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Trophy (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Paul M. Schofield (Author) (edit contributors)

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Imagine an Earth restored to perfection under the care of ten women Guardians, who answer only to a governing computer. Imagine a peaceful, colonized Solar System. This is what the New Victorian Empire has accomplished in the 475 years of its existence. Now mankind faces extinction because of... read more

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TROPHY is a fast moving page-turner, keeping the reader guessing and unwilling to put it down until the last page is devoured. In the future, all humanity is governed by the New Victorian Empire, which developed after the 21st century collapse of civilization as we know it. The Empire is... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

TROPHY is a fast moving page-turner, keeping the reader guessing and unwilling to put it down until the last page is devoured. In the future, all humanity is governed by the New Victorian Empire, which developed after the 21st century collapse of civilization as we know it. The Empire is managed by a massive computer system, known as CENTRAL, and overseen by the Ten women Guardians. As a consequence of the collapse, the human race is destined for certain extinction. Convinced that time travel will be the means to its salvation, the Empire turns its attention to Louis Franelli, a brilliant ex-Empire engineer now in the employ of deadly rebel Galen Bestmarke. Franelli alone has unraveled the complex secret of time travel through the mysterious Keyhole, an anomaly in space. Bestmarke, a vicious criminal, is testing the use of the Keyhole to develop his evil plan of a slave trade through time, and has captured and turned both animals and men into living trophies during his test journeys through the Keyhole. Now the Empire is hot on his trail. During a daring surprise attack on Bestmarke's ship as it exits the Keyhole, Lt. Janet Rogerton successfully rescues two of the trophies and captures Franelli. In a series of rapidly moving plot twists, Franelli and a Guardian are abducted by Bestmarke; two of the trophies, the 20th century man Martin and a magnificent black panther, are revitalized by the Guardians with cybernetic bodies, forming a formidable mind-linked team; the sinister businessman Izax enters the story with dreadful consequences for Martin and his father, who is also one of Bestmarke's living trophies; and the Empire unveils its superior new ship, the Clipper, in its quest to apprehend Bestmarke.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Martin Charles Bucklann: Hunter and outdoors-man born in 1938 A.D. Lives near the Gallatin River in Southwestern Montana.
  • Janet Rogerton: Young Lieutenant Janet Rogerton is our heroine. She is the commander of a Patrol Class ship in the Planetary Control Corps. Her picture is on the cover of the first edition.
  • Galen Bestmarke: Galen Bestmarke is the main antagonist. He is a rebel, criminal, and trophy hunter. His picture is also on the cover of the first edition.
  • Louis Franelli: Brilliant, eccentric, nuclear engineer who works for Galen Bestmarke.
  • Kolanna Montoombo: Star ship pilot in the Planetary Control Corps who is a good friend of Janet Rogerton.
  • Tommie: A five kilogram orange Tabbie cat. He is the pouncer element of a guider/pouncer team.
  • Estelle Fairfield: Estelle Fairfield is the highly trained guider of a guider/pouncer team.
  • Guardian V: The fifth oldest of the Ten Guardians. She specializes in nuclear physics.
  • Star-Commander Abigail VanDevere: She is the highest officer of the Planetary Control Corps. She also commands the Flagship of the PCC fleet: the Victorian heavy-cruiser 'Daniela'.
  • Michelle VanDevere: You will have to read the book ...
  • Johnny: First mate on Galen Bestmarke's ship.
  • Terran Bestmarke: Identical twin brother of Galen Bestmarke. He serves as pilot on their ship.
  • Lieutenant-Commander Gornect: She serves on the Victorian heavy-cruiser "Daniela".
  • Guardian I.: The spokeswoman and oldest member of the Ten Guardians. She specializes in computer science.
  • Mr. Izax: An unsavory businessman with some influence in the Empire.
  • Panther: A black panther; half animal, half android
  • Lieutenant-Warden Archer: A crew mate on Rogerton's ship.
  • Lieutenant-Warden Kanopolis: Commander of a ship in Alpha Squadron
  • Guardian III: The third oldest of the Ten Guardians
  • Guardian X: The youngest of the Ten Guardians
  • Guardian II: The second oldest of the Ten Guardians
  • the Daniela: A Victorian Heavy-Cruiser, the flagship of the fleet.
  • Lieutenant-Warden Rogerton: Janet Rogerton's rank at the beginning of the book.
  • Carolyn Rogerton: Janet Rogerton's mother.
  • Warden Elizabeth Archer: A crew mate on Rogerton's ship at the beginning of the book.
  • Dad: Martin's father.
  • Mr. Cedric: An anti-empire criminal.
  • Guardian VII: The seventh oldest of the Ten Guardians. She specializes in cybernetics.
  • Stelle: Estelle Fairfield
  • Michelle Anderson: Michelle Sondra Anderson, Guardian V
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “"That's better," Terran said. "We need control now and clear thinking. There is always a way out. Space has many directions."”
    Terran Bestmarke
  • “Galen watched the seconds count down to zero and felt the increased rumble and vibration as the two Zenkati fusion engines roared like a matched binary star, somehow harnessed and barely controlled. He loved the raw power of his star ship.”
  • “"I do not pretend to know more," Rogerton said. "But with all due respect, Ma'am, we are not in the lab now. We are on the battlefield. Bestmarke's engines and shields were damaged. We needed to compensate to keep Franelli safe," she said, her eyes straight ahead.”
    Lieutenant Janet Rogerton
  • “"Let me worry about Franelli, Lieutenant. We are not nursing mothers here. This is battle. As long as Franelli is not dead, that is all that matters. He deserves to be roughed up. Bestmarke deserves even more. Someday we will get both of them."”
    Star-Commander Abigail VanDevere
  • “"The only good I am concerned about is what is good for me, Guardian. Deep down we are all animals, completely selfish, and sooner or later that trait manifests itself in all of us. Your 'greater good' is just false sentiment that will eventually be exposed," he said. "Entropy, Guardian, entropy. Everything eventually runs down, wears out, or is lost. Even your precious Empire will go back to the dust someday. It will be gone forever ..."”
    Galen Bestmarke

