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Second Species Trilogy #3
Blue Shift
The third and final book in Jane O'Reilly's brilliant Second Species trilogy.
Join other readers in discovering the thrill of the Second Species:
'I read it within a day because each chapter left me desperate to find out what happened next. It's sexy, action packed and it was easy to get sucked into the world created' Amazon reviewer
'A really fun, fast-paced read in an interesting universe' Cat Rambo, author of Beasts of Tabat
'A lot of fun . . . lives and breathes through its characters - burdened as they are with loves and hatreds, guilt, fears . . . Sets things up for an explosive finale' Blue Book Balloon
'I was addicted from the first page! An intriguing story line with interesting characters and a different view of the future and of space travel' Amazon reviewer
'This is one fabulous Sci-Fi story with a brilliantly well realised futuristic world' Reading Revelations
'A thrilling adult sci-fi adventure set in 2187 with a backdrop of a dying earth, space travel, aliens, technology and fabulous space pirates. The cast of characters are an eclectic mix of personalities with questionable morals, hang-ups and conflicts that are brought to life with vibrant description, thrilling action and humour' Amazon reviewer
Join other readers in discovering the thrill of the Second Species:
'I read it within a day because each chapter left me desperate to find out what happened next. It's sexy, action packed and it was easy to get sucked into the world created' Amazon reviewer
'A really fun, fast-paced read in an interesting universe' Cat Rambo, author of Beasts of Tabat
'A lot of fun . . . lives and breathes through its characters - burdened as they are with loves and hatreds, guilt, fears . . . Sets things up for an explosive finale' Blue Book Balloon
'I was addicted from the first page! An intriguing story line with interesting characters and a different view of the future and of space travel' Amazon reviewer
'This is one fabulous Sci-Fi story with a brilliantly well realised futuristic world' Reading Revelations
'A thrilling adult sci-fi adventure set in 2187 with a backdrop of a dying earth, space travel, aliens, technology and fabulous space pirates. The cast of characters are an eclectic mix of personalities with questionable morals, hang-ups and conflicts that are brought to life with vibrant description, thrilling action and humour' Amazon reviewer
- GenresRomance
346 pages, Paperback
Published August 11, 2020
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July 25, 2020
I'd been eagerly looking forward to the third and final installment in Jane O'Reily's Secod Species trilogy after the events in Deep Blue, one of the most inventive and exciting space opera books I have ever read. Luckily I wasn't disappointed in this very satisfying conclusion full of twists and high octane adventure.
At the beginning of the book Dax's motley space pirate crew are either scattered or dead, Eve atoning for sins she didn't ask to commit by watching over the man dying because of her. He and Jinn are doing their best to warn an arrogant Earth parliament about immediate danger and save unsuspecting humans stuck in neutral space as a fleet of Sittan ships rampage through searching for Jinn-and Virena, the mysterious substance she has taken with her as she fled their planet. Meanwhile Jinn's ambitious mother has fallen spectacularly from grace but her second species project is by no means over and Ferona is nothing if not persistent.
Jinn may have saved Dax but their experiences on Sittan have changed them both irrevocably and with it their relationship. Love, it seems, is not enough, especially as Jinn adapts to the Virena and finds herself swaying under its powerful spell. Meanwhile war trembles ever closer to a dying Earth and Jinn realises she may be the only one able to stop it - but the price may be more than she is willing to pay.
This whole trilogy has been a delight, expertly plotted, imaginatively realised, and full of passion, treachery, adventure and tragedy. I can't wait to read whatever Jane writes next.
At the beginning of the book Dax's motley space pirate crew are either scattered or dead, Eve atoning for sins she didn't ask to commit by watching over the man dying because of her. He and Jinn are doing their best to warn an arrogant Earth parliament about immediate danger and save unsuspecting humans stuck in neutral space as a fleet of Sittan ships rampage through searching for Jinn-and Virena, the mysterious substance she has taken with her as she fled their planet. Meanwhile Jinn's ambitious mother has fallen spectacularly from grace but her second species project is by no means over and Ferona is nothing if not persistent.
Jinn may have saved Dax but their experiences on Sittan have changed them both irrevocably and with it their relationship. Love, it seems, is not enough, especially as Jinn adapts to the Virena and finds herself swaying under its powerful spell. Meanwhile war trembles ever closer to a dying Earth and Jinn realises she may be the only one able to stop it - but the price may be more than she is willing to pay.
This whole trilogy has been a delight, expertly plotted, imaginatively realised, and full of passion, treachery, adventure and tragedy. I can't wait to read whatever Jane writes next.
July 17, 2020
I'm grateful to the publisher for an advance copy of Blue Planet.
In this third volume of Jinnifer Blue's galaxy-spanning adventures, we're reunited with familiar characters from the previous books - principally Jinn herself and Dax, of course, still in their smouldering will-they, won't-they not-relationship, even after the events of Deep Blue - but also my favourite evil Sittan empress Talta (now sadly diminished, boo...), Bryant, and of course Eve.
