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Pillars of Fire and Light #3
Matrix Trigger
Is family stronger than personal power? Morgan LaFayette believes power and strength can overcome anything.
Morgan stands at the cliff of change for Chevalier Corporation. She could bow to the United Nations Security Council, or she could do what she believes is the right thing and prove that her Chevaliers can control any situations.
Dominique MacGabran is Arthur's last full sister. She's on her first mission to the Crimea. Will she succeed where her sister Kai failed?
TS follows the world of the augments, reporting on Chevalier and Paladin actions around the world. He has a date tonight with a woman he hasn't seen in a while. She's a Paladin. What could go wrong?
Paragon is the best Chevalier created. She's a part of Sword Team, Morgan's strike team. She was strong enough to destroy an entire city. Can she control her powers when called upon again?
Morgan stands at the cliff of change for Chevalier Corporation. She could bow to the United Nations Security Council, or she could do what she believes is the right thing and prove that her Chevaliers can control any situations.
Dominique MacGabran is Arthur's last full sister. She's on her first mission to the Crimea. Will she succeed where her sister Kai failed?
TS follows the world of the augments, reporting on Chevalier and Paladin actions around the world. He has a date tonight with a woman he hasn't seen in a while. She's a Paladin. What could go wrong?
Paragon is the best Chevalier created. She's a part of Sword Team, Morgan's strike team. She was strong enough to destroy an entire city. Can she control her powers when called upon again?
505 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 1, 2019
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November 6, 2019
High concept technology, the supernatural, and Arthurian legend elements
#3 in the Pillars of Fire and Light series, and looks like a fourth is in the works.
I have read a lot of negative reviews for the previous books. “Slow starting”, “… one very ugly misogynist word… spoken by one character…”, and “muddled” among others. Generally, these folk don’t like to read swear words, and were frustrated because the plot elements were not laid out in a concrete timeline with detailed explanations about what was going on. Paint-by-numbers storytelling? And some decided not to continue reading. Ken Britz’s theme and writing style has polarized readers. And that is not always a bad thing.
I enjoyed the challenges provided by Ken Britz. The evidence for this was that at no time was I tempted to skim over portions of the story. I loved the character development. The technologies brought to mind the wonder I felt while reading my first science fiction sixty years ago.
Six or so years have passed since the end of Apollo Burn. There is an all-out war between the relatively few Paladins with more advanced technologies and the Chevaliers who are numerically superior. Weapons of mass destruction are available. The setting is the present time, but it has had to adjust to the new forces that are at work. A third factor – Nemesis – has emerged, with the intent to either destroy the Paladins and Chevaliers, or break them to its will.
Characters pronounced as dead in earlier books reappear, with reasonable explanations. There is a lot of hate and rage between some of the characters. Characters are put to the test when self-sacrifice is called for. And strong female characters outnumber those of strong males.
Ken Britz may seem like a work-in-progress, but he does very good work, and I am with him for the long term.
#3 in the Pillars of Fire and Light series, and looks like a fourth is in the works.
I have read a lot of negative reviews for the previous books. “Slow starting”, “… one very ugly misogynist word… spoken by one character…”, and “muddled” among others. Generally, these folk don’t like to read swear words, and were frustrated because the plot elements were not laid out in a concrete timeline with detailed explanations about what was going on. Paint-by-numbers storytelling? And some decided not to continue reading. Ken Britz’s theme and writing style has polarized readers. And that is not always a bad thing.
I enjoyed the challenges provided by Ken Britz. The evidence for this was that at no time was I tempted to skim over portions of the story. I loved the character development. The technologies brought to mind the wonder I felt while reading my first science fiction sixty years ago.
Six or so years have passed since the end of Apollo Burn. There is an all-out war between the relatively few Paladins with more advanced technologies and the Chevaliers who are numerically superior. Weapons of mass destruction are available. The setting is the present time, but it has had to adjust to the new forces that are at work. A third factor – Nemesis – has emerged, with the intent to either destroy the Paladins and Chevaliers, or break them to its will.
Characters pronounced as dead in earlier books reappear, with reasonable explanations. There is a lot of hate and rage between some of the characters. Characters are put to the test when self-sacrifice is called for. And strong female characters outnumber those of strong males.
Ken Britz may seem like a work-in-progress, but he does very good work, and I am with him for the long term.
June 9, 2019
Wow!
Another fantastic chapter of this wonderful series. Unexpected twists, and a most heartfelt love story in the midst of chaos.
Now, I will buy the printed books to add to my library and of course, read them again while waiting ever so impatiently for Book 4.
A must read series!
Another fantastic chapter of this wonderful series. Unexpected twists, and a most heartfelt love story in the midst of chaos.
Now, I will buy the printed books to add to my library and of course, read them again while waiting ever so impatiently for Book 4.
A must read series!
June 13, 2019
5 stars
Anxiously awaiting next in this series ! Fast paced, great characters . Find the grail, save Arthur ! You should read these books !
Anxiously awaiting next in this series ! Fast paced, great characters . Find the grail, save Arthur ! You should read these books !
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