Tuesday, August 28, 2018

First Paragraph/Teaser Tuesday: Her Majesty's American by Steve White

Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea posted the first paragraph of a book she is reading or planning to read. In 2018, Vicki from I'd Rather Be at the Beach is taking over this meme.

Here's mine:
It was April, but this was London.
 
Link up here. It is very easy to play along:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! Everyone loves Teaser Tuesday.
Here's mine:
It was six o'clock when Rogers spoke an irritable command, and the computer's holographic display above the desk vanished. He sat back, stretched, and bestowed a disappointed look on De Graeff.
This week I am featuring Her Majesty's American by Steve White. I got this review copy at Edelweiss. Here is the description from Amazon:
THE UNION JACK TAKES TO SPACE! All-new alternate history science fiction from New York Times best-selling author Steve White.

In an alternate future where the British empire never crumbled, the space ships of Her Majesty’s Navy work to keep the spaceways safe. Commander Robert Rogers of the Royal Space Navy is a defense intelligence officer known for his unconventional ways. Rogers is American born-and-raised, a loyal citizen of the Viceroyalty of North America. He’s a descendant of the founder of the highly effective, pro-British Rogers’ Rangers during the Colonial unpleasantries of 1776, and he’s inherited his ancestor’s intelligence and drive in spades.

But there are those among the stars who are not so happy being subjects of the British Empire. In the Tau Ceti system, a cauldron of trouble brews as a terrorist faction of the rebellious Sons of Arnold attacks the empire from within, and warships of the theocratic Caliphate enters the system, prepared to do their worse to destroy the hated empire head on.  Yet standing against the coming anarchy and tyranny is one intrepid spy prepared to risk all for queen and empire:

COMMANDER ROBERT ROGERS, HER MAJESTY’S AMERICAN

5 comments:

  1. Not my usual genre, but it does look tempting. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.

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  2. I don't think I've ever been tempted to read this genre but I do try to read out of my comfort zone once in a while. Imagine my surprise when I ended up loving a few of them.

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  3. Nice teaser! Totally new to me read! Hope you enjoy the rest!

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  4. I don't usually read this genre but it does grab your attention.

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  5. Not a genre I gravitate to, but, I do hope you enjoy this one Kathy.

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