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Spark City Cycle #3
The Outcasts
They don’t fight for Spark City anymore. But they fight. They are The Outcasts.
Hiding in The Wastes, Erroh and his band of exiles must find a way to defend a city that they can never return to. But with Magnus adrift, his warriors decimated, all appears lost as Uden begins his march.
A world away, the deadly assassin, Aurora, is hunting down the man who stole her god’s eye.
Meanwhile, Spark City’s fall has already begun from within its own walls.
As war bears down on them all, The Outcasts are running out of time and options. Can they survive long enough to stop Uden’s war before it burns them all, or will this be their final battle?
Spark City Cycle continues with The Outcasts; the eagerly awaited third installment to #1 bestselling Spark City, from fantasy author Robert J Power.
Hiding in The Wastes, Erroh and his band of exiles must find a way to defend a city that they can never return to. But with Magnus adrift, his warriors decimated, all appears lost as Uden begins his march.
A world away, the deadly assassin, Aurora, is hunting down the man who stole her god’s eye.
Meanwhile, Spark City’s fall has already begun from within its own walls.
As war bears down on them all, The Outcasts are running out of time and options. Can they survive long enough to stop Uden’s war before it burns them all, or will this be their final battle?
Spark City Cycle continues with The Outcasts; the eagerly awaited third installment to #1 bestselling Spark City, from fantasy author Robert J Power.
862 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 7, 2021
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Robert J. Power
9 books152 followersRobert J Power is the fantasy author of the Amazon bestselling series, The Spark City Cycle and The Dellerin Tales. When not locked in a dark room with only the daunting laptop screen as a source of light, he fronts an Irish rock band despite their many attempts to fire him.
Robert lives in Wexford, Ireland with his wife Jan, 3 rescue dogs and a cat that detests his very existence. Before he found a career in writing, he enjoyed various occupations such as a terrible pizza chef, a video store manager (ask your grandparents), and an irresponsible camp counselor. Thankfully, none of them stuck.
If you wish to learn of Robert’s latest releases, his feelings on The Fallout Series, or just how many coffees he consumes a day before the palpitations kick in, visit his website at www.RobertJPower.com where you can join his group The Outcasts. You might even receive some free goodies, hopefully some writing updates, and probably a few nonsensical ramblings.
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Robert lives in Wexford, Ireland with his wife Jan, 3 rescue dogs and a cat that detests his very existence. Before he found a career in writing, he enjoyed various occupations such as a terrible pizza chef, a video store manager (ask your grandparents), and an irresponsible camp counselor. Thankfully, none of them stuck.
If you wish to learn of Robert’s latest releases, his feelings on The Fallout Series, or just how many coffees he consumes a day before the palpitations kick in, visit his website at www.RobertJPower.com where you can join his group The Outcasts. You might even receive some free goodies, hopefully some writing updates, and probably a few nonsensical ramblings.
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September 14, 2021
Solid book 3 with some questionable(and sometimes forced) drama
This one starts off a bit too deep into the romance part. Gets a bit boring and feels like it's only there to make the book longer, not really progressing the plot much. Once things do ramp up, however, it is hard to put the book down. We see some growth and(finally) character development in the second half of the book. Any chapter with Magnus in it was my favorite to read by far. Things are really starting to come to a head, and I am excited to see how it all ends in book 4. My only issue with this book was the often forced drama. You'd think these were a bunch of 15yr olds playing at being adults. The pettiness and insecurity of Lea had me skimming through some of her dialogue. Erroh being so blind to the world around him is getting a bit tiring. The random acts of hatred or violence every character commits against someone they love was tolerable in book one, and to an extent book 2 as well, but how have they not hashed things out this far into the story? This whole "I hate you", "no I hate you more" theme isn't quite as nice to read anymore. And, slight spoiler here, but Mr. Power yet again destroys any love and companionship between Lea and Erroh. Which of course means the majority of book 4 will be the SAME THING we read the past three books. Hopefully it isn't as tiresome to read about as it was in book 3. Overall very good book, once you're about halfway through. Wish there was a little more to the Uden vs Erroh fight though
This one starts off a bit too deep into the romance part. Gets a bit boring and feels like it's only there to make the book longer, not really progressing the plot much. Once things do ramp up, however, it is hard to put the book down. We see some growth and(finally) character development in the second half of the book. Any chapter with Magnus in it was my favorite to read by far. Things are really starting to come to a head, and I am excited to see how it all ends in book 4. My only issue with this book was the often forced drama. You'd think these were a bunch of 15yr olds playing at being adults. The pettiness and insecurity of Lea had me skimming through some of her dialogue. Erroh being so blind to the world around him is getting a bit tiring. The random acts of hatred or violence every character commits against someone they love was tolerable in book one, and to an extent book 2 as well, but how have they not hashed things out this far into the story? This whole "I hate you", "no I hate you more" theme isn't quite as nice to read anymore. And, slight spoiler here, but Mr. Power yet again destroys any love and companionship between Lea and Erroh. Which of course means the majority of book 4 will be the SAME THING we read the past three books. Hopefully it isn't as tiresome to read about as it was in book 3. Overall very good book, once you're about halfway through. Wish there was a little more to the Uden vs Erroh fight though
September 11, 2021
Robert J Power loves to torture his characters; this is not A Song of Ice and Fire, but it's never going to be sunshine and lollipops either. The trend of breaking characters just watch them pull themselves together continues here.
