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Milky Way Tango: Volume One of the Belt Stories Paperback – June 16, 2019

by Roger Alan Bonner (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
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Milky Way Tango launches the Belt Stories - a quest motivated by romance in a space opera setting. Jimmy and Sarah, childhood friends, become lovers before leaving for college. But on the Big Date, they encounter a cruel twist of fate resulting in Jimmy’s incarceration at the far end of the Belt. For ten years, he will be the sole occupant of a navigational array near the North American nebula. It is a beautiful, explosive, turbulent neighborhood. However, the annual mortality rate is thirty percent.The likelihood of surviving ten years there is close to zero.Sarah is left behind to get on with what remains of her life. She goes to a college and tries hard to make a go of it. But it forces her to forget about Jimmy, to forget the plans they had. Doing that is harder than it sounds; for Sarah, all roads lead to Jimmy.For Jimmy, life is simpler - he is determined to survive. That will require all of his will and energy and optimism and resourcefulness.The story continues in Milky Way Boogie and concludes in Milky Way Gala.
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  1. Print length
    284 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    June 16, 2019
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.71 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1948988054
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1948988056
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Belt Stories, The (June 16, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1948988054
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1948988056
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.09 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.71 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

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Roger Alan Bonner

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Roger Alan Bonner writes fiction, primarily science fiction. His main goal is to devise stories which reward or entertain the reader. His stories can be gritty at times; they are not for everyone. But then, they do not have to be.

He is interested in nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, cosmology, and macroeconomics. Also in professional American football, baseball, hiking, music, dancing, graphics, and cooking. He can make chicken Marsala six different ways. He plays acoustic and electric guitar and is a big fan of guitarist Al Dimeola, actress Minnie Driver, painter Vincent van Gogh, and home run king Barry Bonds.

He worked as an economist in the US government, academia, and development agencies. A few years ago he retired, escaped from Washington, DC, went through the waterlogged state of Florida, and recently ended up in the purple part of North Carolina.

He is a recovering political junkie, weaning himself from a spectator sport which shares much with NASCAR races conducted on a tight track at high speed in the rain.

He thinks the USA is in decline, now run by the lesser sires of lesser men.

He hopes he's wrong about all that.

Contact: Roger Alan Bonner.com, or on Twitter at @RogerBonner9.

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Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars Bring on the next chapter!
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2019
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I just finished reading this and my next move is to buy the next book an continue this great ride.

Bonner's attention to painstaking scientific detail seems effortless as he weaves a truly human tale of love and loss. Cant wait till the next segment.
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ronna Levin
5.0 out of 5 stars Different read
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2019
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This book had so.much futuristic details about the characters and took.us into a future era and opened our minds to what is in store for the next generations. Education is always foremost.
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J C Becker
4.0 out of 5 stars new writer worth checking out
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2019
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I'm a bit of an outlier on books. I read a ton, and a ton of sci-fi as well.

I have a few quibbles. I didn't like the ambiguity on love and faithfulness, and I can hardly wait to see how it gets resolved. The treatment might be accurate, but I would have been more comfortable had the characters made different choices.

I think Jimmy made a big mistake.
. The characters are complex.

That said, the story was highly entertaining
I can hardly wait to read what follows. I really liked the clever adaptation of technology under greatest peril.
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Mildred S Brock
1.0 out of 5 stars Short
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2020
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Do not care for authors who leave you hanging just so you will buy their next book. I will not. Cheap trick.
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