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Void Wraith #2
Void Wraith
Tainted Victory
Captain Nolan destroyed the Void Wraith factory and the fleet guarding it, but every victory comes with a price. The destruction of the Helios Gate in the Ghantan system stranded Nolan and his crew months from the closest Gate. Dryker and Khar have been imprisoned by the Primo, forced to remain idle.
With both Nolan and Dryker absent from the galactic stage the Void Wraith’s agents have grown bolder. They trigger a war between humanity and the Tigris, one that will devastate both races. Worse, the Void Wraith’s master has arrived in the Milky Way, and it hungers.
Dryker must rally the Primo, Tigris, and Humanity…or all three races face eradication.
Captain Nolan destroyed the Void Wraith factory and the fleet guarding it, but every victory comes with a price. The destruction of the Helios Gate in the Ghantan system stranded Nolan and his crew months from the closest Gate. Dryker and Khar have been imprisoned by the Primo, forced to remain idle.
With both Nolan and Dryker absent from the galactic stage the Void Wraith’s agents have grown bolder. They trigger a war between humanity and the Tigris, one that will devastate both races. Worse, the Void Wraith’s master has arrived in the Milky Way, and it hungers.
Dryker must rally the Primo, Tigris, and Humanity…or all three races face eradication.
211 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 6, 2016
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Chris Fox
87 books671 followersBy day I am an iPhone developer architecting the app used to scope Stephen Colbert’s ear. By night I am Batman. Ok maybe not. One can dream though, right?
I’ve been writing since I was six years old and started inflicting my work on others at age 18. By age 24 people stopped running away when I approached them with a new story and shortly thereafter I published my first one in the Rifter.
Wait you’re still reading?
Ok, the facts I’m supposed to list in a bio. As of this writing I’m 38 years old and live just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the beautiful town of Mill Valley. If you’re unsure how to find it just follow the smell of self-entitlement. Once you see the teens driving Teslas you’ll know you’re in the right place.
I live in a tiny studio that I can cross in (literally) five steps and don’t own an oven. But you know what? It’s worth it. I love developing iPhone apps and if you want to work in San Francisco you accept that rent for a tiny place costs more than most people’s mortgage.
If you and about 2 million other people start buying my books I promise to move out of Marin to a house in the redwoods up in Guerneville. No pressure. Wait that’s a lie. Pressure.
I’ve been writing since I was six years old and started inflicting my work on others at age 18. By age 24 people stopped running away when I approached them with a new story and shortly thereafter I published my first one in the Rifter.
Wait you’re still reading?
Ok, the facts I’m supposed to list in a bio. As of this writing I’m 38 years old and live just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the beautiful town of Mill Valley. If you’re unsure how to find it just follow the smell of self-entitlement. Once you see the teens driving Teslas you’ll know you’re in the right place.
I live in a tiny studio that I can cross in (literally) five steps and don’t own an oven. But you know what? It’s worth it. I love developing iPhone apps and if you want to work in San Francisco you accept that rent for a tiny place costs more than most people’s mortgage.
If you and about 2 million other people start buying my books I promise to move out of Marin to a house in the redwoods up in Guerneville. No pressure. Wait that’s a lie. Pressure.
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March 2, 2020
Great sci-fi!
Love this action-packed, sci-fi series. Kept me turning the pages. Very enjoyable. Ready to read the next one. Let’s get Hollywood working on this ASAP!
Love this action-packed, sci-fi series. Kept me turning the pages. Very enjoyable. Ready to read the next one. Let’s get Hollywood working on this ASAP!
November 25, 2016
Another really good space science fiction book. This follows the first book, "Destroyer", picking up nicely with all the unfinished pieces from that book. The author even provides a pretty good "catch-up" section in the front of the book which is a good idea for other authors to follow. He just kind of recapped what happened in "Destoryer" which is very helpful if it read the previous book a while back.
The humans have been at piece for a while after the recently declared end to the Eight Year War with the Tigris. The Tigris is a race of cat-like aliens who have about the same technology as the humans. Now, something has come up that is destroying or wiping out human and Tigris colonies. In fact, the colonist aren't just being killed, they're being kidnapped without a trace. A third race, called the Primo, a very advanced race, who are also pretty arrogant, are not as numerous as the Humans or Tigris, but they are also being attacked. The Primo maintain huge ancient libraries which have already lead to the identity of this new alien race as the "Void Wraith”. The Void Wraith are extremely advanced and seem to be unlimited in numbers. They need to be stopped or they will soon conquer the entire Milky Way galaxy.
Yet, even as powerful as the Void Wrath are, they are only puppets of another "Master" race who's whereabouts were unknown until then Commander, now Captain Nolan, found their hidden location next to a massive black hole. Floating next to black hole is some kind of massive alien eye that has some kind of mental hold on the Void Wraith, humans, Tigris and Primos whom it has infected with its larva. The Void Wraith, have built a massive ship yard, churning out thousands of ships and a massive single bomb. That bomb was supposed to go to the Primo homeworld and ignite, but Nolan, with he help of a Tigris crew, managed to destroy the bomb.
Now, with a common enemy, Admiral Dryker, Captain Nolan, and Mighty Fizgig, they have to convince their respective civilizations that they are not enemies, but they all need to focus on destroying the Void Wraith. That is almost an impossible task since the senior military commanders for each civilization has some how been infected with the alien larva and it is controlling their actions. If the Humans and Tigris don't stop fighting, they will wipe each other out and the Void Wraith won't have a problem conquering both civilizations and the Primo along with the entire Milky Way.
The story has a lot of moving parts but they all fit together in the end as they should. I’m not sure about the authors use of his cat’s names for some of the Tigris, but at least the names of his aliens are pronounceable. The story doesn’t quite end with then end of this book. No, the actual real battle hasn’t even begun yet! There’s something about a mysterious starship called the “Forge” which needs to be found. But where?
There is a third book, "Eradication", which I have already obtained. I'll be reading it shortly since this is such a great series.
The humans have been at piece for a while after the recently declared end to the Eight Year War with the Tigris. The Tigris is a race of cat-like aliens who have about the same technology as the humans. Now, something has come up that is destroying or wiping out human and Tigris colonies. In fact, the colonist aren't just being killed, they're being kidnapped without a trace. A third race, called the Primo, a very advanced race, who are also pretty arrogant, are not as numerous as the Humans or Tigris, but they are also being attacked. The Primo maintain huge ancient libraries which have already lead to the identity of this new alien race as the "Void Wraith”. The Void Wraith are extremely advanced and seem to be unlimited in numbers. They need to be stopped or they will soon conquer the entire Milky Way galaxy.
Yet, even as powerful as the Void Wrath are, they are only puppets of another "Master" race who's whereabouts were unknown until then Commander, now Captain Nolan, found their hidden location next to a massive black hole. Floating next to black hole is some kind of massive alien eye that has some kind of mental hold on the Void Wraith, humans, Tigris and Primos whom it has infected with its larva. The Void Wraith, have built a massive ship yard, churning out thousands of ships and a massive single bomb. That bomb was supposed to go to the Primo homeworld and ignite, but Nolan, with he help of a Tigris crew, managed to destroy the bomb.
Now, with a common enemy, Admiral Dryker, Captain Nolan, and Mighty Fizgig, they have to convince their respective civilizations that they are not enemies, but they all need to focus on destroying the Void Wraith. That is almost an impossible task since the senior military commanders for each civilization has some how been infected with the alien larva and it is controlling their actions. If the Humans and Tigris don't stop fighting, they will wipe each other out and the Void Wraith won't have a problem conquering both civilizations and the Primo along with the entire Milky Way.
The story has a lot of moving parts but they all fit together in the end as they should. I’m not sure about the authors use of his cat’s names for some of the Tigris, but at least the names of his aliens are pronounceable. The story doesn’t quite end with then end of this book. No, the actual real battle hasn’t even begun yet! There’s something about a mysterious starship called the “Forge” which needs to be found. But where?
There is a third book, "Eradication", which I have already obtained. I'll be reading it shortly since this is such a great series.
May 30, 2017
So Chris Fox has this thing where he likes to do a ‘Previously in…’ each of his books, and no offence to his actual writing, because I seriously LOVE his work, but, the ‘Previously’ bit is one of the funniest things I have read in a long time. It is almost worth buying the book just for this.
But I digress, the Void Wraith…
Nolan and the crew are still stuck, trying to make it back to occupied space, having been trapped after destroying the Helios Gate, and in his training with Fizgig, he has started to become a warrior.
The descriptions of the hand-to-hand combat, as well as the weapons and the Tigris are really exceptional, Fox does a brilliant job of capturing every detail and nuance of the combat, but not dragging it out for days on end so that you wish you were in the combat and getting stabbed with something pointy.
The Main characters return to find the galaxy at war, through treachery and deceit, the Masters have tricked the Humans and the Tigris into war with each other. Each race believes the other is guilty of starting the war at Gantos.
This will leave both the races weakened for the Void Wrath to sweep in and destroy each race with little or no resistance.
Nolan and his crew on board a harvester, Dryker with the Primos and Fizgig trying to band together what she can of the Tigris are all that stand together between the Masters, the Void Wraith, and the end of their respective races. And thus for ‘Void Wraith’, our main characters set about trying to save their respective races, friends and the galaxy from destruction.
This is truly Epic Military Sci-Fi, as Nolan and his crew race against time to discover elements to defeat both the Void Wraith and the Masters, whilst Dryker tries desperately to stop the war with Fizgig.
I really enjoyed a lot of elements of this book, one of these being that Fox has done some clever work in creating background for his story in how his characters have gone from pretty useless with hand-to-hand weapons to competent and even dangerous, rather than some books in which characters just magically manage to fight off aliens that are far better trained. It really adds such depth to the story, and makes it so much more believable (well for the genre we are reading in which humans and big cats are fighting each other! *grin*)
Other aspects are the political intrigue that runs through the story, the sensational starship combat that really brings the book to life, and the absolutely exceptional character work.
