238 pgs. First of three books. HFN ending, that is satisfying.
Location on the SFR Rainbow: far to the SF.
The Dushau are one of myriad alien races of the far distant future. They live so long as to appear immortal to most other life.
The heroine, Krinata, bascially debriefs the Dushau psychic teams who seek out habitable planets by sort of "becoming one" with the planets and the ecosystems.
As the story begins a new Emperor has taken over and is desperately trying to stay in power by blaming all society's ills on the Dushau. Choas erupts just as Krinata has tried to debrief a Dushau Oliat team that contains her friend and the hero, Jindigar.
She faces the choice of safety via eschewing all things Dushau, allowing Jindigar to be executed, or taking a risk and saving her friend's life at the cost of everything familiar to her.
The worldbuilding is stellar. The aliens are varied and realistic. The tech is great. There is galactic politics, action, character growth, space battles, deep thought, and the feeling throughout that the main motivation for Krinata and probably Jindigar is an unrecognized love for each other.
My favorite characters were the ship's Sentient, Arlai, and the piol, Imp, who looks like a koala on the cover.
The Romance in this novel is very understated. They aren't making out or anything, but they do have enough growth as characters and in a relationship that I wonder if the romance will play out over all the books.
Overall I enjoyed this novel, but it isn't for someone who wants a breezy romantic book.
Next? I've started reading Colby Hodge's Star Shadows. And my car book is Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair.
No comments:
Post a Comment