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I had to admit that I was a bit reluctant to read Belt Three. The book is set several hundred years after humanity lost a war with aliens - a war in which Earth was destroyed and became asteroid Belt Three. (The other planets were also destroyed and became numbered belts). I'm glad I overcame my reluctance.

The story appears to be that of Gabriel Reinhardt, one of the "names" - members of the 1,000 or so families that escaped Earth. But Gabriel has a secret - one which makes him unusually willing to fight Keldra, a pirate, instead of being ransomed out. Keldra, although funding herself via piracy, actually has a plan of her own, which involves fighting the irresistible aliens. Their interactions in this ruined Solar System are gripping and epic.

Having said that, the book isn't very long - probably 250 printed pages. Even more of a miracle, it's a complete-in-one-volume story. Do yourself a favor and buy "Belt Three."


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Belt Three eBook John Ayliff Reviews

This is a delightful rarity in modern SF a one-book story. It's not an epic multivolume SF saga. It has a good core SF idea, believable characters, and real threats. It provides original takes on all of these.

And everything gets wrapped up in a single book. Could it be expanded to a 12-volume epic, like so much other SF we see? Sure. But it's a nice, solid story in and of itself, and a satisfying read.

I'll read it again.
Wow! I’m always complaining about stories being stretched out into series of three, four, and five books when there just isn’t that much to them. I would NOT have complained if this had gone into a series. But it is perfect as a stand-alone novel. What a great story and great characters. They weren’t always likable, but that made it more realistic. I was a little disappointed that the invaders weren’t too involved in the story until later on and I expected them to be more like the Borg or the berserkers, but the story was fine as they were. I’m not going to give a synopsis of the book as there already is one. It’s a good book, well worth reading.
Ahoy there mateys! This novel is a sci-fi standalone that I saw recommended somewhere long ago. It features a space pirate (Arrrrr!) so I picked up a copy recently as it fit me mood.

I found this to be a highly enjoyable read. It is set in a time frame where Earth and other planets have been destroyed by unstoppable alien Von Neumann probes called Worldbreakers. Humans have colonized asteroid belt systems and are struggling to survive. A Worldbreaker has arrived in belt three and people are trying to get out of the path of destruction.

Gabriel is a miner, fleeing the Worldbreaker with his crew. He is captured by Keldra, the female pirate, so that he and the crew can be transformed into slaves and sold. The highlight of the book was the relationship between the two main characters, Gabriel and Keldra. Initially out to destroy one another, circumstances find their lots tossed together for basic survival. The two are constantly having a battle of wits. Gabriel is out to survive at all costs. Keldra has an ultimate goal and will take down anyone who stands in her way. There is lots of character growth on both sides which is what I enjoyed the most.

Of course this novel is also action packed with lots of space battles and trickery and plot twists. I loved the end-of-the world setting. It felt different to have the humans be facing extinction and yet still struggling against all odds. They have amazing technology concerning cloning and mind control. Yet for all the tech, humans seem to have hardly evolved at all. The technology is also used as a plot device concerning memory and I loved it.

For $2.99 it was a bargain. A fast read, I heartily recommend it to me crew.
Originally, I had played this author's Android game, Seedship. I thought the game was so far above all the other games on the Playstore, and so well written compared to others, that I decided to check out the creator's only novel, Belt Three. Very impressed.

I do not like to write any spoilers/specific information about the book, stories, characters, etc. in any of my reviews. I prefer to pick something up based on "it was great and worth a read" rather than anything else. So, I will be doing that in my review

Story 9/10
I found myself quite frequently on the edge of my seat. The story is very, very fast paced. It is a rather short read, could have even used a little fluffing up. There was not a single boring part of the story I felt, and had a few minor plot twists thrown in. If you are someone who usually enjoys Sci-Fi which skews closer to fantasy (think Star Wars) rather than a more hard Science Fiction (think The Martian), you will greatly enjoy the story.

Characters 8/10
While what characters we met were interesting and well developed, the fast pace of the novel left me wanting a little more room to explore the characters, and see them in unique situations. Also a strike against the novel, since it is short, there are not very many characters we meet. I'd rather read a novel with a few interesting well developed characters, than many boring ones, so at least Belt Three has that.

Universe 7/10
The universe REALLY made sense to me. A lot of little things here and there that you just accept as a fact will, over time, click and make more sense. I've docked three points only because of the length of the novel. I really wish we had more time to see more things, meet more people, and get a greater glimpse into such an interesting universe. I will say, what is there to see in Belt Three, I greatly enjoyed.

Writing Style 8/10 (Adjusted) 6/10 (Unadjusted)
I have never read a Sci-Fi that has beautiful language. I still don't think it's really possible to create a capital L literature Sci-Fi. I have read Vonnegut and that's the closest I've felt that beautiful, or capital L literature. For Sci-Fi it was on the mid-higher end of the spectrum. Compared to other genres (fantasy especially comes to mind, with authors like John Connolly and Pat Rothfus) there is a lot of room for very beautiful writing. With Belt Three, you'll find, like most Sci-Fi, there's a lot of telling you what's happening in a straightforward way. Some nice parts are mixed in, which makes it better than an average Sci-Fi.

Overall 8/10
I was surprised how much I liked this novel. It really spoke to some parts of my humanity, and brought an emotional response out of me on a speciesist level. The real critique here is that it left me wanting more, wishing I could have more of a look into the universe that Mr. Ayliff created. A minor critique would be the some of the science. There's a little bit of a flub, which didn't really take me out of the suspense of disbelief he had created, but upon reading other reviewers, I must admit they do bring up a good point, which is why I made my comparison to Star Wars earlier. I hope Mr. Ayliff continues writing, because currently between Belt Three and Seedship (my only two exposures to him), he's 2/2. I would pick up a copy of his next novel in a heartbeat.
I had to admit that I was a bit reluctant to read Belt Three. The book is set several hundred years after humanity lost a war with aliens - a war in which Earth was destroyed and became asteroid Belt Three. (The other planets were also destroyed and became numbered belts). I'm glad I overcame my reluctance.

The story appears to be that of Gabriel Reinhardt, one of the "names" - members of the 1,000 or so families that escaped Earth. But Gabriel has a secret - one which makes him unusually willing to fight Keldra, a pirate, instead of being ransomed out. Keldra, although funding herself via piracy, actually has a plan of her own, which involves fighting the irresistible aliens. Their interactions in this ruined Solar System are gripping and epic.

Having said that, the book isn't very long - probably 250 printed pages. Even more of a miracle, it's a complete-in-one-volume story. Do yourself a favor and buy "Belt Three."