Fox’s character work is really brilliant, the interplay between each of the main characters, the different races and the fanatical individuals of ‘The Masters’ all make for some exceptional reading. Nolan and his crew are really outstanding in their continued fight for survival, the emotional, physical and psychological toll that their efforts take on each of the crew is brilliantly detailed and incredibly realistic.
This is Military Sci-Fi at its absolute best and there is just no reason to miss this – if you are a fan you must read this!
But I digress, the Void Wraith…
Nolan and the crew are still stuck, trying to make it back to occupied space, having been trapped after destroying the Helios Gate, and in his training with Fizgig, he has started to become a warrior.
The descriptions of the hand-to-hand combat, as well as the weapons and the Tigris are really exceptional, Fox does a brilliant job of capturing every detail and nuance of the combat, but not dragging it out for days on end so that you wish you were in the combat and getting stabbed with something pointy.
The Main characters return to find the galaxy at war, through treachery and deceit, the Masters have tricked the Humans and the Tigris into war with each other. Each race believes the other is guilty of starting the war at Gantos.
This will leave both the races weakened for the Void Wrath to sweep in and destroy each race with little or no resistance.
Nolan and his crew on board a harvester, Dryker with the Primos and Fizgig trying to band together what she can of the Tigris are all that stand together between the Masters, the Void Wraith, and the end of their respective races. And thus for ‘Void Wraith’, our main characters set about trying to save their respective races, friends and the galaxy from destruction.
This is truly Epic Military Sci-Fi, as Nolan and his crew race against time to discover elements to defeat both the Void Wraith and the Masters, whilst Dryker tries desperately to stop the war with Fizgig.
I really enjoyed a lot of elements of this book, one of these being that Fox has done some clever work in creating background for his story in how his characters have gone from pretty useless with hand-to-hand weapons to competent and even dangerous, rather than some books in which characters just magically manage to fight off aliens that are far better trained. It really adds such depth to the story, and makes it so much more believable (well for the genre we are reading in which humans and big cats are fighting each other! *grin*)
Other aspects are the political intrigue that runs through the story, the sensational starship combat that really brings the book to life, and the absolutely exceptional character work.
Fox’s character work is really brilliant, the interplay between each of the main characters, the different races and the fanatical individuals of ‘The Masters’ all make for some exceptional reading. Nolan and his crew are really outstanding in their continued fight for survival, the emotional, physical and psychological toll that their efforts take on each of the crew is brilliantly detailed and incredibly realistic.
This is Military Sci-Fi at its absolute best and there is just no reason to miss this – if you are a fan you must read this!
February 1, 2021
Three races fight for control in the galaxy. Another race is quietly harvesting populations from their planets.
Primo - the first race. Bipedal, binocular vision, very intelligent with millennia of history as shown by the ruins on thousands of planets. Ruins displaying great wealth and great knowledge, unused, abandoned, decaying. Most of he worlds settled by the three races contained ancient Primo ruins. Tigris - like the Primo, the Tigris are bipedal like the Primo and humans, two arms, two legs, one head containing two eyes, two ears, a nose and a mouth. The Tigris appear to derive from a leonine body form: thick fur pelt, paws, a long furry tail, and some really impressive dentures. The Tigris are aggressive and combative, warrior-like, prizing fighting skills above all. The humans are ape-like in form, no hair except on their heads, agile, dexterous hands, intelligent with a hint of genius (especially in their authors).
The Helios gates bring the races together. The gates lie in the hearts of stars and connect with each other allowing near-instantaneous travel between star systems. The Helios equipped starships can enter a star using the massive energy of the sun to resist the heat and pressure. Once in the gate simply choose where you want to go and you're there. Easy-peasy.
The villains of the story are the Void-Wraith: every 26 thousand years the Void-Wraith harvest the three races, ripping out their nervous systems to power their mechanical troops. Not much is known about these foes - yet. I feel that the answers are coming.
Wow! Another great read!
Primo - the first race. Bipedal, binocular vision, very intelligent with millennia of history as shown by the ruins on thousands of planets. Ruins displaying great wealth and great knowledge, unused, abandoned, decaying. Most of he worlds settled by the three races contained ancient Primo ruins. Tigris - like the Primo, the Tigris are bipedal like the Primo and humans, two arms, two legs, one head containing two eyes, two ears, a nose and a mouth. The Tigris appear to derive from a leonine body form: thick fur pelt, paws, a long furry tail, and some really impressive dentures. The Tigris are aggressive and combative, warrior-like, prizing fighting skills above all. The humans are ape-like in form, no hair except on their heads, agile, dexterous hands, intelligent with a hint of genius (especially in their authors).
The Helios gates bring the races together. The gates lie in the hearts of stars and connect with each other allowing near-instantaneous travel between star systems. The Helios equipped starships can enter a star using the massive energy of the sun to resist the heat and pressure. Once in the gate simply choose where you want to go and you're there. Easy-peasy.
