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    Pennsylvania 1: Pennsylvania, #1

    By Michael Bünker

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    Pennsylvania is a short story, 16,500 words (about forty five pages,) and it is  the first in the Pennsylvania series.

    Jedidiah Troyer is now a traveler.  He has signed up for an emigration program that is colonizing the planet of New Pennsylvania.  He just wants to start a farm and homestead on affordable land in a new Amish community.  Space pioneering isn't as easy as it sounds when you're "plain."  Things might work out for Jed... if he can ever get to his new home.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Bunker
    Release dateNov 17, 2013
    ISBN9781497738157
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    Pennsylvania 1: Pennsylvania, #1
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    Michael Bünker

    Dr. theol. Michael Bünker was born in 1954. He has been the General Secretary of the “Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE)” since 2007 and the Bishop of the Protestant Church A.C. in Austria since 2008.

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    • 4/5
      Pennsylvania- Book 1... I had no idea really what to expect when I decided to read Pennsylvania, an Amish/Sci-Fi serial but I'm glad I did pick it up because it has started off pretty good. There are five short novellas that make up the serial story. Book 1 starts off in this dystopic society called the North American Union which is divided into two groups of people; the Amish a.k.a. the Plain People and the English a.k.a. the city people. An Amish guy named Jedediah or "Jed" Troyer lives in Old Pennsylvania in the Amish Zone but he has signed up for a one way trip to a distant planet, New Pennsylvania, as part of an emigration program that's intending to colonize that planet. He is hoping to buy land and start a farm on some affordable land in the Amish community in this New PA colony. He runs into some issues though during his transport and all may not be as it seems...

      What I enjoyed most about this story was the world building. It's really unique and imaginative and you can tell a lot of thought when into the details. It's very interesting and I look forward to learning more about it. There were a couple of instances in the plot though that I thought were a little too contrived and there wasn't really a backstory given for them but maybe we'll find that out in the next novella. I am definitely going to continue with it. It's really an interesting concept!
    • 4/5
      In the future, Earth is crowded, and there isn't much room for Amish communities to live their chosen lifestyle. When a new planet is opened up for colonization, it makes sense that Amish would be among those to apply for emigration. Jed is one of these new emigrants. The young man is prepared to leave everything he's known behind and start a new life in the budding 'Plain' community on New Pennsylvania.
      However, before he even manages to get off Earth, he's sucked out of his depth and into a mysterious plot which promises a high-tech, action-packed thrill ride...

      This short piece is just the opener to a longer story - and I liked it enough to purchase the full work.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this short story. It is Amish/Sci-fi, a totally unique new genre for me. The main character, Jed, is leaving Earth to help colonize New Pennsylvania on a distant planet. His story is being told in installments, so I'm looking forward to book 2.