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Chronicles of Alsea #8
Uprising
A caste Prime with a personal grudge that may bring down the government. A captured soldier seeking peace with his former enemies. A rural landowner thrust into the highest levels of political power.
As Alsea looks to the future, its foundations are cracked by the past. The peaceful coexistence of six castes was shaped by an ancient injustice, but when Bondlancer Salomen Opah commits a well-meaning act, she disrupts the careful balance. Now Alsea teeters on the brink of caste war.
Standing between past and future are three people whose lives have been sent on a collision course by events beyond their control. An avalanche has begun, and only great courage and sacrifice can stop it.
155,000 words
As Alsea looks to the future, its foundations are cracked by the past. The peaceful coexistence of six castes was shaped by an ancient injustice, but when Bondlancer Salomen Opah commits a well-meaning act, she disrupts the careful balance. Now Alsea teeters on the brink of caste war.
Standing between past and future are three people whose lives have been sent on a collision course by events beyond their control. An avalanche has begun, and only great courage and sacrifice can stop it.
155,000 words
502 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 18, 2019
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About the author
Fletcher DeLancey
26 books316 followersFletcher DeLancey spent her early career as a science educator, which was the perfect combination of her two great loves: language and science. These days she combines them while writing science fiction.
She is an Oregon expatriate who left her beloved state when she met a Portuguese woman and had to choose between home and heart. She chose heart. Now she lives with her wife and son in the beautiful sunny Algarve, where she writes full-time, teaches Pilates, tries to learn the local birds and plants, and samples every regional Portuguese dish she can get her hands on. (There are many. It’s going to take a while.)
She is best known for her science fiction/fantasy series, Chronicles of Alsea, now comprised of four novels and a novella. Among them, the Alsea books have won an Independent Publisher's Award (2017 bronze medal), a Golden Crown Literary Society Award, a Rainbow Award, and been shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award.
Fletcher believes that women need far more representation in science fiction and fantasy, and takes great pleasure in writing complex stories with strong, believable women heading up the action. Her day is made every time another reader says, “I didn’t think I liked science fiction, but then I read yours.”
She is an Oregon expatriate who left her beloved state when she met a Portuguese woman and had to choose between home and heart. She chose heart. Now she lives with her wife and son in the beautiful sunny Algarve, where she writes full-time, teaches Pilates, tries to learn the local birds and plants, and samples every regional Portuguese dish she can get her hands on. (There are many. It’s going to take a while.)
She is best known for her science fiction/fantasy series, Chronicles of Alsea, now comprised of four novels and a novella. Among them, the Alsea books have won an Independent Publisher's Award (2017 bronze medal), a Golden Crown Literary Society Award, a Rainbow Award, and been shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award.
Fletcher believes that women need far more representation in science fiction and fantasy, and takes great pleasure in writing complex stories with strong, believable women heading up the action. Her day is made every time another reader says, “I didn’t think I liked science fiction, but then I read yours.”
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May 18, 2022
This is an epic story, with all my favorite characters from the earlier books in the series. Although the setting is the fictional planet Alsea, the story is timeless, and in the end, it is a story about people. It is about the challenges life throws at them, the choices they make, and the consequences of those choices.
If you like adventures that feature strong, talented women, I recommend this series even if you are not a speculative fiction fan.
Although this is the eighth book in the series, you could read it as a stand-alone. Each character is seamlessly integrated into the story with enough of their backstory that you won't be guessing. The only reason not to read it as a stand-alone is simply to avoid spoilers if you do eventually read the entire series.
I recommend utilizing the 'peek inside' feature to read the first few chapters. They will give you a good feeling for DeLancey's writing, and you can quickly see for yourself if this book is for you.
Update: My second reading of Uprising was more moving than my first reading. This book is so rich, it just gets better and better with each reading.
If you like adventures that feature strong, talented women, I recommend this series even if you are not a speculative fiction fan.
Although this is the eighth book in the series, you could read it as a stand-alone. Each character is seamlessly integrated into the story with enough of their backstory that you won't be guessing. The only reason not to read it as a stand-alone is simply to avoid spoilers if you do eventually read the entire series.
