Review by Tam_R0se -- Project Tau by Jude Austin
Posted: 19 Nov 2019, 00:34
[Following is a volunteer review of "Project Tau" by Jude Austin.]
I found <i>Project Tau</i> by Jude Austin to be thought provoking and entertaining. College
student, Kalin Taylor, desperately wants to be accepted in the Phi Mu Alpha fraternity. To do
so, he must break into a high security area, find and photograph Project Tau, and slip out
unseen. He barely sets foot inside before being caught, then marched at gun point to face the
head of the establishment, Mason, who coerces him into signing what he believes is a two week
contract as a willing subject for non-life threatening 'tests'. The alternative is being shot
dead and his body sent home to his parents branded 'traitor'. Kalin wakes on his second day to
find that the 'tests' were body modifications and realizes he has made a mistake. He must find
a way to escape and take the clone, Project Tau, with him. It won't be easy between harsh
training methods, the personnel's belief that he is also a clone, and Tau's uneducated view of
what is normal. Help will be a long time coming if it comes at all and survival is not
guaranteed.
I enjoyed this book and the transformation of chubby, bookish Kalin Taylor into war machine
Project Kata. Tau and Kata are polar opposites. Tau is trusting and patient, accepting the
teachers' lessons as necessary. Kata is stubborn and combative, knowing the lessons are far
from acceptable. The instructors are well rounded, distinct personalities that a reader can
love, hate, or sympathise with. <i>Project Tau</i> by Jude Austin touches on the legality and
morality of clone enslavement, body modifications for profit, corruption in big business, and
intentions gone wrong. Kata asks along the way what difference there is between a human and a
clone who looks, acts, and emotes like a human. I give this book <b>4 out of 4</b> stars for
excellent editing, powerful character creation, and an engaging plot. I recommend this for
most readers who enjoy science fiction. The ending was satisfying, though it left me with a
few questions dangling. Hopefully, this means another book in the offing. It does contain some
mild profanity and those uncomfortable with reading about taking the Lord's name in vain might
want to give it a pass. To be clear, the author points this out through the interaction of
certain characters and is not lightly tossing His name about. It is a good, gritty read
without being gory or explicit.
******
Project Tau
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I found <i>Project Tau</i> by Jude Austin to be thought provoking and entertaining. College
student, Kalin Taylor, desperately wants to be accepted in the Phi Mu Alpha fraternity. To do
so, he must break into a high security area, find and photograph Project Tau, and slip out
unseen. He barely sets foot inside before being caught, then marched at gun point to face the
head of the establishment, Mason, who coerces him into signing what he believes is a two week
contract as a willing subject for non-life threatening 'tests'. The alternative is being shot
dead and his body sent home to his parents branded 'traitor'. Kalin wakes on his second day to
find that the 'tests' were body modifications and realizes he has made a mistake. He must find
a way to escape and take the clone, Project Tau, with him. It won't be easy between harsh
training methods, the personnel's belief that he is also a clone, and Tau's uneducated view of
what is normal. Help will be a long time coming if it comes at all and survival is not
guaranteed.
I enjoyed this book and the transformation of chubby, bookish Kalin Taylor into war machine
Project Kata. Tau and Kata are polar opposites. Tau is trusting and patient, accepting the
teachers' lessons as necessary. Kata is stubborn and combative, knowing the lessons are far
from acceptable. The instructors are well rounded, distinct personalities that a reader can
love, hate, or sympathise with. <i>Project Tau</i> by Jude Austin touches on the legality and
morality of clone enslavement, body modifications for profit, corruption in big business, and
intentions gone wrong. Kata asks along the way what difference there is between a human and a
clone who looks, acts, and emotes like a human. I give this book <b>4 out of 4</b> stars for
excellent editing, powerful character creation, and an engaging plot. I recommend this for
most readers who enjoy science fiction. The ending was satisfying, though it left me with a
few questions dangling. Hopefully, this means another book in the offing. It does contain some
mild profanity and those uncomfortable with reading about taking the Lord's name in vain might
want to give it a pass. To be clear, the author points this out through the interaction of
certain characters and is not lightly tossing His name about. It is a good, gritty read
without being gory or explicit.
******
Project Tau
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon