Bertram is a wannabe freedom fighter who started his day looking to protest the many injustices put on the Addercop species by their monarchy. But when a mysterious voice offers him the chance to do more than protest, his life changes forever...
Trevis is the son of a farm equipment repairman, who wants only to not follow in his father's handfootsteps but to be a linguist. But when he shows up for his interview, things become much more complicated.
Titus is an out of work supervisor from a corporate office. A supposed impossibility in the Addercop economic system, his unemployed status is lost to bureaucratic red-tape. All he wants is a job, and soon, he'll get one he didn't expect.
Uprising is the first outing in a series of deceit, anguish, and quite simply finding oneself in the wrong place at the wrong time; and about how sometimes the universe is just unfair.
This was an enjoyable read for me (despite a few issues I had with pacing towards the ending). As someone who hasn't read much science fiction, it was a world that was easy enough to comprehend but complex enough to create intrigue behind the technology and societal structures as well as the species and the wider setting. Given this is the first book in the series to come, there were still a lot of unexplored concepts (though unexplored, they didn't take away from the plot) that I'm honestly hyped to learn more about as the series goes on.
For non-human characters, the cast feels incredibly realistic. Whether it be their motivations, their interactions with one another, how they perceive their situations, and so on, I found myself drawn in by how well-presented each character was. With each change of POV, I could feel myself stepping into these characters shoes. Some characters were definitely more interesting than others -- I think Bertram was probably my favorite.
Would recommend this book & I'm excited to see what comes next!