A Sense for Memory (Part One)
by R.H. Stevens
Genre: Science Fiction / Illustrated
ISBN: 9780645922424
Print Length: 371 pages
Reviewed by Kathy L. Brown
Two stories compose the book A Sense for Memory, whichtreats the reader to a pair of engaging protagonists, each showcased in her own science fiction novella. This volume is the first in the Z-verse series.
The opening story features Commander Qwatajawa, the head cop in a rustic beach town on Cualli Island. Cualli and its planet are part of the Rej-jir race's planetary system. This small island is one of many in an archipelago that also includes an island-isolated maximum security prison. But the prison isn't her concern, at least at the story's start. An island visitor has disappeared, and CCTV indicated he was attacked and kidnapped or even murdered off screen.
Owatajawa's investigation soon reveals that the missing Zurxok (a neighboring system's native race) male was a courier, tasked with transporting a valuable and dangerous artifact. It, too, is missing.
Owatajawa has the firm confidence of her superior but only begrudging obedience from most of her junior officers. Thus, the Rej-jir cop feels her best option to solve the case, rescue the Zurxok courier, and recover the artifact is to consult a trusted old friend with expertise in dangerous magical items: the Zurxok illusionist Xa-Kol. Childhood friends, they trust each other implicitly.
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