by Jean Johnson
This was a fun military sci-fi/mental powers read. Lots of action with quite a bit of back story into how Ia got to be where she is currently and it sets the stage for further adventures in forthcoming books in the series. About the only thing I found lacking in the story is I would have like more d...
Blurb: Ia is a precog, tormented by visions of the future where her home galaxy has been devastated. To prevent this vision from coming true, Ia enlists in the Terran United Planets military with a plan to become a soldier who will inspire generations for the next three hundred years-a soldier histo...
It's hard to believe this is the same author who did the Sons of Destiny series. Those I could not get into.This book was fantastic. There were a lot of technical details that are important for world building but I found a little boring, thus the 4 stars instead of 5. It's because there were A LO...
Guys, gals, this book is AWESOME. The scope, the sheer complexity of it all is on par with Dune.I have to admit straight away, this is not a book for everyone and my 10 out of 10 is highly subjective because I personally grew up with reading and rereading Dune, and gobbling up extremely popular mili...
I always have a hard time remembering what people are named in books. Of course I keep track of who is who, even if there are lots of characters. But as soon as the book ends names slip my mind. Well not this time, Ia is an easy name to remember ;) That and the fact she was totally kick-ass.Anyway, ...
Usually, I prefer more character driven stories. Although this book is told from Ia’s point of view and partly narrated in her voice—there are short notes from the character at the beginning of each chapter—it’s far from an emotional and introspective journey. Instead, Johnson concentrates on the wo...
I so wanted to love this. It was nominated for a Philip K. Dick Award and I like the writer and her style a lot, but there were three flaws that kept me from enjoying it. One, pacing. The first half of the book is boot camp and it's pretty cliche and dragged out. It's nothing we haven't seen in Full...
Screw writing a review, I'm going to go buy the next book in this series and spend the rest of my day with Ia.Rereading! I remember that I really liked the first two books in this series, but I don't remember the story enough to start the third book without a refresher course.Just finished. God damn...
9 years ago
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