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Part 2: Episode 4
An old leader born anew…
A legendary ship at his disposal…
A desperate crisis born of chaos…
Needed allies out of unforeseen events…
Nathan Scott has finally returned to lead the new Karuzari in a rebellion against the Dusahn Empire. But first, he will need to secure a ship to accommodate those who have already joined their cause.
The question is; How much of him is now Nathan, and how much is still Connor?
"Rebellion" is the 4th episode in Part 2 of the Frontiers Saga: Rogue Castes. Episode 5 is coming soon!
An old leader born anew…
A legendary ship at his disposal…
A desperate crisis born of chaos…
Needed allies out of unforeseen events…
Nathan Scott has finally returned to lead the new Karuzari in a rebellion against the Dusahn Empire. But first, he will need to secure a ship to accommodate those who have already joined their cause.
The question is; How much of him is now Nathan, and how much is still Connor?
"Rebellion" is the 4th episode in Part 2 of the Frontiers Saga: Rogue Castes. Episode 5 is coming soon!
354 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 17, 2017
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Ryk Brown
65 books862 followersBorn in 1960 and raised on an overdose of television, NASA, and science fiction, Ryk Brown has worked as a cook, rock guitarist, stage lighting technician, and paramedic. He currently resides in Northern California with his wife, daughter, and cat. By day he fixes computers, and by night he creates stories.
Having spent his entire life "thinking stuff up", the advent of digital publishing has finally given him an excuse to write it all down and share it with others. ("Others" meaning someone other than his poor wife and daughter.)
A long-time fan of all things science and space, his goal is to write and publish an on-going series of sci-fi adventures. To be set in his own version of humanity's future, his characters will explore the vast reaches of the galaxy, and perhaps even the universe. He invites you all to join him on this journey through his vivid imagination.
Having spent his entire life "thinking stuff up", the advent of digital publishing has finally given him an excuse to write it all down and share it with others. ("Others" meaning someone other than his poor wife and daughter.)
A long-time fan of all things science and space, his goal is to write and publish an on-going series of sci-fi adventures. To be set in his own version of humanity's future, his characters will explore the vast reaches of the galaxy, and perhaps even the universe. He invites you all to join him on this journey through his vivid imagination.
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September 22, 2017
Nathan and his fellow companions are involved in another war. The Aurora has arrived to help. The Dusahn Empire, a possible rogue Jung clan, has taken over the Pentaurus System. Nathen is to lead the Karazari in their fight for freedom. The first thing is to find a big ship to hold all the people rescued from Webster after the Dusahn destroyed the planet. Nathan, Vlad and Jessica with some Ghatazhak set out to obtain the luxury cruise ship the Mystic. Vlad gest to command Tuplo’s ship and fight a battle with the pirates who are also after the Mystic.
The book is well written. The plot is straight forward with lots of action and suspense. Brown continues to develop his characters. I cannot wait to find out what happens next.
I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. The book is almost eight and a half hours long. Jeffrey Kafer does an excellent job narrating the book. Kafer is a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator.
The book is well written. The plot is straight forward with lots of action and suspense. Brown continues to develop his characters. I cannot wait to find out what happens next.
I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. The book is almost eight and a half hours long. Jeffrey Kafer does an excellent job narrating the book. Kafer is a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator.
April 11, 2017
3.5 stars. Good story. We finally have the old gang reunited, including the ship Aurora. Vlad and Cameron are still my favorites. Nathan has some new abilities. Intriguing! I liked this episode, particularly because it wasn't filled with repetitive ship-to-ship battle sequences. The battle inside the Mystic was handled well.
However!!! Far too many words are formatted in italics, as if the author doesn't trust his own writing, nor his readers' comprehension, to figure out where the emphasis belongs. A dozen italicized words on one page is quite distracting. It slows down my reading process and hampers my enjoyment. I am also distracted by all the profanity. In a futuristic galaxy apparently without religion, why does everyone swear religiously?
Jessica is still the least credible and most inconsistent character. I do not yet buy into her new persona as Ghatazhak. She lacks discretion. For a supposedly savvy spec-ops master, she has put her trust in some obviously questionable characters over the series. Remember Tony? And her blank-stare contact in Kohora? Now, in this book, she immediately opens her big mouth in public and blabs that Nathan has only been alive 20 minutes! Duh.
I see the author still resorts to worst possible scenarios, like blowing up an entire planet. No finesse. No shades of gray.
