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Winner of the IBD "Indie Book of the Day" award for May 19th 2014. Thirteen-year-old Theopolis James Logan doesn't much care for his first name, but then that's the least of his problems. Still in mourning following the death of his beloved grandfather, isolated from many of his friends and bored out of his mind at school, Theo has sunk to a new low that neither his interfering auntie Annie nor his best friend and neighbour Jules can shake him out of. Then one morning, Theo unexpectedly receives a mysterious parcel containing a newspaper and a cryptic letter and sets out with Jules to unravel its mystery. Following a trail of clues, Theo is led on a startling voyage of discovery into deep space where he discovers that the Universe is stranger, more exciting and more dangerous than he can possibly imagine. Will he have the courage to leave behind everything he has ever known in pursuit of an exciting new life or will his darkest fears triumph, forever putting his dreams out of reach? Meanwhile, the mysterious Star Agency watches patiently from the shadows, preparing to make its move... The Star Agency is book 1 of The Star Agency Chronicles, an interstellar secret agent adventure aimed at readers aged 9 and above.

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9 - 18 anni
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The Star Agency Chronicles
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2 gennaio 2013
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R.E.Weber began his fiction-writing career in January 2013 by publishing THE STAR AGENCY - an Interstellar Secret Agent adventure, aimed at readers aged 9 and upwards. The second book in the series THE VOYAGES OF THE SEVEN has now been released and will be followed by further books in the coming years. When not reading or writing, he is often to be found indulging in his other passions, which include running, astronomy and cinema going. A Yorkshireman, born and bred, he now lives in Bedfordshire, UK with his wife.

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Pamela Foley

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Recensito in Italia il 25 giugno 2017

Another book from my dusty 2015 TBR pile. Can an ebook get dusty? This tale was supposedly written for pre-teens, but I found parts that were too technical for a pre-teens attention span. Heck, they bored me to death too. If you like hard sci-fi, this would be up your alley.

When I started reading the story, it reminded me too much of my first efforts. Which is not a good thing. I’m actually surprised it won an award written this way. I can tell it’s never been through an editor or proofreader’s hands as the writing is weak and repetitive. I almost gave up on it several times, but it had a good story line, so I pushed on. Since this book has been on in my TBR pile for so long, I did go and look at the sample on Amazon, hoping a cleaner edition had been published. Nope. Nada.

This is a long story that starts on Earth where Theo’s trying to deal with the recent death of his grandfather, the person he’s lived with most of his young life. Weber does have a unique take on how Theo ends up being invited to join an alien agency out in space. The technology Weber envisions is our possible future. But, Weber goes into too much detail about the technology. Like I said before, if you like hard sci-fi, you would love this stuff. Unfortunately, most of it could’ve been edited out as it did not advance the plot, but bogged down the flow of the story.

The different species Theo finds on Polisium Prime are also unique and different. His instructors are Orientator and First Mentor, two opposite personalities. Theo also meets up with several other children that were invited from Earth to become emissaries for their planet. Even though they were from different countries, they all talked like Theo, which only made them an extension of himself. There is a somewhat love interest between Theo and Ruby, but when a new girl is introduced at the end, all eyes are on her. Kinda a typical teen romance we see everywhere. The girl the boy should be with isn’t the one he wants, until the end, which we won’t know unless we buy the next book.

Once Theo goes on his first secret mission, the action really ramps up. Well, as much as it can with weak writing. There is a prologue in the book that is actually where the action starts, and I wonder if the story shouldn’t have started there to begin with. That’s what a good editor is for. Anyway, Theo has many choices to make and there are a lot of unanswered questions. Sadly, I won’t be going forward with the series.

If you love a romp through space to meet some interesting alien life-forms, and you don’t mind needless prose, you might find this story entertaining. I give it 3 space ships.

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nicola steinhardt

Fun space story

Recensito in Spagna il 22 giugno 2017

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This is q different idea of a boy who embarks on a space voyage into another world and his adventure

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Stephen W. Douglass

“A SC-FI GEM!!!”