I must confess that I almost had to go back to the previous book just to work out who all of these people are (the ensemble cast felt even bigger this time) because this book jumps right in with little or no preamble, but I picked it all up quite quickly.
If I had to make one complaint, it's the lack of resolution; this is a book setting up the ending, so it suffers from the normal 'middle book' issue that there's not much pay-off. It does set things up, it does reveal new things which I am sure will be important in the last book, but now I am just chomping at the bit to read the conclusion...
I must confess that I almost had to go back to the previous book just to work out who all of these people are (the ensemble cast felt even bigger this time) because this book jumps right in with little or no preamble, but I picked it all up quite quickly.
If I had to make one complaint, it's the lack of resolution; this is a book setting up the ending, so it suffers from the normal 'middle book' issue that there's not much pay-off. It does set things up, it does reveal new things which I am sure will be important in the last book, but now I am just chomping at the bit to read the conclusion...
September 10, 2021
Another fantastic instalment in this series. If you loved the first two like I did, you’re going to love this one too. More action and mayhem (and drinking) as only Rob Power does it. This is such a fun read. Can’t wait for the final instalment!!
September 20, 2021
tough read
Loved the 1st book and the 2nd. This book was like Empire Strikes Back. Dark and depressing most of the way through. I love Empire Steikes Back, but if you were hoping Erroh would be a badass killing machine and forge new alliances and bring battle to Uden, you will be disappointing. The whole book feels like a set up for the next, or maybe the one after that. I hope it’ll next book is more Return of the Jedi.
Loved the 1st book and the 2nd. This book was like Empire Strikes Back. Dark and depressing most of the way through. I love Empire Steikes Back, but if you were hoping Erroh would be a badass killing machine and forge new alliances and bring battle to Uden, you will be disappointing. The whole book feels like a set up for the next, or maybe the one after that. I hope it’ll next book is more Return of the Jedi.
January 14, 2023
Not for me
After reading the first two books I was excited to read the third..after getting half way through unfortunately I had to stop reading as it all became far to violent & sadistic for me..I would just put this down to me not having the stomache for this kind of thing but it seems such a shame after enjoying the first two books so much..
After reading the first two books I was excited to read the third..after getting half way through unfortunately I had to stop reading as it all became far to violent & sadistic for me..I would just put this down to me not having the stomache for this kind of thing but it seems such a shame after enjoying the first two books so much..
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November 10, 2024dnf. The book is just too crass and immoral. The author likes to subject the reader to different perspectives on marital disputes, few of which I agree with. Author tends to prefer making man seem more animalistic and feral, which man is not.
May 17, 2023
*this review contains some vague spoilers*
An assassin character, Aurora, is a major POV character in this book, having been introduced briefly in the second installment.
I found every chapter from Aurora's perspective painful to read - she is everything I hate in fictional villains, in that her success and power seem to stem solely from the needs of the narrative. An almost comedically insane nutjob would make an absolutely terrible infiltrator and assassin, because those things require emotional intelligence, discipline, and insight - not unending, boring, and incoherent internal monologues about how great blood and murder is, and incredibly awkwardly narrated rapes, among other things. I absolutely hate reading these sorts of stories where the villains are made to look competent by succeeding in complete defiance of sense.
