
NEXUS POINT BY K PIMPINELLA | BOOK REVIEW

TITLE : Nexus Point
AUTHOR : K. Pimpinella
GENRE : Sci-Fi/soft-Military Sci-Fi
Intended Age Group: Adult
Pages: 338
DATE OF PUBLISHING : July 2021
Content/Trigger Warnings :
Shown on page :
Violence
Mild gore
Torture
Drug use
Language
Alluded to :
Child abuse
Mentions of physical fights
Mentions of harsh upbringing/abusive father
SYNOPSIS
Winner of a 2021 Canada Book Award
Quarter Finalists in SPSFC
Editor’s Pick, BookLife/Publisher’s Weekly
Late in the twenty-third century, teams of Time Rangers boomerang through a nexus point into historical time periods to capture “time runners,” renegade time travelers who would endanger the future by changing the past. KAI SAWYER, son of one of the founders of the Time Rangers, is a Spawn, a genetically enhanced soldier, who has never known his rear admiral father’s love…only his ambition. And as Kai rises through the ranks to become the Time Rangers’ youngest commander ever, he must constantly prove himself to fend off perceptions, even from his own team, that nepotism is behind his meteoric rise. But when Kai and his team are sent to seventeenth-century France to capture a time runner altering the arc of medical advances, Kai finds his strengths used against him …and as he becomes increasingly aware, a pawn in a dark scheme.
BOOK REVIEW
I finally got around to reviewing Nexus Point. It was first planned for the book tour I did with Escapist Book Tours, but the book was late to arrive and so I had to postpone it. I had a good time with it and am excited to continue on with the series, especially after that epilogue. It did have certain things that didn’t work very well for me. If you want to know what this book is about and more of my thoughts on this book, make sure to check out my full non-spoiler review on my Youtube Channel.
If you are interested in Author Interviews, make sure to check out my interview with K. Pimpinella. I will leave the link below.
AUTHOR Q & A
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AUTHOR BIO

An author and lover of all things science fiction, K.Pimpinella grew up with the greats like Star Wars, Star Trek and the original Battlestar Galactica, and still enjoys them today. The theme of teamwork which dominated Stargate, the camaraderie of the character dynamics of the video game Mass Effect, and the time-travel ideals of the TV show Timeless, were the foundations of her world-building and characters of the Time Ranger series, of which, Nexus Point is the first novel.
Some of her favourite sci-fi authors are; Isaac Asimov, Gareth L. Powell, Elizabeth Moon, Michael
Mammay and fellow Canadian science fiction author, Timothy S. Johnston. She also enjoys Jane Austen and Shakespeare … ‘as flies to wanton boys we are to the gods. They play us for their sport.’
Having studied English and space sciences at university, it helped hone her skills to keep her science as real as possible while also enjoying the classics of english literature. And time at NASA’s Adult Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama, helped her realize her dreams of going into space.
Her time as a Trooper with the reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment, The Queen’s York Rangers
(1st American Regiment) has also provided her with insight into writing soft-military novels. As one of
the only female recce combat arms soldiers in the unit at the time, it was an interesting and challenging experience for her. She also is fortunate enough to work closely with a developmental editor with over 20 years experience in US Special Forces and a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
Pimpinella has also worked with GlobalMedic, a volunteer organization whose mandate is to ‘save lives
by providing short-term, rapid response in the wake of disasters and crises, both at home and abroad,’
where she volunteered in both Thailand and Cambodia as a paramedic (of which she has worked for the past 20 years). The experience with GlobalMedic was eye-opening and gave her a chance to see the world. She now lives in Uxbridge, ON. In her spare time she enjoys ice hockey, snowboarding, western horseback riding and spending time with her husband and two dogs, Dallas and Tonka.
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