The villains of the story are the Void-Wraith: every 26 thousand years the Void-Wraith harvest the three races, ripping out their nervous systems to power their mechanical troops. Not much is known about these foes - yet. I feel that the answers are coming.
Wow! Another great read!
December 9, 2016
Let down from the first book in the Void Wraith trilogy...but the best is yet to come
To start off, let me be clear that I loved the Void Wraith trilogy! Great world building, interesting characters, and well done battle sequences. That said, volume two is clearly the weakest of the three. It spends too much of its time filling in the back story, explaining the origins of the three races, and the spread of the influence of the Void Wraith. All of this nicely set up the action packed third volume....so you can't just skip the second volume.
In essence, volume two describes the jockeying for position among each of the three races, plus the Void Wraith, each of which is trying to have the strongest position going into what will obviously be the "big battle" coming in volume three. The Void Wraith continues to extend its influence among each of the three races, and each race needs to sort out who can and can't be trusted, and the trust worthy ones have to find their allies among the other races and learn to work as teams.
By the end of volume two each "team" has effectively sorted itself out (although further shuffling happens in volume three), and is stronger than they were at the end of volume one. A few battles get fought along the way, but the outcome is never in doubt (to the reader; not so for the characters).
In the end, don't get turned off the series by this (somewhat) weaker volume two. Your patience is rewarded in volume three.
To start off, let me be clear that I loved the Void Wraith trilogy! Great world building, interesting characters, and well done battle sequences. That said, volume two is clearly the weakest of the three. It spends too much of its time filling in the back story, explaining the origins of the three races, and the spread of the influence of the Void Wraith. All of this nicely set up the action packed third volume....so you can't just skip the second volume.
In essence, volume two describes the jockeying for position among each of the three races, plus the Void Wraith, each of which is trying to have the strongest position going into what will obviously be the "big battle" coming in volume three. The Void Wraith continues to extend its influence among each of the three races, and each race needs to sort out who can and can't be trusted, and the trust worthy ones have to find their allies among the other races and learn to work as teams.
By the end of volume two each "team" has effectively sorted itself out (although further shuffling happens in volume three), and is stronger than they were at the end of volume one. A few battles get fought along the way, but the outcome is never in doubt (to the reader; not so for the characters).
In the end, don't get turned off the series by this (somewhat) weaker volume two. Your patience is rewarded in volume three.
July 3, 2019
Soha nem bocsátom meg az írónak az a Void Wraith hajó elnevezésekor nem volt képes valami nevet kitalálni. Egy jármű elnevezése azonnal kult jelleget ad neki: Az Ezeréves Sólyom, Nabukodonozor, Nostromo, Serenity. Erre itt hogy hívják? 'Ship'.
Ha eseményekről és csatákról van szó akkor olvasható a regény, ha karakterekről vagy űrlényekről akkor elképesztő banalitások vannak benne.
Honnan látják, hogy elpirul a szőrrel borított macska? Miért az a harcmodor, hogy állandóan megszállják egymás csillaghajóit? Hogy lehet, hogy teljesen ugyanúgy épül fel a Tigris társadalom mint az emberi csak épp macskák alkotják és annyi a különbség, hogy 'büszkébbek'?
Továbbra is jól jön a reading challengebe.
Ha eseményekről és csatákról van szó akkor olvasható a regény, ha karakterekről vagy űrlényekről akkor elképesztő banalitások vannak benne.
Honnan látják, hogy elpirul a szőrrel borított macska? Miért az a harcmodor, hogy állandóan megszállják egymás csillaghajóit? Hogy lehet, hogy teljesen ugyanúgy épül fel a Tigris társadalom mint az emberi csak épp macskák alkotják és annyi a különbség, hogy 'büszkébbek'?
Továbbra is jól jön a reading challengebe.
July 16, 2020
Amazing continuance to the Void Wraith series. The enemy is out of the shadows, but now everyone else has to see them. This second book in the series picks up a few months after the end of the first book. Nolan and his "crew" return to inhabited space to find that all they have done thus far has been spun in the enemy's favor. The war is already well in progress, but not the way they had hoped. The characters continue to grow as the story unfolds and the antagonists become even more twisted and horrific. Keep reading if you already read the first book and go start reading if you haven't. One of the better series I have read in a long time with a strong group of characters on both sides of the conflict.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 21, 2017
In addition to being quite a short read, the first 5% of the book is a summary of what happened in the first book of the series. Once you get past the introduction, the action picks right up where book one left off. It was a good, fast read but I was disappointed with the ending as it seems to cut off (vs. a cliffhanger) right in the middle of a scene vs. a logical end point which makes the book seem incomplete: if you want to know more, you will have to buy the next one in the series which is not published. Luckily, I picked this up for free with my Kindle Unlimited borrow vs. the regular price of $3.99.
