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A review by amcintosh
Alliance Rising by C.J. Cherryh, Jane S. Fancher
5.0
I really enjoyed this one. It is a relatively quick read, at least as compared to Cyteen, and very classic Cherryh in the style. I enjoyed getting to know the new characters, as well as seeing a much younger version of an old character. I only recently read Finity's End and I think these two books really nicely bookend the Alliance side of the Alliance-Union story.
As I always warn someone picking up one of her Alliance-Union books, these are not action packed novels. They usually start with an idea, fully explore the universe around it, and then often end with a bit of a rush of action. Alliance Rising works in that way, though I found the tension very strong throughout and the action picking up sooner than I was expecting. It was also very interesting to see more of the hinder stars and how the universe works in the earlier days.
I'm really excited for the next book. This one doesn't really end with a cliffhanger, but certainly has a number of things set up for the future. I'm thrilled with the possibilities was what may be next (do we see Mazian's fleet? Do we see the story of Fletcher described in Finity's End?).
As I always warn someone picking up one of her Alliance-Union books, these are not action packed novels. They usually start with an idea, fully explore the universe around it, and then often end with a bit of a rush of action. Alliance Rising works in that way, though I found the tension very strong throughout and the action picking up sooner than I was expecting. It was also very interesting to see more of the hinder stars and how the universe works in the earlier days.
I'm really excited for the next book. This one doesn't really end with a cliffhanger, but certainly has a number of things set up for the future. I'm thrilled with the possibilities was what may be next (do we see Mazian's fleet? Do we see the story of Fletcher described in Finity's End?).