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Alien Diplomacy
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Gini Koch
ratkin
, April 19, 2012
‘Alien Diplomacy’ is the fifth book (after ‘Touched By An Alien,’ ‘Alien Tango,’ ‘Alien in the Family’ and ‘Alien Proliferation’) in Gini Koch’s series about the adventures of Katherine “Kitty” Katt-Martini, a former Marketing manager who discovers that space aliens really are secretly living among us. The good news is that they’re good looking and they’re on our side in the fight against evil. The Armani-wearing visitors from Alpha-Centauri ��" known among themselves as A-Cs ��" are here to protect us from threats both internal and external. ‘Alien Diplomacy’ is like the other books in that it’s a skillful blend of humor, science fiction, romance, adventure and all-around good times. The plot is an addictive thrill ride, with enough twists, turns and laughs to keep you reading happily for hours on end, constantly surrendering to that ‘just one more page’ impulse. At the same time it’s very much a transitional book for the series as a whole. After four books, Kitty and her A-C husband Jeff and his cousin Christopher have given up their roles as the heads of the A-C operational divisions and have taken the leads as the head diplomats in the A-C Embassy in Washington, DC. Intermixed with all of the fun found in any of Gini Koch’s books is a recurring theme of the difficulties of leaving behind their old roles to take on new responsibilities with which they’re not really comfortable or happy. But fear not, readers. All of the fun and excitement is still firmly in place. New characters appear (okay…some of them are technically old characters reappearing in newly permanent roles), the Poofs are present and accounted for, baby Jamie-Kat is growing, and the music is still turned up loud. This is an amazingly fun series to read. If you’ve been reading along since the beginning, you’ll want to buy this book. If you’re new to the series, you’ll want to buy the whole series. It’s well worth the investment.
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Alien Proliferation
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Gini Koch
ratkin
, December 07, 2011
"Alien Proliferation" is the fourth book in Gini Koch's series about former marketing whiz Katherine "Kitty" Katt, who has discovered, and now lives in, a community of aliens from Alpha-Centaury (who refer to themselves as simply 'A-Cs'). In this installment, Kitty and her new A-C husband Jeff Martini are expecting their first child. Followers of the series will already know (through some nifty foreshadowing Koch put into an earlier book) that children of mixed human/A-C marriages can manifest some really interesting, previously unseen talents. Since Jeff is one of the A-C community's strongest empaths, you just know that exciting things are in store. Let's face it, this is a Gini Koch book. Exciting things are always in store! Gini Koch's books are fast-paced pleasure reading, in which she skillfully blends science fiction, humor, romance and twisting, turning plots into incredibly fun books. She has a great and constantly expanding cast of characters whose snappy and snarky dialogue is one of the highlights of the series, and she's never afraid of rocking the wonderful boat she had created. While I hate reviews that contain spoilers, it's safe to say that she has written some changes into this story that completely shake up some of the 'unchangeable' aspects of the overall story of the series. There's never a dull moment. I've been a fan of this series since the first book, and it just keeps getting better with every new addition. "Alien Proliferation" continues that tradition admirably.
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