I recommend utilizing the 'peek inside' feature to read the first few chapters. They will give you a good feeling for DeLancey's writing, and you can quickly see for yourself if this book is for you.
Update: My second reading of Uprising was more moving than my first reading. This book is so rich, it just gets better and better with each reading.
June 16, 2022
I have a love affair with Alsea, and within the books my favourite characters are Salomen, Lhyn, Lanaril and Rahel, so I loved that they are all appear quite a bit in this one. Tal and Vellmar also redeem themselves after not such stellar appearances in Outcaste, which I also appreciated.
The beginning of the book was a little confusing, Fletcher doesn’t always write this series in a linear fashion, so like Catalyst and Outcaste this covers some of the time line mentioned in other books, (Vellmar the Blade and Resilience) for the first 20% or so and then continues the timeline from there. I found that confusing at first because there’s nothing that states that, and I assumed it would pick up from after Resilience and was a little surprised by the mention of the games that feature in Vellmar.
I was also a little underwhelmed at the start of the book due to what appeared to be a rehash of political machinations against Tal by one of the Primes, especially since it involved a character I had enjoyed in previous books, but the resolution to that came quickly and I loved how it was resolved. I also liked how Tal/Rahel was resolved (and how much their relationship changed).
Tal and Salomen feature heavily, as you would expect in a book about Alsea, but it’s far from smooth sailing. Lhyn also features a lot, and I have to say, her scenes with Salomen were some of my all time favourites. I’ve been waiting to see how that side of the foursome handled their relationship and it was well worth the wait. The only quibble I have is that Ekatya isn’t featured that much, her appearances here felt like what amounts to a cameo (which is ironic since the book features a significant step for her and Lhyn that I honestly thought would get more time devoted to it). In Cataylst it seemed like Lhyn was the only one who didn’t really know what was happening in the four way bond, and here Ekatya is left out quite a bit, I’d kill for one scene where they all just sit down and discuss it together!
Rahel, Vellmar and Lanaril all play their parts here, I can’t say more without spoilers, but I also loved where they were by the end of the book. We also get to spend more time with Salomen’s family, and it’s time well spent. There’s a particularly moving scene between her and Shikal that had me tearing up.
The only real negative for me was the Voloth storyline. I’d honestly forgotten they were even still on Alsea, and didn’t really need them to reappear. The storyline didn’t grip me, and the rest of the Alsea storyline felt like it could have happened anyway without their involvement. I would have preferred more time on Lhyn and Ekatya’s ‘event’ and around the four characters together, instead the ‘event’ was reduced to a few paragraphs as part of the Voloth story. I also didn’t care that much about Rax (he’s no Rahel, that’s for sure), and felt like there was too much time devoted to him. It just felt like every time the Voloth showed up in their separate scenes it stopped the action and made the book drag, for me anyway.
That said, this features all of my favourites, helped explain the actions of some others in previous books, held some genuine surprises, tied up quite a few loose ends, especially around the tyree bonds, and addressed a significant issue I’ve always wondered about regarding the Caste system. It also opens a few new avenues around the specific tyree bond that the four main leads share, and I’m interested to see how that plays out if there’s a book 9. Time spent with these characters is always well spent and this is no exception. 4 stars.
The beginning of the book was a little confusing, Fletcher doesn’t always write this series in a linear fashion, so like Catalyst and Outcaste this covers some of the time line mentioned in other books, (Vellmar the Blade and Resilience) for the first 20% or so and then continues the timeline from there. I found that confusing at first because there’s nothing that states that, and I assumed it would pick up from after Resilience and was a little surprised by the mention of the games that feature in Vellmar.
I was also a little underwhelmed at the start of the book due to what appeared to be a rehash of political machinations against Tal by one of the Primes, especially since it involved a character I had enjoyed in previous books, but the resolution to that came quickly and I loved how it was resolved. I also liked how Tal/Rahel was resolved (and how much their relationship changed).
Tal and Salomen feature heavily, as you would expect in a book about Alsea, but it’s far from smooth sailing. Lhyn also features a lot, and I have to say, her scenes with Salomen were some of my all time favourites. I’ve been waiting to see how that side of the foursome handled their relationship and it was well worth the wait. The only quibble I have is that Ekatya isn’t featured that much, her appearances here felt like what amounts to a cameo (which is ironic since the book features a significant step for her and Lhyn that I honestly thought would get more time devoted to it). In Cataylst it seemed like Lhyn was the only one who didn’t really know what was happening in the four way bond, and here Ekatya is left out quite a bit, I’d kill for one scene where they all just sit down and discuss it together!