November 28, 2019
The war against an unseen enemy continues:
Like any war against a devastating enemy, devious enough to sit back an let you destroy yourselves, the human race steps up and provides leaders to join old enemies together. Non stop action, and some intriguing differences between the new allies, and then you have to wait for the next book to see how the combined forces fare, against a giant eye in the sky.
Like any war against a devastating enemy, devious enough to sit back an let you destroy yourselves, the human race steps up and provides leaders to join old enemies together. Non stop action, and some intriguing differences between the new allies, and then you have to wait for the next book to see how the combined forces fare, against a giant eye in the sky.
December 26, 2020
I don't know why it took me forever to write this review. I started multiple time buts I always quickly found something else to do. As my ratings suggest, I didn't hate this book, quite enjoyed it, in fact, but something just kept me from writing a review.
Perhaps I just don't have a lot to say about it? It's better than the previous book in the series, the main character is better but still not all that compelling. The pace is utterly ridiculous, it moves so quick that at times it becomes nearly impossible to follow along since it also jumps between the many plots going on at the same time. It also doesn't like to keep anything secret. If there's a plot twist in there, it'll happily tell you it's coming up long before it's relevant.
We learn a bit more about the Void Wraith, about the history of the universe and about the characters themselves (not to mention throwing a few more on the pile for us to keep track of). Overall, there's just more of what worked in the first book and a little less of what didn't work. It's still written a bit amateurishly but that's the glory of it, isn't it? We all have to start somewhere.
Perhaps I just don't have a lot to say about it? It's better than the previous book in the series, the main character is better but still not all that compelling. The pace is utterly ridiculous, it moves so quick that at times it becomes nearly impossible to follow along since it also jumps between the many plots going on at the same time. It also doesn't like to keep anything secret. If there's a plot twist in there, it'll happily tell you it's coming up long before it's relevant.
We learn a bit more about the Void Wraith, about the history of the universe and about the characters themselves (not to mention throwing a few more on the pile for us to keep track of). Overall, there's just more of what worked in the first book and a little less of what didn't work. It's still written a bit amateurishly but that's the glory of it, isn't it? We all have to start somewhere.
August 4, 2022
Perfectly bland military sci fi for fans of Mass Effect, Babylon 5 and Firefly.
While nothing exceptional or groundbreaking it is very easy to read, entertaining and has some touches of humor that never come close to camp or self-parody (all the while the author is perfectly aware of how predictable table his book is and being smarmy on his recap of book 1)
While nothing exceptional or groundbreaking it is very easy to read, entertaining and has some touches of humor that never come close to camp or self-parody (all the while the author is perfectly aware of how predictable table his book is and being smarmy on his recap of book 1)
December 25, 2018
Lot of action
Good story line, very fast pace, good at seeing up Sean's and fights. Makes big jumps to advance fast pace action.
Lead character s are flesh out into more detail, good second book, looking forward to next in line.
Good story line, very fast pace, good at seeing up Sean's and fights. Makes big jumps to advance fast pace action.
Lead character s are flesh out into more detail, good second book, looking forward to next in line.
July 17, 2019
Good sequel.
While I wasn't too impressed with the first book of the trilogy, this one seemed a bit better. There is nonstop action as the humans and their allies do their best to understand and learn how to take the battle to their enemy - the Void Wraith.
While I wasn't too impressed with the first book of the trilogy, this one seemed a bit better. There is nonstop action as the humans and their allies do their best to understand and learn how to take the battle to their enemy - the Void Wraith.
July 28, 2019
Book 2 void wraith
Book 2 was a fun read and had a few errors. I enjoy the plot and characters development so far and the refresher is fun to read. The overall books so far are whitty and exciting and I look forward to the next book.
Book 2 was a fun read and had a few errors. I enjoy the plot and characters development so far and the refresher is fun to read. The overall books so far are whitty and exciting and I look forward to the next book.
September 15, 2020
Beware the enemy in plain sight.
You've created quite the wild cast of interesting villains and heroes for this series.
I'm enjoying reading this and find myself unable to put it down.
Reading as fast as I can to get to see what happens next.
I will now start the next adventure.
You've created quite the wild cast of interesting villains and heroes for this series.
I'm enjoying reading this and find myself unable to put it down.
Reading as fast as I can to get to see what happens next.
I will now start the next adventure.
April 24, 2021
Against all odds they survive.
It is clear the series.must continue. The battles are great but now outnumbered 10 to 1 they must continue the fight. Maybe they will succeed you have read to find out
It is clear the series.must continue. The battles are great but now outnumbered 10 to 1 they must continue the fight. Maybe they will succeed you have read to find out
June 1, 2018
for a "tactical genius" he sure does drop the ball and make dumb easily avoidable mistakes a lot
July 28, 2018
I really enjoyed this book. I am now reading Book #3 and hope it is as good as the first two in this series.
October 17, 2018
Still enjoying the series. Fun, fast paced military space opera.