We still haven't heard more about Dubnyk, but I wonder if the Duhsahn got the jump technology from him? I wander if he is Jung himself.
We still haven't learned the source of the legend of Na-Tan. I suppose that info might be stored in some obscure file in the Data Ark.
Still getting teasers about Admiral Galiardi. I hope that the author eventually portrays his death or imprisonment in an emotionally satisfying scene, unlike the death of Jalea and Caius.
However!!! Far too many words are formatted in italics, as if the author doesn't trust his own writing, nor his readers' comprehension, to figure out where the emphasis belongs. A dozen italicized words on one page is quite distracting. It slows down my reading process and hampers my enjoyment. I am also distracted by all the profanity. In a futuristic galaxy apparently without religion, why does everyone swear religiously?
Jessica is still the least credible and most inconsistent character. I do not yet buy into her new persona as Ghatazhak. She lacks discretion. For a supposedly savvy spec-ops master, she has put her trust in some obviously questionable characters over the series. Remember Tony? And her blank-stare contact in Kohora? Now, in this book, she immediately opens her big mouth in public and blabs that Nathan has only been alive 20 minutes! Duh.
I see the author still resorts to worst possible scenarios, like blowing up an entire planet. No finesse. No shades of gray.
We still haven't heard more about Dubnyk, but I wonder if the Duhsahn got the jump technology from him? I wander if he is Jung himself.
We still haven't learned the source of the legend of Na-Tan. I suppose that info might be stored in some obscure file in the Data Ark.
Still getting teasers about Admiral Galiardi. I hope that the author eventually portrays his death or imprisonment in an emotionally satisfying scene, unlike the death of Jalea and Caius.
March 23, 2017
Nathan's back
Captain Scott, is back but is it really him? We see that the crew of his old ship going rogue. They will all have to face both the trouble with the high command in the SOL region, and the new enemy.
Captain Scott, is back but is it really him? We see that the crew of his old ship going rogue. They will all have to face both the trouble with the high command in the SOL region, and the new enemy.
March 5, 2017
Rebellion is another great installment of Part 2 of The Frontiers Saga. As Nathan Scott reconciles his recently re-merged mind with his memories of Connor Tuplo, he is trust right back into the thick of a struggle for freedom from domination by tyrannical forces. All the standard cast of characters are present in this one, and it seems the 'can do crew' is once again up for the challenge of fighting a desperate campaign for freedom for the people of the Alliance.
While there are no major space based battles in this book, you do get to experience a rousing shipboard take-over. For the most part, this book is a building episode. A few new characters are being introduced for what will obviously be future actions in the rebellion against the Dushan. Scott is undergoing a few side-effects of his cloning that seem to quite helpful, such as a eidetic memory, but the long term consequences are as yet unrevealed. Political intrigue back in the Sol Sector also looms with a deep but unclear foreshadowing. And a plan to hijack some Cobra gunships from an Alliance depot is planned for the future.
The series holds lots of potential threads of interest, and I'm looking forward to the next episode. I give this one four stars and call it a Satisfying Read.
While there are no major space based battles in this book, you do get to experience a rousing shipboard take-over. For the most part, this book is a building episode. A few new characters are being introduced for what will obviously be future actions in the rebellion against the Dushan. Scott is undergoing a few side-effects of his cloning that seem to quite helpful, such as a eidetic memory, but the long term consequences are as yet unrevealed. Political intrigue back in the Sol Sector also looms with a deep but unclear foreshadowing. And a plan to hijack some Cobra gunships from an Alliance depot is planned for the future.
The series holds lots of potential threads of interest, and I'm looking forward to the next episode. I give this one four stars and call it a Satisfying Read.
February 20, 2017
Another page turner
Ryk Brown continues to amaze. This episode was fast paced and introduced several new plot lines. All the favorites are here for the most part and everyone gets a chance to shine.
Ryk Brown continues to amaze. This episode was fast paced and introduced several new plot lines. All the favorites are here for the most part and everyone gets a chance to shine.
November 2, 2018
Balance, the Aurora and Nathan are back together, set mostly in the Pentarus system and the beginning of the Rebellion some interesting side stories, new characters and some good on board space ship fights, mercenaries and luxury space liners. Love this series not looking forward to when I catch up to the front book. Anyway loved it.
December 23, 2022
Aaaaand, we're back!
