
Through the Gate
Chronicles of Cornu Series, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Wayne Mitchell
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By:
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L J Dalton Jr.
Mike Mulvaney, a scientific prodigy who spent four years as a Maine after his father was almost killed in 9/11, went for a hike in the Adirondacks. He unknowingly walked through a star gate or portal to another world.
The planet Cornu was settled by humans in the distance past who came through gates from Earth. There were changes to human genes that strongly influenced human society. More women than man dictated multiple wives. Low fertility and birthrate with low population growth limited large scale conflicts. Pheromones played an important part in picking mates and in libido. The technology was early 18th century, and progress was slow. Much of the progress came from the very rare person who came through the gates. While wars weren't waged due to population loss, bloody dynastic plots were hatched and waged. One particularly nasty and deadly one was conceived against the royal family of Nordia by a rival kingdom.
When he arrived, Mike was disoriented and worried about his sanity. Was this real or a delusion? He gathered himself and slowly set out to explore this new world and soon found himself hip deep in the plot.
Contains mature themes.
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There is a slight downfall with the back story being very long, but from where the book starts and the MC comes into play needed quite a bit of explanation. It probably could have been shorter, but it really does help get you invested in the MC.
The narrator did a really good job and the point I took off is due to the fact I think that authors should look into duel narration. It adds allot to the books; however, I also believe that you should keep the same narrator throughout the series.
I enjoyed the military lingo; it was kind of a blast from the past being exmilitary myself. For those of you who don’t know the lingo most of it can pretty much be figured out, and the stuff that you can’t: that is why Alexa and Wiki exist!
I am waiting for the next book in the series!
Normally I don’t write reviews but
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I was constantly waiting for it to happen but there was so much non essential back story that I grew very frustrated. The most off-putting part was that 50% or more of that history was not even featuring our MC. It all appeared to be the set up for what our MC finds when he arrives in our fantasy world. And most of it was not action. If our Author spent more time describing the Acton sequences and the majestic wonders of his fantasy world and less time having long winded conversations with unimportant characters, I would give this book 5 stars.
Hard to Tell
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Further, the narration needs a ton of work. The characters voices are very nasal. He would have been better not trying to alter his voice.
I did buy the sequel and am hoping it’s better; however, this is not a book I will read again.
Too much sex
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Storyline:
This is first book of a multi-book saga. You need to commit to at least the first two books to get the minimal level of satisfaction from the read/listen. This book has parallel storylines of: 1) development of Mike Mulvaney as a man, sexual being, hunter, athlete, PhD scientist and Marine officer; and 2) geopolitical history and human biology on Cornu, a planet in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way which was populated with flora and fauna from Earth via a multidimensional vortex (Gate) starting around 2500 BCE. It is a world ripe for the introduction of an Earth-born hero through the Gate: Mike Mulvaney.
Criticism:
Characters are two-dimensional and psychologically flat. There is extensive repetition.
Narrator:
There are many diverse characters with often brief appearances in the book making this a difficult book to narrate. Once I got used to his style, I thought the narrator did a good job.
Sex-Infused Sci-Fi Saga Written for Male Readers
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Very good
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who doesn't know anything about firearms or life?
garbage
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the story started out borinh
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Extremely boring
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story is all over the place
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