An Uncommon Whore

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Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. He has no memory, no future of his own, yet deep inside Pasha knows that that he is meant for better things. The day that Pasha spots the dangerous pirate in the bar, he knows th "As a general rule, you won't find the love of your life while you're on your knees under a table. The day that Pasha spots the dangerous pirate in the bar, he knows that he mustn't let the stranger slip away, regardless of what he must do to attract his attention.

Captain Griffin Hawke spent the greater part of a decade searching for his lost king, only to find Helios Dayspring crouched between his knees, swathed in the robes and shackles of a whore. Though he is appalled by the downfall of his king, the hardened officer finds himself falling for the allure of the sensual creature who has taken his place. Returning Helios to his position on the throne is the only right thing to do, yet Griffin knows that in doing so, he risks losing his lover forever.

I guess I must be an uncommon whore. An Uncommon Whore 1. Helios Dayspring , Griffin Hawke.

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about An Uncommon Whore , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Oct 11, Manny marked it as to-read Shelves: The following brief review by Mark Monday was removed by Goodreads for breaking their censorship policy, but is reposted here in accordance with the Hydra principle. Let me start by presenting the review itself: An Uncommon Whore , I went on to say, is about someone who gets fucked up the ass for money, and has nothing to do with the acquisition of Goodreads by Amazon.

Indeed, Goodreads is not even mentioned. In case anyone missed it, that was ironic. Mark's review was funny because, at a non-literal and metaphorical level, there are indeed meaningful parallels between the acquisition of Goodreads by Amazon and getting fucked up the ass for money. I can't resist the temptation to elaborate. The received wisdom, at the moment, is that it is wrong to treat people as sex objects. But, speaking from personal experience, it isn't always bad to be treated as a sex object; it can indeed be very gratifying to feel, briefly, that you are merely a thing that your lover is using to obtain sexual pleasure.

Many people enjoy playing this kind of game, and when it is done in an intimate, consensual way I do not see that there is anything wrong with it. The problem is that it shades over into behavior that becomes more and more clearly wrong. The tension between these different ways of looking at the issues are what this book is about.

A couple of other books come to mind here. In Musical Chairs , Jen Knox gives a frank account of what it's like to be a stripper. To my surprise, she says that it is in some ways an empowering experience. The performer, taking her clothes off on stage, has an undeniable power over her audience.

But Jen also shows how it is ultimately more degrading than empowering.

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Even though the audience may show their appreciation by putting ten dollar bills in your G-string, you feel after a while that this is a compliment you would rather not receive. Jen describes how she got out, which was difficult but worthwhile. A still clearer example is Paul Theroux's underrated novel Doctor Slaughter. Lauren Slaughter is smart, beautiful and insolvent. She is overflowing with self-confidence and unsqueamish about sex, so, when she is offered a job as a high-priced call-girl, she takes it.

She is soon making a great deal of money getting fucked, up the ass and elsewhere, by a variety of men. She thinks she can handle it; she feels nothing but contempt for the majority of her clients, she makes friends with a few, she develops a strange, almost loving relationship with one older man who uses her services frequently. But as the book progresses, she comes to understand that she has misjudged the situation. She is not able to keep her feelings outside it. She is just a whore, even if she's an unusually smart and pretty one.

I have worked in a Silicon Valley startup myself, and I know the system from the inside. A group of people with a common dream put something together and hope they'll make money out of it. Most often, it comes to nothing. You generally discover after a while that there aren't many options if you want to see a return on your investment.

The easiest route is definitely to sell out to one of the multinationals. If you're approached by a big player, your first reaction is likely to be pleasure and relief. It was possible, indeed likely, that you were going to get nothing, and now you're looking at millions of dollars. Unfortunately, whatever your acquirer may say at first, it usually turns out that their idea of what to do with the startup is rather different from yours. At this point, it often dawns on people, particularly the engineers who did the grunt-work, that they have given up their dream for a financial reward which seems quite insufficient.

Comparisons with stripping or prostitution don't appear completely inapposite. So, in short, I think I was wrong to say that Mark's brief review was factually inaccurate, unless you take an extremely narrow view of what "factually inaccurate" means. In the language of this book, Goodreads has shown itself to be an uncommon whore. View all 13 comments. Jan 02, Heather K dentist in my spare time rated it liked it Shelves: This started off VERY strong. I have a weakness for the "hidden prince" theme, especially combined with space, sex slavery, or any matter of kinky interspecies action.