Almost as bad, is the fact that the other method the author employs to make the villains seem competent is having the heroes behave like fools, and then playing those failures up as 'devious maneuvering' on the part of the villains. In one part of the story, one of the good guys agrees to leave a sanctuary, and abandon two extremely vulnerable friends, in order to go into to the centre of power of one of the villains to negotiate. Predictably, its a trap, and her friends are captured and she is forced to comply with the villain. Her internal monologue now laments that she has been 'completely outmaneuvered by her enemy'.
What exactly was the maneuver her enemy made? He literally just sent someone to ask her to come out and abandon her friends and then give herself into his power. He didn't outmaneuver her, she just inexplicably turned into a complete idiot, and this comes after what seems like weeks of her doing nothing to secure her own power or escape, despite clearly being in mortal danger the entire time.
These flaws mainly appear only in this installment, which is why I reached book 3 before abandoning this series. There are other uncomfortable things about this series, however, that have been there the whole time.
One is the way female characters are elevated as kickass girlpower badasses. This can be done well by developing those characters in the same way as the male ones - having them recognise their own flaws and then work on them (which, in fairness, does happen at times in this story). However, the other way, and frequently the way chosen in these books, is to denigrate the male characters and then elevate the females ones in the comparison.
One of the main relationships in the previous book had the woman dumping her husband while he was in prison facing execution unjustly, then shooting him with an arrow after he escapes prison so he can rescue her (which he does). After accidentally shooting him, she shows virtually no contrition, and then berates him (literally "hissing") for coming to help her. In this book, this character continues to be built up as a kickass warrior by comparing her unfavourably with her infinitely more sympathetic ex-husband, who is shown as 'weak' for feeling traumatised after killing for the first time. The protagonist, Erroh, also frequently seems to concede things to his wife that don't seem supported by the text. He refers to her once as indisputeably the better 'warrior', even though he is more dangerous as a fighter, is way more experienced, and is more of a leader.
Additionally, the male POV characters tend towards an awkwardly fawning view of their female partners (literally referring to them as 'goddesses' all the time). These characters make the common mistake in a relationship of putting their partners on pedestals, which is unfair to both themselves and their partners. This is perfectly realistic in relationships between adolescents, but the book never challenges this view in its characters, and in fact seems to endorse it.
I enjoyed the first two books in spite of some of these flaws, but this third one lost my interest.
An assassin character, Aurora, is a major POV character in this book, having been introduced briefly in the second installment.
I found every chapter from Aurora's perspective painful to read - she is everything I hate in fictional villains, in that her success and power seem to stem solely from the needs of the narrative. An almost comedically insane nutjob would make an absolutely terrible infiltrator and assassin, because those things require emotional intelligence, discipline, and insight - not unending, boring, and incoherent internal monologues about how great blood and murder is, and incredibly awkwardly narrated rapes, among other things. I absolutely hate reading these sorts of stories where the villains are made to look competent by succeeding in complete defiance of sense.
Almost as bad, is the fact that the other method the author employs to make the villains seem competent is having the heroes behave like fools, and then playing those failures up as 'devious maneuvering' on the part of the villains. In one part of the story, one of the good guys agrees to leave a sanctuary, and abandon two extremely vulnerable friends, in order to go into to the centre of power of one of the villains to negotiate. Predictably, its a trap, and her friends are captured and she is forced to comply with the villain. Her internal monologue now laments that she has been 'completely outmaneuvered by her enemy'.
What exactly was the maneuver her enemy made? He literally just sent someone to ask her to come out and abandon her friends and then give herself into his power. He didn't outmaneuver her, she just inexplicably turned into a complete idiot, and this comes after what seems like weeks of her doing nothing to secure her own power or escape, despite clearly being in mortal danger the entire time.
These flaws mainly appear only in this installment, which is why I reached book 3 before abandoning this series. There are other uncomfortable things about this series, however, that have been there the whole time.
