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Liminus Australis #1
Running the Nullarbor
Times are tough in Western Australia. There's a war on, though nobody will call it that yet. Dan, injured in the line of duty, now takes in orphaned children until the Red Cross can find a place for them. He's become an old hand at looking after the kids, running his little hand crank radio, and just surviving. That is until Sid rolls up to his house on a motorcycle, claiming to be the uncle of the baby girl Dan is currently looking after. It isn't that Dan doesn't believe Sid, it's just that the man knows nothing about taking care of babies and Dan doesn't see how Sid is going to manage taking the child across the outback on his bike. Heavy bombing in the area prompts Dan to flee eastward with Sid and the baby, but neither Sid nor the baby are your ordinary humans and the so-called police action is becoming more and more of a war every day. Will Dan and his companions survive the army, the war, the outback, and, worst of all, Sid's relatives to become something more than they are? Stay tuned to this exciting futuristic tale and find out!
188 pages, Paperback
First published January 7, 2008
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About the author
Laney Cairo
25 books45 followersLaney lives in a queer commune with three of her favourite people and two of her favourite dogs. When not writing, she teaches university students about apostrophes, scientific methodology and visual culture. In her spare time she photographs fjords and works on being kinder.
In her previous professional incarnations she has been a masseuse, owned a genre bookshop and dipped her toes in the civil service. In her long distant past Laney has undertaken nude modelling, been a fairy-for-hire, run murder mystery nights and been a breastfeeding educator; but not all at the same time.
Laney likes to tell stories about people who could be real, imagined into the future or an alternate reality.
Laney would rather curl up with a pot of tea and her laptop than speak to a group of people. Laney’s favourite word is ‘utterly’ and her long-suffering editor often has the task of restricting her to one per story. If you find an extra one she’d be utterly, utterly delighted to hear from you at laney [at] laneycairo [dot] com.
In her previous professional incarnations she has been a masseuse, owned a genre bookshop and dipped her toes in the civil service. In her long distant past Laney has undertaken nude modelling, been a fairy-for-hire, run murder mystery nights and been a breastfeeding educator; but not all at the same time.
Laney likes to tell stories about people who could be real, imagined into the future or an alternate reality.
Laney would rather curl up with a pot of tea and her laptop than speak to a group of people. Laney’s favourite word is ‘utterly’ and her long-suffering editor often has the task of restricting her to one per story. If you find an extra one she’d be utterly, utterly delighted to hear from you at laney [at] laneycairo [dot] com.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
July 8, 2017
Disclaimer: The author is a friend of mine.
Disclaimer 2: I have dithered back and forth as to whether this is worth 3 stars or 4; I've gone with four on the assumption that my first disclaimer is going to cause people to downgrade my rating. Really, I want to give it at 3.5
This is a quirky book, being an interesting mix of the post-apocalyptic road trip, fantasy, war, and erotica genres.
This is the second time I've read this book, after some years of it sitting on my shelf. There were lots of interesting details that I'd completely forgotten, although the broad strokes (and some of the quirky details) were clear in my memory. There is a lot of amazing detail about the Australian landscape, some very dodgy driving, and a very rapid forming of a relationship/romance. Like most post-apocalyptic stories, I have issues with the logistics, although some of that has been discussed within the story. And some of the plot works more as set pieces, with hand-waving of how we get from one to another. But still, an enjoyable read.
Disclaimer 2: I have dithered back and forth as to whether this is worth 3 stars or 4; I've gone with four on the assumption that my first disclaimer is going to cause people to downgrade my rating. Really, I want to give it at 3.5
This is a quirky book, being an interesting mix of the post-apocalyptic road trip, fantasy, war, and erotica genres.
This is the second time I've read this book, after some years of it sitting on my shelf. There were lots of interesting details that I'd completely forgotten, although the broad strokes (and some of the quirky details) were clear in my memory. There is a lot of amazing detail about the Australian landscape, some very dodgy driving, and a very rapid forming of a relationship/romance. Like most post-apocalyptic stories, I have issues with the logistics, although some of that has been discussed within the story. And some of the plot works more as set pieces, with hand-waving of how we get from one to another. But still, an enjoyable read.
October 18, 2017
An ok read, but not really fo me.
I love it when I read a book and it’s flowing so that it sort of just washes over you. Smoothly and effortless. That was unfortunately not the case with this book. At least not for me. I found it choppy and had to re-read passages. There were no chemistry between the characters and I didn’t find the ending tied up all the loose ends.
I love it when I read a book and it’s flowing so that it sort of just washes over you. Smoothly and effortless. That was unfortunately not the case with this book. At least not for me. I found it choppy and had to re-read passages. There were no chemistry between the characters and I didn’t find the ending tied up all the loose ends.
October 2, 2020
Thoroughly enjoyable read. Had fun plotting their progress on a Google map since all of the locations mentioned are real places. Yeah, I'm nerdy like that. :)
The ending was a tad abrupt and very much open-ended.
The ending was a tad abrupt and very much open-ended.
August 19, 2019
Great sufi book! Fell in love with the characters. I always enjoy reading something different.
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June 24, 2015
Good but seemed like a long car chase with intervals.
June 27, 2010
3.5 stars
This was an interesting and enjoyable story.
This was an interesting and enjoyable story.
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