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Heretic: A Military Archaeological Space Adventure (The Zenophobia Saga Book 1) Kindle Edition

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 296 ratings

Where did the Zenomorphs come from?

Tigers, wolves, gorillas, and bears. Four planets at each other’s throats. But they have too much in common for it to be a fluke. Just mentioning the possibility that they descended from the same place gets one labeled as a Heretic.

When Sankar comes into possession of a religious text that hints at where they came from, he seizes the opportunity and makes it his mission to find the Truth.

But he needs help from all the races.
With a stolen warship and a ragtag band, Sankar sets out to answer the question that is illegal to ask.

Zenophobia. Where fear of the other races started a religion and perpetuated a war.

It’s time for the worlds to embrace the future by learning their past. But the governments aren’t keen on upsetting the status quo and do everything in their power to stop Sankar and his team.

Island of Dr. Moreau meets Indiana Jones, in space, with cutting edge technology…

From two award winning science fiction authors, an archaeological space adventure that you’ll want to read
today.

Authors’ note: We went with Zenophobia with a “z” vice xenophobia because the version with the “x” was too rooted in bad stuff that happens on Earth. This is a story set in space.

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The first in a dynamic new series by Craig Martelle (Dragon Award Finalist for Best Military SF 2018) and Brad R. Torgersen (Dragon winner for best SF Novel of the Year 2019). Island of Dr. Moreau meets Indiana Jones as zenomorphs search for the truth of their origin.
Just asking the question gets one labeled as a Heretic and condemned to prison. It takes a team of outcasts to break the shackles of their existence and depart on an epic archaeological adventure, where they can only dig in the dark of night at restricted sites, to keep them from doing exactly what they intend to do.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09JWRPJ41
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Craig Martelle, Inc; 1st edition (December 6, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4100 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
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Customers find the book has an exciting storyline with an intriguing premise. They describe it as an engaging read with well-developed characters that are easy to identify with. The humor and action elements are also appreciated.

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20 customers mention "Storyline"17 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the engaging storyline with its intriguing premise and well-developed characters. They find the book an exciting adventure that keeps them hooked with plenty of action, adventure, combat, humor, and space drama. The fast-paced story makes it hard for readers to put the book down.

"This has been a fun read. Got science fiction, space travel, a motley crew of misfit characters that have more personality than should be allowed...." Read more

"...The interactions between characters is and the story was fast paced and I didn't want to put it down...." Read more

"...Definitely explained why book one is called Heretic!!! Lots of action, both in space and on the ground, with quite a bit of humor thrown in for some..." Read more

"Great concept, fun characters, and plenty of action to satisfy fans of tomb raiders, space warfare, and double dealing villains...." Read more

12 customers mention "Readability"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book engaging. They describe it as an interesting, fun read with high-quality entertainment. The story is well-written and the characters are well-developed.

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"...Slow start but a very good read. There are times it seems to go into too much detail on thoughts and such and then not enough into what is going on...." Read more

"Outcasts with special skills turned into a great crew on a quest for their common origin. Great ride. Good page turned." Read more

"Not a hard Sci-fi but an interesting read. I think with the onset of the genetic of the upcoming book there is more science to come." Read more

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Customers enjoy the character development. They find the characters likable and easy to identify with.

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"...The interactions between characters is and the story was fast paced and I didn't want to put it down...." Read more

"Somewhat odd at first but it really draws you in, great character development...." Read more

"...of action to satisfy fans of tomb raiders, space warfare, and double dealing villains. A great start on another great story line!" Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2023
    This has been a fun read. Got science fiction, space travel, a motley crew of misfit characters that have more personality than should be allowed. The book is well tied together and well written. I have read these authors in the past and they have always delivered a good read. And their imagination has been unbridled; I have already downloaded the next book
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2024
    Heretic is the story of Sanger, an ace military fighter pilot, and his quest to find the truth of the origins of his society. The Hinteran space has four species:you Ursoid, Goroid, Wolfoid and Tigroid. Different (bear, ape, wolf and tiger) yet all similar, possibly a fifth species. Sanger has secret orders to discover the Truth and bring back the evidence to prove that truth. He gathers a rather unorthodox crew and sets out on his mission. What could possibly go wrong?
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2022
    I was sucked in by the summary of this book for the hunt for the progenitor of the peoples in the story. I’m a huge fan of alien archeology and that caught my attention. Add in a motley crew of misfits and their battle to bond with each other and survive in a universe meant to kill them is awesome. The first bit was disconcerting as they’re not people but an amalgam of animal people. So it was weird getting into the groove of it all. But like 4-5 chapters in that fades away and the story is awesome enough to carry you and suck you in. Can’t wait to read the next one!
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2022
    An interesting and intriguing premise with strong well developed characters. The interactions between characters is and the story was fast paced and I didn't want to put it down. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
    Somewhat odd at first but it really draws you in, great character development. Enjoyed the 'racial' differences and am wondering what the introduction of humans is going to bring.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023
    Really loved all the initial buildup in the beginning chapters! Definitely explained why book one is called Heretic!!! Lots of action, both in space and on the ground, with quite a bit of humor thrown in for some hilarious conversations! I would highly recommend this series for anyone who enjoys space drama with a feel good comradeship between different species of what may be ‘uplifted’ animals!
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2023
    Great concept, fun characters, and plenty of action to satisfy fans of tomb raiders, space warfare, and double dealing villains. A great start on another great story line!
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023
    The books starts out a bit slow and confusing. This was my second attempt at reading as I had stopped previously after chapter 1 some time ago. I decided to give it another read, and continued on past the first chapter. Slow start but a very good read. There are times it seems to go into too much detail on thoughts and such and then not enough into what is going on. I really like the story but found myself having to go back and reread a section as it seemed I missed something, I hadn’t, it just wasn’t there, hence my 4-star rating. Still, looking forward to the next book.
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  • AMG
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2022
    A different but really good book with lots of humour amongst the action.
    I look forward to the next in the series.
  • Susan Cook
    5.0 out of 5 stars four and a half stars of fun and action.
    Reviewed in Australia on March 13, 2022
    A Tigroid is tasked by his preacher father to assist in confirming that their race and that of the wolfoids, goroids and ursoids have a common ancestor. The races are constantly bickering with each other and are often on the brink of war. Tigroids are humanoids with tiger features and claws, wolfoids likewise but with wolf features, goroids resemble apes and Urseoids bears. The tigroids are religiously fanatical about their religious beliefs and the preacher’s son is labelled a heretic and exiled on pain of death. He recruits members of each of the other races from a prison and enlists them in his cause.
  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2023
    An interesting group of characters. Relationship between the characters are forming well and therefore between the reader and said characters.

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