| Alcandians: Alcandian Quest (Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Wine
Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 325525
Media: Paperback
Pages: 172
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1419952803
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781419952807
ASIN: 1419952803
Publication Date: October 2005
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Condition: Signed by author, never been read, excellent condition
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 Fantastic September 20, 2007
I loved the first book in this series. The characters were well developed and the plot was great too. I loved the fact that the heroine in this book actually had a personality, and wasn't easily persuaded to do whatever and believe whatever her mates (yes mates, she has more than one lover/boyfriend/err...husband??) wanted her to do. The only downfall that I can come up with is that it is too short, it could've been a longer novel and still maintained an awesome story line. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
 The Future of Evolution July 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This story is about an advanced planet that is sending its warriors through "wormholes" into other planets to help find mates for their men. It seems this advanced civilization has a shortage of females and they send emmissaries here to find their "one true mate", who by the way is also the one true mate of their brother in arms...in other words one woman is shared by two men and no, they don't get assigned time slots everyone just shows up in bed together. Dylan finds his true mate in Jessica and tricks her into coming to Alcadian where she finds out that she is expected to bind with Dylan and his mate, Jett. Both guys are top physical specimins but they can't understand why Jessica doesn't just up and accept the situation. Although Jessica is thrilled to finally have met two men who are willing to commit, she just can't turn her morals and ideas from her whole life off in a day.
I thought this was a pretty good book and it was good enough to hold my attention. That's why I gave it 3 stars. However,I didn't think it was worth 5 stars like most of the other readers and maybe I want more than just graphic sex in a book to keep me interested. It seemed like this book is full of questions that would have helped the story if they had been answered. For instance, we are told that the practice of sharing mates has been going on in Alcandia for some time and we meet the children and mothers of these unions but where are the fathers??? Supposedly, it is no problem when the woman has a baby because both fathers claim it, so where is the proof? Also, why do they just expect Jessica to be honored by the situation and not have any reservations?
The premise is a really good one and a lot of sex is great if their is some depth behind it, but I think this book focused too much on the sex and too little on the mind.
ALCANDIAN QUEST is a fascinating adventure into another world. January 30, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Jessica was a twenty-eight-year-old virgin. She had been saving herself for marriage. That didn't mean she couldn't play a little, just wouldn't go all the way until she was married or at least engaged. Finding her boyfriend and friend naked in her bed, in her home, wanting her to join them in their sexual activities was enough to send her fleeing to her house in the California Mountains. There she found her brother and two other men whose eyes seemed otherworldly. Jessica was immediately attracted to the man called Dylan. Her body's response to him scares her though, so she turns down his request for a date.
Dylan and Jett are companions-at-arms on the world of Alcandar. They're not blood brothers. Their bond is through mind bridging. This linking of the minds makes them closer than blood brothers would be. This mind bridging made them more powerful when they went into battle. It also makes them so close that the same woman would mind bridge with both of them, thus making her their mate. Dylan had found their mate on Earth when he met Jessica. Now all they need to do is convince Jessica that she belongs to them, and have her brought to their world.
Jessica had been sent to the Defense Department to secure a contract. She writes documents for a living, and a contract with the Defense Department would allow her to live at her home in the mountains and telecommute. However when she arrives for her interview, she's shown to a room containing a wormhole gate, which allows for interplanetary travel between Earth and Alcandar. After being informed that the important Alcandian she had met had requested her as an emissary, she was escorted through the wormhole by Jett and several of the other Alcandar warriors. Only when Jessica is safely on Alcandar is she informed that the gates are built so that Alcandian males could find mates. Females are rare on Alcandar. Because Dylan had been able to "touch" her mind while on Earth, he knew that she was his and Jett's true mate.
I absolutely loved this book! I could easily empathize with Jessica's emotional turmoil over what she feels for both Dylan and Jett as she fights to accept her kidnaping from Earth. Dylan and Jett are endearing in their endeavor to get Jessica to understand the ways of their world. Mind bridging isn't something done in the Earth dating scene. That's just not acceptable in a normal Earth society. Jessica doesn't discover her true feelings for her Alcandians until she almost loses them. Alcandar is a world where you'd have two sexy men, and no housework, who could ask for more? The beds make themselves, the bathtub cleans itself, food serves itself, and there are no dishes to do. Where is this planet? Sign me up. I want to go! I'm hoping this will be a series. There were several characters in the book that I would love to read more about. ALCANDIAN QUEST is a fascinating adventure into another world.
Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)
Quest Fulfilled! August 5, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This was also my first time reading this author. Let's get one minor annoyance out of the way, then on to the book: NOTE TO AUTHOR: check out thesaurus for another word for 'passage'. Next time you feel the urge overcome you, PASS ON USING--OVERUSING--PASSAGE! *G*
As I said, a minor annoyance in what was, overall, an excellent book; and the writing was really so well done that it took a long time into the book for this to get more than marginally annoying--and never so annoying as to seriously detract from the enjoyment of the story. Loved the wormhole/govt secrets take here, and since I'm not a big fan of sci fi efforts overall, that's saying something. Having read a few books in this genre, I have to say I was prepared for the worst.
Fortunately, I didn't get it. *G*
I very much liked the characters here; all of them were fun to read, and I also loved the way this author touched on the bigotry that I feel sure would raise its ugly head in the event that, in a galaxy far, far away, events like this should ever happen. She did a great job of getting you to suspend disbelief--aw, heck, I'm just gonna say it--she made this impossible scenario very believable by portraying the human reactions of the characters right d*mn realistically. And no, Alcandia(Alcanda? Not sure) was not some utopia of female menage fantasy; it had the kinds of problems you might expect humans to manage to come up with in such a world. And was the more likeable for it!
Our hottie/heros were just to die for (Jett me one right over! *G*); she does almost as good a job painting the ins and outs of the menage dynamics as L.K. Hamilton--high praise indeed. The book held my attention throughout; the plot was interesting and original in a more realistic way than you usually ever see in fantasy or sci fi--and that just made it all the more interesting. You could almost see these people living out there somewhere in the galaxy.
Add to these very nice things, the sex--so well written, so, so HOT. (Yum. *G*) And yet the romantic aspect of the story never suffered for it. I have a real problem reading about the 'dominant male' who rides over everyone else's wishes--especially his lady's--being considered 'masterful'; that's just a selfish idiot who needs to grow up in my opinion; spoiled brat does NOT equal sexy!
Where you begin to think it's going to creep over into a case of the bratty male in this book (and thankfully the heroine--though sorely tempted *G*--never wimps out), the author slyly shows us that the heroine has made some unwarranted assumptions; and--well, let's not spoil it. *G*
Since this book largely turns on societal expectations and the blind assumptions and prejudices people make and carry about such things, the discovery of these blind spots is a necessary and enjoyable part of the plot and the action in the book.
The little asides the author so casually tosses out regarding genetics, its gearing and such, were just the kind of intelligent touches that raise a respectable effort to an imaginative and interesting one. An intelligent love story; an intelligent sci fi effort; a d*mn good, sexy read! It's got it all.
I've already ordered the second book in this series; hope the author decides to make this an extensive series!
First time reading Wine April 13, 2006
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I don't usually read romance but wanted to try something different. Since Scifi is one of my favorites, I decided on this one after looking forever for something in that area. There aren't very many scifi romances as far as I can see. It's not hard core scifi, actually very light but the romance can't be beat.
This was great and a lot of fun. It was easy to read and I will probably come back to read it later.
Try it out!
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