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The Memory Keeper: A Science Fiction Mystery (The Memory Thief Series Book 6) Kindle Edition

by Sarina Dorie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
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Steampunk. Mystery. Romance.

Shion was once an orphan of Ainu descent living in a Japanese neighborhood on Lexington Moon Colony. Adopted by a kind Irish family and given the name Sean McMurphy, he thought he had left his old life and old ways behind. When he is unexpectedly invited to serve as translator on an expedition of the newly discovered planet of Aynu-Mosir, he is thrust into a culture he had hoped to forget.

Sean stumbles upon an ancient technology which may explain how the ancestors of the first space explorers arrived on the planet using steam-powered technology. It seems the luck of the Irish is with him, and he might even earn a reward.

Instead, he is accused of a crime he didn’t commit. He must prove his innocence by giving another his memories using the medicinal herb, memory moss. If he cannot learn to embrace the ways of his people and demonstrate he isn’t a thief, he may be sentenced to death.

This book is a stand-alone, fine to read out of order with the rest of the series.

Experience steampunk across the farthest reaches of the galaxy.

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    November 26, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0818JXJY5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (November 26, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 26, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4345 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 ‏ : ‎ 134 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

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Tooth fairies and bogeymen, Puritans and aliens, and robots in love with toasters. Welcome to my worlds.

As a child, Sarina Dorie dreamed of being an astronaut/archaeologist/fashion designer/illustrator/writer. After years of dedication and hard work, most of Sarina’s dreams have come true; in addition to teaching art, she is an author/copywriter/artist/fashion designer/belly dancer. She has taught English overseas in South Korea and in the JET program in Japan, where she felt like an alien much of the time which inspired numerous stories. She has shown her art internationally and sold illustrations to magazines and currently works as a high school art teacher.

Sarina Dorie has sold over 150 short stories to markets like Analog, Daily Science Fiction, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Orson Scott Card's IGMS, Cosmos, and Abyss and Apex. Her stories and published novels have won humor and Romance Writer of America awards. She has sold three novels to publishers: Silent Moon, Dawn of the Morning Star and Wrath of the Tooth Fairy. Her steampunk romance series, The Memory Thief and her collections, Fairies, Robots and Unicorns--Oh My! and Ghosts, Werewolves and Zombies--Oh My! are available on Amazon, along with her series, WOMBY'S SCHOOL FOR WAYWARD WITCHES.

A few of her favorite things include: gluten-free brownies (not necessarily glutton-free), Star Trek, steampunk aesthetics, fairies, Severus Snape, Captain Jack Sparrow and Mr. Darcy. By day, Sarina is a public school art teacher, artist, belly dance performer and instructor, copy editor, fashion designer, event organizer and probably a few other things. By night, she writes. As you might imagine, this leaves little time for sleep.

Now, if only Jack Sparrow asks her to marry him, all her dreams will come true.

You can find info about her short stories and novels on her website:

www.sarinadorie.com

Sarina Dorie would love to stay in contact with readers and send you free short stories and announce special offers through her newsletter. To subscribe, go here: https://www.subscribepage.com/q6h1q2

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Tricia Schiro
5.0 out of 5 stars What have gotten ourselves into?
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020
I was given this book for free to read and review. If you have never heard of The Memory Theif series this novella will give you a great introduction to the worlds and people of this amazing steampunk like series. In these stories the British have figured out steam engine space travel in the 1500’s so by the 1800’s they have cultivated colonies on many planets in the Milky Way system. Sean and Patrick McMurphy are last minute add ons from their lower class moon colony on a voyage to the home planet of Jomon people. The Jomon are believed to be some of the first space travels from even father back and they were originally from Japan. Though Sean has an Irish accent he is actually Nipponese and was adopted at an early age by the McMuphy family when his mother died. He is enlisted as a translator because the Jamon language is similar to his native tongue, and his brother is a chemist along for the ride. Little did they know that this adventure would change there lives forever. Sean also thought he would never have to use the memory moss that allows people to share memories. This same moss which lead to his mother’s demise. I really liked this book it has the same kind of adventurous ideas as seen in classics by Edgar Rice Burroughs among others. Just placing the timing of the space race before the Victorian age makes everything so unique. Just think of roaming around the planets in full suits, top coats, top hats, and lets not forget the women in their full regalia. I also thought that the use of scenery was so important. It was amazing to go with Sean and Patrick from the dingy, rusty metal of there small colony to the open air and wide world of the Jamon. This book was so captivating I read it all in one sitting. Luckily there are four more books in the series to quench my thirst.
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AnnieB
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting YA steampunk fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019
The Memory Keeper is the 6th book in the world of the memory thief by Sarina Dorie. Released 26th Nov 2019, it's 178 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book (along with most of the author's oeuvre) is included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.

This is a short and drama filled young adult steampunk SF novel with extensive world building and fantasy elements. The narrative explores themes of belonging, family, honor, racism, and culture. The author ratchets the dramatic tension up from literally the first page, mostly without relief, which I found wearying at times. The framing of protagonist Sean for theft within the first couple of pages was clumsy and the fact that it seemed to have worked on everyone around him (under -entirely- circumstantial conditions) doesn't speak very well of the intelligence of the other characters. In short, it felt absolutely contrived and clunky to me. Much of the dialogue was stilted and cringe-worthy (did the author really need to use "begorra" so many times to convince her readers that the main characters were Irish? Incidentally, begorra and top'o'th'mornin' and such are preeeeetty certain indications that the speaker isn't and never was Irish in any manner).

That being said, this is a young adult novel and will probably appeal to fans of the genre much more than to my cynical old heart. I did really enjoy the world building and flora and fauna and back stories for the different characters and cultures and parallel development on different colonies.

Three and a half stars for me rounded up for the interesting and intricate world building.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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Cathrine Bonham
4.0 out of 5 stars Book six but can be read as stand alone.
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020
The Memory Keeper is the sixth book in the Memory Thief series. I have not read the other books, so I can honestly attest that this book stands perfectly well on it's own. The World building was well developed and the main character had a complete arch.

Sean McMurphy is adopted, he knows his parents love him, and they treat him no different from their natural children. Still a Japanese boy growing up in the Irish part of town is sure to stick out.

I actually really like this story. Some stories with adopted protagonists focus so much on getting back in touch with your roots, that they seem to undermine the amount of love and loyalty that it takes to truly welcome someone into your family. Yes this is about Sean getting to learn more about himself and why his parents left him, but it also shows the bond that Sean has with his adopted brother Patrick. It shows how he counts himself as Irish even though he is hired as a translator for Jormon, a planet who's settlers originate from Japan.

I also loved the Neo-victorian culture that this series is set in. I am a fan of Steampunk and I love that this series incorporates it with space travel. The aesthetic achieved reminds me of the much lamented show firefly. Where the old world meets hightech.

The Memory keeper is a short read and is probably a great place to start if you are interested in this series.

*I was given a free ebook, from hidden gems reviews. I was under no obligation to leave a favorable review. My opinion stated herein is my own and is reached honestly.*
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Eleonor Mae
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020
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I found this book fun to read as I don't read much into the steampunk genre. The journey the characters go through made me laugh and made me upset because they're just so relatable at times. Sometimes things are just too good to be true.
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