Rahel, Vellmar and Lanaril all play their parts here, I can’t say more without spoilers, but I also loved where they were by the end of the book. We also get to spend more time with Salomen’s family, and it’s time well spent. There’s a particularly moving scene between her and Shikal that had me tearing up.
The only real negative for me was the Voloth storyline. I’d honestly forgotten they were even still on Alsea, and didn’t really need them to reappear. The storyline didn’t grip me, and the rest of the Alsea storyline felt like it could have happened anyway without their involvement. I would have preferred more time on Lhyn and Ekatya’s ‘event’ and around the four characters together, instead the ‘event’ was reduced to a few paragraphs as part of the Voloth story. I also didn’t care that much about Rax (he’s no Rahel, that’s for sure), and felt like there was too much time devoted to him. It just felt like every time the Voloth showed up in their separate scenes it stopped the action and made the book drag, for me anyway.
That said, this features all of my favourites, helped explain the actions of some others in previous books, held some genuine surprises, tied up quite a few loose ends, especially around the tyree bonds, and addressed a significant issue I’ve always wondered about regarding the Caste system. It also opens a few new avenues around the specific tyree bond that the four main leads share, and I’m interested to see how that plays out if there’s a book 9. Time spent with these characters is always well spent and this is no exception. 4 stars.
May 25, 2019
Being that this is the 8th book in a series, the immediate question to be asked is: Can this be read on it's own, as a stand-alone, or as an entry point to the series? And, unlike some series, this is a series that seems to have books like that . . . but this isn't one of them. This is a book that ties in all of the previous books in the series and so it is highly recommended to read this book 8th (and this includes the shorter Vellmar book (which I mention because shorter works can sometimes be left out of the 'read everything before this one' recommendations)).
So what's this one about? Well, like many of the books in this series, the book starts out following the point of view of two people not previously seen in the series (and/or previous side characters, though here they are new). The book start off vaguely oddly for a LGBT book - at least I had that thought. First 25%, give or take 10%, of the book alternates between a man - one of the despised invaders (and someone presumably heterosexual, though it was never confirmed), and a woman, an Alsean, in a heterosexual relationship with a man.
The invader guy is one of those . . . . how the bloody hell do I talk about this book without spoilers being revealed? Well, the guy and some others are trying to live life's and stuff and that's what his part is about; while the Alsean woman is the highest level person in the builders guild who once was friend(ly?) with the head Alsean, but the events of the series that unfolded unfolded in a way that causes her to be bitter with and disrespectful of Lancer Tal. And her story unfolds for a while at the beginning of the book before becoming much more of a side story through most of the rest of the book.
The book is mostly, despite the beginning, about those characters meet before. I'd name names, but really, I wish to just leap into: and, to a large extent, about Bondlancer Salomen Opah. Someone who spoiler and spoiler, so leads an uprising to overturn this social injustice, an uprising that includes her being on opposite sides of Laner Tal.
A quite good book. One I rated 4.75, or put it onto that shelf, at least, when I finished reading. I suspect I did so, instead of putting on 5 star shelf, because of all that stuff from the point of view of characters never before seen. Neat enough story but . . . frankly I could have lived without being in their point of view (at least the alien man's point of view).
Rating: 4.75
May 24 2019
So what's this one about? Well, like many of the books in this series, the book starts out following the point of view of two people not previously seen in the series (and/or previous side characters, though here they are new). The book start off vaguely oddly for a LGBT book - at least I had that thought. First 25%, give or take 10%, of the book alternates between a man - one of the despised invaders (and someone presumably heterosexual, though it was never confirmed), and a woman, an Alsean, in a heterosexual relationship with a man.
The invader guy is one of those . . . . how the bloody hell do I talk about this book without spoilers being revealed? Well, the guy and some others are trying to live life's and stuff and that's what his part is about; while the Alsean woman is the highest level person in the builders guild who once was friend(ly?) with the head Alsean, but the events of the series that unfolded unfolded in a way that causes her to be bitter with and disrespectful of Lancer Tal. And her story unfolds for a while at the beginning of the book before becoming much more of a side story through most of the rest of the book.
