The Sunfire (Audible Audio Edition) Mike Smith David Benjamin Bliss Audible Studios Books
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Commander Jonathan Radec is dead. However, the commander has already died once before, and for some death is but a doorway....
"For whoever has lived unjustly and impiously goes to the dungeon of requital and penance which, you know, they call Tartarus." - Plato
After making a shocking discovery that reveals the truth about a long-held misconception, the crew launch a desperate rescue mission to Tartarus. The only way to reach there, aboard the Sunfire, which was once the Confederation Navy's newest, most powerful heavy cruiser, but is now nothing more than a ghost ship, adrift amongst the stars.
Meanwhile, the last Imperial Princess, Sofia Aurelius, is questioning her own decision to focus on the Senate and turn her back on her family - and Jon. Embarking on a quest to discover the truth about the present - she instead finds the past has finally caught up with her.
Failure will mean certainly death for them both, but the price of success could be far worse, almost certainly plunging the galaxy into civil war, the last of which, 500 years ago, cost tens of millions of lives.
The Sunfire (Audible Audio Edition) Mike Smith David Benjamin Bliss Audible Studios Books
After the release of The Last Praetorian, I must admit I have repeatedly checked Amazon once every several weeks or so to see if Mr. Smith had released the sequel yet. Lo and behold, the book released and was immediately purchased.I will preface this review by saying that I enjoyed the first book quite a bit, in spite of its grammatical errors and all the first-time author jitters that seem to be characteristic of indie publishing. When I saw that the sequel had come out, I downloaded the re-edited version of The Last Praetorian to re-read. I found this version to be much improved grammatically and the prose to flow much more smoothly. In the following paragraphs, there will be spoilers so please refrain from reading any further if you have not yet finished the first book.
**Spoilers, mostly mild in nature**
With that in mind, I tackled with "bated breath" its sequel and finished it in one sitting. At the conclusion of the previous book, we are left wondering as to the fate of Commander Radec, for amidst the jaws of victory defeat was engendered with the destruction of his prized vessel and the mistaken knowledge of his demise known to all of his friends and acquaintances.
In the Sunfire, new parts of his past are introduced through the form of flashbacks. We learn more about his past after the dissolution of the Empire and coup instigated by the traitorous Admiral Harkov. Soon, we are introduced to the mastermind behind Harkov's machinations, with more ties to Radec's past than one would expect. Through trial and tribulation, more light is shed on the tumultuous relationship between the Emperor's daughter and the young Commander. As a point of clarification, the reason for the unfortunate separation between knight and lady is revealed. More questions are answered that were left to speculation at the end of the first book. By the end of the journey, one story arc is finished but the climax of the story ends in a cliffhanger, leaving us wanting more.
In terms of writing, Mr. Smith has improved with word flow as well as his grammar. There are a few misspellings and grammatical missteps here and there, but when compared to the first edition of the first book, are fewer in nature. The narrative again is split between the vignettes of Radec's past interspersed amongst the present storyline. Again, Mr. Smith pulls off this quite well, with only a few areas in the book causing some slight temporal confusion initially as he bounces back between the past and present.
Mr. Smith's writing seems to have matured in comparison to the first book. I give this book 4 stars. There are some niggling contentions (totally subjective on my part), where I feel the story could have progressed. I felt that his main characters, in particular the women, could have used some deeper characterization. These niggling complaints unfortunately prevent this from being a 5-star book in my opinion. It may be that now that I've already seen a glimpse into Mr. Smith's universe, the luster has worn off slightly. That being said, I did enjoy this book quite a bit and impatiently await the 3rd book in the series.
As an aside, I did catch Mr. Smith's homage to John Hemry's Lost Fleet series, as should readers of both these series.
Lastly, this is my first review on Amazon, so forgive me for any errors here and there.
-Q
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The Sunfire (Audible Audio Edition) Mike Smith David Benjamin Bliss Audible Studios Books Reviews
I enjoyed the first book (the Last Praetorian) and recommend you read it before reading this one. it is free on the Library (at least as of this review). http//www./Last-Praetorian-Redemption-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A0M85KK/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1392985404&sr=1-4&keywords=redemption+trilogy
This book picks up where the first one left off. Jon Radec has been dragged back into the politics of the Confederation.
In book one, we learned how the Emperor was betrayed by one of his former Admirals and killed in the subsequent coup attempt. Jon was able to save Sofia (The last Princess...) and through much risk to life and limb, is able to get her to Eden Prime where she becomes a Senator and eventually the Confederation President( Politics is in her blood line...).
