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Jane Carver of Waar

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Jane Carver of Waar

By: Nathan Long
Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
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Jane Carver is nobody's idea of a space princess. A hard-ridin', hard-lovin' biker chick and ex-Airborne Ranger, Jane is as surprised as anyone else when, on the run from the law, she ducks into the wrong cave at the wrong time - and wakes up butt-naked on an exotic alien planet light-years away from everything she's ever known. Waar is a savage world of four-armed tiger-men, sky-pirates, slaves, gladiators, and purple-skinned warriors in thrall to a bloodthirsty code of honor and chivalry. Caught up in a disgraced nobleman's quest to win back the hand of a sexy alien princess, Jane encounters bizarre wonders and dangers unlike anything she ever ran into back home. Then again, Waar has never seen anyone like Jane before.

Both a loving tribute and scathing parody of the swashbuckling space fantasies of yore, Jane Carver of Waar introduces an unforgettable new science-fiction heroine. Nathan Long is a screen and prose writer with two movies, a Saturday-morning adventure series, and several TV episodes to his name. His official website is: www.sabrepunk.com.

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When tough-talking biker babe Jane Carver accidentally deals a death blow to the unfortunate guy who gropes her outside a California biker bar, she makes a run for it - and wakes up naked on an alien planet called Waar. Thus begins Nathan Long's Jane Carver of Waar: Waar, Book 1, a hilarious satire on the ribald, retro space fantasies of the 20th century. Soon, Jane's hopelessly wrapped up in bizarre adventures on this planet of sky-pirates and gladiators, including a bid to help a fallen nobleman win back his sexy space princess. Listeners will be bewitched by actress Dina Pearlman's portrayal of Jane, whose Marlboro-cured voice and confident panache makes her swashbuckling space adventures a delightful listen.

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I really enjoyed this and I'm listening to the follow up as I write. It's a parody/homage to John Carter of Mars, but it's not a spoof. It has it's share of serious moments. This includes an assault scene that may be triggering for some. If that's not a deal breaker for you I'd strongly recommend this. Also props to the narrator, she's perfect for the character of Jane.

very fun pulp sci/fantasy.

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Was not sure about this one, however. I loved it. Pulp fiction at its best. A breath of a unpretentious swashbuckling thrill ride with a great deal of humour. If you like picking literature apart, not for you. If you just want something to carry you along then this is it. I’m thinking I need to hear what happens next!

I loved it.

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A thrilling and fast paced pulp action thriller from Nathan Long. Jane Carver of Waar breathes excellence from chapter to chapter and never lets you go. I listened to this from start to finish in a day

Jane Carver of Wow!

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I decided to read this book because I loved the Gotrek and Felix Warhammer novels Nathan Long has written, my favourite being Elfslayer. This is his first full length original novel. He's clearly a fan of classic swords and sorcery novels, he's cited Elric of Melniboné, The grey Mouser and John Carter of Mars which this book is an obvious take on. It has interesting characters, a little crass at times, good plot with lots of action and adventure with some world building but it was a bit predictable in the end. The scenes are evocative and play out like a film in your head whilst reading them maby due to Nathan Long's experience as a screen writer? I noticed a few characters in this book seem to be re hashes of previous characters he has used. Long appears to favour certain tropes in his writing, nothing wrong with that in itself but they tend to follow the same character development and themes. Sometimes the book could be make you cringe a little because of the coarse language and a few scenes suggest some kinks the writer may possess?

Overall I would say it's worth a read, it's not going to go on a list of the greatest swords and sorcery books of all time but the novel is a fun read with descriptive scenes, fast paced action and a satisfying ending.

A fun adventure

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An excellent swashbuckling tale after the manner of the Barsoom series, but a bit more tongue in cheek. Splendid fun!

Edgar Rice Burroughs revisited

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