The book is mostly, despite the beginning, about those characters meet before. I'd name names, but really, I wish to just leap into: and, to a large extent, about Bondlancer Salomen Opah. Someone who spoiler and spoiler, so leads an uprising to overturn this social injustice, an uprising that includes her being on opposite sides of Laner Tal.
A quite good book. One I rated 4.75, or put it onto that shelf, at least, when I finished reading. I suspect I did so, instead of putting on 5 star shelf, because of all that stuff from the point of view of characters never before seen. Neat enough story but . . . frankly I could have lived without being in their point of view (at least the alien man's point of view).
Rating: 4.75
May 24 2019
May 6, 2019
I love this author. And I love this world, Alsea, and all its characters. So if you think this is a biased review, you're perfectly right: it is.
But this particular book adds to my admirations, it doesn't subtract anything.
For those of you who (still) have not read anything about Alsea, the series starts with The Caphenon. If you like The Caphenon (which is spectacular) you will like the whole series. And there are books even more beautiful than the first one.
For those who know Alsea, for me Uprising has a bit the vibe of Without a Front, being a book mostly about Salomen and Andira and the planet society. But it is deeper than Without a Front.
Beyond the sci-fi facade, it is a magnificent book about the battle for human rights, so well written that I literally trembled with emotion while I was reading it.
In the Chronicles of Alsea series all the characters are portrayed with great richness of feelings and emotions, but there are books with more action and books more intimate, introspective. Uprising belongs to the latter. It is more a trip into feelings than into an adventure.
A wonderful inner trip.
But this particular book adds to my admirations, it doesn't subtract anything.
For those of you who (still) have not read anything about Alsea, the series starts with The Caphenon. If you like The Caphenon (which is spectacular) you will like the whole series. And there are books even more beautiful than the first one.
For those who know Alsea, for me Uprising has a bit the vibe of Without a Front, being a book mostly about Salomen and Andira and the planet society. But it is deeper than Without a Front.
Beyond the sci-fi facade, it is a magnificent book about the battle for human rights, so well written that I literally trembled with emotion while I was reading it.
In the Chronicles of Alsea series all the characters are portrayed with great richness of feelings and emotions, but there are books with more action and books more intimate, introspective. Uprising belongs to the latter. It is more a trip into feelings than into an adventure.
A wonderful inner trip.
April 29, 2019
I loved it. I think this is the kind of book you can't rate with stars and wish for a nova option.
I don't think it can be read as a stand alone but it's a near-to-writer-perfection addition to a near-to-writer-perfection series. (near to because perfection is boring)
There is everything I learn to love in Fletcher Delancey's book and more : great action, political agendas, intricate and complex relationships, humor, psychology, philosophy, and surprises, huge and big and small one.
She's quite the magician, distracting us with one hand while doing something completely different with the other.
Some resolution to previous problem seemed to easy or too fast, but I supposed she may come back to some of those in other books and add some twist to them.
She obviously enjoys playing with timeline and character point of view and doesn't hesitate to rewrite a scene or a character, adding layer on layer. It's beautiful.
The top of the cake for me were the Rax scenes. I loved him as a very minor character of previous book and was quite happy at seeing more of him. He's a quiet, humble man and his situation is perfect to explore the complexities of "justice-served".
PS : I already started rereading ^^
and please don't ask me how I succeeded in rereading 6 of the previous books in one day and a half instead of the one week I had planned. You really don't want to know.
I don't think it can be read as a stand alone but it's a near-to-writer-perfection addition to a near-to-writer-perfection series. (near to because perfection is boring)
There is everything I learn to love in Fletcher Delancey's book and more : great action, political agendas, intricate and complex relationships, humor, psychology, philosophy, and surprises, huge and big and small one.
She's quite the magician, distracting us with one hand while doing something completely different with the other.
Some resolution to previous problem seemed to easy or too fast, but I supposed she may come back to some of those in other books and add some twist to them.