A lot has happened in Blue Shift and Deep Blue and this isn't a trilogy where you should pick up Book Three first - for a start you'll be missing out on so much of that smouldering (the TENSION...) as well as cringing at Dax's antics in the last book (Jinn's too good for him!) I'm not going to give a recap of all that because you should have read it, but as this book opens, humanity, already battered by environmental disaster, as about to be subject to all-out war by Talta's ships. Despite being experimented on, enslaved and delivered to the enemy by her devious mother, Jinn's still standing up for the humans and seeking to warn them of the danger. Do you think anyone listens...?
Blue Planet is a clever, satisfying and exciting conclusion to the Second Species trilogy. Alternating between Jinn and Dax's adventures in deep space, Eve trying to find a cure for Bryant after afflicting him with a deadly toxin, Talta's increasingly unstable and fragile rule on Sittan, and Ferona (Jinn's mum) struggling on a dying Earth after losing her privileges and her high office, this story gives the answers we have been waiting for, allows some an opportunity for redemption (even if they then confirm how vile they really were) and settles that all-important smouldering.
O'Reilly keeps her story humming along - this isn't one of those final volumes that loses its way just tying everything up - and produces a few surprises (do I see a bit of a Brexity tone ion Earth's avowed isolationism as announced by a senior politician at one stage?) but in general tone it's very well aligned with the first two books: a dashing space opera that focuses on the characters, far from being hard science fiction but emotionally engaging and inventive and, above all, FUN! If you've been following the series you need to read this to complete the experience. If you're one of those people who wait till a trilogy is finished before you try (I know - weird) the be told: you, also, need to read this (as well as Blue Shift and Deep Blue).
Finally, there are heartfelt thanks from the author in her acknowledgements not only to the loyal readers and to those who helped make the book, but also to those providing the services which we, in difficult timers, all rely on - and a plea that they will be remembered as well when better times come. A plea we should all echo.
In this third volume of Jinnifer Blue's galaxy-spanning adventures, we're reunited with familiar characters from the previous books - principally Jinn herself and Dax, of course, still in their smouldering will-they, won't-they not-relationship, even after the events of Deep Blue - but also my favourite evil Sittan empress Talta (now sadly diminished, boo...), Bryant, and of course Eve.
A lot has happened in Blue Shift and Deep Blue and this isn't a trilogy where you should pick up Book Three first - for a start you'll be missing out on so much of that smouldering (the TENSION...) as well as cringing at Dax's antics in the last book (Jinn's too good for him!) I'm not going to give a recap of all that because you should have read it, but as this book opens, humanity, already battered by environmental disaster, as about to be subject to all-out war by Talta's ships. Despite being experimented on, enslaved and delivered to the enemy by her devious mother, Jinn's still standing up for the humans and seeking to warn them of the danger. Do you think anyone listens...?
Blue Planet is a clever, satisfying and exciting conclusion to the Second Species trilogy. Alternating between Jinn and Dax's adventures in deep space, Eve trying to find a cure for Bryant after afflicting him with a deadly toxin, Talta's increasingly unstable and fragile rule on Sittan, and Ferona (Jinn's mum) struggling on a dying Earth after losing her privileges and her high office, this story gives the answers we have been waiting for, allows some an opportunity for redemption (even if they then confirm how vile they really were) and settles that all-important smouldering.
O'Reilly keeps her story humming along - this isn't one of those final volumes that loses its way just tying everything up - and produces a few surprises (do I see a bit of a Brexity tone ion Earth's avowed isolationism as announced by a senior politician at one stage?) but in general tone it's very well aligned with the first two books: a dashing space opera that focuses on the characters, far from being hard science fiction but emotionally engaging and inventive and, above all, FUN! If you've been following the series you need to read this to complete the experience. If you're one of those people who wait till a trilogy is finished before you try (I know - weird) the be told: you, also, need to read this (as well as Blue Shift and Deep Blue).
Finally, there are heartfelt thanks from the author in her acknowledgements not only to the loyal readers and to those who helped make the book, but also to those providing the services which we, in difficult timers, all rely on - and a plea that they will be remembered as well when better times come. A plea we should all echo.
September 14, 2021
This is an excellent and satisfying ending to the trilogy, which ties everything up nicely, and answers questions from the previous books. The book is full of a few final surprises for us to enjoy, and is actually the best in the series in my opinion. Also, the trilogy as a whole gives us some things we should think about regarding where the real planet Earth is heading.
December 19, 2023
I thought I had the ending all figured out and got it totally wrong. That is four stars, right there.
Not saying my ending wouldn't have made sense, but I do enjoy being wrong, if ONLY in these sorts of cases... ;)
Not saying my ending wouldn't have made sense, but I do enjoy being wrong, if ONLY in these sorts of cases... ;)
March 20, 2023
Excellent finish to the trilogy, fun and trashy and fast-paced as ever. Sex scenes get very toned down compared with Blue Shift, but are still there. The setting is hugely expanded, in a good way
April 15, 2023
An entertaining, page-turning and fitting end to an exciting, rollicksome trilogy.
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