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norma_cenva's review against another edition
4.0
Actual Rating 4.5 Stars
OK, let me get some things out of the way first:
- I hate the FFH, they ARE the bad guys
- Both of our heroes are assholes each in their own rite
Now with this out of the way... I think what shocked me most is to see how mercilessly was the Goddess-loving planet subjugated, as a practising Pagan that was absolutely horrifying to read, but great to see a whole planet of Goddess honouring women!
Book 2 got better for sure, and as the wait for book 3 (in audiobook format) will probably be a long one I better go and catch up with all of the other books on my shelf. Great writing and an amazing read!
OK, let me get some things out of the way first:
- I hate the FFH, they ARE the bad guys
- Both of our heroes are assholes each in their own rite
Now with this out of the way... I think what shocked me most is to see how mercilessly was the Goddess-loving planet subjugated, as a practising Pagan that was absolutely horrifying to read, but great to see a whole planet of Goddess honouring women!
Book 2 got better for sure, and as the wait for book 3 (in audiobook format) will probably be a long one I better go and catch up with all of the other books on my shelf. Great writing and an amazing read!
colossal's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed [b:The High Ground|27209199|The High Ground (Imperials, #1)|Melinda M. Snodgrass|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465346285s/27209199.jpg|47250726], but the little excerpt I've read of Mercedes and Tracy's future in "The Wayfarer's Advice" (from [b:Galactic Empires|28695779|Galactic Empires|Neil Clarke|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473588314s/28695779.jpg|48893511] and also [b:Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love|7841656|Songs of Love and Death All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1287955074s/7841656.jpg|10935124]) indicated that this book would be a particularly rocky one, and it is.
The story has moved onto the graduation from the High Ground of our protagonists and their cohort, marriage for Mercedes and the humiliating career that an untitled officer is available to get in the Navy for Tracy. The story jumps ahead years several times as all the characters have their illusions shattered, along with any perception by the reader that the human League is a good thing. And this is all before the threat of alien war that is the secret Sword of Damocles over the whole thing.
This is a solid book and expands on a lot of the themes of the first one, but unfortunately without the adventure or the good guys in any way winning. Instead we get a long descent into misery that will hopefully be alleviated in the next book along.
The story has moved onto the graduation from the High Ground of our protagonists and their cohort, marriage for Mercedes and the humiliating career that an untitled officer is available to get in the Navy for Tracy. The story jumps ahead years several times as all the characters have their illusions shattered, along with any perception by the reader that the human League is a good thing. And this is all before the threat of alien war that is the secret Sword of Damocles over the whole thing.
This is a solid book and expands on a lot of the themes of the first one, but unfortunately without the adventure or the good guys in any way winning. Instead we get a long descent into misery that will hopefully be alleviated in the next book along.
robynldouglas's review against another edition
4.0
This went in a very different direction than I was expecting from the first book, but I enjoyed the way the characters developed and the expansion of the world building.
sbisson's review against another edition
4.0
Recent Reads: In Evil Times. Melinda Snodgrass' space opera picks up steam as Infanta and commoner come to realise just how broken the Empire is. Colonialism deconstructed.
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