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Landfall: Book 2 of the Homefront Trilogy
In the last 12 hours, Mira Harlan has lost her ship, her crew, and what's left of her sanity.
First, a group of heavily armed interstellar exiles emerged from hyperspace on a collision course for her battlegroup. Then, Captain Aloysius Martin revealed not only his membership in a secret society dedicated to stopping the next transgenic war before it starts, but also the existence of a centuries-old super mutant on board-the very same kind of extrasolar human running amok on her ship.
But when Captain Horace Kolodziejski branded her a traitor and tried to blast her out of space, the aliens she was just shooting at gave her an unlikely chance at survival-become one of them, and save the human race from itself!
First, a group of heavily armed interstellar exiles emerged from hyperspace on a collision course for her battlegroup. Then, Captain Aloysius Martin revealed not only his membership in a secret society dedicated to stopping the next transgenic war before it starts, but also the existence of a centuries-old super mutant on board-the very same kind of extrasolar human running amok on her ship.
But when Captain Horace Kolodziejski branded her a traitor and tried to blast her out of space, the aliens she was just shooting at gave her an unlikely chance at survival-become one of them, and save the human race from itself!
328 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 2, 2019
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January 23, 2020
Book 2 of the Transgenic Wars truly hits its stride.
Magner tells the story from many angles. The sweep of the story matches the wide cast of characters, many of whom get a chance in the "narrated from this person's view" perspective.
The pace is breakneak, and doesn't let up.
Some excellent new characters make their first appearances, and we start to get a view of the justice that may be coming for heroes and villains alike.
This book and this series are great fun for those who like some good character-driven solar-system space opera that doesn't violate the laws of physics TOO egregiously, but doesn't sacrifice plot for excessive realism either.
Not every detail ends up making total sense; there are occasional hooks and curious moments that don't end up being meaningful in the way the narrative invites the reader to expect. But once you realize that, it does add to the suspense.
Although one has a sense that heroes and villains will get what they deserve in the end, Magner makes it clear that this doesn't mean anything is predictable. Not everyone gets to survive. Things rarely go according to plan. Surprises abound. Not all luck favors the good guys. (In fact, they often seem to pitting skill, perseverance, and will against everything luck can throw at them.)
My particular favorite thread of the middle book is Caroline, the villain's second-in-command and paramour. As she gradually senses the way in which her beloved and inspiring commander is potentially going off the rails, she is forced to confront her own identity. But there is no promise that this is going to end well for her, or for anyone she cares about.
Magner tells the story from many angles. The sweep of the story matches the wide cast of characters, many of whom get a chance in the "narrated from this person's view" perspective.
The pace is breakneak, and doesn't let up.
Some excellent new characters make their first appearances, and we start to get a view of the justice that may be coming for heroes and villains alike.
This book and this series are great fun for those who like some good character-driven solar-system space opera that doesn't violate the laws of physics TOO egregiously, but doesn't sacrifice plot for excessive realism either.
Not every detail ends up making total sense; there are occasional hooks and curious moments that don't end up being meaningful in the way the narrative invites the reader to expect. But once you realize that, it does add to the suspense.
Although one has a sense that heroes and villains will get what they deserve in the end, Magner makes it clear that this doesn't mean anything is predictable. Not everyone gets to survive. Things rarely go according to plan. Surprises abound. Not all luck favors the good guys. (In fact, they often seem to pitting skill, perseverance, and will against everything luck can throw at them.)
My particular favorite thread of the middle book is Caroline, the villain's second-in-command and paramour. As she gradually senses the way in which her beloved and inspiring commander is potentially going off the rails, she is forced to confront her own identity. But there is no promise that this is going to end well for her, or for anyone she cares about.
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