She obviously enjoys playing with timeline and character point of view and doesn't hesitate to rewrite a scene or a character, adding layer on layer. It's beautiful.
The top of the cake for me were the Rax scenes. I loved him as a very minor character of previous book and was quite happy at seeing more of him. He's a quiet, humble man and his situation is perfect to explore the complexities of "justice-served".
PS : I already started rereading ^^
and please don't ask me how I succeeded in rereading 6 of the previous books in one day and a half instead of the one week I had planned. You really don't want to know.
March 31, 2023
So many good things to say
Absolutely loved this. Loved seeing Rax and Eroles POV and getting a more intimate look at them and the uprising was phenomenal. Hell this whole book was. Fantastic job as usual
Absolutely loved this. Loved seeing Rax and Eroles POV and getting a more intimate look at them and the uprising was phenomenal. Hell this whole book was. Fantastic job as usual
April 17, 2019
Fantastic addition to the series! Lots of action and twists and turns. Any fan of the series will love this book.
July 13, 2025
If you've come this far in the Chronicles of Alsea, you know this is 5 star storytelling
April 25, 2019
WOW!!!
Conflicts, grudges, shifting loyalties, and personal sacrifices are the threads that are woven through this riveting book.
Andira is pushed to the brink dealing with a personal grudge, while trying to keep a lid on an angry monster, that she can barely control. The loyalty of a valued warrior helps her to defeat it but creates its own damage. Salomen’s need to change, what she sees as major caste injustice, causes her to reject Andira’s wiser counsel, pitting the castes against each other. All because one little girl requested help from the Bondlancer. All of Alsea seems to be caught up in the turmoil as enemies become allies and allies become enemies.
The book gave me new insights into all my favorite characters, plus many of the secondary characters that came to play major roles in this book. Lanaril and Vellmar made a very public statement. Lhyn, Ekatya, Salomen, and Andira expand on a bond that finally finds an explanation due to Dr. Wells research. And Rahel once again plays a pivotal role as a formidable warrior. I gained more understanding of the Voloth and the other caste primes as the story brought them all into play.
There were some major surprises and some big revelations that kept me turning the pages while I lost sleep. This was definitely the shortest long book I have ever read, it went that quickly. Kudos to Fletcher DeLancey for another great book.
Conflicts, grudges, shifting loyalties, and personal sacrifices are the threads that are woven through this riveting book.
Andira is pushed to the brink dealing with a personal grudge, while trying to keep a lid on an angry monster, that she can barely control. The loyalty of a valued warrior helps her to defeat it but creates its own damage. Salomen’s need to change, what she sees as major caste injustice, causes her to reject Andira’s wiser counsel, pitting the castes against each other. All because one little girl requested help from the Bondlancer. All of Alsea seems to be caught up in the turmoil as enemies become allies and allies become enemies.
The book gave me new insights into all my favorite characters, plus many of the secondary characters that came to play major roles in this book. Lanaril and Vellmar made a very public statement. Lhyn, Ekatya, Salomen, and Andira expand on a bond that finally finds an explanation due to Dr. Wells research. And Rahel once again plays a pivotal role as a formidable warrior. I gained more understanding of the Voloth and the other caste primes as the story brought them all into play.
There were some major surprises and some big revelations that kept me turning the pages while I lost sleep. This was definitely the shortest long book I have ever read, it went that quickly. Kudos to Fletcher DeLancey for another great book.
January 20, 2020
Uprising is rising up!
Fletcher DeLancey has upped the bar for creative storytelling. I didn’t think her books could get any better, but this one pulled a lot of lose threads together starting with The Caphenon book. It processed the changes in the evolution of the Alsean culture, through the eyes of characters that were caught up in the turmoil that the existence of aliens coming to their world brought about.
The characters we love, showed some of their imperfections, and others that we hated, showed us that they weren’t as bad as we thought. But all showed that learning from mistakes is where true growth lies. The world of Alsea changed for the better through this uprising and so did most the characters involved in it.
The book is full of the author’s usual descriptive words, that brings the reader visually and emotionally into the world she created with them. To me there is no higher praise than to say; Well done Fletcher, well done!
Disclosure Note: As a serious reader of the COA books, I’ve read them all multiple times, and on a few occasions contacted Fletcher, pointing out typos or missing words and once even a plot issue. Because of this she allowed me to be a proof reader for this book. This in no way influenced my review of this book though.
