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A review by laffingkat
Dominion Rising by Rebecca Rode, P.K. Tyler, Cheri Lasota, Dean F. Wilson, Tom Shutt, D.K. Holmberg, Alex H. Singh, Lisa Blackwood, Erin St. Pierre, K.J. Colt, Logan Thomas Snyder, Gwynn White, Anthea Sharp, Samuel Peralta, Felix R. Savage, Tony Bertauski, S.M. Schmitz, Timothy C. Ward, Ann Christy, Melanie Karsak, Ella Summers, Marilyn Peake, Erin Hayes, Daniel Arthur Smith, Becca Andre, Margo Bond Collins, S.M. Blooding
4.0
This box set offers 23 new scifi and fantasy novels that are currently not available anywhere else. At this time, I've only read Mind Raider by [a:S.M. Blooding|5234671|S.M. Blooding|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1489933986p2/5234671.jpg] and [a:P.K. Tyler|14678447|P.K. Tyler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1448410086p2/14678447.jpg], so my review is primarily based on my opinion of that novel, but I'm familiar with quite a few of the other participating authors, so I feel pretty confident in recommending this set to SFF fans. Given the price, even if you only like a couple of the stories, it's a great deal!
Mind Raider is a space opera involving engineered humans, smugglers, and sentient AIs. I had a little bit of a hard time getting into the story right at first, but both the plot and the characters soon captured my attention. There's plenty of action and intrigue here, but what I loved most was the characters, human and otherwise! I am a huge fan of stories that allow me to watch the characters learn and grow, and we get to watch several very satisfying character arcs develop here. I would not consider the ending a cliffhanger, but it does end with enough plot points left open that I will be anxiously awaiting the next book in the Kalamatra Rebellion series!
My only complaint is that I was sometimes distracted by typos and grammar and punctuation problems. If you're not too sensitive to editorial problems, you may not notice or mind, because the problems weren't severe enough to hinder understanding.
Mind Raider is a space opera involving engineered humans, smugglers, and sentient AIs. I had a little bit of a hard time getting into the story right at first, but both the plot and the characters soon captured my attention. There's plenty of action and intrigue here, but what I loved most was the characters, human and otherwise! I am a huge fan of stories that allow me to watch the characters learn and grow, and we get to watch several very satisfying character arcs develop here. I would not consider the ending a cliffhanger, but it does end with enough plot points left open that I will be anxiously awaiting the next book in the Kalamatra Rebellion series!
My only complaint is that I was sometimes distracted by typos and grammar and punctuation problems. If you're not too sensitive to editorial problems, you may not notice or mind, because the problems weren't severe enough to hinder understanding.