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A review by colossal
Void Black Shadow by Corey J. White
4.0
Another brutal novella in this series about a living weapon who just wants to be left alone, but is constantly drawn back into conflict with the Empire that created her.
Mars Xi has fallen in with a crew of misfits, and she now has a mission to rescue one of them from the clutches of MEPHISTO and a whole new horrific sub-group of super-weapons. But to do it she has to fight her way out of an inescapable prison world and fight off an unstoppable army of cyborg soldiers, while keeping her friends alive.
When I say brutal, I mean brutal. It seems that the author has balanced a character with near omnipotent telekinetic ability with a universe that constantly asks "what's the worse thing that could happen to Mars and the people she cares about now?" and then does it. It's actually almost over an internal line where I resist caring about these characters because of whatever horrible fate is sure to await them.
Still, interesting space opera with a uniquely powerful character who may actually be the monster that her enemies call her.
Mars Xi has fallen in with a crew of misfits, and she now has a mission to rescue one of them from the clutches of MEPHISTO and a whole new horrific sub-group of super-weapons. But to do it she has to fight her way out of an inescapable prison world and fight off an unstoppable army of cyborg soldiers, while keeping her friends alive.
When I say brutal, I mean brutal. It seems that the author has balanced a character with near omnipotent telekinetic ability with a universe that constantly asks "what's the worse thing that could happen to Mars and the people she cares about now?" and then does it. It's actually almost over an internal line where I resist caring about these characters because of whatever horrible fate is sure to await them.
Still, interesting space opera with a uniquely powerful character who may actually be the monster that her enemies call her.