The conclusion to the great gay sci-fi epic. In the concluding volume of the Alien Danger series the perils and dangers of the universe converge on the lovers, Mike from Earth, and Joe from Hrrrm an unlikely pair to have fallen in love. Together they struggle to build a world safe for gay people and keep the dangers and prejudices of the world at bay. All leading to the final titanic battle between prejudice and all that is good and kind.
"Alien Victory," by Mark Zubro (aka Mark Richard Zubro) is the third book in the "Alien Danger" trilogy. My softcover copy has 391 pages, and I had the honor and pleasure of buying all three books directly from the author and autographed, too.
I must pause for a moment in my review, and say that this book is copyrighted 2015, it amazes me how contemporary this book is, especially regarding the LGBTQIA2S+ Community, of which I form part. The insane amount of hate toward a Community simply because of their sexual orientation and sexual identity is truly deranged madness. I have a feeling Mr. Zubro saw a trend that translated into an entire trilogy.
Mike, our protagonist, as well as his husband, Joe, a native of the Planet Hrrrm (the American English approximate pronunciation of the Planet's name), and thousands of other Gay men have been "collected" and exiled to Planet 6743-OA, because they have been exiled. Oh, and this is just the Planet to which cisgender Gay men have been exiled; Lesbians and Transgender people are exiled to two different planets after "collection." Looks like slave catchers are on other Planets, too.
Mike never loses hope, and he and Joe insist on making the best of a very bad situation. Terraforming, renovating, digging, dealing with various weather climates, from a rainy season that last for months, followed by snow that lasts for months, etc.
Mike's saving grace is the implant that was put in him (see "Alien Quest," and "Alien Home," the first and second in this trilogy) that basically protects him from virtually any kind of danger, from death-causing laser blasters, to falling rocks, to lightning strikes, and virtually any other kind of death-causing danger.
This volume deals with hidden enemies, as well as "hiding in plain sight" enemies, too.
There are some very tender moments in this book, and please note: the spice level is very low, but the little there is, is, indeed, very SPICY!
I look forward to reading more of Mr. Zubro's books, and I especially need to begin the series that includes "Another Dead Republican," part of the "Tom and Scott Mysteries."