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Tales from the Rift: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Bruce Levine (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
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In the far future, when interstellar travel and trade with alien races is commonplace, will they still tell ghost stories? In Tales from the Rift, the answer is an emphatic yes! Colson Metter, a human trader, and seven aliens are led by a shape-shifting bartender in a contest relating tales of the supernatural for the prize of prizes. As each contestant tells stories filled with both humor and horror set in their own alien societies Metter hunts for a way to cheat the competition. To him this is more than a contest: losing could mean his life!
Tales from the Rift is a comic and thrilling exploration of the hopes, fears, and aspirations of the denizens of the far-flung galaxy.
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    581 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    February 2, 2018
  5. Grade level
    12 and up
  6. File size
    463 KB
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  8. Word Wise
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079KBQW2V
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 2, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 463 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 581 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1977098606
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 39 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
39 global ratings

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Cynthia
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read, sugar.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2018
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I really enjoyed this. Its a fun quirky sci-fi. This is one of those books that you're sorry is over because you've kinda fallen in love with the world building AND this book doesn't appear to be part of a series so you cant go back there.

It can be slightly confusing at times for a few seconds because each alien has its own way of speaking but you get the hang of it after a sentence or two.

None of the characters are one dimensional. Each one is incredibly unique. I need Orph in my live.

This isn't a hard sci-fi. It appears to be very far from our present so there is no talk of high velosity maximum titanium miniature black holes for space travel. Characters are in space and they just travel places.

The ending is fantastic and just perfect. Each story told is engrossing and I just loved it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2018
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Started of fast and kept my interest all the way thru. The end was kind of a surprise. He succeeded but not for the reason I thought.
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James M.
5.0 out of 5 stars A great story told from alien points of view
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2021
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I read so much science fiction it all starts to blend together. This is different. A collection of stories told from
alien viewpoints. Each story is an insight into what aliens are afraid of and see as supernatural. The interactions between characters and the not so real barmaid is fascinating. A tour de force, in a medium where humor and insight are rare. Write some more, please.
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Joshua Grant
5.0 out of 5 stars A space whale of a tale
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2018
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Bruce Levine’s Tales from the Rift is a story within a story. Metter, a space cargo runner, is a Han Solo-esque scoundrel who has run into money problems. And like Solo, his attempts to solve those problems get sidetracked in a hilarious way. I liked Metter and Levine’s writing and would recommend this one for anyone looking for a fun getaway amongst the stars!
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McFitz
3.0 out of 5 stars A fun and clever story is marred by very poor editing.
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2018
A human who travels through space doing odd transport jobs (and conning others) makes a fateful stop at his favorite bar and has a chance to win a contest that would set him up for life. All he has to do is tell the best ghost story.

His seven competitors are diverse species from all over the galaxy, and each tells a story that includes their own society and vocabulary. The author cleverly uses this device to describe the different beings and their environments. This doesn’t always lead to easy reading, but I applaud Mr. Levine’s vivid imagination.

The story is filled with sarcasm and humor, poking fun at our own history and society. I enjoyed the story overall, but it has some serious shortcomings that keep it from being ready for publishing, especially at these pricepoints.

The Kindle version includes lots of inconsistencies in word use, punctuation, and grammar, missing words, and plenty of typos that should have been corrected by a copyeditor before publishing.

As for the formatting, there are plenty of text spacing issues and different sizes of text, too; these cause breaks in concentration and take the reader out of the story.

These issues are easily fixed by a professional, and I strongly suggest the author commit the time and money to have his work polished. His book is worth it.
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Cole Gruberth
4.0 out of 5 stars Good fun
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2018
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This book is just plain fun, full of clever wordplay and humor.
Hope they can find a good copy editor to tend to the misspellings an typos.
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Wife of Jud
5.0 out of 5 stars Out Of The Box!
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2018
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I LOVED this book! The out-of-the-box thinking kept me intrigued, laughing out loud, and reading. I even read parts to my husband! Seriously, it was well written, very fresh and unique, a few errors towards the end of the book, but nothing that disrupted the pleasure of reading this story. I highly recommend to readers with a palette for something different.
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Mark M. Szymcik
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story which is a collection of tales from members ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2018
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Great story which is a collection of tales from members of differing told in a contest to win a major, basically life-changing prize. Well done and unexpected ending after the winner claims the prize. (Sparse review, i realize, but no spoilers here, savoring the details makes this one a full 5 stars.)
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