Abiogenesis
Kaitlyn O'ConnorFantasy erotic romance
Available from New Concepts Publishing
ISBN: 1-58608-479-8
May 2004
| Dalia is a Hunter. She hunts down rogue cyborgs, usually destroying them. Though she is human, much of her is enhanced with cybernetic devices. Dalia wakes up in the examination room to find the lab technician trying to kill her. She doesn't understand why, though, when he tells her the reason is that she is gestating and the child is not human. She also doesn't understand how she got pregnant in the first place, since Hunters are forbidden any sexual intercourse. But she does know she must get away from the city or face destruction by the company. She decides she'll force her way onto a smuggler's ship going off-planet. But when she tries, she finds herself caught by the lead rogue cyborg, Reuel. And she soon learns that it was not the company that impregnated her, but Reuel and his man within the company.
Abiogenesis is a great futuristic romance! I loved how the author thinned the line between human and machine so well, and how she did it, if fictionally, more logically than in some books I've read. Though Reuel's actions were unethical, they were very understandable. He was trying to give his people a future, and saw Dalia as a possibility. The romance and sensuality within this book were amazing, including a later addition of Pierce, Dalia's childhood friend. Even though Dalia had two partners by the end of the book, her love for both was very genuine and started at different sources; with Reuel, it was passion, and with Pierce, it was friendship. I wasn't expecting something so hot, but I was very happy to read it! I'm still not sure which I loved more, the romance, or the science-fiction plot. The author described some things so vividly, it was almost like watching a movie during those moments. Abiogenesis is a fast-paced, sometimes heart-pounding science-fiction erotic romance and I loved it to the tips of my toes!
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Reviewer: Tara Black |
