The Fear Principle

by B.A. Chepaitis

Book Overview

Dr. Jaguar Addams knows about fear. On a satellite prison called Planetoid Three, she establishes a telepathic link to her subjects. She confronts their demons. And makes them her own . . . They were... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809500604
• ISBN13: 9780809500604
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Fear Principle

The Fear Principle is the first in it's series. The main character, Jaguar Addams is very alluring and intriguing. In a futuristic world, having survived what was known as the Killing times, Jaguar Addams is working on Planetoid Three. The planetoids are a new system put in place for convicted criminals. With a new spin on telepathy, it shows a very new, very scary way of getting into peoples minds. This book captures you from the very first chapter and keeps you until the very last. Jaguar will always keep you wanting more.

The Fear Principle Review

This is B.A. Chepaitis's first novel and it is ultimately a sci-fi genre novel, so those who do not like fiction, beware. In simple words, the novel is about an Earth orbiting prison called Planetoid Three, a way to end prison overcrowding on Earth. The novel revolves around the character Jaguar Addams, a teacher working on Planetoid three. Their responsibilities are to reach into the minds of the deadliest inmates telepathically and make them face their true and greatest fears. Jaguar, one of the top teachers is challenged by a dangerous assassin in her understanding of fear. The story sets in the far and dark future. I got a sense that the world has been stripped of its good and criminals await in every corner. You can't help but feel like the whole novel took place at night; it has an eerie, creepy, Gotham City feel. This is something that helps the mystery of the story. Furthermore, I felt in certain parts of the novel that this might be a possible future for us, which is frightening! Most of the characters in the novel seem to posses a dark secret, poor past or sinister plan that becomes visible in their attitudes toward other characters. These eventually hinder the compassion of the characters to become apparent. I believe this makes the relationships edgy, characters erratic, and progresses the plot. Overall, I thought that I chose the first and right novel to read from many of B.A.'s novels. I deem this novel wonderful if you want to get a taste of B.A.'s talents. In addition, I was glad I had the opportunity to meet her in person.

Bravo B.C.

B.C. Chepaitis has taken sci-fi to literary levels not seen since the work of Heinlein. As both friend and fellow writer I can merely recommend this book and suggest that readers have NOT heard the last of Jaguar Adams!

It's a hit of gritty magic that keeps you reading hard.

What I love about this book is the uncompromising nature of the main character, Jaguar Addams, who refuses to be less complex than she is. She's good, and she's not. She's in control of her life, and doesn't pretend not to be. Her morality is her own. And her motto: See who you are. Be what you see. In a futuristic prison system, Jaguar Addams works telepathically with criminals to make them face their fears. In this novel, she's assigned to Clare Rilasco, a hitwoman who took out a governor. When Jaguar and her cohort Alex Dzarny try to find out why she made the hit, the plot quickly thickens into a soup made of some of our worst nightmares. Jaguar's past, which includes surviving The Killing Times, becomes a part of the present fear of her own, which she must face and solve. As the author takes us through a world made of sharp edges, the reader is compelled to find out what will happen next, and might make the mistake of not pausing to savor some of the poetic use of language used to create a sense of the difference between "normal" space and "telepathic" space. I was distinctly impressed by the way this was accomplished, and found the language and ideas of the book as worthwhile as the fast-paced plot. I'm hoping the author has more in store for Jaguar. She's a character whose world I'd like to visit again.

It's a fast read that holds up to a 2nd and 3rd read

The first time I read Fear Principle, I was compelled through the story by the twists of plot and action. The second time I read it, I relaxed, knowing I was in good hands. The third time I read it, I realized all the fear is about getting somewhere closer to - love? Being alive? It's subtle, and a compelling read.