Recensito in Canada il 28 febbraio 2015

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I congratulate R.E. Weber for producing an exciting and thrill-packed science-fiction novel, one that captured and maintained my interest from beginning to end. Well written and brilliantly conceived, The Star Agency is the amazing story of Theopolis James Logan, a thirteen year old high-school student living a depressing existence with his aunt on an isolated farm.

Then everything changed.

The universe came knocking, offering him a chance to change his life, forever. Filled with fear and trepidation, yet consumed by his bold determination, he accepted the offer. His decision propelled him to a life on a distant planet, a life of incredible changes, but fraught with excitement and danger.

Using his skillful and fertile imagination the author takes the reader on Theo’s amazing journey, while simultaneously establishing a wonderful platform for many exciting sequels.

I recommend this novel to readers of all ages.

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Gregory D. Watts

Much Needed New Sci-Fi Series and Worthy of the Next Sci-Fi movie Saga

Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 3 novembre 2014

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Novel Review
Title: The Star Agency Book 1 of The Star Agency Chronicles
Author: R.E. Weber
Before I get into the pro/con of the book I wish to express a few thoughts. 1) I usually avoid series books. They tend to drag out over years and years, the author in some cases dies or alters too much of the story etc. However in this case the synopsis seemed very interesting and I like science fiction so I gave it a go. 2) It surprised me how much Weber and I thought alike. In all three of my published book (published under DeWayne Watts and sold on Amazon) I insert Star Trek references. I started watching Star trek at age 6 and in all of my books I weave it in the conversations of the characters. Weber did the same and it brought a smile to my face each time. So I assume that Weber enjoys Star Trek. He also inserted a single reference to Star Wars, but hey my son likes Star Wars.
Pros:
Character Development: I was able to jump right into the story; it was a quick start to ‘feel’ for the characters. I was able to reach back to when I was 13 and identify with Theo and put myself in his place. I was also able to understand his relationship with the other characters in the book. As I read I became Theo, but back to when I was 13. I believe any reader could easily understand Theo and agree with the things he did. His interactions with Jules and his aunt were very real and spot on. I have had in my past similar relationships. Later in the book his relationships with other important characters was also very easy for me to get into.
Plot: As with all stories there are flat spots, or transitions that seem to move slowly. Although Weber had them early on and a one later, they were far from dead flat spots. He kept me engaged and moving forward. I thought that was interesting, regardless of what needed to be narrated to move the plot he kept it moving. This is very difficult to do as a writer. You have areas in the plot that detailed narrative must be written and some authors go flat line dead. He never hit the flat line. For example sometimes readers will ‘skim’ because the narrative seems to move slow, although he had slow spots I was never tempted to ‘skim’, he kept me fully engaged. He developed the plot well and as I mentioned moved the reader forward.
Dialog: It took me a few pages to get that this was written in United Kingdom English and not American English. In case you may be wondering, there is a huge difference, just set the native language on your computer to British English and you will notice. After I realized that it became easier to understand certain phrases and wording. I watch a lot of movies out of the UK and some from the north of England that use heavy Gallic, so I was able to understand the use of non-American wording. The dialog was well written and kept true to the primary characters.
Narrative: Weber did a very good job on the narrative, very interactive and involved. A few flat spots, but nothing that stood out as dead. He kept me engaged and intrigued.
Cons:
Character Development: Nothing of serious note. He did a good job drawing out the primary characters.
Plot: Again noting negative.
Dialog: Just one single little point. At two places he used ‘movie’ dialog from American Television from the 1980’s. What is that? In the 80’s it was very popular to have a character say “Oh I will….I will” It was a reparative statement to emphasize or stress a point. It was very much in use in the 80’s but fell away over time. This was the very first time I have seen it in a long time. Although it does not detract from the plot, it is easier to use that phrase then to use narrative to describe the character expression or body language to add the stressor. But again it did not detract; it was just a surprise to see it in a modern novel.
Narrative: As with dialog only one point. He makes three references to the Cheshire Cat. “Theo smiled like a Cheshire Cat” as example. This was a serious shortcut to describe a ‘mischievous smile’ or ‘cynical smile’. In essence a shortcut to describe how the character was smiling. But here is my point, when a book is being sold on a worldwide scale using a reference that is native to a certain country will be lost on some in other countries. Also “Alice in Wonderland” is not being read by younger readers and the above phrase is in the book and not the movie. So even if someone may have seen the movie the phrase may be lost, a reader of Weber’s book may not get the point of the Cheshire Cat. Also when the recent incantation of the movie was released there was a documentary released on American Television that exposed the author of “Alice in Wonderland” as a child predator and the story is about his activities (hidden within the story) and he also wrote it to entice two girls that lived in his area. The documentary went into grave detail about why he wrote the story. Since I suffered a horrible childhood (My account ‘David’s mark’) and I watched the documentary when I see this phrase in the book I skipped it. On that note this is more of a personal pick. However I to refer back to the fact that on a worldwide scale this phrase would be lost on many.
Final Thoughts: Weber did an awesome job for a science fiction novel I could not write sci-fi. Since I love Star Trek many have encouraged me to try to write sci-fi but I know I can’t. Weber did a great job and I will buy the rest of the series. He really opened a door to a new sci-fi saga. I told my son that his book was equal to the start of the Star Wars series (not like it but as good as). I also feel that this is worthy of movie quality. We need a new sci-fi movie series. Also I think that this series is a perfect YA series, Young Adult. I have tried several times to write a YA series aimed at boy’s ages 10/11-13/14 but I can’t write myself there. Weber DID it. He wrote a perfect adventure series for that age group. I was taken back to my childhood and really poured myself into this story and the whole time I was reflecting back to the Hardy Boy’s novels I read when I was young. I would love to see Weber also include this in the genre of ‘Young Adult/Sci-fi, I believe the young kids would eat this novel alive, it is a perfect YA adventure series.
Well done Weber and I enjoyed this very much.