This review won't contain spoilers for this book, but at this point it's becoming impossible to write anything at all about any of these books without touching upon events in previous books, so do not read this unless you've read up to and including Book 2 of the Rouge Castes part of the Frontiers saga!
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With Rebellion, this series finally got back to what I think it does best: page-turning action that doesn't take itself too seriously, but does take itself seriously enough that there is some proper meat on the bone under the surface. On the surface, this book has an excellent nerve: real risk needing to be taken for significant gain, and the plot is focused and easy to follow, despite a lot going on. We're back to the strength of characters being used to drive the plot, and it's great to have Nathan back as a character, and also see the revival of the dynamics with the rest of the gang. Even though the story is far away from the "formula" of the early books, and both the settings and the events are very different, I once again felt at home.
There are also some interesting things going on under the surface that will be fun to follow... without typing it all out, there is just so much wonderful ambiguity both around identity and who the adversaries are, and who the good guys are - and what the good guys would be prepared to do, relative to what they think they're fighting for...
I feel that the series is very much back with this book, and I'm very much here for the continuation!
This review won't contain spoilers for this book, but at this point it's becoming impossible to write anything at all about any of these books without touching upon events in previous books, so do not read this unless you've read up to and including Book 2 of the Rouge Castes part of the Frontiers saga!
.....
With Rebellion, this series finally got back to what I think it does best: page-turning action that doesn't take itself too seriously, but does take itself seriously enough that there is some proper meat on the bone under the surface. On the surface, this book has an excellent nerve: real risk needing to be taken for significant gain, and the plot is focused and easy to follow, despite a lot going on. We're back to the strength of characters being used to drive the plot, and it's great to have Nathan back as a character, and also see the revival of the dynamics with the rest of the gang. Even though the story is far away from the "formula" of the early books, and both the settings and the events are very different, I once again felt at home.
There are also some interesting things going on under the surface that will be fun to follow... without typing it all out, there is just so much wonderful ambiguity both around identity and who the adversaries are, and who the good guys are - and what the good guys would be prepared to do, relative to what they think they're fighting for...
I feel that the series is very much back with this book, and I'm very much here for the continuation!
July 3, 2018
This is the first book where Nathan Scott makes an appearance as himself. It's also the first book where I disagree with an action he took.
Nathan Scott has mostly successfully made it through the memory transfer into his new, cloned body. It's fun to see people meet him, say you look younger than I expected, or that he is dead.
They are trying to contact the owner of a luxury jump cruise ship to enlist him in their cause. The captain, of course, finds him unreliable. At the same time that Nathan and Jessica board the ship, pirates show up, hoping to capture the ship and turn it in for the reward. If they get passengers, so much the better. If not, well, at least they have a jump ship.
Now to the part where I disagreed with Nathan's actions. While on board the ship, the leader of the pirates shows no quarter to the crew or passengers, as he and his band of pirates dispatch non-combatants without and hesitation.
At the end of the book, the mercenaries are dead, except for the pirate captain. Nathan has the opportunity to take him into custody, but shoots him in cold blood. Yes, the mercenary is without any redeeming qualities, but he didn't pose an immediate threat.
Otherwise, the pace of the story is starting to pick up now that Nathan has returned from the grave, and I am looking forward to more tales.
Nathan Scott has mostly successfully made it through the memory transfer into his new, cloned body. It's fun to see people meet him, say you look younger than I expected, or that he is dead.
They are trying to contact the owner of a luxury jump cruise ship to enlist him in their cause. The captain, of course, finds him unreliable. At the same time that Nathan and Jessica board the ship, pirates show up, hoping to capture the ship and turn it in for the reward. If they get passengers, so much the better. If not, well, at least they have a jump ship.
Now to the part where I disagreed with Nathan's actions. While on board the ship, the leader of the pirates shows no quarter to the crew or passengers, as he and his band of pirates dispatch non-combatants without and hesitation.
At the end of the book, the mercenaries are dead, except for the pirate captain. Nathan has the opportunity to take him into custody, but shoots him in cold blood. Yes, the mercenary is without any redeeming qualities, but he didn't pose an immediate threat.
