The High Edge

Seeders Universe #4

by Dean Wesley Smith

USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith returns to his fan-favorite Seeders Universe series with a fifth novel, The High Edge.
Benny Slade lives in New York City. One moment the city around him (and everyone he knows) seems normal. The next moment, everyone dies.
Working to survive among the dead (and plan for a future) feels impossible, but Benny doesn’t give up easily. Especially when he meets the woman of his dreams, and she offers to help him and others survive.
And then she offers him an even a bigger job, a job that could take him out into the stars.

Genres: Science Fiction

197 pages, ebook

First published October 13, 2014

About the author

Pen Names
Edward Taft
Dee W. Schofield
Sandy Schofield
Kathryn Wesley

Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.

With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.

Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.

Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.

Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.

Reviews

[Garry Whitmore]

Initially, this book was a disappointment for me as the author seemed to be covering old ground basically reinventing the story he'd previously told in both volumes 1 and 2 of the series. It is only when you get to the last 20 per cent of the book that more is revealed and this book can be seen as an introduction to the next four books in the series.

That said I feel it could have been done better without going over old ground, hence my 3-star rating. In fact, you could start the series with this volume and not lose anything from reading the prior books. To others I'd say stick with it it's a competent tale, and the next few volumes are worth the reading.

[Frank Hofer]

Follows the Formula

This series has a formula for every book so far - the most attractive man and most attractive woman find each, then take time out from the bedroom to do stuff. One again, a good chunk of the book could be removed because it’s repetitious statements about how hot the other person is, etc.

Oh, and there’s a couple of things about the Seeders.

[Travis]

This is a fascinating series, and each book makes the whole thing more interesting. Glad I picked up these books, having a great time reading them.

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

I really liked it.

[Crystal]

Firmly a "meh". Short, rapid story that seemed all too convenient and easy for the main characters. The book reads like a prologue, a very lengthy prologue. I won't look for any other books in the series, I doubt I get much more depth. The concept is interesting but the writing is unimaginative, rapid and all too convenient for the the main stereotypical characters.

[Frans Kempe]

I really liked this story. Benny is left alive after a pulse from a dying star kills almost all humanity. A survival story that unfolds into a intergalactic story in the Seeders universe. A great introduction to another universe which left me longing for more.