Grown Men (HardCell, #1)

Posted on 13 August 2017 by Damon Suede

Every future has dirty roots.Marooned in the galactic backwaters of the HardCell company, colonist Runt struggles to eke out an existence on a newly terraformed tropical planetoid Since his clone wife died on entry, he s been doing the work of two on his failing protein farm Overworked and undersized, Runt s dwindling hope of earning corporate citizenship has turned to fear of violent retirement When an overdue crate of provisions crashes on his beach, Runt searches frantically for a replacement wife among the tools and food Instead he gets Ox, a mute hulk who seems like a corporate assassin than a simple offworld farmer.Shackwacky and near starving, Runt has no choice but to work with his silent partner despite his mounting paranoia and the unsettling appeal of Ox s genetically altered pheromones Ox plays the part of the gentle giant well, but Runt s still not convinced he hasn t arrived with murder in mind.Between brutal desire and the seeds of a relationship, Runt s fears and Ox s inhuman past collide on a fertile world where hope and love just might have room to grow. Free Read Grown Men (HardCell, #1) By Damon Suede For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This first part of this book started off with a seriously good foot, the world was intriguing, the imagery was awesome, it was moving fast I wanted that big thing that was going to happen, to happen NOW NOW NOW It didAnd then not much else happened for like a third of the book.Runt lives in some sort of far off island, he is working the land that he will eventually partly own One day he received a provisions box and inside he gets not only a ton of stuff for his daily life He also gets an This first part of this book started off with a seriously good foot, the world was intriguing, the imagery was awesome, it was moving fast I wanted that big thing that was going to happen, to happen NOW NOW NOW It didAnd then not much else happened for like a third of the book.Runt lives in some sort of far off island, he is working the land that he will eventually partly own One day he received a pr...3.5 StarsDefinitely original Wholly interesting with an intriguing setup.Runt is barely getting by He s contracted with big corporate to farm a planet for future colonization With seven years of service he hopes to succeed in order to become a shareholder However, Runt is down on his luck, profitability slowly slipping through his fingers as he s forever falling behind, trying to do a multitude of tasks meant for two.Fortuitously, supplies finally land, and instead of a new wife, he gets t 3.5 StarsDefinitely original Wholly interesting with an intriguing setup.Runt is barely getting by He s contracted with big corporate to farm a planet for future colonization With seven years of service he hopes to succeed in order to become a shareholder However, Runt is down on his luck, profitability slowly slipping through his fingers as he s forever falling behind, trying to do a multitude of tasks meant for two.Fortuitously, supplies finally land, and instead of a new wife, he gets the hulking mute beast, Ox ...Pioneer life in space.Runt has been slotted to terraform a section of a planet located on the edges of everywhere He s been alone for awhile due to a landing issue and managed to keep it together He s a bit gruff and unrefined, but likable enough Still, life is rough and lonely.That all changes with the next drop shipment Runt getsthan he bargained for, and now he s got a mystery Loved the way Runt and Ox were able to communicate, the organic growth of their friendship, and...I read the short Seedy Business first, which centers around something which happened to Ox one of the protagonist before we meet him in this book, even if he is just mentioned,and I still don t know if I was happy for having read it or not, so I can t give you any meaningful advice On one hand it helped me understand a little bit of Ox s mystery, but on the other hand I would have enjoyed to discover Ox s secrets little by little like Runt does.I also agree with other reviewers which felt t I read the short Seedy Business first, which centers around something which happened to Ox one of ...4.5 stars I only started reading romance a few years ago and prior to that I read mostly scifi fantasy So it s great to find a scifi romance for Science Fiction fans DS does a great job with the terra forming and with the futuristic lingo and artifacts weapons he has created His science is very plausible in this HardCell verse.The author has created two memorable characters in Runt and Ox Runt s loneliness and Ox s simple pleasure in the ocean and open spaces are just a couple of the ende 4.5 stars I only started reading romance a few year...Runnan Runt is a terraformer sharecropper indentured servant corporate slave to a galactic mega corporation that transforms uninhabitable planets into new frontiers In exchange for his 7 year commitment, Runt will spend his life hammering out an existence while assisting the newly formed planet into growth At his side, his cloned mateonly she didn t make it to the planet alive, and the corporation has left him alone to struggle.When Runt s supply shipment lands unexpectedly, he is surp Runnan Runt is a terraformer sharecropper indentu...Well, Damon Suede is now on my must read list Grown Men was exquisitely descriptive I was totally drawn into the world Suede has created it felt both highly inventive and plausible, and that doesn t always come together in works like this The world building seemed effortless.What really got me on board, though, was the use of language I love when authors create their own lexicon to support a work and you kinda need to take that liberty when you are created alternative worlds, right Sued Well, Damon Suede is now on my must read list Grown Men was exquisitely descriptive I was totally drawn into the world Suede has created it felt both highly inventive and plausible, and that doesn t always come together in works like this The world buildi...Another book by Damon Oh, hell yeah, sign me up nowFans of author Damon Suede s wild and luscious creativity are in for another wonderful experience with this novella The world building is excellent, the real life setting accurate within the science fiction one I live in a tropical island, have bathed in a soupy warm ocean, sat on the cool sand at night and gazed at the starry sky, enjoyed falling asleep to the lullaby of the warm breeze rustling the palm trees and the ocean waves washing onto the shore in the inexorable rhythm of the tides Y Fans of author Damon Suede s wild and luscious creativity are in for another wonderful experience with this novella The world building is excellent, the real life setting accurate within the science fiction one I live in a tropical island, have bathed in a soupy warm ocean, sat on the cool sand at night and gazed at the starry sky, enjoyed falling asleep to the lullaby of the warm breeze rustling the palm trees and the ocean waves washing onto the shore in the inexorable rhythm of the tides Yes, mangoes make a great combination with seafood I was there with Ox and Runt, in the form of one of the bee moths fluttering around the light of the fading campfire.The characters are unique, the contrast in their physical attributes almost comical Their development throughout the story is slow and steady, with lyrical lines of text signali...After reading Hot Head, I was excited to readof Damon Suede I read Seedy Business , the free short that serves as a sort of prequel to Grown Men, and I really enjoyed it, even though most of it was gross on purpose I mean, SPERM PIRATES The sense of humor and the language play were absolutely fantastic, and the cyberpunk type world it took place in was fascinating Have you ever seen that section of Ice Pirates where the heroes get strapped to an assembly line and animated dentures a After reading Hot Head, I was excited to read...

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13 August 2017

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