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First Sentence edit see section history

Janet Rogerton studied the NAV screens.

Table of Contents edit see section history

No descriptions ... just Roman Numerals.

Glossary edit see section history

  • Asteroid Belt: The region of space between Mars and Jupiter that contains thousands of small, rocky, sun-orbiting objects ranging in size from grains of sand to 12+ kilometers in length.
  • A.U.: Astronomical Unit, approximately 150,000,000 kilometers (93,000,000 miles), or the distance from the earth to the sun.
  • CENTRAL: The massive computer-government that rules the Solar System and nearest star system in the Centaurus region.
  • Guardians: The caretakers of the great computer, CENTRAL.
  • Protectors: An elite devision of the Planetary Control Corps whose purpose is to protect the Guardians at all costs, even with their own lives if necessary. They are all women, highly trained in the martial arts and all manner of military technology.
  • Io Station: One of the early exo-Martian colonies constructed in 386 N.V.A. It originally served as a research and industrial area before falling into decay. It is located in orbit around Jupiter near the moon Io.
  • Kuiper Belt: A division of space beyond Neptune that extends from 30 – 1,000 A.U. This region contains trans-Neptunian objects, the two largest being Eris and Pluto. Over 1000 objects have been discovered as of March 2009, and most are larger than 100 kilometers (60 miles) in diameter.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Ten: Ten is an important number in the New Victorian Empire.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Great Books By Indie Authors. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Paul M. Schofield (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Galactic Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2/23/2010
ISBN: 9780984478002
Page Count: 318

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

TROPHY was written for young adult and adult readers. It contains no sex, profanity, supernatural elements, vampires, or fantasy. It is future-fiction based on scientific principles, both known and theoretical, and is a fast moving action-adventure with some instances of mild violence, one of moderate violence, but no graphic violence. Some portions may be too intense for young readers, hence the recommendation above.

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