard to believe this is her first novel published in 1974. It is not dated at all. I look forward to loosing more sleep.

# sf classics that are great today.......2003-09-12

Background. Humanity evolved into two species following the cataclysm. On the surface the only obvious physical difference is the arms of the Sime. However, in reality, the Simes were much bigger, faster, and deadlier than the Gens. The Sime need selyn to survive while the Gens contain that energy source within their bodies. Over time the Sime began drugging and herding the Gen into pens so that they could suck dry selyn from its source leaving the Gen dead.

"House of Zeor". Gen intelligence operative Hugh Valleroy is considerably distraught over his beloved Aisha being apparently abducted by the Sime. He plans to risk his life to bring her home, but to do so he must meet with Klyd, a Sime. Klyd is a new type of Sime. He serves as a channel between the species, killing no one but providing nutrients for his race. Both are little regarded amongst their respective people. Hugh is considered a Sime lover because he speaks the language, which he learned from his Sime expatriate mother. Klyd and his House of Zeor are considered lunatics because the Gens are a source of food and death is a by-product of that feeding frenzy. Neither trusts the other. Yet if they fail to cooperate, they not only will falter on their quest to save Aisha, but they will also destroy any hope of peaceful coexistence as dreamed of by both men.

"Ambrov Keon". Simes Morgan Tigue and his daughter Risa were sailing home on the Mizipi River when the storm suddenly hit killing the father. Risa barely survives, but to do so drains much of her internal supply of life energy selyn. She must find herself a Gen so that she can replenish her source of life-energy. Risa meets Gen Sergi ambrov Keon, who has the uncanny ability to provide selyn yet control the Sime so as to give enough for the feeder to live yet not die in the process. Sergi offers shelter and selyn to Risa. Having just failed to keep alive a channel, he hopes she is the one that along with him will prove they can live in harmony. Sergi believes she has that ability, but can he persuade her to stop the killing.

"Zelerod's Doom". The end times have arrived for both species of the human race. To survive the life giving Gens and the feeder Simes must find a way to cooperate with channels being the obvious avenue. Failure to do so means the end of the Gens, which mathematically implies the termination of the Simes. Most Gens never heard of channels while most Simes think these renegades are depraved lunatics. Humanity is on the brink of extinction unless the two species stop the animosity and prejudice to reunite the human race into one people. Together in harmony all live, but divided in discord all die.

The Sime-Gen novels are some of the best post apocalypse books written and to see this reprinting in one volume will bring plenty of pleasure to genre fans. The tales focus on the Gen-Sime relationship, but the key to these three books is that the two species seem real regardless of whether Jacqueline Lichtenberg or Jean Lorrah or both wrote the tale. Readers will be caught up in the action, but will appreciate the depth to the prime cast members such as Hugh and Risa. Whether the player is a Sime or a Gen they seem genuine and stay true to their people. Fans of vampire tales in a different setting than Transylvania or London will clearly want to read the great Unity Trilogy novels rolled together in one superb collection.

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Integrating vampire love and page-turning suspense by an award-winning science fiction author, this story of fantasy and romance will appeal to genre fans of all kinds. Finding the remains of an alien spaceship complete with humanoid corpses, scientists begin to work on sending a message to the stars, in hope of contacting the newly discovered civilization. The scientists, however, are unaware that the aliens they are attempting to contact already walk among them. Stranded on Earth generations ago, the vampire-like Luren have split into two sects: the Residents, who consider themselves part of human society, and the Tourists, who prey upon humans as they wait to return to their home planet. Fearing that Luren civilization will enslave humanity upon the receipt of the message, astronomer and Luren Resident Titus Shiddehara works furiously to sabotage the scientists' contact attempts.

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Different, innovative vampire novel........2006-05-15

I just finished reading this book, and I REALLY enjoyed it. Lichtenberg always provides a good read.
Vampires on the moon was, I thought, a different kind of premise, and that they were science fiction based, rather than occult or supernatural, I enjoyed.

I liked the relationship and interplay between Titus, the main character, and Abbott, his vampire "father." It had an intimate aspect of people who care about each other, but they were also adversaries in conflict, and I thought that Lichtenberg brought this through well.

