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The Ascendant Wars 1
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Sept 2023 READER Hellfire by Bruno
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I have not yet finished this book, but I am finding it very interesting-- something more along the lines of The Expance than Battlestar Galactica, at least so far. I'm on pace to finish in the next few days. I am enjoying the book very much and I can tell that I will want to go on with the series and read at least the next book.
I finished this over the weekend and it was a pretty entertaining read. The premise of the Ascendants playing war games but with real human lives is an interesting pitch, and the action scenes were engaging. What kept it from being a 4- or 5-star read for me were that some of the characters felt a little flat, especially the villain. The writers could have done more with her backstory.
Caitlin wrote: "I finished this over the weekend and it was a pretty entertaining read. The premise of the Ascendants playing war games but with real human lives is an interesting pitch, and the action scenes were..."I agree. The characters seem to be missing a dimension. I thought the observation at first had something to do with the military space opera aspect, but the flatness goes beyond that. I'm still very entertained by it, wondering if the flatness exists in the second book, which I still plan to read.
I’m curious about that too. I don’t believe this is a first novel for either author, so it probably isn’t “first novel” syndrome, but perhaps the characters gain depth as the story goes on. I will likely also read the next book to see what happens.
Official description:
When the rules of war keep changing, fight for each other...
Humanity has been banished to a distant star. Left to fight over resources rationed to them by mysterious machine-overlords known as Wardens.
Commander Rylan Holt labors against inter-colony arms trafficking when an informant gives him horrific news. The ruthless cartel boss, Lilith, has stockpiled outlawed weapons of mass destruction.
Worse, she claims to have permission from the Wardens to unleash them upon the system.
When the battleship Audacity speeds to investigate Rylan’s discovery, operations officer Scott Carrick finds himself in a trap more deadly than he could have ever imagined. His only hope of escape may lie with their most junior crewmember, a nurse named Aila Okuma, who's never seen battle.
As Rylan, Scott, and Aila struggle to survive a war where the rules keep changing, they must answer a terrible question: how do they win when it seems the Wardens intend for everyone to lose?
Don't miss the start of an explosive Military Sci-Fi series from USA Today Bestseller Rhett C. Bruno and M.B. Vance. It's perfect for fans of The Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, and authors such as Marko Kloos, Rick Partlow, and Joshua Dalzelle.