January 11, 2020
👍 read
Anxiously awaiting the next book. I can't stop reading this series!!! I'm to book three. Thanks for the great books
Anxiously awaiting the next book. I can't stop reading this series!!! I'm to book three. Thanks for the great books
May 16, 2024
Very quick read and a little light on depth if not action.
March 16, 2017
I want more
March 7, 2017
Yeah, another one with a decent plot but mediocre writing. The non-human races were very like the humans (only cosmetic differences, not in thinking or culture). The tech didn't get explained any better from the last book. And the one thing driving the first book was the mystery of the Void Wraith. This book gives easy answers (a researcher finds out the ancient info) and even regularly shows the bad guys point of view so we know exactly what they're trying to do.
So it devolved into a series of space fight scenes. Oh well.
So it devolved into a series of space fight scenes. Oh well.
August 24, 2016
This book reads like a breeze and yet it's chalked full of awesome stuff! Political intrigue, amazing action scenes, really cool alien races, space battles, a super creepy mysterious antagonist, and so much more. I really enjoyed getting to spend more time with the characters from the first couple books and meeting new ones. Nolan gains new skills in this book and it was awesome getting to see him grow and use them. Dryker proves a formidable military leader in this book and my respect for him grew a lot from the last book. Annie a human from the prequel novel comes back to help in a big way in this story and I really enjoyed getting to know her more. She's a kick in the pants. Fizgig the amazing Tigris was as awesome as ever and I really enjoyed seeing her a lot in this novel. There were tons of other awesome characters too, like a bionic soldier. He was awesome in the firefight scenes.
This book had amazing mission style action scenes where the characters had to go into battle to recover items. These scenes were intense and awesome, but they were also used well to build up the characters. I really enjoyed getting to see the character Annie again in this book, especially in combat situations. Her dialog and actions cracked me up and gave me respect for her. I wouldn't want to be on the other end of her weapon.
All of the characters in this book were great. From the amazing Tigris cat aliens, to well rendered tough characters like the military veteran Annie. Chris Fox really pulled it off on this novel.
There was an awesome claw to claw fight scene between two of the Tigris main characters. I loved getting to see more into the culture of this cat race of aliens. It was also cool seeing more of the Primo alien race. As the story unfolds you get to see humans, Tigris, and Primo all interacting in ways that go against how they've related to each other throughout all of history up to this point—and that was really cool.
The last act of the story was done really well. The tension just kept building. The characters kept finding themselves in situations where it seemed like there was no way for them to succeed in the battle let alone the war. The climax of the story was fantastic. An amazing fight that took a lot of brawn and brains. I'm not going to spoil it by saying everyone made it out alive or who won, but man was it an amazingly fun scene to read! Chris Fox is a talented author, and the stuff he came up with also shows just how creative he is. This story rocked.
In conclusion, this was a very satisfying novel that made me laugh a lot. It had tons of amazing action and character interaction that made for one heck of a read. I flew through this book. I'm sad I finished it because I wanted it to keep going. The ending was a great conclusion to the story that built up and it sets up the third book nicely. I'm hungry to read it. Luckily I know how productive the author has been—writing the first 2.5 books in the series—so I know we won't have that long to wait. I can't wait for the next one! The stakes are high! It should prove to be another amazing ride!
This book had amazing mission style action scenes where the characters had to go into battle to recover items. These scenes were intense and awesome, but they were also used well to build up the characters. I really enjoyed getting to see the character Annie again in this book, especially in combat situations. Her dialog and actions cracked me up and gave me respect for her. I wouldn't want to be on the other end of her weapon.
All of the characters in this book were great. From the amazing Tigris cat aliens, to well rendered tough characters like the military veteran Annie. Chris Fox really pulled it off on this novel.
There was an awesome claw to claw fight scene between two of the Tigris main characters. I loved getting to see more into the culture of this cat race of aliens. It was also cool seeing more of the Primo alien race. As the story unfolds you get to see humans, Tigris, and Primo all interacting in ways that go against how they've related to each other throughout all of history up to this point—and that was really cool.
The last act of the story was done really well. The tension just kept building. The characters kept finding themselves in situations where it seemed like there was no way for them to succeed in the battle let alone the war. The climax of the story was fantastic. An amazing fight that took a lot of brawn and brains. I'm not going to spoil it by saying everyone made it out alive or who won, but man was it an amazingly fun scene to read! Chris Fox is a talented author, and the stuff he came up with also shows just how creative he is. This story rocked.
In conclusion, this was a very satisfying novel that made me laugh a lot. It had tons of amazing action and character interaction that made for one heck of a read. I flew through this book. I'm sad I finished it because I wanted it to keep going. The ending was a great conclusion to the story that built up and it sets up the third book nicely. I'm hungry to read it. Luckily I know how productive the author has been—writing the first 2.5 books in the series—so I know we won't have that long to wait. I can't wait for the next one! The stakes are high! It should prove to be another amazing ride!
October 12, 2016
From My Review Number 129:
This review is on Void Wraith by Chris Fox. This is Book 2 in The Void Wraith Trilogy and the third book I have read by this writer.
