BUT, I am happy to report, that though First Contact is not as epic or as developed as In Her Name (which it shouldn’t be, as In Her Name has been re-released as a trilogy!), it’s still a well-written, welcome addition to a truly solid Space Opera. The thing that made both Ana and I love In Her Name so much were the characters of Reza and Esah-Zhurah, and naturally, they couldn’t be in First Contact. Thea: Prequels are tricky, tricky things (just ask George Lucas), so when I heard that Michael Hicks was going to write a prequel to In Her Name, I felt both excitement and trepidation.
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And what I can said about First Contact? It is as well written as the other books in the series and it has an awesome premise (more on that later) but ultimately it proved to be not as gripping as the original trilogy purely because this is a prime example of Military Sci-fi and I am just not into that. I was very impressed with the world-building especially the details about the alien Kreelan Empire and because of that I was delighted when the author sent us this prequel to read. Why did we read this book: We read, and loved, the first trilogy, In Her NameĪna:We read the In Her Name trilogy last year and I loved it for its great blend of Sci-fi, Space Opera and Romance. How did we get this book: Review Copies from the author
With all but one of the crew killed in bloody close combat, the aliens send Aurora home bearing the sole survivor: the Messenger, a young crewman who carries with him an alien artifact that is humanity’s only sign of how much time remains until they are plunged into an interstellar war For they have entered the domain of the Kreelan Empire, which has waited thousands of years to find another spacefaring race against which to wage war to honor their Empress. Approached by gigantic alien starships, Aurora’s crew makes ready for humanity-s very first contact with another sentient race.īut nothing could prepare them for what fate has in store. Drawn to an uncharted star system by the discovery of potentially habitable planets, the crew of the Aurora discovers something entirely unexpected: the planets are already inhabited, but not by humans. Led by Commander Owen McClaren, the TNS Aurora is embarked on an extended survey mission, searching for new worlds that could support human life. Stand alone or series: Prequel to the In Her Name trilogy Publisher: Imperial Guard Publishing – Kindle
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