Fletcher DeLancey has upped the bar for creative storytelling. I didn’t think her books could get any better, but this one pulled a lot of lose threads together starting with The Caphenon book. It processed the changes in the evolution of the Alsean culture, through the eyes of characters that were caught up in the turmoil that the existence of aliens coming to their world brought about.
The characters we love, showed some of their imperfections, and others that we hated, showed us that they weren’t as bad as we thought. But all showed that learning from mistakes is where true growth lies. The world of Alsea changed for the better through this uprising and so did most the characters involved in it.
The book is full of the author’s usual descriptive words, that brings the reader visually and emotionally into the world she created with them. To me there is no higher praise than to say; Well done Fletcher, well done!
Disclosure Note: As a serious reader of the COA books, I’ve read them all multiple times, and on a few occasions contacted Fletcher, pointing out typos or missing words and once even a plot issue. Because of this she allowed me to be a proof reader for this book. This in no way influenced my review of this book though.
February 16, 2023
I love all these books
November 20, 2020
Man I love this series. Each book is amazing and gives me so many feels! Salomen is coming into her own as the bondlancer. She stands up for the injustice in the castes and fights for castes equality. I felt Andira’s distress but also her pride in Salomen. I love all the characters within the pages. I want to be an Alsean.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 28, 2019
UPRISING, by award-winning writer Fletcher Delancey, is the sci-fi action/adventure world building book 8 of the Chronicles of Alsea. (note: UPRISING can be read as a stand-alone). A narration of a changing society/culture with all that it may evoke and invoke. The epic story has significant depth and breadth reflecting how far people (Alseans and Gaians) will dig down to understand and question their values, and how wide will many be willing to push their boundaries for equality and safety.
The people of Alsea are at a turning point. Warrior and Scholar castes vs. the other four Alsea castes. Four caste Primes want to change 3 thousand cycles(1 cycle=1 Alsea year) of high empath culture and control. Fear+resentment = EXPLOSIVE combination. Pushing against "inequality", "imbalance, and injustice" against the Warrior and Scholar castes test the mettle of Lancer Tal and her Bondmate, Salomen Opah. UPRISING is replete with spirited and audacious characters contributing important and vital roles in the novel. Ms. Delancey has masterfully managed to keep tight the storyline and not get lost or weighted down in a quagmire. She is a brilliant wordsmith, and amazing how she navigated every story thread and character throughout with vividly descriptive scenes and phrases that grabbed my attention and imagination. Moments of LOL, for sure; balancing the otherwise serious tale. The story plot was such that I was able to comprehend without difficulty(i.e., science)both its separate parts and its overall unity.
Who's standing shoulder-to-shoulder with *you*, and who are the betrayers? Secrets, lies, fear, and trust lead to several surprises. Highly recommend this emotionally riveting, mixed with charm, story that embraces, but never surrenders, the depth and breadth of one's honor when it's JUSTIFIED.
The people of Alsea are at a turning point. Warrior and Scholar castes vs. the other four Alsea castes. Four caste Primes want to change 3 thousand cycles(1 cycle=1 Alsea year) of high empath culture and control. Fear+resentment = EXPLOSIVE combination. Pushing against "inequality", "imbalance, and injustice" against the Warrior and Scholar castes test the mettle of Lancer Tal and her Bondmate, Salomen Opah. UPRISING is replete with spirited and audacious characters contributing important and vital roles in the novel. Ms. Delancey has masterfully managed to keep tight the storyline and not get lost or weighted down in a quagmire. She is a brilliant wordsmith, and amazing how she navigated every story thread and character throughout with vividly descriptive scenes and phrases that grabbed my attention and imagination. Moments of LOL, for sure; balancing the otherwise serious tale. The story plot was such that I was able to comprehend without difficulty(i.e., science)both its separate parts and its overall unity.
Who's standing shoulder-to-shoulder with *you*, and who are the betrayers? Secrets, lies, fear, and trust lead to several surprises. Highly recommend this emotionally riveting, mixed with charm, story that embraces, but never surrenders, the depth and breadth of one's honor when it's JUSTIFIED.