Otherwise, the pace of the story is starting to pick up now that Nathan has returned from the grave, and I am looking forward to more tales.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 10, 2018
Rebellion (The Frontiers Saga: Part 2: Rogue Castes, #4) as a free audiobook borrowed from my local library I enjoyed the story for what is was a chapter in a long space opera. Nathan Scott must find and capture intact a luxury space liner with a jump drive before the Dusahan get it. In the story the bad guys are not the Dusahan themselves but mere's from Nathan Scott's past who capture the liner first. Now its up to Nathan and Jessica with some Ghatazhak to re-capture the luxury liner . ><>Ryk Brown is good story teller. This story did not live up to my expectations of his work. There were no dramatic plot twists nor much character development. The only mystery in this books lies in the political machinations on Earth.><> As an action adventure soap opera this story was ok not really up to the prior books/ chapters in this series. If you can get your library to buy either the ebook version or audio book versions of this series do it. I doubt if anyone is going to want own copies of it. TheFrontiers Saga series is worth reading or listening to between books you are waiting to buy or get from your library. The series is addicting in a guilty pleasure sort of way.
February 22, 2017
Rebellion is a Great Ride!
Ryk Brown continues his excellent Frontiers Saga with another hit! Rebellion is a fast-paced adventure, continuing the Saga. My only complaint is that it ended SO quickly and that now I have to wait for the next 'episode'! Keep 'em coming Ryk. I NEED more!
Ryk Brown continues his excellent Frontiers Saga with another hit! Rebellion is a fast-paced adventure, continuing the Saga. My only complaint is that it ended SO quickly and that now I have to wait for the next 'episode'! Keep 'em coming Ryk. I NEED more!
March 14, 2017
Another amazing book in the series!
Yet again I finish this book feeling a swell of emotion in my chest! I've fallen in love with the universe created by Mr brown. The amount of change he has been able to capture within Nathan has been an incredible read. I'm excited for more! Thank you Ryk Brown!
Yet again I finish this book feeling a swell of emotion in my chest! I've fallen in love with the universe created by Mr brown. The amount of change he has been able to capture within Nathan has been an incredible read. I'm excited for more! Thank you Ryk Brown!
December 23, 2017
This series just keep delivering.
Connor Tuplo has come to terms with his real identity as Nathan Scott and the core of a rebellion is born. With the Aurora as its military core, Captain Scott and his allies begin to pull together of few of the pieces that will be needed to cake back control of the Pentoras cluster.
Connor Tuplo has come to terms with his real identity as Nathan Scott and the core of a rebellion is born. With the Aurora as its military core, Captain Scott and his allies begin to pull together of few of the pieces that will be needed to cake back control of the Pentoras cluster.
March 6, 2017
Impeccable
Mr Brown writes consistently well and in such a clear and wonderful manner as to make the Frontier saga absolutely absorbing and compulsive reading. I think of Nathan Scott as my hero and friend. Thank you Ryk Brown
Mr Brown writes consistently well and in such a clear and wonderful manner as to make the Frontier saga absolutely absorbing and compulsive reading. I think of Nathan Scott as my hero and friend. Thank you Ryk Brown
July 16, 2017
There is really no need for a review as this book is great just like almost all of its predecessors in this series. The only problem I had with it was I could not remember his encounter in previous books with the villain of this book, Ziggy. Otherwise for me the book was outstanding.
April 9, 2018
Finally Nathan Scott is back. Not a moment too soon as far as I am concerned.
I really enjoyed this book. I cannot say how much of it was just because Nathan is back and how much of it was from the story itself. In any case it is a good installment in the series.
Apart from Nathan quite a few of the “old gang” is being reunited in this book. It was nice to get Vlad and Cameron back into the story as well. General Telles and Jessica has been in this story arc from the start and they are still two of my favorite characters.
The biggest problem for Nathan & Co is, as usual for a rebellion, the necessary resources. Thus in this book the story starts to go down the logical path of remedying this little issue and build up Nathan’s power base. As the book blurb states, the first step is to acquire accommodation for his freedom fighters. Now, who do not want to live in style so what could be better than a luxury cruise liner? Okay, okay there were a number of more practical reasons for his choice as well but hijacking a luxury cruise liner was still a pretty cool thing to do.
As usual with Ryk Brown’s book I liked the writing, the characters and the story. There is not that much ship combat in this book but the taking over of the cruise liner was still good reading as far as action goes.
There are of course also a few enjoyable surprise moments where people learn that Nathan Scott is actually back. I hope there will be a few more of those. In particular I would like there to be some nice, suitably dramatic, moments where both the Dusahn’s as well as the general population (potential rebells) in the cluster learns that “the legend” actually is back.