One is the way female characters are elevated as kickass girlpower badasses. This can be done well by developing those characters in the same way as the male ones - having them recognise their own flaws and then work on them (which, in fairness, does happen at times in this story). However, the other way, and frequently the way chosen in these books, is to denigrate the male characters and then elevate the females ones in the comparison.
One of the main relationships in the previous book had the woman dumping her husband while he was in prison facing execution unjustly, then shooting him with an arrow after he escapes prison so he can rescue her (which he does). After accidentally shooting him, she shows virtually no contrition, and then berates him (literally "hissing") for coming to help her. In this book, this character continues to be built up as a kickass warrior by comparing her unfavourably with her infinitely more sympathetic ex-husband, who is shown as 'weak' for feeling traumatised after killing for the first time. The protagonist, Erroh, also frequently seems to concede things to his wife that don't seem supported by the text. He refers to her once as indisputeably the better 'warrior', even though he is more dangerous as a fighter, is way more experienced, and is more of a leader.
Additionally, the male POV characters tend towards an awkwardly fawning view of their female partners (literally referring to them as 'goddesses' all the time). These characters make the common mistake in a relationship of putting their partners on pedestals, which is unfair to both themselves and their partners. This is perfectly realistic in relationships between adolescents, but the book never challenges this view in its characters, and in fact seems to endorse it.
I enjoyed the first two books in spite of some of these flaws, but this third one lost my interest.
February 12, 2022
This book! It took me longer than normal to read, but it is a very big book, so I suppose that's acceptable. Anyway, I loved this book with one caveat. And it is entirely my own fault, but want to give fair warning. So, I totally thought this series was a trilogy. And I very much thought this was the last book. And as I was nearing the end of this book...I started to get confused, having no idea how he would wrap this series up. Then I had thought. "Wait...is this NOT a trilogy?" Yeah. It's not a trilogy. Not sure why I thought it was, but now I have to wait for the next book to come out and I have no idea when that will be and that is tragic! As I'm really looking forward to seeing how the author finishes this series off! From the research that I've belatedly done, the next book will be the last book. Ok. Good to know. Really though, this book ended and I immediately wanted to pick up the next one, so well done, Robert Power. This book had a lot of ups and downs. Similar to the 2nd book, there were some quite tragic moments in this book, some that made me really hate what the author was doing to my favourite characters. But...everything happened organically and if anything, the plot didn't seem contrived at all. Some of these epic fantasy type series start to get really dull and predictable. This one...I had no idea what the author was going to do, and I loved that. Also, loved that this series saw all our main characters get together and team up. We've watched them individually grow and struggle and conquer...now we see them as a team and it is glorious. They are messy and imperfect and dramatic and fey - legends in the making. Even Aurora, who I initially was very much disturbed and horrified by, slowly drew me in and made me feel sorry for her and how she had been broken and warped by Uden the Woodin Man. This continues to be a very character-focused book, which keeps me very much engaged and invested in the story. The story of the broader conflict between Uden's forces and the Primary's forces is...interesting I guess. But I'm really in it for the stories of Erroh & Lea, Roja, Emir, Lexi, Mea and Wynn and Lillium... Power has drawn some great characters here and I am very grateful. Just wish I had the last book in my possession now. Alas. I suppose I will have to exercise that great virtue of patience.
July 10, 2025
IT FELT STRETCHED
The Outcasts is the 3 book in a 4 book series called Spark City. This book picks up in the aftermath of the battle that ended in book 2. Battles, Vying for Power, and ALOT of internal turmoil was the focus of this book. With that being said, I have some glaring critiques of this book.
WHAT I LIKED
In this book, I liked the fact that we got to see more interpersonal conflicts and growth with the characters, especially the main characters. I also really enjoyed the sense of looming disaster that really colored the story throughout. The author should be commended on how well he keeps the threat centered and present in each of the characters.
MY CRITIQUES
This book felt very drawn out. While i enjoyed the overall story, I felt like we spent ALOT of time in the characters heads, to a point that you get disconnected with what's going on. There were also some individual characters that really fell into 2 buckets for me. 1) characters that I didn't care much about and 2)characters who's actions didn't seem to make sense to who they were. In an effort to keep this review spoiler free, I will say this... there was one set of interpersonal conflict that just seemed to be in the story, just to be there and add some violence. It droned throughout the story and before the conflict came to a climax, it just caused me to disconnect from the whole situation and stop caring. It depicted one character as strong but jealous and the other almost as a child in an adult body. It just didn't feel like it served the greater purpose as well as I think the author hoped it would.