In this book, we find out that some things that were thought fact in book one might not be the case. Jon finally gets the man that betrays his Emperor and finds out that Marcus is still alive and being held captive on another planet. Jon rallies the troops and attempts a rescue, without involving Sofia, the daughter.... so he thinks... Will they be able to pull it off?
The authors writing has matured a bit and there is a bit more humor in some of the interplay between the characters that you got just a glimpse of in book one. I think that is a good improvement. The reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 is two-fold
1) The sex scenes are a bit much. This is turning a bit into a Sci-Fi romance novel. While not overly graphic in nature, they take away from the main storyline
SPOILER ALERT!!*************************
2) The ending of this book. While this sets up the stage for book three, the actions of Jon (or lack thereof) contradict his mission and how he has composed himself in most of the two books. To bring Sofia and Marcus into the Senate where guns are the norm just make no sense to me.
But, those two quibbles not withstanding, I enjoyed the book and have been looking forward to the third one for a while.
Read this trilogy!! Yes there are mistakes, but the story is so good these are forgivable. As other reviewers point out, there are incorrect word usages (you can even see those in the blogs he writes), and some of the scenes are indeed implausible. This second volume is much better in technical writing terms than the first. Any inherent mistakes are completely overwhelmed by the power of the story, the strength of characters, and particularly the soul-stirring love between Commander Jon Radec and Sofia Aurelius. The larger than life characterization of Jon, and his unshakable commitment to righting the wrongs perpetrated by self-serving villains is refreshing -- no ambiguity between good and evil or right and wrong here. However, Jon struggles with his inner, self-inflicted, demons throughout most of this book, when simple, clear communications would alleviate his own suffering, as well as those of the people he loves. This undercurrent is a bit irritating. Caution, however, fair warning to the faint of heart, his sex scenes are very explicit, I personally would prefer much more left to the imagination and not on the printed page. After reading the full trilogy, I love his characterization and the overall plot line, so my overall reaction is "Wow!! How long do we have to wait for more of these stories?"
After the release of The Last Praetorian, I must admit I have repeatedly checked once every several weeks or so to see if Mr. Smith had released the sequel yet. Lo and behold, the book released and was immediately purchased.
I will preface this review by saying that I enjoyed the first book quite a bit, in spite of its grammatical errors and all the first-time author jitters that seem to be characteristic of indie publishing. When I saw that the sequel had come out, I downloaded the re-edited version of The Last Praetorian to re-read. I found this version to be much improved grammatically and the prose to flow much more smoothly. In the following paragraphs, there will be spoilers so please refrain from reading any further if you have not yet finished the first book.
**Spoilers, mostly mild in nature**
With that in mind, I tackled with "bated breath" its sequel and finished it in one sitting. At the conclusion of the previous book, we are left wondering as to the fate of Commander Radec, for amidst the jaws of victory defeat was engendered with the destruction of his prized vessel and the mistaken knowledge of his demise known to all of his friends and acquaintances.
In the Sunfire, new parts of his past are introduced through the form of flashbacks. We learn more about his past after the dissolution of the Empire and coup instigated by the traitorous Admiral Harkov. Soon, we are introduced to the mastermind behind Harkov's machinations, with more ties to Radec's past than one would expect. Through trial and tribulation, more light is shed on the tumultuous relationship between the Emperor's daughter and the young Commander. As a point of clarification, the reason for the unfortunate separation between knight and lady is revealed. More questions are answered that were left to speculation at the end of the first book. By the end of the journey, one story arc is finished but the climax of the story ends in a cliffhanger, leaving us wanting more.
In terms of writing, Mr. Smith has improved with word flow as well as his grammar. There are a few misspellings and grammatical missteps here and there, but when compared to the first edition of the first book, are fewer in nature. The narrative again is split between the vignettes of Radec's past interspersed amongst the present storyline. Again, Mr. Smith pulls off this quite well, with only a few areas in the book causing some slight temporal confusion initially as he bounces back between the past and present.
Mr. Smith's writing seems to have matured in comparison to the first book. I give this book 4 stars. There are some niggling contentions (totally subjective on my part), where I feel the story could have progressed. I felt that his main characters, in particular the women, could have used some deeper characterization. These niggling complaints unfortunately prevent this from being a 5-star book in my opinion. It may be that now that I've already seen a glimpse into Mr. Smith's universe, the luster has worn off slightly. That being said, I did enjoy this book quite a bit and impatiently await the 3rd book in the series.
As an aside, I did catch Mr. Smith's homage to John Hemry's Lost Fleet series, as should readers of both these series.
Lastly, this is my first review on , so forgive me for any errors here and there.
-Q
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