Commander Nolan and his crew are aboard a captured Wraith ship and are currently trying to reach another Helios Gate. In the meantime, Nolan is combat training with his Marine troops learning from the Tigris, Fizgig, how to fight with new weapons.
Captain Dryker is on a Primo carrier ship with the Tigris, Khar, circling a Primo home world while the Primo tries to understand what is happening in the universe. Meanwhile, Humans and Tigris are still fighting each other under the direction of the Wraith who is trying to wipe out all of them for reasons not yet fully understood. All that is known now is the Wraith has infiltrated the leadership of both races and needs to be stopped.
In this story we meet the “Eye”, the intelligence that controls the Wraith. One of the host characters is going to meet with the Eye and get new instructions how to deal with the remaining fighters against the Wraith. Admiral Mendez renews his goal to capture Commander Nolan and turn him into a host.
The Wraith continues to battle everyone in the universe with the ultimate goal to defeat them and use them for hosts. The allies against the Wraith find new ways to defend themselves. Everything comes down to Dryker convincing the remaining human fighters to join his effort to defeat the corrupted leadership and find a new weapon that can really destroy the Wraith.
I give this book For Stars because the story continues to entertain and add new elements that create mystery and uncertainty as to how the story will end. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
Keep reading good science fiction and let me know when you find an interesting novel or author.
This review is on Void Wraith by Chris Fox. This is Book 2 in The Void Wraith Trilogy and the third book I have read by this writer.
Commander Nolan and his crew are aboard a captured Wraith ship and are currently trying to reach another Helios Gate. In the meantime, Nolan is combat training with his Marine troops learning from the Tigris, Fizgig, how to fight with new weapons.
Captain Dryker is on a Primo carrier ship with the Tigris, Khar, circling a Primo home world while the Primo tries to understand what is happening in the universe. Meanwhile, Humans and Tigris are still fighting each other under the direction of the Wraith who is trying to wipe out all of them for reasons not yet fully understood. All that is known now is the Wraith has infiltrated the leadership of both races and needs to be stopped.
In this story we meet the “Eye”, the intelligence that controls the Wraith. One of the host characters is going to meet with the Eye and get new instructions how to deal with the remaining fighters against the Wraith. Admiral Mendez renews his goal to capture Commander Nolan and turn him into a host.
The Wraith continues to battle everyone in the universe with the ultimate goal to defeat them and use them for hosts. The allies against the Wraith find new ways to defend themselves. Everything comes down to Dryker convincing the remaining human fighters to join his effort to defeat the corrupted leadership and find a new weapon that can really destroy the Wraith.
I give this book For Stars because the story continues to entertain and add new elements that create mystery and uncertainty as to how the story will end. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
Keep reading good science fiction and let me know when you find an interesting novel or author.
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May 15, 2022If an american, then it is fit for purpose. Else, consider another choice.
Some of my favorite channels are. (Warning: some reading required)
UA Courage, Kitty G, Books and Lala , Jack in the Books, Rebecca Watson, , Kelly loves Physics and History, Anton Petrov, Hello Future Me, Brittany the Bibliophile, Autumn's Boutique, Emmie, Jessica Gagnon, Dead Good Book Reviews, With Olivia, Lilly's Expat Life, Munecat, Atun Shei, Alize, IzzzYzzz, Tom Nicholas, Renegade Cut, Quinn's Ideas, Spacedock, Between the Wars, Brandon F, Narrowboat Pirate, Lorna Jane Adventures, Ship Happens, Joe Scott, Novara Media, Natasha's Adventures, Alice Cappelle, Sabine Hossenfelder.
See my review of "powers of the Earth" and the comments as well as those of other reviewers, especially cgr710/Claes Rees, Jr. Apparently, he has been authorized to tell me what I should write in my reviews, while proudly owning his racism. It is quite the american display. If you find his behavior acceptable or look away, do not read my pages, beginning now.
I am a communist. According to my attackers and Claes Rees, Jr/cgr710 and based on experiences and statements made, "liking" my review may cause you problems. To Claes and his friends, who no doubt as well as being racists, adore Putin according to Fox, I say.
GLORY TO UKRAINE !
To non-american readers, I wish you a good morning, A better afternoon, a wonderful evening and a pleasant night. Hope is strength.
Some of my favorite channels are. (Warning: some reading required)
UA Courage, Kitty G, Books and Lala , Jack in the Books, Rebecca Watson, , Kelly loves Physics and History, Anton Petrov, Hello Future Me, Brittany the Bibliophile, Autumn's Boutique, Emmie, Jessica Gagnon, Dead Good Book Reviews, With Olivia, Lilly's Expat Life, Munecat, Atun Shei, Alize, IzzzYzzz, Tom Nicholas, Renegade Cut, Quinn's Ideas, Spacedock, Between the Wars, Brandon F, Narrowboat Pirate, Lorna Jane Adventures, Ship Happens, Joe Scott, Novara Media, Natasha's Adventures, Alice Cappelle, Sabine Hossenfelder.
