The Cosmic Courtship


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(4.4 stars; 4 reviews)

Mary Faust, a brilliant scientist, has developed a machine that can allow the conscious human soul to explore the cosmos! Her promising young assistant Miriam Mayne has accidentally transferred her consciousness to Saturn, where she falls under the enchantment of an evil sorcerer! Jack Paladin, her love, sets out after her on a thrilling celestial journey to the ringed planet! Swashbuckling adventure and high romance await in Julian Hawthorne's The Cosmic Courtship! - Summary from back of book (7 hr 27 min)

Chapitres

Miriam's Visitor 19:42 Lu par Mira Williams
Race for Love 21:23 Lu par Mira Williams
Lost! 12:17 Lu par Mira Williams
Mary Faust 8:24 Lu par Mira Williams
"I'm Going" 7:05 Lu par Mira Williams
The Lever 4:10 Lu par Mira Williams
800,000,000 Miles 15:57 Lu par Mira Williams
The Red Spider 19:41 Lu par Mira Williams
Torpeon's Mark 10:37 Lu par Mira Williams
The Trance 16:08 Lu par Mira Williams
The Island 10:55 Lu par Mira Williams
The Secret Exit 17:28 Lu par Mira Williams
False Trails 15:20 Lu par Mira Williams
The Magician's Hall 12:47 Lu par Mira Williams
A Friend from the Stars 14:00 Lu par Mira Williams
The Lasso 10:48 Lu par Mira Williams
The Winged Horse 8:14 Lu par Mira Williams
The Black Magic 17:06 Lu par Mira Williams
Home Thoughts 16:22 Lu par Mira Williams
Rebellion 14:33 Lu par Mira Williams
Cave Men 12:37 Lu par Mira Williams
Miriam 12:16 Lu par ToddHW
Truth 14:19 Lu par Sandra Cullum
The High Court 13:28 Lu par VO Gal
Judgement 15:04 Lu par Donald Warren
The Elixir 16:04 Lu par Cassandra A.M.
Disaster 12:03 Lu par Miguel Barkley
Battle 11:53 Lu par Savannah L
Paradise Postponed 17:15 Lu par Tim Rowe
Zarga Makes Amends 13:23 Lu par Avery Wade
Torpeon 13:51 Lu par Savannah L
Divided 7:55 Lu par Savannah L
Jim's Reward 14:25 Lu par Savannah L

Critiques

Imaginative but poor writing


(3 stars)

I like a lot of the ideas in this book because it's very much a fairytale novel set on Saturn, which I find compelling. But the writing could have used a lot of work. There's a lot of fluff words, too much telling instead of showing, no "loading the gun" beforehand, it sets up plot devices that never happen, there's more help from magical items than problem solving, and there's almost no character development. Though, if this was remastered, whether in film form or book, it could be amazing! In terms of recording, it's a little jarring to suddenly swap and juggle readers in the middle of the book, but I can't really complain because it's free.