Anyway, really good installment in the series, looking forward to be reading the next one.
I really enjoyed this book. I cannot say how much of it was just because Nathan is back and how much of it was from the story itself. In any case it is a good installment in the series.
Apart from Nathan quite a few of the “old gang” is being reunited in this book. It was nice to get Vlad and Cameron back into the story as well. General Telles and Jessica has been in this story arc from the start and they are still two of my favorite characters.
The biggest problem for Nathan & Co is, as usual for a rebellion, the necessary resources. Thus in this book the story starts to go down the logical path of remedying this little issue and build up Nathan’s power base. As the book blurb states, the first step is to acquire accommodation for his freedom fighters. Now, who do not want to live in style so what could be better than a luxury cruise liner? Okay, okay there were a number of more practical reasons for his choice as well but hijacking a luxury cruise liner was still a pretty cool thing to do.
As usual with Ryk Brown’s book I liked the writing, the characters and the story. There is not that much ship combat in this book but the taking over of the cruise liner was still good reading as far as action goes.
There are of course also a few enjoyable surprise moments where people learn that Nathan Scott is actually back. I hope there will be a few more of those. In particular I would like there to be some nice, suitably dramatic, moments where both the Dusahn’s as well as the general population (potential rebells) in the cluster learns that “the legend” actually is back.
Anyway, really good installment in the series, looking forward to be reading the next one.
January 30, 2022
More fluff reading. But enjoyable fluff reading/ I have read four in a row, I think that is enough for the time being, I will come back in a few months when I need an easy read, where I don't need to think and be mostly entertained.
January 23, 2023
Hmmm...least fav book thus far, but still an excellent read
Well, that book was unusually slow, according to the Ryk Brown standard, and was my least favorite book thus far in the series, but I still found it to be an excellent read. Can't wait for the next book..
Well, that book was unusually slow, according to the Ryk Brown standard, and was my least favorite book thus far in the series, but I still found it to be an excellent read. Can't wait for the next book..
October 10, 2023
great story
Twists and turns. Ups and downs. Scott/Connor is regrowing back to the charismatic Na-Tan. You must start way back with Ep.#1.1 The Aurora, otherwise nothing will make sense. Quick reads.
Twists and turns. Ups and downs. Scott/Connor is regrowing back to the charismatic Na-Tan. You must start way back with Ep.#1.1 The Aurora, otherwise nothing will make sense. Quick reads.
March 5, 2017
And the story conti ues
I have read all episodes of Nathan Scott's exploits and have enjoyed each book. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
I have read all episodes of Nathan Scott's exploits and have enjoyed each book. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
March 20, 2017
Keep bringing it!
Great continuation of an incredibly engaging story. Some interesting new character developments. Can't wait for the next 6 books.
Thank you, Ryk.
Great continuation of an incredibly engaging story. Some interesting new character developments. Can't wait for the next 6 books.
Thank you, Ryk.
October 31, 2017
Excellent work
Ryk has come a long way making a believable story feel real; I was hooked after reading the first book
Ryk has come a long way making a believable story feel real; I was hooked after reading the first book
February 25, 2018
Another riveting adventure
This series keeps moving in new and unexpected ways with a nascent revolution brewing and another exciting boarding action and rescue.
This series keeps moving in new and unexpected ways with a nascent revolution brewing and another exciting boarding action and rescue.
October 2, 2018
Can't even begin to describe how addictive these books are.
April 13, 2019
Great Sci-Fi
This series gets better with each book. So glad Nathan is back to lead the rebellion. Love all the different characters.
This series gets better with each book. So glad Nathan is back to lead the rebellion. Love all the different characters.
September 29, 2021
Great
Have read all episodes before this and all keep me up late at night reading. I couldn't put them down. A wonderful saga. Bring on the next one!
Have read all episodes before this and all keep me up late at night reading. I couldn't put them down. A wonderful saga. Bring on the next one!
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January 8, 2023Went on a binge of this whole series. Fun stuff.
July 10, 2023
Nothing happens
October 11, 2024
Rebellion
Rebellion; slowly builds the beginning of the Resistance against the Dushan. There’s nothing too easy or predictable to the story development.
Rebellion; slowly builds the beginning of the Resistance against the Dushan. There’s nothing too easy or predictable to the story development.
December 14, 2025
Another solid entry into this series. I did enjoy less navel warfare talk. Glad the old gang is finally back together as i am ready to see how everything will come together.
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