I was immediately taken by the brisk pace, the amount of sex hells yeah! I was 4-starring this book until I found myself getting For one, let's talk about the errors. I simply can't stand really obvious editing issues, and this hit on one of my hot b This started off VERY strong. I simply can't stand really obvious editing issues, and this hit on one of my hot button editing grievances: There are really no excuses when it comes to this. You can be nailing someone's prostate while prostrate, but those two words are NOT interchangeable.

There were other issues, such as strange future-telling that didn't fit with the story and some grammar errors that really should have been caught by an editor. Everything seemed rushed and there were no curveballs, no surprises. The pace and the tension was dialed down, and I missed some of that from the earlier chapters. It was exciting, and I really bought Griffin and Helios as a couple. Though the "love" aspect was introduced very early on between the two of them, I was totally feeling it. The sex scenes were also a delicious bonus.

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View all 9 comments. Sep 22, Monique rated it really liked it. A Science Fiction Novella of a love that transcends the Universe. We are told the story through Pashas eyes, it is simple in it's delivery and he seems strangely disassociated from what is happening to him Pasha a slave and a whore, is owned by an alien of reptilian form, Ushma. Pasha has no memories of his life beyond this time, but somewhere in the depths of his mind he belie A Science Fiction Novella of a love that transcends the Universe. Pasha has no memories of his life beyond this time, but somewhere in the depths of his mind he believes Ushma may be his third owner, but with only occasional flashbacks surfacing of his brutal training he cannot be sure.

Ushma, short of money and wanting to feed his gambling addiction, takes Pasha to the Trell 57 Tavern where he intends to pimp him to the surly minors and unhappy travellers visiting the dusty and oppressively hot planet of Whorlon. Through his veil, unnoticed, he sees a man who is both familiar and gives him a feeling of comfort. He somehow feels safe to him, although he is unsure as to why, but desperate to escape he manipulates an encounter.

Our other MC, Captain Griffin Hawke, is searching the universe for his Prince who was captured and disappeared when the people of the planet Arash were displaced to a barren yet to be colonised planet, because of war. Griffin is a strong character and determined in his quest to find not only his best friend but also the future King of his people.

Racked with guilt for feeling responsible and bound by honour he will never stop searching. I did feel that the story ended too soon but there is a second novella in the tale of these two characters and I will definitely be reading it. View all 25 comments. Jan 12, Ariana rated it liked it Recommended to Ariana by: This jumps straight into the action and just keeps going. Considering the short length a LOT of things happen, and I just allowed myself to get swept away with it all. A prince is rescued, old love is rekindled, new friendships are forged and a kingdom lost in space finds their king again.

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In an interesting mixture of Star Wars and Game of Thrones the author takes us to a different universe where wars are brutal, whoring seems the norm and grouchy aliens are plentiful. Helios, Lio, is at the centre of the book. It is his journey of finding out who he really is, what he was before and did, and what his future holds for him. I kind of liked his snarky style of telling his story. I liked HIM because he felt genuine and honest - particularly with his feelings for Grif - the man who finds him.

The immediate bond between them, right from the beginning, should have felt off, but it didn't. Of course we find out later why, but I never doubted the love and sexual chemistry between Grif and Lio. The writing style could be criticised for a lack of finesse, but somehow it fitted the story and supported the fast paced action. View all 14 comments.

The ultimate space opera was the only place my head went only in this rendition Han and Luke would get it on. It started off so good. We meet Pasha and he's a slave to U'shma. Slave boys don't get to have erections. They are to serve the customers so you know what that means. In case you don't know, I'm a fan of chastity. Pasha's working one night when the rakish Captain Griffin Hawke. I'm dig dig digging it. There's some sort of strange connection between the two and the pirate enters into a wager with U'shma to win Pasha for 24 hrs.

Turns out they know each other and Pasha has an odd case of retrograde amnesia. About two whole seconds later the chastity came off. I will say the chastity got replaced by quite a bit of frottage so I can't be too fussy. Several characters are introduced and I've since learned this is a book one in a series-the foundation book.

Many of the characters seem promising, but I found myself getting increasingly bored as the story progressed. Honestly, I think it's a me problem rather than a book problem.

