The Trilisk AI
Parker Interstellar Travels, no. 2
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4.1 • 100 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The Trilisk AI is the second book in the PIT series.
Telisa Relachik studied to be a xenoarchaeologist in a future where humans have found alien artifacts but haven't ever encountered live aliens. Recruited by a group of artifact smugglers, Telisa endures deadly opposition on her first expedition and comes out an experienced explorer. Struggling to sell the artifacts found on their expedition to the Trilisk ruins, Telisa and Magnus fear reprisal by the world government.
Because of their harrowed existence, they are receptive when the alien they call Shiny resurfaces and offers them the chance to scavenge his war-torn homeworld. Their obstacle: Shiny's robotic nemeses, the Bel Klaven. Telisa and Magnus feel up to the challenge, but does Shiny have a hidden agenda?
Meanwhile, a new team forms to hunt down the smugglers...
The Trilisk AI is the second book in the Parker Interstellar Travels series.
Customer Reviews
Great Sequel!
I have to buy the next book in the series, to see what happens next. Great author! Be sure to start with the first book in the series.
This series is pretty clever.
I’ve been running into a lot of books lately that have the stars, but near no text reviews. I’m guilty of the same, but the author’s right, ya like it, leave a review! Other than wishing the protagonists had it a touch easier, this series definitely rates with me!
It’s clever, a totally different universe than I’ve seen (so, not a mash-up of other best sellers) and good! The writing is done, spell-checked and paced well. The characters sturdy (they don’t suddenly do something stupid ‘cause the author needs a catalyst or drama) and the “science” balances well. I’m moving on to the 3rd book now, hope you do too.
A great continuation
AKA: The further adventures of the Iradar crew. This is an effective chase story, with one party running ahead at a goal and another trying to find them without reralizing what they are heading into while a kind of puppet master conducts the show from afar.
I find McCloskey’s characters to be just real enough to suspend your disbelif in the worlds they find themselves in. The reader gets to know each of them better measure by measure while they get to know each other. He lets on very little about their backstories until they reveal themselves to one another or have realizations about themselves. It’s a style of storytelling I’m enjoying, especially in a SciFi setting, flitting from planet to planet where heroes are typically wooden and all powerful. We witness more and more of their humanity as they do and danger and death comes swiftly and with finality for even the most well liked characters. When our comrades find themselves in a pinch and seem to get out miraculously, a plausable plot point explains it later and moves the story forward with little deus ex-machina.
A great and fast, breezy read that leaves you wanting to continue the journey! 5 stars from me!