OVERALL
Overall, I rate this book as a 3 out of 5, but more realistically, a 2.5 out of 5. It was just okay to me. I think this book was entertaining but Its much further down on my list of recommendations. There were actually long stretches of time that I didn't read this book because it did feel like a task throughout the middle of the story. The series started out strong but seems to suffer from what many series suffer from, the lull. I'm hoping that when I eventually get around to the last book, I find myself caring about the characters more but I am worried that I don't feel a drive or need to immediately reach the conclusion of this story at this time.
The Outcasts is the 3 book in a 4 book series called Spark City. This book picks up in the aftermath of the battle that ended in book 2. Battles, Vying for Power, and ALOT of internal turmoil was the focus of this book. With that being said, I have some glaring critiques of this book.
WHAT I LIKED
In this book, I liked the fact that we got to see more interpersonal conflicts and growth with the characters, especially the main characters. I also really enjoyed the sense of looming disaster that really colored the story throughout. The author should be commended on how well he keeps the threat centered and present in each of the characters.
MY CRITIQUES
This book felt very drawn out. While i enjoyed the overall story, I felt like we spent ALOT of time in the characters heads, to a point that you get disconnected with what's going on. There were also some individual characters that really fell into 2 buckets for me. 1) characters that I didn't care much about and 2)characters who's actions didn't seem to make sense to who they were. In an effort to keep this review spoiler free, I will say this... there was one set of interpersonal conflict that just seemed to be in the story, just to be there and add some violence. It droned throughout the story and before the conflict came to a climax, it just caused me to disconnect from the whole situation and stop caring. It depicted one character as strong but jealous and the other almost as a child in an adult body. It just didn't feel like it served the greater purpose as well as I think the author hoped it would.
OVERALL
Overall, I rate this book as a 3 out of 5, but more realistically, a 2.5 out of 5. It was just okay to me. I think this book was entertaining but Its much further down on my list of recommendations. There were actually long stretches of time that I didn't read this book because it did feel like a task throughout the middle of the story. The series started out strong but seems to suffer from what many series suffer from, the lull. I'm hoping that when I eventually get around to the last book, I find myself caring about the characters more but I am worried that I don't feel a drive or need to immediately reach the conclusion of this story at this time.
August 14, 2021
I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of this book, a month before it was released.
Robert Power you bastard! Having spent ages waiting for the latest in this the third book in the spark city series I have spent the last two days literally not being able to put down this fukken book. And now probably have another age to wait till the next one. I loved it.
I love the characters and the world building within this series. And the way the relationships between the characters are forged and the real humanity shown with all the joys and flaws on both sides of the battlefield within this story.
Anyone who loves Terry goodkind will love these books. The relationship between the two main characters is similar in many ways.
The love they share is what most would aspire to I think.
All the twists and turns and betrayals and deceits are brilliant. The descriptions of the battles are awesome and the developing arcs of the characters are exciting.
Thoroughly recommend this series. And check out his other books too.
Can’t wait till the next book. You better get writing Robert Power as the last meeting of Uden the woodin man and Erroh and Lea can’t come quickly enough. Hail Erroh!
Robert Power you bastard! Having spent ages waiting for the latest in this the third book in the spark city series I have spent the last two days literally not being able to put down this fukken book. And now probably have another age to wait till the next one. I loved it.
I love the characters and the world building within this series. And the way the relationships between the characters are forged and the real humanity shown with all the joys and flaws on both sides of the battlefield within this story.
Anyone who loves Terry goodkind will love these books. The relationship between the two main characters is similar in many ways.
The love they share is what most would aspire to I think.
All the twists and turns and betrayals and deceits are brilliant. The descriptions of the battles are awesome and the developing arcs of the characters are exciting.
Thoroughly recommend this series. And check out his other books too.
Can’t wait till the next book. You better get writing Robert Power as the last meeting of Uden the woodin man and Erroh and Lea can’t come quickly enough. Hail Erroh!
November 3, 2021
Book 3 does not disappoint.
