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Dynasty Destiny #1
Sovereign In Exile
Sebastian's life was destroyed in mere moments.
He's catapulted into a cat and mouse chase to avenge his murdered parents and regain his rightful place as Earth's ruler. By using experimental tech from his orbital palace he's guided to old allies that become more than anything he could have expected. Some of them are talented and gorgeous too, committed to helping Sebastian regain his throne.
He's catapulted into a cat and mouse chase to avenge his murdered parents and regain his rightful place as Earth's ruler. By using experimental tech from his orbital palace he's guided to old allies that become more than anything he could have expected. Some of them are talented and gorgeous too, committed to helping Sebastian regain his throne.
- GenresScience Fiction
455 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 8, 2024
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February 17, 2025
I was not expecting to love this book nearly as much as I did.
World building: Decent. A little cliched, but they're cliches which aren't super overused, so it's fine. Set in a future version of Earth, ruled by a monarchy based on a giant orbiting space station. Sure, why not?
Plot: Quite good. Simple but it doesn't need to be complex. Protagonist is the heir to the throne of Earth, he survives an assassination attempt only to find that his parents have been killed, a coup is in progress, and he's been cut off from resources and allies. He flees, survives, gains strength, and (eventually, by the end of the trilogy) crushes the plotters and regains power. It's nothing that wouldn't fit in a Disney movie, but there's nothing wrong with that.
Characters: Pretty decent. I have an aversion to blank protagonists with no traits or histories (if I had a dollar for every book I've read with a late-20s protagonist with average height and build, a job working in an office, and no detectable personality...), but the protagonist here is fine. A sheltered, naive aristocrat who has to grow up quickly while struggling with the knowledge that his family is dead and everyone he trusted betrayed him, sure. Side characters are also good, especially the primary love interest. Decent character growth too.
Themes and ideas: Eh, not a ton, but that's fine. It's a fun little coming of age story, it doesn't need depth.
Dialogue and writing: Perfectly fine. No issues.
It's fun, it's light hearted, the good guys win, the bad guys lose, the protagonist is sympathetic, the antagonist is a moustache twirling villain. It's not great literature, but it doesn't need to be.
Recommended if you're looking for a fun palette cleanser.
World building: Decent. A little cliched, but they're cliches which aren't super overused, so it's fine. Set in a future version of Earth, ruled by a monarchy based on a giant orbiting space station. Sure, why not?
Plot: Quite good. Simple but it doesn't need to be complex. Protagonist is the heir to the throne of Earth, he survives an assassination attempt only to find that his parents have been killed, a coup is in progress, and he's been cut off from resources and allies. He flees, survives, gains strength, and (eventually, by the end of the trilogy) crushes the plotters and regains power. It's nothing that wouldn't fit in a Disney movie, but there's nothing wrong with that.
Characters: Pretty decent. I have an aversion to blank protagonists with no traits or histories (if I had a dollar for every book I've read with a late-20s protagonist with average height and build, a job working in an office, and no detectable personality...), but the protagonist here is fine. A sheltered, naive aristocrat who has to grow up quickly while struggling with the knowledge that his family is dead and everyone he trusted betrayed him, sure. Side characters are also good, especially the primary love interest. Decent character growth too.
Themes and ideas: Eh, not a ton, but that's fine. It's a fun little coming of age story, it doesn't need depth.
Dialogue and writing: Perfectly fine. No issues.
It's fun, it's light hearted, the good guys win, the bad guys lose, the protagonist is sympathetic, the antagonist is a moustache twirling villain. It's not great literature, but it doesn't need to be.
Recommended if you're looking for a fun palette cleanser.
December 14, 2024
This book was a strong opening entry into a new series.
The MC is the "crown prince" of the rulers of Earth in this futuristic sci-fi book. We meet him as he's fulfilling some weird obligation to inspect some random, out of the way facilities. Upon which his bodyguards turn on him, and he realizes it's an assassination attempt. Managing to escape off the space station where all the elites live, he ends up briefly in a science lab where he injects himself with nanobots that turn him into a super soldier, then escapes down to the service. He's alerted that his parents are dead, and his internal storage unit is flooded with things that the reigning monarch has access to. This includes who to seek out on Earth to help in a situation like his.
The first person is the last remaining family member in London, and she's been physically modified to have vampire like characteristics like fangs and blood red eyes. Things are a little rocky, but eventually they get somewhat along. From there, we get to see a nice relationship build up.
There are some aspects that are a little cheesy, like getting access to the nanobots, or having a master key that can open any lock anywhere. But overall, it's a strong novel that I enjoyed. It was well written and edited, with only a minor typo or two noticed.