September 23, 2021
Another enjoyable update to the series! I really enjoyed the political movements here, though I am getting a bit... IDK, I'm a little over the repetitive "somebody is upset at Tal and they are WRONG because Tal is amazing and let's convert them" plot line. It's come up in multiple books now, and while I do like Tal, I feel like this continual plot device is getting very old, and I also have concerns over Alsea's governmental structure wherein it appears their leader gets to have power pretty much forever?? And then some of that had a chance to be addressed here and was walked back at the end, so I'm curious to see if that plays any role in the final books. Interesting to see what looks like some kind of poly tyree bond developing, and I liked seeing Lynn and Solomen starting to form a friendship/relationship on their own, though I did miss Ekataya in this one--she's my favorite character and mostly off screen.
April 21, 2019
As much as I liked the other books, this one is definitely the best. I do have some quibbles with how some things were glossed over, such as , but overall it was pretty well put together even if I did notice what felt like too-aggressive editing in parts. I kind of want a Director's Cut edition, just to see if my hunches were right about things that were edited out, and I also wonder if the spoiler above was a thing added in during editing and then not integrated into the relevant parts that came after, to explain the odd omission later on.
This book tied up most threads and yet still left room for another book in the series, which I'm hoping will be a thing.
This book tied up most threads and yet still left room for another book in the series, which I'm hoping will be a thing.
August 9, 2019
I enjoyed the story and the characters old and new. It was so easy to reconnect with the characters of previous stories and share in th e ups and downs of their lives. The story focuses on Bondlancer Opah and her beliefs on the Empaths of Alsea, it's engaging and exciting.
But I want more!!!
What of Rahel Sayana, where is she heading to next, or the Voloth Rax and his people what will be there status in Alsea and even Dr. Wells, I liked her sense of humor and her straightforward attitude.
Say it isn't over.
But I want more!!!
What of Rahel Sayana, where is she heading to next, or the Voloth Rax and his people what will be there status in Alsea and even Dr. Wells, I liked her sense of humor and her straightforward attitude.
Say it isn't over.
August 6, 2019
Full blown political drama and intrigue.
A great read.
A great read.
March 22, 2025
Wow! This series really draws you in. 4 and a half stars. At this point, you are invested in all the characters. It's beautiful to see their struggles and growth. 4 and half stars.
March 16, 2021
Uprising may be DeLancey's best yet. The richness and complexity of the stories grow, stacked upon each other with more and more characters woven into the tapestry called Alsea. People introduced in past stories get their own moment here, and we're allowed a better glimpse of them amd their interactions, especially with the leader of their world, Lancer Tal, and her Bondlancer, Salomen. It's a fascinating story filled with hope and longing with a promise of what's to come-and mostly difficult to put down-in true DeLancey storytelling fashion.
August 11, 2019
Loved a lot of things about this book, but there was too much angst - and I don't think that level of angst added to the enjoyment of the story. Part of the reason I read fiction is for escape, and I prefer books with a more upbeat tone. With this book I got to a point where reading about the constant confrontations between characters started to make me anxious.
The last third of the book is takes on a positive tone and made me glad I persisted with the story. As always, the books are well written, and there is a beautifully written section about a protest march that moved me in many ways.
Personally, I felt the conflict that was the main theme of the book was resolved a bit too easily, and the answer to the origin of the tryees was a bit over simplified. Overall, a good read, but not my favourite of the series.
The last third of the book is takes on a positive tone and made me glad I persisted with the story. As always, the books are well written, and there is a beautifully written section about a protest march that moved me in many ways.
Personally, I felt the conflict that was the main theme of the book was resolved a bit too easily, and the answer to the origin of the tryees was a bit over simplified. Overall, a good read, but not my favourite of the series.
June 27, 2020
Amazing
Fletcher Delancey has created a new world with her Chronicles of Alsea. Every book is great in its own right, but the storytelling in Uprising is off the charts. There are so many things going on but it is never confusing. Every emotion is hit, you dislike/hate a person one chapter and have a complete change of heart the next.
Not one book in this series in disappointing. Do a good thing for yourself and check out this series.