Robert has continued to draw me into this fabulous world with each and every read (and re-read)
I loved the new character Aurora/Ealis. The way Rob shows the internal mono/dialogue worked so well and made for a really enjoyable reading experience.
Similar to the rest of the series, most of the characters here have totally irredeemable character traits that they cannot break away from, no matter how hard they want to do the right thing. I feel it shows an accurate depiction of how people in a group may go with the flow but most will always have their own interests at heart at the end of the day. Infuriating at times, but scarily accurate, it's a refreshingly realistic depiction of this type of dynamic.
The battles are awesome as usual, and the last few chapters had me staying up well past my bed time, glued to my e-book.
Rob knows how to plan and write a twist and this book is no different, it kept me guessing throughout and I can't wait to see what surprises the last book has in store for us lucky readers.
Robert has continued to draw me into this fabulous world with each and every read (and re-read)
I loved the new character Aurora/Ealis. The way Rob shows the internal mono/dialogue worked so well and made for a really enjoyable reading experience.
Similar to the rest of the series, most of the characters here have totally irredeemable character traits that they cannot break away from, no matter how hard they want to do the right thing. I feel it shows an accurate depiction of how people in a group may go with the flow but most will always have their own interests at heart at the end of the day. Infuriating at times, but scarily accurate, it's a refreshingly realistic depiction of this type of dynamic.
The battles are awesome as usual, and the last few chapters had me staying up well past my bed time, glued to my e-book.
Rob knows how to plan and write a twist and this book is no different, it kept me guessing throughout and I can't wait to see what surprises the last book has in store for us lucky readers.
September 7, 2021
I tried to savour this book, but it was just too good to put down. I love the characters and seeing how they have changed and grown throughout the series. The battle scenes are great, even when they are just training together.
I love the strength and the vulnerability of each individual character.
Only thing that frustrated me about this book was how often Lea thought a particular derogatory word about Nomi. I felt it was overkill as the tone had already been clearly set between the two of them.
It left a lot of unanswered questions but I was so glad with the ending. I can’t wait for the next book and won’t mind at all if it’s a long one, to give each character a proper ending.
I love the strength and the vulnerability of each individual character.
Only thing that frustrated me about this book was how often Lea thought a particular derogatory word about Nomi. I felt it was overkill as the tone had already been clearly set between the two of them.
It left a lot of unanswered questions but I was so glad with the ending. I can’t wait for the next book and won’t mind at all if it’s a long one, to give each character a proper ending.
October 6, 2021
I have really enjoyed reading this series. I usually like to take some time between reading books in a series; however with this one, I couldn't wait to read the next book each time. Now, I'm really looking forward to the last book. This is an awesome series, especially if you are addicted to fantasy novels. The only thing missing was a dragon! I really didn't miss dragons though, because the characters are so engaging that one becomes invested in what is happening to all of them, including the villians. I wholeheartedly recommend this series to anyone who has the time to read these books--once you start, you will have a difficult time doing anything else!!!
September 7, 2021
This is the best book yet in this series.
Spark City (book 1) was a bit slow to build, but given this Is a new fantasy world and new characters to introduce, it was well paced.
March of Magnus (book 2) was a page turner. I was late to bed an hour a night until it was done and it turned up the heat a lot.
This book just keeks getting better as the story progresses. The relationships the double crosses and the compromises the characters make are simply compelling.
Well worth a read if you love fantasy
Spark City (book 1) was a bit slow to build, but given this Is a new fantasy world and new characters to introduce, it was well paced.
March of Magnus (book 2) was a page turner. I was late to bed an hour a night until it was done and it turned up the heat a lot.
This book just keeks getting better as the story progresses. The relationships the double crosses and the compromises the characters make are simply compelling.
Well worth a read if you love fantasy
September 8, 2021
I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of this brilliant book! It has been great to read more about Erroh and Lea the dream team of alphas. Robert has a brilliant way of building characters that makes them relatable and gets you hooked on their stories. To the point where you want to rush through the next chapter to get back to one of your favourites, but then that chapter is so good you are hooked on a new characters story. A must read, that has an abundance of dark humour, wit and twists and turns. You won't be able to put it down!
September 3, 2021
I received an advanced reader copy of this and immediately put down what I had been reading and got started on the latest in the Spark City series. And I am sure I will do the same when the next installment comes out.
