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A review by mary_soon_lee
After the Crown by K.B. Wagers
4.0
This is the second novel in the Indranan War trilogy, picking up about a week after the end of book one. I greatly enjoyed Hail's continuing adventures, if not quite as much as book one. (That was a high bar!)
The central character and narrator is Hail, ruler of a far-future empire in a setting reminiscent of Star Wars, but without the Force. There are spaceships, battles, gunrunners, colorful settings, alien allies, and larger-than-life characters that I happily root for. While there is loss in the series, overall this is a fun, page-turning story. The characters are my principal pleasure: I continue to love Hail, Emmory, and Zin. Of the new characters, I especially like Hao.
Four out of five feisty stars.
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).
The central character and narrator is Hail, ruler of a far-future empire in a setting reminiscent of Star Wars, but without the Force. There are spaceships, battles, gunrunners, colorful settings, alien allies, and larger-than-life characters that I happily root for. While there is loss in the series, overall this is a fun, page-turning story. The characters are my principal pleasure: I continue to love Hail, Emmory, and Zin. Of the new characters, I especially like Hao.
Four out of five feisty stars.
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).