$14.95
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Saturday, May 11 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery Thursday, May 9. Order within 11 hrs 39 mins
In Stock
$$14.95 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$14.95
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Sarah Ettritch
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Disobedience Means Death (Rymellan) Paperback – February 1, 2010

by Sarah Ettritch (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$14.95","priceAmount":14.95,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"14","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"95","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"BmyKeoGWB0RrVgN7J8am5jFsDoQUbcF73%2FAP2H6g02Wfl6DNzTuAFQ6kSULaiH6dI9sy85k2RjGjj8wEicHOap7J1Z%2FgllejvXh5mnV4YrJSbhtGo3%2FOkr8s5qp4qqo7QVh%2BJ8Gwyhs%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Lesley and Mo can’t imagine life without each other. If it were up to them, they’d settle down, raise daughters, and lead happy, fulfilled lives. But they live on the planet Rymel, in a strict society that selects life-mates for its citizens and executes those who violate their life-bonds.

Girlfriends since their teens, Lesley and Mo know they should break up but can’t let each other go. They dread the day the state summons them to meet their selected mates.

Meet Lesley and Mo when they’re young adults in love and follow them until their time together runs out. Will they do what their society expects of them, or will they sacrifice their lives for their love?

Previous page
  1. Book 1 of 4
    Rymellan
  2. Print length
    390 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    February 1, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.98 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0981332013
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0981332017
  8. See all details
Next page
Books with Buzz
Books with Buzz
Discover the latest buzz-worthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor and nonfiction. Explore more

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Norn Publishing (February 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 390 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0981332013
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0981332017
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.98 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Sarah Ettritch

Sarah Ettritch

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Sarah Ettritch writes science fiction, fantasy, and mystery stories featuring female main characters. She’s a certified story junkie who spends more time than she should making stuff up, reading, watching stories on Netflix, and pretending to be other people in role-playing games. Sarah lives in Toronto, Canada. To find out more about her, visit www.sarahettritch.com.

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
15 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

betty
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2022
Verified Purchase
I have read this series three times and have loved it each time. The rules in this society are so strict that violating them can result in death. The two characters struggle with their love for each other and still wanting to follow the rules. This book is well written and edited. There are now four books in the series.
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars A very good title and highly recommended!
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2012
Verified Purchase
Rymellan 1: Disobedience Means Death is a book written by Sarah Ettrich. She happens to be a very good writer. I certainly hope to buy more books from her in the near future.

In the planet Rymel there is a very strict society. This society has a Chosen council who chooses who people's spouses or rather Chosens are. Under this totalitarian society, the Way, which is the set of laws on the planet is strictly enforced.

No one questions the Way since everyone is supposed to be strong in the Way. People become joined or married normally by the age of 25, but sometimes a little older depending on who a person's Chosen is. The only good thing about this planet is that homophobia does not exist unless you count that the gay men who are joined can't have children. Still, I like that there is no homophobia and there is no mention of lesbian or gay or straight. Instead, what is mentioned is if a person is same-oriented of different-oriented and a person's sexual orientation doesn't matter. I just don't like the totalitarian society.

Now the main characters of this book are Mo and Lesley. These two women have been dating each other since they were in their teens. They have formed a strong bond with each other and love each other dearly. However, their relationship is forced to end by the time they are 25 due to the fact that they are both Chosens. The interesting thing between the characters is how they cope with a society that frowns upon their relationship since they aren't each others Chosens. Well they don't know if they are each others Chosens or not, but they hope they are. The characters were easy to relate to and you feel the ups and downs of their relationship from the time they realize their sexual orientation into their young adulthood.

The book is a very good science fiction and romance. This is also one of the best stories I have seen so far that deals with a same sex relationship between two women. I certainly enjoyed every minute of it. I rate Rymellan 1: Disobedience Means Death by Sarah Ettrich a 9 out of 10.

Read more: [...]
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
darswords
5.0 out of 5 stars Emotionally Articulate
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2011
Verified Purchase
What a marvelous book! Sarah Ettritch digs deep to explore her characters and articulates their emotions in ways most of us cannot. As I was reading this I wished she could mind-link with me and articulate MY emotions. Kudos for her abilities in building wonderful, believable characters.

I was not disappointed in the world and society of this sci-fi novel. What a nice break from the male dominated venue.

I think I can recommend this book for anyone to read. It is a book of love. It isn't erotica. The reason for the tag of lesbian is that is what the characters learn about themselves. On Rymella (?) same-orientated or other-orientated are equal. The adventures of the main characters bring you through all emotions: happiness, anger, and yes... bring your Kleenex. And yet here are space fighters! Yay, Space!

I wish I would have been able to write this right after reading but through my tears I managed to order the second book and continued reading.

