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by R.J. Carter Published: March 21, 2003
Rose Rico is a carefree Latina who lives for parties, drugs, and the opportunity to embarrass her highly politically-placed mother. But the world Rose lives in is one that has been in contact with alien species for some years now. The aliens provide the Earthers with advanced technology, asking very little in return. All they want are some humans now and then to serve as sex slaves. Okay, I see your eyebrows shooting up already. And yes, in places, it is that kind of book, although never in graphic detail (which may disappoint some who might dive anticipating salacious depictions of other-worldly pleasurings... not that I harbored those kind of expectations.) Rose learns of the government deal (it's a secret one, of course) and confronts her mother about it. As a result, Rose is soon abducted and fitted with a collar that shocks her whenever she disobeys an order from any of the Alphas--the aliens running the operation. Rose is very much a smart-alec, so she gets shocked rather a lot. In another quadrant of the galaxy, the Alphas have other dealings with a race called the Qin--also slaves, forced to work in the mines. A rogue Qin attacks an Alpha space station and wreaks havok, which causes Rose and a handful of other human slaves--most of them 3rd generation or later, none so native as Rose--into a cargo transport. There, Rose proposes a plan that the other slaves, having been bred into perpetual hopelessness, had never before considered: Revolt and escape. It's a bold plan, considering that any one of their captors could kill them with a simple vocal command. They're a motley bunch who would much rather lounge about in their cell having consensual orgies with each other--odd behavior at best, considering that it's an activity they're normally forced into. Well, it wouldn't be any kind of adventure if the revolt failed, and our band of escapees ends up joining forces with the Qin--albeit not without a certain amount of xenophobic friction. Despite a rather bland start, Slave Trade slowly begins to percolate into a confrontation of Star Wars proportions--and this is only the first book. Susan Wright is no stranger to the writing interstellar fiction, having built up quite a reputation with her Star Trek novels. Additionally, she's a spokesperson for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, so if anyone is qualified (as well as justified) in portraying new and interesting aspects of sexuality, Wright is. Enter with an open mind and a spirit of rebellion, and you'll find yourself satisfied by Slave Trade. |
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