Hard Bargain

Shadow of the Dominion #2

by Blaze Ward

Valentinian and Dave have escaped the Dominion’s Internal Security Bureau. Now they’re fleeing for their lives, heading for systems outside of Dominion control, looking for a place where they can rebuild their lives. Figure out what comes next. Who they want to be, or to become.

Hard Bargain—the second novel in the series, Shadow of the Dominion—takes you even further into Wildspace, human variants, and maybe even a crooked card game or two.

Be sure to read the first book, Longshot Hypothesis, as well as keep an eye out for the other books in the series!

Genres: Science Fiction

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 10, 2019

About the author

Blaze Ward writes science fiction in the Alexandria Station universe as well as The Collective. He also write fantasy stories with several characters and series, from an alternate Rome to epic high fantasy in the desert. You can find out more at his website www.blazeward.com, as well as Facebook, here, and other places.

Blaze’s works are available as ebooks, paper, and audio, and can be found at a variety of online vendors (Kobo, Amazon, and others). His newsletter comes out quarterly, and you can also follow his blog on his website. He really enjoys interacting with fans, and looks forward to any and all questions—even ones about his books!

Reviews

[vena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the progression.

Problem, for me. Price. I know, I know. Cheap Okie-Heathen. I'm not sure I want to continue. Either I get tired of the thousands of free books through my Kindle Unlimited, or I decide to say f-it and keep going. Another issue is I can see through to the progression and eventual ending. So? It is very well written and the characters are varied and individual enough to see this author can step into any character good enough to create color and flavor. Also, he does have flow. What to do?

[benebean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just wish it were longer

[Soima Traian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad but NOTHING HAPPENS!

While still entertaining, the book was a bit of a disappointment. Nothing really happens. It was like watching a boring episode of a decent series but this being just the second book , it shouldn't happen. A very lazy move on the part of the author.