I think I may have to warn some of my friends about the point of view switches. I didn't find it too disturbing, but others might. Maybe there are double spaces between POVs in the actual book that don't carry through to the Kindle. Even still:

Excellent read!!!!
Helpful
 Report
AMM
4.0 out of 5 stars A female/female romance facing an issue keeping them apart that isn't homophobia
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017
This read like feel-good chick lit, only set on another planet in a strict society with a female/female main romance, and the ending left me clamoring for the next book in the series.

One thing that really stuck out to me in the book was that the central issue coming between Mo and Lesley isn’t that their (let’s face it, totalitarian) culture is against same-sex relationships. Same-sex relationships are endorsed and seem to have been part of the culture for quite some time. Potentially forever. No, what is coming between our main couple has nothing to do with homophobia, but instead everything to do with marriages arranged by the state. It’s not that Mo and Lesley can’t be with a woman. It’s that they can’t be with a woman the state hasn’t chosen for them. While plots about homophobia keeping people in love apart are valuable and needed, we also need plots like this that have nothing to do with the sexual orientation. People in same-sex relationships deserve to see themselves in a crazy scifi world where their problems come from the scifi world and not their orientation.

The book starts with Lesley and Mo in high school and falling in love. In their culture, at the age of 18 people receive notification of whether or not they are a Chosen. When they get older (sometime in their 20s….I can’t recall the precise age), from a certain age onward they could receive their Chosen Papers at any point. So basically, everyone expects Lesley and Mo to break up at that age or sooner to be fully prepared for their Chosen. Obeying this law is just one of several ways in which Rymellans follow The Way. The Way is supposed to protect Rymellan culture and make the society the strongest it can be. There isn’t just pressure to conform to The Way. Those that don’t, as the subtitle of the book suggests, will be executed. This is a totalitarian regime after all.

Beyond the relationship and world set up, I also liked how the book follows Lesley and Mo through their young adult choosing of career paths. This transition from high school to career preparation felt very new adult in a good way. Plus, Lesley and Mo both end up choosing career paths that I feel aren’t often represented in literature, and I liked seeing that career path both shown and respected.

Throughout the book I felt compelled to keep reading for two reasons. I was really rooting for Lesley and Mo to be together, and I wanted to know more about this society. Why is The Way such a thing? Will they end up fighting it? What is the big enemy that Rymel is so afraid of and lives constantly preparing for fighting? Are Rymellans related to people from Earth? Are they humanoid aliens?

Readers should be aware that this is what would be considered a clean romance. The feelings the characters have for each other are central and no sex is shown, although it is assumed that people have it and kissing is seen.

Part of these questions were driven by a lack of racial and cultural diversity in the book. I can’t recall there ever being a non-white character or a non-European last name. It made me wonder if this planet was colonized by a small group of white Europeans exclusively, and if so, why? The lack of diversity on such a large planet and in locations with what one would presume is a cross-section of Rymellans did bother me but I also assumed that there was a world-building answer for it. Additionally, the Rymellan culture struck me as so evil and awful that of course the lack of diversity would later come up as one of the many awful things that The Way had enforced, and I eagerly anticipated (in an oh gosh that’s going to be an awful scene way) seeing the answer to this question.

Of course, the book ended with no answers to these questions, which didn’t surprise me since it’s the first in the series. In fact, I would say it ends on a cliffhanger and left with me with even more questions, but of course I then just felt compelled to immediately pick up the next book in the series.

Readers looking for a female/female clean romance with a scifi setting and something keeping the characters apart that isn’t homophobia should pick up a copy right away. If there was some way to send out a bat signal to precisely that demographic, I would, because I know people looking for that often struggle to find it in among the many options of f/f books. So, if that at all describes you, pick up the book! And if it describes the reading preferences of a friend, tell them about it. I’m sure they’d be grateful to you. And the author.

Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
Lesbicanarias
5.0 out of 5 stars Te engancha totalmente
Reviewed in Spain on May 26, 2012
Verified Purchase
La desobediencia significa muerte. Muerte para aquellos que cometan una violación de elegidos. Muerte a aquellos que desobedezcan. Muerte a aquellos que violan El Camino. Muerte a aquellos que violan El Camino. Muerte a aquellos que violan El Camino.

Después de haber leído un sin fin de libros que tocan el tema lésbico, puedo decir que Rymellan ha sido una bocanada de aire fresco y me encantó haberlo leído. La historia engancha muchísimo, tanto que después de leer este libro fui y compré los dos que le siguen. Es definitivamente una historia poco convencional que te deja con ganas de muchísimo más. Si les gusta la ciencia ficción no se lo piensen un minuto.
Report