One thing that I would like to have seen more of was the background of Earth's Luren, and their biological processes. The earth vampires are actually hybrids between humans and alien vampires who landed on earth 300 years ago. Titus's genetic father wasn't his mother's husband, but it wasn't Abbott, either. What happened? Where is Titus' genetic father? Does Titus know anything about him at all? Did I miss something? Am I getting it wrong?

When a luren awakens after being killed or dieing, but in reality just coming out of a very deep hibernation, and is taken out of their grave, are they the exact age that they were when they died? Or, if they are old when they die, are they young when they are resurrected? How does this work?

Titus mentions that he has more human ancestors than Abbott; Titus is more fully human. Why? Can't the human-luren hybrids breed with each other? Can they only breed with humans? I would have thought that in the first few generations the hybrid vampires would crossbreed with humans because the hybrids were very rare, but then I would think that they would mate with one another to try to preserve the luren characteristics. And, given the Tourists attitudes towards humans, I would think that they wouldn't want to breed with a human if they had any choice at all. Maybe the female hybrids are sterile, and the male hybrids have to crossbreed with humans?

At some point, I wanted to see Connie, Titus's supplier and the mastermind for the Residents. She seemed like such an interesting character from what Titus thinks about her. But she is totally offstage through everything.

I have been told that writers should hit the ground running, and not do too much flashback, let the backstory fill in by what the characters are doing now. Lichtenberg does this, and it makes for a suspenseful novel, but I just wanted a few more pages about the earth luren, themselves, just a little bit of history.

I have ordered Lichtenberg's novel "Dreamspy," so maybe that will answer my questions.

In some ways, this book reminded me of Fevre Dream, by George R. R. Martin. Both books have a very different take on vampires.

I recommend "Those of My Blood," and anything else by Lichtenberg.

Sci-fi not Smut.......2004-09-26

I first read this book at least ten years ago, and I've read it a number of times since then and enjoyed it every time. This is not a steamy, more sex and violence than story vampire romance. It's science fiction, with well-thought out aliens who happen to be similar to fantasy vampires, and a very nicely done love story. I can definitely see how it might not be Anita Blake fans' cup of tea, but, honestly, comparing this to that is like comparing Anne McCaffrey to Sandra Brown -- so mismatched that any conclusions are meaningless. If you like science fiction, and enjoy a compelling love story, adventure, vampires (the author very neatly weaves vampires and aliens together with all the best parts of vampire tradition included), and characters who have more pressing concerns than falling into bed together, try this book. You won't be disappointed.

Put me out of my misery............2004-06-24

You know how some books create characters and a world you love so much, you try to read slower because you don't want the book to end? This is not one of those books. I'm a fairly fast reader so I always finish any book I start. I have never regretted this policy more than now. I am three quarters of the way through this book and the end can't some soon enough for me. The best part of the book was the lengthy "Acknowledgement". The author seems to be a nice person and I feel bad panning her book but if I can save anyone the misery I'm in, I have to do it. If you want vampire/romance, read the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton.

Review.......2004-02-14

Vampires on the moon? This premise provides a unique backdrop for Jacqueline Lichtenberg's Those of My Blood.

Dr. Titus Shiddehara is a human/vampire hybrid alien from the planet Luren. Titus, an astronomer has been sent to Project Station on the moon the stop his nemesis and vamphyric father, Dr. Abbot Nandoha from contacting the home world of Luren.

Titus is a resident - a Luren who does not drink blood from the human source. Instead, he drinks a cloned, dried blood mixed with heated water. Abbot, on the other hand, is a Tourist. He feels justified in not only drinking blood from humans, but also in their domination. To Abbot, humans are just like cattle - or orl. If Abbot succeeds in sending his message to Luren, humanity will be doomed.

Abbot and Titus, as vampires have incredible telepathic powers. They are able to bend others to their will and create believable illusions. Using these skills, Abbot does everything he can to try contact Luren. Titus is forced to struggle to thwart Abbot and stay alive. This power struggle, set against a conflicted Earth, creates a refreshing and fascinating world with unexpected twists and turns. Those of My Blood will keep you guessing until the end.

