Days of Iron Russel Proctor

The week just keeps getting better and things are heating up here on Gelati’s Scoop and The G-ZONE. I have a self-published novel for you here in “Days of Iron”.  The author is from Australia, the work is interesting to say the least, and the ending is well, let’s hope there is more to come. Here is the synopsis and a little something about the author from Amazon :

“In the future, genetic engineering has created three species of humans. H*** sapiens – the Sapes – are the masters. The Sirians are savage and insular. And the Helots are slaves, denied even the right to breed.

Humanity in all its forms has spread out into the galaxy, ruled by the all-powerful Syndicate of Galactic Corporations. But the Syndicate refuses to share technology beyond the ruling Elite.

For Maddy Hawthorn, a Sape colonist, the peaceful life she had planned at Barnard’s Star is torn apart when she becomes involved in a terrorist plot to destroy the stranglehold of the Elite over the other races. Pursued by the military and the Syndicate’s agents, Maddy and her companions mount a desperate attack on the centre of control in the galaxy, an obscure planet on the fringes of known space.

Maddy must fight a ruthless regime to survive, but her own past demons might be the most dangerous threat of all.

About the Author

Born in Queensland, Australia, author Russell Proctor was a solicitor and practiced law for nine years. He then resigned in order to study drama at the University of Southern Queensland, and later became a professional actor and wrote several plays. Proctor eventually returned to university to gain a master’s in teaching from Queensland University of Technology and went on to teach Drama and Legal Studies in a Central Queensland school.”

I am warming up to sci-fi. Back in the day, in my youth, I used to read a lot of this stuff. It has been so many years since I have read a great deal of sci-fi that the stuff I remember reading has become real; okay I am getting old, so what. Back to the story, Proctor has a trio of characters as his driving force in this novel. They work well; the plotline is pretty cool, and the story really works. I enjoyed his prose, and became attached to Maddy and her crew. Hopefully as I grow from old to ancient , I do not see a future like this; I am content with things much the way they are.