This series has rapidly become one of my favorites.
I love the characters and the story.
We’ll done Mr. Power!
This series has rapidly become one of my favorites.
I love the characters and the story.
We’ll done Mr. Power!
July 8, 2022
Cracking
Not as in “What’s the craigh”? But as in good, very very good!
If you’ve not come across the Spark City Cycle before, do not read this, go straight to the beginning for this is a wonderful tale.
Cannot wait for book #4. So, come on Rob - stop gaming, being a father and a husband and all those nice things and finish book #4 :-)
Not as in “What’s the craigh”? But as in good, very very good!
If you’ve not come across the Spark City Cycle before, do not read this, go straight to the beginning for this is a wonderful tale.
Cannot wait for book #4. So, come on Rob - stop gaming, being a father and a husband and all those nice things and finish book #4 :-)
September 9, 2021
A worthy sequel in the Spark city series. I'm sometimes enraged by the reckless decisions made by the leading character but then, if he was always sensible, the book wouldn't be half as exciting. I've re-read the earlier books of the series. That's how gripping it is!
September 19, 2021
Enjoyable read although I preferred the first two more and expect that the last will be the best. Lots of buildup to what will come so it felt drawn out but the character building was good for most. Would have liked more on some of the other characters.
October 6, 2021
I really enjoyed this trilogy which I now know is not a trilogy. Grrrrrr I hate that. This is a post apocalyptic and matriarchal world. The Alphaline is a bigger and better race of people who have to repopulate the world with their race. Needless to say that's easier said than done
October 17, 2021
Outcasts does not disappoint
Great read, the story of the Outcasts continues with even more twists and turns. Leaving you wanting more, waiting patently for Robert J Power to write the next fukin book.
Great read, the story of the Outcasts continues with even more twists and turns. Leaving you wanting more, waiting patently for Robert J Power to write the next fukin book.
November 15, 2021
Excellent Work
Ok Power first of all great work, no cap I was reading the next book even if you would have tied up some of the lose ends for ya boy. With that said. Next book please.
Ok Power first of all great work, no cap I was reading the next book even if you would have tied up some of the lose ends for ya boy. With that said. Next book please.
January 1, 2022
Woah!
Talk about action packed fights and battles. Those scenes are the reason why I continue to read this series. It’s like watching the battle of 300 but more. Can’t wait for the next book.
Talk about action packed fights and battles. Those scenes are the reason why I continue to read this series. It’s like watching the battle of 300 but more. Can’t wait for the next book.
April 2, 2022
another satisfying read
I consider this"the empire strikes back" of the books so far. It's a very good read, but dark for the heroes. Well worth a night or two staying up late for and reading. Looking forward to the conclusion!
I consider this"the empire strikes back" of the books so far. It's a very good read, but dark for the heroes. Well worth a night or two staying up late for and reading. Looking forward to the conclusion!
March 30, 2025
I read the first two books, and there is a story in there, but all the characters are a bunch of whingey whiners.
I understand some angst and trauma, but every character all the time? Just too much
I understand some angst and trauma, but every character all the time? Just too much
December 22, 2025
Great book three to the series. I wasn’t sure I’d make it through this one because it’s so long, but worth the persevering. The book has slow moments, more than the first two, so I’m hoping book four ends the series with more action.
September 21, 2021
Couldn't put it down. I loved the addition of Aurora's story and how she came about to be.
September 27, 2021
Great Series
All I can say is more, more, more. Love this series, action packed and witty. Robert J Powers has our done his self with The Outcasts
All I can say is more, more, more. Love this series, action packed and witty. Robert J Powers has our done his self with The Outcasts
October 5, 2021
Loved It
A bit slower than the previous 2 but great character development and unexpected twists. Looking forward to reading book four.
A bit slower than the previous 2 but great character development and unexpected twists. Looking forward to reading book four.
March 12, 2022
The
Wonderful. Fantasy at it's best! I have enjoyed Mr Power and his sly bits of wordsmithing through out the complete journey. Thanks again, sir!
Wonderful. Fantasy at it's best! I have enjoyed Mr Power and his sly bits of wordsmithing through out the complete journey. Thanks again, sir!
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