Alisa from alisaandmike.com.......2004-02-13

Vampires on the moon? This premise provides a unique backdrop for Jacqueline Lichtenberg's Those of My Blood.

Jacqueline Lichtenberg is the author of the Sime Gen series and many other sci-fi novels. Lichtenberg's Dreamspy is also set on the same world as Those of My Blood. Currently Meisha Merlin Publishing and BenBella Books are reprinting many of Lichtenberg's books. More information can be found on the author's website http://www.simegen.com/

City of a Million Legends
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City of a Million Legends
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
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Now they must seize the object of power that corrupted them the first time - to keep it from the hands of an implacable enemy.

Can they resist its lure and save the Second Lifewave?

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Older and wiser, the humans and nonhumans of Molt Brother now suffer the consequences of their actions. They have stirred the karma of their lifetimes lived billions of years ago - when they were responsible for the destruction of a Galactic Civilization, the First Lifewave. Now they must seize the object of power that corrupted them the first time - to keep it from the hands of an implacable enemy. Can they resist its lure and save the Secon

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Channel's Destiny
Jean Lorrah , and Jacqueline Lichtenberg
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Doom or Unity -- Pick One

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Jacqueline Lichtenberg , and Jean Lorrah
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Doom or Unity -- Pick One.......2003-04-03

After a mysterious mutation divided the human race into Simes and Gens, the two kinds have lived in a deadly embrace of fear and hatred. To live, each Sime must kill a Gen every month, stripping this human being of vital life energy. Gens, being human, object and band together to keep the Simes from killing, while the Simes work together to capture and enslave Gens. Neither see the other as real people.

But there is another way, by which specially talented Simes can safely take life energy from willing Gens and give it to other Simes. Yet these channels are reviled by the bulk of Sime society as perverts, and are not even known by the free Gens.

However, a crisis is coming. Civilized Simes are outrunning their ability to raise Gens in captivity for the kill. A leading mathematician has demonstrated that it is impossible for civilization to continue to be based upon monthly kills -- and died trying to live on channel's transfer, convinced that he had to back his theory with his life. Some killer Simes are following his example and turning to the channels, but not quickly enough. It's decision time for all humanity -- embrace channel's transfer, or become extinct.

This novel has been out of print and almost impossible to find for far too long. But it's finally being reprinted as part of the Unity Trilogy by Meisha Merlin. If you missed out on the original printing, or your copy is crumbling like mine is, don't miss out on the chance to get this omnibus reissue, along with Ambrov Keon and House of Zeor.

Unto Zeor Forever
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Unto Zeor Forever
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
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Well worth the search.......1997-04-03

Perhaps the strongest of the Sim/Gen series, which had a strong following during the 70's. Fans of the Vampire filled with angst over the nature of his existance will love this. The series is set in the unspecified future when the human race has split into two species, the Sim who require a monthly feeding of the Energy produced by the Gen. Children are born neither, and at the onset of puberty, become one or the other. When the series opens the Sim and Gen are split into separate nations, with the Sim killing the Gen when they take their energy. However the population will be domed to extinction, unless a way can be found to take the energy required by the Sim from the Gen without harming them. This installment deals with the struggles of the house of Zeor to establish trust between the Sim and Gen and try to spread their solution of a Channel - a special Sim who can energy from Gens without harming them and then transfer it to other Sims

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A wonderful series - relevent yesterday, today & tomorrow

Rensime (Sime/Gen Series)
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
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A wonderful series - relevent yesterday, today & tomorrow.......2000-10-25

When I picked up the first Sime-Gen book in 1973 it really spoke to me. Despite the cover artwork, it wasn't just some slashy teen sci-fi popcorn paperback. Every book spoke to me of the differences in the human condition, and the struggle to come to terms with those differences. The parallels it drew... the Simes versus the Gens. Predator & prey. Of how there could be a peaceful solution to the often violent clash of the usual power-struggles. The erotic undercurrent of need, the surprise of finding compassion & understanding where there's usually fear & hatred... and the all-too often fatal consequences of prejudice. These were issues then and now, and this book talked about them intelligently in a science-fiction setting. I see the present civil-rights struggles of GLBT people today reflected in the pages of the Sime-Gen series. And I can't wait to share my copies of those wonderful books with my own daughter.

