"Entertaining and sexy sci-fi adventure."
The Dare
By: Susan Kearney
Genres: Fantasy | Science Fiction | Romance
Posted: June 17, 2005
On her mission, Dora "grows" a body in which to funnel her personality and some of her impressive mind. However, she can't take all of her mind with her and must leave most of her supercomputer abilities with a new personality. Though Dora's personal goal to be with Zical drives her desires to become human, when she does gain a body, she has plenty of other things to worry about: physical discomfort, emotions and a mission to save the galaxy from ancient protector machines. While growing as a person instead of a computer and helping with the mission, Dora also learns about the multiple layers of love and compassion woven into human relationships, those layers that transcend the physical. However, the physical activities have unexpected side- effects for a computer in human form.
This book is a riot. It's a fun romp filled with playful sexuality and sci-fi adventure. The characters are well- drawn and the storylines are intriguing. THE DARE is easy to fall into even if one has not read THE CHALLENGE.
Book Summary
DORA WANTS TO MAKE LOVE
Specifically, Dora wants to make love with the handsome Rystani warrior-pilot Zical. But since Dora is a computer-albeit a sentient computer-she cannot experience touch, taste and true desire. Dora's logic functions refuse to accept this, so she uses the advanced technology of the 24th century to build herself a body specifically crafted to appeal to Zical, and downloads her computer brain into it.
But Dora's sassy attitude makes her too different from the women of Zical's culture. He's attracted to Dora, but he won't make love to her. And while it would be easy for Dora to adapt to his desires, she likes being smart and funny; she's becoming good at being human.
When Zical accidentally summons the ancient machines that protect the galaxy from invasion, Dora's mission is to intercept them and bring them back to the galaxy's rim. Fortunately for Dora, this puts her and Zical into very close quarters for a very long time. But much has changed, and as Dora learns more about human emotions and what they mean, she realizes that she doesn't just want to make love with Zical--she wants to love him. And be loved in return.
by: Susan Kearney
Tor
July 24, 2005
Featuring: Dora; Zical
360 pages
ISBN: 0765351927
Paperback