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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780380753017
ISBN number: 0380753014
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: April 06, 1999
Publishing house: Avon
Release Date: June 01, 1990
Sale Popularity Level: 70247
Studio: Avon
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In the year 2139, fearless Tedra De Arr sets out to rescue her beleaguered planet Kystran from the savage rule of the evil Crad Ce Moerr. Experienced in combat but not in love, the beautiful, untouched Amazon flies with Martha, her wise-cracking, free-thinking computer, to a world where warriors reigns supreme--and into the arms of the one man she can never hope to vanquish: the bronzed barbarian Challen Ly-San-Ter. A magnificent creature of raw yet disciplined desires, the muscle-bound primitive succeeds where no puny Kystran male had before--igniting a raging fire within Tedra that must be extinguished before she can even think of saving her enslaved world. . .
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Love it!!!! I was absolutely enthralled. it's a tad silly for being a sci-fi, but i loved it anyways. You will LOVE tedra and challen - they are both fabulous. Plus the great thing about sci-fi is anything goes. Wonderful, one of Lindsey's best - couldn't imagine myself reading sci-fi but it worked soooo well!!!
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First of all, I must admit that I am not a fan of sci-fi or futuristic romances. I read mostly western, medieval, and regency romances, and I almost took Warrior's Woman back to the store when I found out what it was. I'm so glad I didn't! This may be my favorite Johanna Lindsey yet, even topping Angel. This story has it all: a strong heroine, a rugged and sexy hero, hot and steamy love scenes, fantastic chemistry, lots of humor, a a surprisingly believable plot, a beautiful setting, and extremely smooth reading. This story doesn't have the same plot holes as many of Lindsey's other novels. Even better is the fact that I didn't have to grit my teeth through a hundred pages of frustration at the heroine's stupidity half-way through the novel like I usually do. Tedra was strong and brilliant throughout the entire story. This is such a refreshingly wonderful read. It is well worth the departure from the "typical" romance. You won't regret picking this one up, and you probably won't be able to put it down!
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Johanna Lindsey likes to write about cultures where women are not treated as the equals of men. Easy enough to find examples of such cultures in human history. In this book, of space-age cultures, Lindsey goes out of her way to try to identify a rationale for the dichotomy between the two genders.
The pleasure of this story is a sort of contemporary woman, in a space-age culture, vs. a Conan-the-Barbarian sort of culture. Despite the fact that the woman is half the size of the barbarian, she takes him on. And Lindsey doesn't try to pretend like the physical size difference between the two characters doesn't play a role. It would, of course, be completely unbelievable if Tedra were a physical match for the barbarian.
The early chapters between Tedra and Challen stand out as rip-roaring great fun. Hence the 5 stars. Tedra gets herself into a situation that will take a month to resolve, and your patience with the story, and suspension of disbelief will go along with this time limit. It's only in the final analysis that the unsatisfactory parts of the story come to play.
I would be completely remiss if I didn't mention the things that are uncomfortable about this story (the spanking scene being one).
The weakness of the story, for me personally, is articulated very well by 'Martha' the talking computer, in the sequel - Heart of a Warrior. 'You wont like it here,' says Martha to the protagonist, 'you won't fit in.' Martha then goes on to explain why Tedra, the protagonist in Warrior's Woman did eventually fit in. But it is not only hard to buy, but Martha explains that a woman with a different personality than Tedra would have a harder time fitting in. It is just not credible that a woman like Tedra would be able to carve out a satisfactory life with her barbarian - no matter how good the sex was - at the conclusion of the story.
Also, for me, Johanna Lindsey's science fictional world building skills are a little weak. I have a hard time convincing myself that Tedra is security on a space-age planet. That the space-agers have difficulty with sword-wielding barbarians. The presence of the talking computer doesn't help, because once again, instead of being shown Tedra's abilities and strengths, Tedra negotiate, herself, with the Shodan, we are told things by the personality, Martha, and Martha does the negotiating with the Shodan.
This means that Tedra's character is a little 'mushy'. Johanna Lindsey doesn't try to reconcile how a fiesty space-age security person would happily fade into a culture where women are subservient. So the ending doesn't work (for me). But the short term conflict is marvelous fun. Tedra is a worthy opponent to Challen, who is compassionate, tender, and also smart (he picks up on Martha's discusion of 'probabilities' with remarkable aplomb). Tedra is a charming combination of toughness, brains, and naivete. Their 30 days together makes for a good story.
For any sequel to be successful, to build on what Lindsey did in this story, I believe Lindsey has to solve the problem of either (1) how a woman of today's sensibilities can possibly survive in such a world or male domination, or (2) how a barbarian makes the cultural transition and adjustment to a futuristic space-age world. It's a problem when the stakes aren't just a game, but two character's lives together.
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I have tons of books and very few make it to my keepers list. This is one of them. It was sensual and a lot of fun! Light and hot with memorable characters and adventure - that's what I look for in a good read and this book fills the bill.
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I have read several of Johanna Lindsey's Regency Romances and was surprised to find a book from her in the fantasy/science fiction section of the library so decided to give it a go.
The story started describing Tedra, the heroine, in her rented apartment, and from the very first page we are well aware she's in a different world - a world of technology, labour-saving devices and computers on a planet with no natural vegetation and where people aren't "born", they are created via IVF and incubated through artificial wombs. Tedra is a Sec 1 which is a member of the security forces and she's proud of her skills.
When the government is taken over by a man working in concert with a warrior tribe of people from another planet, Tedra realises she has to leave and escape as Sec 1 women are being enslaved by the warriors and carried off to their planet. Although when she meets one of these people she actually finds him rather attractive, she manages to disable him and escape with her computer, Martha, and a robot, Corth.
Much is made of the fact Tedra hasn't been "breached", i.e. is a virgin, and she legally has to give up her virgin status by her 25th birthday (in just a year's time). She has nothing against it, is just waiting for the right man - who hasn't yet shown up.
Tedra travels a long way and eventually Martha decides they have found a good planet for her to start her experience as a trader of goods. Tedra is transported (in a rather Star-Trek manner) to the planet surface and immediately runs into Challen, a very tall warrior who she finds instantly appealing. The rest of the story is about their culture clashes and his apparent refusal to believe that she is actually from another planet. They have multiple clashes of wills with Challen thinking she should submit to his authority and Tedra being reluctant to do so. Their relationship appears to be cemented through sex and eventually he and some of his warriors help her wage war against the coup leader on her planet so that it is all fixed again. She returns to Challen's planet to live there as his wife.
It's a nicely-written story with amusing dialogue, a light touch and a lot of fun. Nothing too taxing for the brain but an enjoyable way to while away an afternoon.
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