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I loved this series!
Great! More Please!!!
a book never understood

Farfetch (Dushau Trilogy No 2)
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
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I loved this series!.......2003-09-28

It still stands out among the many books I've read (2 - 6 a week) in 48 years of avid reading. I'm so happy to see it here because I lost two of the books in this trilogy. I'm so pleased I can now replace at least one. I'm one who rarely reads a book twice but there are some very special ones that I have read more than once and will read again. This is definitely one.

Great! More Please!!!.......2002-12-28

Farfetch is the second novel in Lichtenberg's excellent Dushau series. (For those who have not read the previous novel), this continues the adventures of Krinata, a 33 year old human researcher of noble blood, who in the first book assisted Jindigar, an alien outcast, to escape the clutches of the an evil and corrupt Imperial regime. (Is there any other kind?)

This time, however, Jindigar and friends have crash-landed on a planet filled with 'hive mentality' aliens, in the process losing most of their equipment and suffering several severe casualties, including the loss of their sentient computer, Arlai. Do the refugees have what it takes to survive in a hostile alien world?

I liked Farfetch a great deal. Jingdigar is such a smart (not to mention handsome) and compelling character, one cannot help but fall in love with him! LOL Krinata is a believable human, 'caught up' in current events.

Unlike the first novel, this novel DOES became confusing and unclear in certain sections, especially when 'psychic' phenomenon is being explained or discussed. Many times I felt /I/ was the one hallucinating as I was trying to interpret one of Krinata's complex dream-experiences! Which got tiresome after a while. Also, At times I grew frustrated with the Dushau for their standoffish-ness and their callousness towards other species, (even if it is explained in the first book that they are hesitant to get involved with short-lived species because they become too attached to them, and grieve for them when they die... Sort of like Immortal Tolkien-esque elves do). And then of course there is the Krinata/Jindigar subtextual relationship are they a couple or aren't they!!!! We haven't had such a mystery since Xena and Gabrielle! Frustrating, but in an fun way! =-)

Of course, this novel is great! I wouldn't complain if it weren't! I really liked Storm and the rest of his family. He is such an interesting character. I also was sad about Arlai, and some of the other suffering colonist. This is a fantastic work of art, and can't wait to read the third and last Lichtenberg novel 'Outreach.'

Viva-la-Lichtenberg!

a book never understood.......2002-04-07

i dont understand this book.. but its about an emperor's death which then jindigar the dashau and his human friend krinata knew they must find their crew to hide before the allegiancy Squadron pursues them.. Stranded in a land aswarm with creatures that saw them as enemy or prey , only the power of a Dushau/human mind cud show them the path of safety.. But the last time Krinata and Jindigars Dushau team had linked minds.. they had generated only death and madness.. i dont know who survived da dare risk linking agen;..

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Dushau (Dushau Trilogy, No 1)
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Manufacturer: Popular Library
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Binding: Paperback

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Please Reprint this!.......2002-12-06

Krinata, a loyal servant of the empire, is a debriefing officer for the emperor Zinzik, (A position similar to researcher, as far as I can surmise). When the emperor, an evil man, plots to rid the world of the near immortal Dushau who have helped to found their civilization, Krinata becomes involved inadvertently. Soon it becomes a race against time to rescue the Dushau before its too late.

This was truly a fascinating read! The Dushau are a fascinating race, of blue, humanoids who are near-immortal. They possess a telepathic gift (although the Dushau really deny this), and they work in something called an 'oliat' which is a group of Dushau who work together, and have a sort of communal mind.

The hero, Jindigar, is a Dushau prince and a rebel. His telepathic gifts make him a really sensitive yet pragmatic type which I found appealing. Krinata is a smart capable non-whiny heroine who makes mistakes but knows how to get things done! Minor characters such as Arlai, the ships AI, and Storm, the Ensyvian were also well done. (I would've loved to have a description of the Ensyvian's, I could never quite figure out what they were supposed to look like)!

Lichtenberg writes Science Fiction that you can really sink your teeth into. This is an older book, but better than most modern fiction. I recommend this book for fans of character driven drama, or those who like telepathic man characters! Excellent.

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