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Primal #3
Primal Destiny
An invasion is coming.
As Tev returns to a world that has moved on without him, he searches for a way forward that honors his upbringing and protects his people. Torn between tradition and the future, the decisions he makes will shape the fate of his people.
Far from home, years away from any help or support, Kindra must also decide her path and the sacrifices she is willing to make.
Together they will face a threat more dangerous than any Tev or his people have ever encountered. The destiny of an entire people hangs in the balance.
Primal Destiny is the third short novel of the Primal Series, spanning centuries of conflict following first contact. Each novel tells a complete story in the ongoing saga of two cultures learning to explore the vastness of space together.
As Tev returns to a world that has moved on without him, he searches for a way forward that honors his upbringing and protects his people. Torn between tradition and the future, the decisions he makes will shape the fate of his people.
Far from home, years away from any help or support, Kindra must also decide her path and the sacrifices she is willing to make.
Together they will face a threat more dangerous than any Tev or his people have ever encountered. The destiny of an entire people hangs in the balance.
Primal Destiny is the third short novel of the Primal Series, spanning centuries of conflict following first contact. Each novel tells a complete story in the ongoing saga of two cultures learning to explore the vastness of space together.
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176 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 10, 2017
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February 28, 2018
A fitting finale
A fitting finale for the Primal series. I liked the pace of this book. Kept me reading and wondering about how it would p!ay out. I would re commend this series for young adults as the youngest and anyone older who enjoys science fiction stories. There are right battle scenes, a bit of a love story and some larger themes .
A fitting finale for the Primal series. I liked the pace of this book. Kept me reading and wondering about how it would p!ay out. I would re commend this series for young adults as the youngest and anyone older who enjoys science fiction stories. There are right battle scenes, a bit of a love story and some larger themes .
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December 22, 2019I am listening to the compilation of this series (#1-3), but I'm going to review the books as I finish them. (Otherwise I can never remember where one ends and the next begins.)
As with the previous books the writing was fine. However, as the conclusion to the series, I found it less than satisfying. Too many questions are left unanswered. Most aren't even addressed. I could probably list a dozen here, from 'Where did the rebellion get all that technology—who funded them' to 'Where did Needra go'—she was a prime warrior and just disappears as a character. (I listened to the audio. So, I'm not positive I spelled that name correctly.)
By the end, I also started to feel it was a book of men doing men things. Kirk was good about mentioning both men and women were hunters and warriors. But as the series progressed (and especially here in the last book), the story became more fight-scene heavy and women faded into the background (or disappeared entirely for large chunks of time) and became secondary characters. I mention this because the books synopses infer that Tev and Kindra are the main characters. But after reading this, I'd say they are Tev and Derrick. Kindra is too rarely involved in the action and decision making and frankly just isn't given as much page space. I would personally call her first of the secondary or supporting characters. And I feel like Kirk (maybe as a male writer) did this by accident.
All in all, this wasn't a bad book at all. But I have to admit to being happy to be finished with it. Tev is a lovely characters, but I didn't much enjoy the author's didactic condemnation of modernity. But again, not bad.
As with the previous books the writing was fine. However, as the conclusion to the series, I found it less than satisfying. Too many questions are left unanswered. Most aren't even addressed. I could probably list a dozen here, from 'Where did the rebellion get all that technology—who funded them' to 'Where did Needra go'—she was a prime warrior and just disappears as a character. (I listened to the audio. So, I'm not positive I spelled that name correctly.)
By the end, I also started to feel it was a book of men doing men things. Kirk was good about mentioning both men and women were hunters and warriors. But as the series progressed (and especially here in the last book), the story became more fight-scene heavy and women faded into the background (or disappeared entirely for large chunks of time) and became secondary characters. I mention this because the books synopses infer that Tev and Kindra are the main characters. But after reading this, I'd say they are Tev and Derrick. Kindra is too rarely involved in the action and decision making and frankly just isn't given as much page space. I would personally call her first of the secondary or supporting characters. And I feel like Kirk (maybe as a male writer) did this by accident.
All in all, this wasn't a bad book at all. But I have to admit to being happy to be finished with it. Tev is a lovely characters, but I didn't much enjoy the author's didactic condemnation of modernity. But again, not bad.
December 30, 2017
This trilogy is another gem from Ryan Kirk
I thoroughly enjoy Ryan Kirk's works.The story here moved along quickly and was well told. This is the first time I have read science fiction from Mr. Kirk, and I did not hesitate to dive into the series. I'm glad I did. At first, I could not decide whether the language in the trilogy was simple or straightforward. After a few chapters I decided on "straightforward" and proceeded to enjoy myself.
Primal Destiny wrapped up the adventure for the trilogy. The final confrontation between the Fleet and the Rebellion took place, with smaller adventures leading up to the final conflict keeping the pace tight. Beginning the trilogy with this novel is not a good idea, but each novel in the trilogy is so short, there is really no reason to start with this one.
What would I change about the trilogy, if I could? There were some passages that were difficult to decipher. Auto correct gone wrong? Words or phrases were omitted or bad substitutions were made. There were times, especially in the description of action sequences, that approximately every third sentence begins with either "fortunately" or "unfortunately", making for tedious reading. Finally - and this is even more of a minor point than the others mentioned so far - there is only enough material for one novel. Breaking it into a trilogy seems like a cheat.
Overall, individually and together, the "Primal" novels are a good read.
I thoroughly enjoy Ryan Kirk's works.The story here moved along quickly and was well told. This is the first time I have read science fiction from Mr. Kirk, and I did not hesitate to dive into the series. I'm glad I did. At first, I could not decide whether the language in the trilogy was simple or straightforward. After a few chapters I decided on "straightforward" and proceeded to enjoy myself.
Primal Destiny wrapped up the adventure for the trilogy. The final confrontation between the Fleet and the Rebellion took place, with smaller adventures leading up to the final conflict keeping the pace tight. Beginning the trilogy with this novel is not a good idea, but each novel in the trilogy is so short, there is really no reason to start with this one.
What would I change about the trilogy, if I could? There were some passages that were difficult to decipher. Auto correct gone wrong? Words or phrases were omitted or bad substitutions were made. There were times, especially in the description of action sequences, that approximately every third sentence begins with either "fortunately" or "unfortunately", making for tedious reading. Finally - and this is even more of a minor point than the others mentioned so far - there is only enough material for one novel. Breaking it into a trilogy seems like a cheat.
Overall, individually and together, the "Primal" novels are a good read.
November 20, 2017
Excellent three book trilogy.
New concept in this trilogy was to let the planet grow on its own, with little interference from the outside. G
ood story, great ending.
New concept in this trilogy was to let the planet grow on its own, with little interference from the outside. G
ood story, great ending.
May 20, 2018
Ok book
Ok
I FELT the sword fighting series was better by same author.
However this is a fine author and storyteller.
Ok
I FELT the sword fighting series was better by same author.
However this is a fine author and storyteller.
June 4, 2018
Great Series
What a great series. This has been a very enjoyable journey. I can't wait until the next book is out!
What a great series. This has been a very enjoyable journey. I can't wait until the next book is out!
September 28, 2018
The series gets better as it goes along. The third book was great.
February 5, 2019
I'm glad that things appeared to have ended well for everyone but absolutely no questions were answered about anything and I am really, deeply dissatisfied with this trilogy.
May 1, 2024
I really liked it.
October 8, 2018
A good solid conclusion to the series. Have really enjoyed these short sci-fi books, great characters, good writing and an enjoyable story. Would definitely recommend them to anyone who like space travel and books about different cultures/societies meeting.
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