I very much look forward to where this is going in book 2.
The MC is the "crown prince" of the rulers of Earth in this futuristic sci-fi book. We meet him as he's fulfilling some weird obligation to inspect some random, out of the way facilities. Upon which his bodyguards turn on him, and he realizes it's an assassination attempt. Managing to escape off the space station where all the elites live, he ends up briefly in a science lab where he injects himself with nanobots that turn him into a super soldier, then escapes down to the service. He's alerted that his parents are dead, and his internal storage unit is flooded with things that the reigning monarch has access to. This includes who to seek out on Earth to help in a situation like his.
The first person is the last remaining family member in London, and she's been physically modified to have vampire like characteristics like fangs and blood red eyes. Things are a little rocky, but eventually they get somewhat along. From there, we get to see a nice relationship build up.
There are some aspects that are a little cheesy, like getting access to the nanobots, or having a master key that can open any lock anywhere. But overall, it's a strong novel that I enjoyed. It was well written and edited, with only a minor typo or two noticed.
I very much look forward to where this is going in book 2.
December 10, 2024
A really fun time!
I had a lot of fun with this book. The first LI is an absolute hoot. She's a lot of fun. Has depth to her character and goals of her own. My only gripe, and really this is sorta everywhere in haremlit so it's kinda whatever if you're used to it, is that the romance feels a little rushed especially on the part of the MC and what bring an heir entails but it's still cute. Also given the stuff they go through together it can be forgiven so it's fine. The MC himself is also actually kinda cool. Was sorta expecting a blank-slate-self-insert type but he's actually got some character which is appreciated.
One other thing, the title describes it as a "space adventure". At least so far it's not really a "space adventure". It honestly felt more like cyberpunk-lite with how there are ads everywhere and everyone is augmented and corporations presumably have a lot of power. So yeah no real space stuff yet imo but otherwise it's a lot of fun. Definitely recommended.
I had a lot of fun with this book. The first LI is an absolute hoot. She's a lot of fun. Has depth to her character and goals of her own. My only gripe, and really this is sorta everywhere in haremlit so it's kinda whatever if you're used to it, is that the romance feels a little rushed especially on the part of the MC and what bring an heir entails but it's still cute. Also given the stuff they go through together it can be forgiven so it's fine. The MC himself is also actually kinda cool. Was sorta expecting a blank-slate-self-insert type but he's actually got some character which is appreciated.
One other thing, the title describes it as a "space adventure". At least so far it's not really a "space adventure". It honestly felt more like cyberpunk-lite with how there are ads everywhere and everyone is augmented and corporations presumably have a lot of power. So yeah no real space stuff yet imo but otherwise it's a lot of fun. Definitely recommended.
May 12, 2025
Good First Book
This was a good first book.
The MC is likable and his first LI is also enjoyable.
The plot was easy to follow.
One thingk I did find strange is that the title said this was a Space Adventure, yet there was hardly any of that, and it felt more like a Sci-Fi Cyberpunk thing.
Either way, I enjoyed it.
Looking foward to the next book.
This was a good first book.
The MC is likable and his first LI is also enjoyable.
The plot was easy to follow.
One thingk I did find strange is that the title said this was a Space Adventure, yet there was hardly any of that, and it felt more like a Sci-Fi Cyberpunk thing.
Either way, I enjoyed it.
Looking foward to the next book.
December 13, 2024
Great new series!
I really like this book, it's reads very well and I love the world it creates. Relationships feel real, and the action and downtime time are evenly spaced. I'm really excited for the future of this series!
I really like this book, it's reads very well and I love the world it creates. Relationships feel real, and the action and downtime time are evenly spaced. I'm really excited for the future of this series!
July 6, 2025
This was a much better story than I was expecting. A fun fish out of water tale with some good action and drama. Good worlbuilding and interesting side characters. The author loves the word boobs way to much.
January 25, 2025
Really good
Really good opener of a series. The characters make sense and the story flows well. I am really impressed with what I read here
Really good opener of a series. The characters make sense and the story flows well. I am really impressed with what I read here
March 8, 2025
Great story
I loved. This story it was very funny and exciting definitely worth the time to read it and I'm excited to read the next book
I loved. This story it was very funny and exciting definitely worth the time to read it and I'm excited to read the next book
August 27, 2025
The whole thing feels dull. Something close to a daydreaming episode.
There seem to be augments for everything, except for a good story. I wonder if protagonist wouldn't have easier time fighting with his purse since he seems to have infinite amount of funds.
There seem to be augments for everything, except for a good story. I wonder if protagonist wouldn't have easier time fighting with his purse since he seems to have infinite amount of funds.
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