Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1274295 in Books
• Published on: 1996-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 382 pages

Synopsis
A woman assassin has the ability to slip in and out of worlds, enabling her to kill, then disappear without a trace. That makes her very good at her job, but it's a lonely existence and when she unexpectedly finds friendship the temptation is strong to remain in that reality, even though an assassin is on her trail.

From the Author
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Customer Reviews

Nice tech...
Not the best story that I've ever read, but then again it's sci-fi, it's her first book, and it's got some good technology ideas. A genetic ability to straddle timelines and choose among them?! Cool. Not the easiest thing to picture. And it brings up all sorts of things to wonder about, to argue about, to complain about, which is what good sci-fi really should do : make you think. I'm giving it 4 stars for the idea alone.

Suspenseful - great read!
This book contains all the things that I like in SciFI: a world created in the future, suspense, good plot, interesting time-line effects, lots of computer-techo action, good characters, and excellent writing. The assassin Reva grows during the book, and at the end still has a lot of growing left to do. I hope that we will see her again in a sequel!.

A tale of a woman who is ruthless but has compassion
In this book, I had the feeling I was reading from a mature writer who has a good grasp of how to entertain her readers. Few authors would have had the capacity to evoke an understanding and sympathy in readers for an essentially all-powerful being--an assassin at that--who seemingly cannot be harmed because of her ability to travel to various realities to kill someone or escape pursuit. Christian does this with greate ease. From the loss of her family to the loss of her friend, Reva is a character who gains sympathy despite her powers. Also, from beginning to end, Mainline keeps action and interest flowing--so much I read it all in just one sitting. A curious but compelling tale of a far-future woman in a tale few authors can handle. I hightly recommend it.