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Ordinarily, I like anything even remotely having to do with Star Wars but this just didn't resonate with me as much as I was hoping it would. View all 3 comments. Mar 16, Mel rated it really liked it Shelves: Pasha is a sex slave with no recollection of his past. And when a stranger walks into a bar, he knows not to let him slip away. I liked the world McBride created and the plot was engaging and layered.

The sex was hot and romantic. Plus it served a deeper meaning in establishing the roles in the characters' new relationship. The best part of the book, however, were the characters themselves. Griffin was a great secondary: But Helios… oh my…. His matter-of-fact tone in which he relayed his thoughts and actions were fantastic. I found him to be very endearing and loved him instantly. A well written and sweet little story.

View all 15 comments. Jan 27, Jason Bradley rated it really liked it Shelves: This was a really well written story with characters that I felt invested in. The sex was awesome and I kept wanting to turn back to the cover to see them there, which doesn't always happen with books. For once the descriptions built a picture within my mind that matched the beautiful artwork on the cover. Although the ending was a little sappier than I would like, I am excited to hear that there is going to be a second book.

Jun 02, Macky rated it it was amazing Shelves: I've seen this around a lot and because I really like these yaoi style illustrated covers, have been drawn to reading it but because of the usual ' Ive got so many books to read before I get round to this " problem, Its taken me a heck of long time and now Im wondering why because I really liked this. A tale of lost kings and treachery, it is has touches of fantasy but the Space Opera comes from its word building, planet hopping and Space Cruisers Pasha or Helios Dayspring, his true identity and the gorgeous Space Pirate Griffin Hawke his old lover and friend who he has forgotten, because of his forced memory loss when enslaved as a whore, generate some fantastic chemistry together and it's also one heck of a sexy book without being too porntastic.

The ongoing story of Griffins long search to find his lost king, then their subsequent escape and journey back to Helios' people to reinstate him as king is really attention grabbing and I'm definitely going to carry on with book two When I Fall because even though its not a cliffhanger ending there's great promise of more trials an tribulations in the wind for these two fantastic guys and their plan to unite their people once more whilst starting life on a new planet.

Though he is appalled by the downfall of his king, the hardened officer finds himself falling for the allure of the sensual creature who has taken his place.

Returning Helios to his position on the throne is the only right thing to do, yet Griffin knows that in doing so, he risks losing his lover forever. I guess I must be an uncommon whore. Read more Read less. Enabled Similar books to An Uncommon Whore. Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Customers who bought this item also bought.

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Write a customer review. Read reviews that mention helios griffin slave sex pasha romance slavery scenes future memory sci-fi space building mcbride chip planet memories ending former fantasy. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. He lives under horrible circumstances, but the tone of the narration is conversational and matter-of-fact, not pitiful; he comes off as frank rather than fragile and victim-like.

Helios isn't miserable in his role as sex slave, which makes for an interesting change. I really liked the unexpectedness of the plot. I wondered on more than one occasion, "Why am I just finding this out now? There have been ample opportunities to divulge this information earlier in the story, when it would have made more sense. I must admit to rolling my eyes a bit at Helios's sudden wisdom about submission, but I found Griffin even more confusing: There's promise here, but I wasn't entirely satisfied with the depth of the storytelling. The plot covers one man's rise from slavery to greatness, which is a rather weighty subject, and I just didn't feel that the length was quite enough to do the plotline justice.

What I especially wanted to see was a deeper examination of Helios's emotional reaction to the changing circumstances of his life. Pasha is indeed an uncommon whore. He's uncommonly beautiful, and for now at least he has an uncommonly nice pimp who owns him and really only sells his services when he is need of money for gambling, which is actually quite often. But Pasha knows he wasn't always a whore. The memory of what his name was, who he was before he was a slave, has been wiped from his mind through a chip implanted in his brain. As "An Uncommon Whore" opens, Pasha's master has brought him to a seedy bar, where he will most likely sell the man's services or use him as a distraction while gambling.

In the bar, Pasha spots a rough and tumble pirate, Griffin Hawke, who nonetheless draws his attention. It isn't until the man is kneeling under the table servicing him that Griffin realizes the slave swathed in robes from head to toe is the lost Prince Helios, and his former lover. So, the Dummies guides are a series of works. But the Loeb Classical Library is a series of editions, not of works.

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