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OxygenRising

R.GARCIAYROBERTSON

FromHartwell,David-YearsBestSF11(2006)

R.GarciayRobertson,whodoesntownacomputer,livesinMountVernon,Washington.His

recentnovelsincludeKnightErrant(2001),LadyRobyn(2003),andWhiteRose(2004),aseriesof

popularhistoricalfantasy(timeslip)Romances,tobe;andhis2006novelisThe

Firebird,afantasticadventuresetintheimaginarylandofMarkovy.Hisstorieshaveappearedin

FantasyScienceFictionandAsi-movswithsomeregularityforthelasttwentyyears,andare

characterizedbytheirbroadrangeofconcerns,stylisticsophistication,andattentiontohistorical

detail.GarciahastendedtowardtimetravelorhistoricalsettingsbothforhisfantasyandSF

stories.Hehaspublishednearlyfiftystories.TheMoonMaidandOtherFantasticAdventures(1998)

collectssomeofhisadventureandspaceoperaSF.

OxygenRisingwaspublishedinAsimovs.Thisspaceoperanovelettetakesceafteranactof

terrorism,andalongtheway,asthecharacterstravel,coverssomeofthesameterritorythat

Sparhawkdoesinhisstoryearlierinthisbook,butwithalightertouch.Garciaentertains,but

theresakindofcommentaryonthesidethatremindsusofRobertA.Heinleinsentertainingand

instructiveadventures.

Hey,human,timetoearnyourpay!Curledinafelinecrouch,asilvercomlinkclippedtohisfurryear,

theSuper-CatflashedDerekatoothygrin.Tawnyfurshowedthroughgapsinthebioconstructsbody

armor,andhisoxygenbottlehadaspecialnosepiecetoaccommodatethesaber-toothuppercanines,

hugecurvedfangswhoserootsranbacktotheeyesockets.ThisdeepinthehighlandsofHarmonia,

evenHomosmilodonneededbottledair.Cradlingarecoilsassaultcannon,theSuperCat