See my review of "powers of the Earth" and the comments as well as those of other reviewers, especially cgr710/Claes Rees, Jr. Apparently, he has been authorized to tell me what I should write in my reviews, while proudly owning his racism. It is quite the american display. If you find his behavior acceptable or look away, do not read my pages, beginning now.
I am a communist. According to my attackers and Claes Rees, Jr/cgr710 and based on experiences and statements made, "liking" my review may cause you problems. To Claes and his friends, who no doubt as well as being racists, adore Putin according to Fox, I say.
GLORY TO UKRAINE !
To non-american readers, I wish you a good morning, A better afternoon, a wonderful evening and a pleasant night. Hope is strength.
June 14, 2016
Even if you just finished book one in this trilogy and think you don't need to read the recap of the first part, please read it anyway. It is very funny and gives you some extra information about the author and the characters in this trilogy.
Now about part two of the trilogy. Nolan destroyed the Void Wraith factory and the bomb, but he has a long travel to get back to the next sun, to a helios gate. He uses this this to get in shape and to get some battle experience training with the Mighty Fizgig. When he finally is back he discovers that Humanity and the Tigris are at war, so he faces the task to end this war and unite Humanity, the Tigris and the Primo so that they can fight the Void Wealth together. It shouldn't be a surprise that he succeeds at that, but since this is a trilogy, it shouldn't be a surprise that there are still enough problems ahead for the conclusion either.
I really liked this book and this series. It is full of action, it is funny and it has cats in it! Since I really like cats, that alone makes it a winner. But even if you're not into cats as much as I am this should be a fun read. Highly recommended.
Now about part two of the trilogy. Nolan destroyed the Void Wraith factory and the bomb, but he has a long travel to get back to the next sun, to a helios gate. He uses this this to get in shape and to get some battle experience training with the Mighty Fizgig. When he finally is back he discovers that Humanity and the Tigris are at war, so he faces the task to end this war and unite Humanity, the Tigris and the Primo so that they can fight the Void Wealth together. It shouldn't be a surprise that he succeeds at that, but since this is a trilogy, it shouldn't be a surprise that there are still enough problems ahead for the conclusion either.
I really liked this book and this series. It is full of action, it is funny and it has cats in it! Since I really like cats, that alone makes it a winner. But even if you're not into cats as much as I am this should be a fun read. Highly recommended.
February 5, 2017
An outstanding series
I am a SLOW reader but this "Void Wraith" trilogy is so fast paced and was so much fun to read I finished all three books plus the novella in a little under 24 hours. Is isn't about how fast I read. It's about how readable "Void Wraith" is. It's an excellent series and anyone who enjoys reading sci-fi will love this story. Actually, I wouldn't mind another in this excellent set of books!
I am a SLOW reader but this "Void Wraith" trilogy is so fast paced and was so much fun to read I finished all three books plus the novella in a little under 24 hours. Is isn't about how fast I read. It's about how readable "Void Wraith" is. It's an excellent series and anyone who enjoys reading sci-fi will love this story. Actually, I wouldn't mind another in this excellent set of books!
September 11, 2016
Movie material
Book was amazing each race has its own points that mAke them unique. This is a book series that would make such a amazing movie. Just Abrams could do wonders with this series. The story picks up right where book 1 leaves off and constantly leaves you salivating craving more like a rabid dog. The way Chris Fox describes the battles, armour, scenes is very vivid and beautiful. Anyone a fan of m military sci-fi go and pick up the first book you will not be disappointed. I can not wait to see what is in store in book 3 for Dryker, Nolan, and the mighty Fizgig. The time to fight for humanity and the galaxy is now. DO YOUR PART BY PICKING UP THIS AWESOME SERIES!!!
Book was amazing each race has its own points that mAke them unique. This is a book series that would make such a amazing movie. Just Abrams could do wonders with this series. The story picks up right where book 1 leaves off and constantly leaves you salivating craving more like a rabid dog. The way Chris Fox describes the battles, armour, scenes is very vivid and beautiful. Anyone a fan of m military sci-fi go and pick up the first book you will not be disappointed. I can not wait to see what is in store in book 3 for Dryker, Nolan, and the mighty Fizgig. The time to fight for humanity and the galaxy is now. DO YOUR PART BY PICKING UP THIS AWESOME SERIES!!!
September 12, 2016
Skrivnostni sovražnik se razkrije, neki čvičasti zajedalci so se infiltriral med ljudi in mačke (se zarejo v človeka tko k Goauldi pr Star Gate :) in netijo spore in bitke med rasama, da bi tako oslabil oboje da jih te Void wraithi potem laje premagajo... Pa neko velikansko oko k vse spremlja in nadzira, ampak tud to še vedno ni taglavna vesoljska rasa... Še eden je gospodar teh void wraithov...
Ni neka huda literatura tole, je pa napeto in me zanima kako bo naprej :)
Ni neka huda literatura tole, je pa napeto in me zanima kako bo naprej :)
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