Fletcher Delancey has created a new world with her Chronicles of Alsea. Every book is great in its own right, but the storytelling in Uprising is off the charts. There are so many things going on but it is never confusing. Every emotion is hit, you dislike/hate a person one chapter and have a complete change of heart the next.
Not one book in this series in disappointing. Do a good thing for yourself and check out this series.
June 6, 2019
What a wonderful return to Alsea! In a word, I found this book surprising. I had no idea what to expect from this installment, and I could never have predicted any of the big reveals--particularly those tied to some overarching mysteries. One of my favorite aspects of the story this time was the evolving friendship between Andira, Salomen, Ekatya, and Lhyn. Looking forward to hopefully seeing all four of them spend more time together in future books. I also really enjoyed the Salomen-centric story; it was cool to get so much of her POV and to see her taking charge. There are also some great new characters in the mix this time, although I sometimes felt like the story was leaning too heavily into their arcs at the expense of characters I was hoping to spend more time with. (Mostly I'm just a hopeless Lanaril/Fianna fangirl.) So, while I wouldn't consider this my all-time favorite of the Alsea novels, it was definitely another fantastic read in this amazing series!
May 3, 2019
This is another wonderful story in the ever expanding Alsea series. As usual there is a solid plot with new characters as well as Vellmar, Rahel and those who have made the series so convincing . There is added depth to the story and characters as well as explanations into why Alsea is changing. I love the continued development of the Voloth and effect of a new civilisation on the previously closed world of Alsea.
I am sure there many more amazing stories to come and I look forward to re-reading Vellmar The Blade, Outcaste and Resilience so that I can get the most of reading this again.
I am sure there many more amazing stories to come and I look forward to re-reading Vellmar The Blade, Outcaste and Resilience so that I can get the most of reading this again.
April 23, 2019
I've enjoyed this whole series, but his book was one of the best in that series. I love the way Fletcher constructed it by making it 3 parts. Each part could be a novel on its own. The character development is wonderful, the story keeps you on the edge of your seat and the world building it one of the best I've seen. I think that just about everyone who reads these novels wants to become a citizen of Alsea.
Well done. I can't wait for your next novel!!!!
Well done. I can't wait for your next novel!!!!
April 21, 2024
Lancer Tal had implanted a love of Alsea in him, but she couldn’t make it his home. He had done that on his own without realizing it. “Wish not, lest it come to pass,” he murmured. He had once wished he could go home, and now.... here he was.
the love i have for rax 🙁
this book brought me a lot of emotions. sometimes i forget how wonderful salomen is until i read her pov again and makes me remember the times why i loved and respected her in the previous book.
the love i have for rax 🙁
this book brought me a lot of emotions. sometimes i forget how wonderful salomen is until i read her pov again and makes me remember the times why i loved and respected her in the previous book.
April 25, 2019
This one was so good. I really love the series, the characters, the world, but I think this one is one of the best in this allready great series. The shifting dynamig between Salomen and Tal ist interessting and Rax ist a very good addition to the cast.
If only it was so...short. :D And I hope Fletcher is working on the next one.
If only it was so...short. :D And I hope Fletcher is working on the next one.
August 22, 2019
I am in mourning. There are no more in this series for me to enjoy. This author did a powerful job of creating a world/universe of people to fall in love with and appreciate. I have enjoyed reading this series of powerful women, empathic people, and a caring world for the past couple of months. I impressed with the character development and plot expansion. Bravo.
April 23, 2019
Fantastic read
I cannot get enough of this story. I recommend you read this from the beginning and be prepared to add this series to your favorite list. The world that this author had created feels so real and the characters so believable! Please tell me there is a book 9.
I cannot get enough of this story. I recommend you read this from the beginning and be prepared to add this series to your favorite list. The world that this author had created feels so real and the characters so believable! Please tell me there is a book 9.
May 12, 2019
Excellent
All I can say is that I've never been anything less than truely moved by the books in this series. Uprising is breathtaking and heartfelt and brutally honest in a way that makes want to start over and read it all over again. Even though I finished it only moments ago.
All I can say is that I've never been anything less than truely moved by the books in this series. Uprising is breathtaking and heartfelt and brutally honest in a way that makes want to start over and read it all over again. Even though I finished it only moments ago.
May 14, 2019
I love these books.
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