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MJ959

Harry Potter - In space!

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 26 maggio 2014

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Rarely does a book or franchise have something of appeal to all ages and demographics. It happened with Star Wars and more recently with Harry Potter. For me, 'The Star Agency' is in this group . One is left, after having finished the book, wondering what is to follow and demanding of the author for further stories from this universe. The opening prologue is very cryptic and sets a powerful contrast to the succeeding chapters (a spur to read on and on), the style of writing creates genuine affinity for the characters and projects the reader brilliantly into the story, and the whole premise is a perfect balance of sci-fi and fantasy.

To sum up in three words: sequel, sequel, sequel!

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Bob

Good Action Story

Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 13 gennaio 2017

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The Star Agency was a good read. I have considered obtaining the next installment, but must admit that some of the reviews of this first book and some of my own thoughts about the first book have kept me from rushing to do so.

The idea, mentioned early on by Theo's Auntie, that it seems odd he has little interest in male mates of his age seemed odd to me too. I kept waiting for this to be developed, but it never was. Explanations offered for this seem weak at best, and since neither of the two female "best" mates he does become friends with never seem to become anything more than chatting friends, it is a bit off putting. No romantic interest at all is developed, and in fact, when he must make decisions to part from them, you get no real sense that he really had any significant ties to them whatsoever. Made me wonder why these relationships even needed inclusion.

The best character development seemed to exist between Theo and the First Mentor. Yet Theo on several occasions is able to access computer systems he should not be able to, and the otherwise Omniscient First Mentor seems to be clueless. And since this seemed to be his closest friendship/confidant otherwise, Theo seems to shun even this relationship in a somewhat underhanded sneaky fashion.

The futuristic technology is kinda fun, but nothing that can't be found in many other sci-fi writings currently out there in the genre.

For me, the best part of this authors writing was the action scenes. He did a great job of creating suspense about the outcomes of these situations, which often led up to additional crises before finally reaching resolution. Those were the times I found it difficult to put the book down.

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