6/27/2023 0 Comments Crossover by Joel Shepherd![]() ![]() ![]() Lacing Cassandra's search for identity and acceptance with plenty of hand-to-hand combat and racy sexual exploits, Shepherd also convincingly presents vividly realized ethical dilemmas: what happens to soldiers when the war is over? can a culture that opposes the artificial manufacture of life accept its creations? Shephard grapples with some genuinely thought-provoking questions on the nature of humanity. Reviews 'Crossover was the 1999 breakout novel for Australian Joel Shepherd, and the first Cassandra Kresnov story. Shepherd's intriguing heroine and strong female characters bode well for this projected series. ![]() But Cassandra can't leave her martial past behind when she's caught up in a heroic struggle to protect the Callayan president from assassination by Federal forces. In this novel, his first, Joel Shepherd introduces Cassandra Kresnov, a highly developed, extremely convincing and expensive android. You're not required to think heavy thoughts of deep philosophical import while reading Crossover if you don't want to. Graced with a yen for human art almost as insatiable as her libido, Kresnov first tries to melt anonymously into Tanusha, the sybaritic capital of Callay, a planet of the League's galactic archenemy, the Federation. It's a fascinating and occasionally scary topic. Set in the far future, Australian author Shepherd's energetic debut introduces Cassandra Kresnov, an experimental killer android-with-a-heart who has defected from her League Dark Star special ops assignment. ![]()
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