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Aurora Resonant: The Complete Collection
AMARANTHE III: RESONANCE delivers over 1,400 pages of Sci-Fi Adventure
**Includes the Aurora Resonant trilogy (Relativity, Rubicon, Requiem), the 3rd trilogy in the Amaranthe universe, + a short story + bonus material**
Our universe is but a snowglobe—an experiment born of desperation and hope. The true universe is unfathomably vast, teeming with life and untold wonders. And it is enslaved.
Created by ancient aliens in a daring gambit to understand the nature of the enemy, humanity is now asked to be the savior of a universe not their own. If they are to succeed, they must rise above not only their fractious past but the sins of their genetic ancestors to boldly embrace a future they never dared imagine possible.
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RELATIVITY (Aurora Resonant Book One)
"I'd tell you to be careful, but we wouldn't be here if you'd ever taken that advice. No reason to start now, right?"
For millennia the Anadens have ruled the known universe. They believe they've crafted the perfect empire, ordered and impervious to challenge. They believe the fight has been crushed out of the species they subjugate. They are wrong.
It's a suicide mission, without a doubt. Alex Solovy and Caleb Marano must steal crucial intelligence from the Anadens' central military headquarters. To succeed, they'll need to navigate a strange universe ruled by a cabal of powerful immortals, populated by aliens they've never met and fueled by technology they've never seen. They're going to need a little help--the kind of help only a suicidally defiant anarchist on the run from more than just personal demons can provide.
** AMARANTHE III: RESONANCE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE "AURORA RESONANT: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION" **
**Includes the Aurora Resonant trilogy (Relativity, Rubicon, Requiem), the 3rd trilogy in the Amaranthe universe, + a short story + bonus material**
Our universe is but a snowglobe—an experiment born of desperation and hope. The true universe is unfathomably vast, teeming with life and untold wonders. And it is enslaved.
Created by ancient aliens in a daring gambit to understand the nature of the enemy, humanity is now asked to be the savior of a universe not their own. If they are to succeed, they must rise above not only their fractious past but the sins of their genetic ancestors to boldly embrace a future they never dared imagine possible.
*
RELATIVITY (Aurora Resonant Book One)
"I'd tell you to be careful, but we wouldn't be here if you'd ever taken that advice. No reason to start now, right?"
For millennia the Anadens have ruled the known universe. They believe they've crafted the perfect empire, ordered and impervious to challenge. They believe the fight has been crushed out of the species they subjugate. They are wrong.
It's a suicide mission, without a doubt. Alex Solovy and Caleb Marano must steal crucial intelligence from the Anadens' central military headquarters. To succeed, they'll need to navigate a strange universe ruled by a cabal of powerful immortals, populated by aliens they've never met and fueled by technology they've never seen. They're going to need a little help--the kind of help only a suicidally defiant anarchist on the run from more than just personal demons can provide.
** AMARANTHE III: RESONANCE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE "AURORA RESONANT: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION" **
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Published March 22, 2022
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About the author
G.S. Jennsen
52 books515 followersG. S. Jennsen is a speculative and science fiction author, as well as a futurist, geek, gamer, programmer and editor. She has become an internationally bestselling author since her first novel, Starshine, was published in March 2014. She has chosen to continue writing under an independent publishing model to ensure the integrity of her series and her ability to execute on the vision she’s had for it since its genesis.
While she has been a lawyer, a software engineer and an editor, she’s found the life of a full-time author preferable by several orders of magnitude.
When she isn’t writing, she’s gaming or working out or getting lost in the mountains that loom large outside the windows in her home. Or she’s dealing with a flooded basement, or standing in a line at Walmart reading the tabloid headlines and wondering who all of those people are. Or sitting on her back porch with a glass of wine, looking up at the stars, trying to figure out what could be up there.
While she has been a lawyer, a software engineer and an editor, she’s found the life of a full-time author preferable by several orders of magnitude.
When she isn’t writing, she’s gaming or working out or getting lost in the mountains that loom large outside the windows in her home. Or she’s dealing with a flooded basement, or standing in a line at Walmart reading the tabloid headlines and wondering who all of those people are. Or sitting on her back porch with a glass of wine, looking up at the stars, trying to figure out what could be up there.
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May 20, 2019
What a fantastic ride!
Wow, such a rollercoaster adventure - I lost a lot of sleep reading these. The stories and characters just keep on building - if you're a fan of credible sci-fi and you love a good story then I can't recommend this enough. This has been one of my all time favourites - a genuine 5 stars. And do take the time to read the short stories too. I'm looking forward to reading more about Amaranthe now!
Wow, such a rollercoaster adventure - I lost a lot of sleep reading these. The stories and characters just keep on building - if you're a fan of credible sci-fi and you love a good story then I can't recommend this enough. This has been one of my all time favourites - a genuine 5 stars. And do take the time to read the short stories too. I'm looking forward to reading more about Amaranthe now!
May 16, 2019
What an awesome saga
When an author can take the reader through a long series of stories and still manage to end in such a triumphant manner, I personally salute her. This saga is so worth the time to read it. It has it all.
When an author can take the reader through a long series of stories and still manage to end in such a triumphant manner, I personally salute her. This saga is so worth the time to read it. It has it all.
June 24, 2018
A great conclusion to an epic space saga.
In her final trilogy her prose takes a very metaphysical direction. She deals with larger issues of life and death and, in the case if her father, his virtual “resurrection”. She explores the meaning of consciousness and where the soul resides.
She takes the battle for supremacy off the battle field and into the realm of diplomacy. That isn’t to say that there isn’t plenty of the usual space warfare. She introduces more martial species. And we get a closer look at the directorate and the historical basis for their dictatorship. In this final trilogy various storylines come full circle. She does leave us with a twist and the hint of future books to come.
In her final trilogy her prose takes a very metaphysical direction. She deals with larger issues of life and death and, in the case if her father, his virtual “resurrection”. She explores the meaning of consciousness and where the soul resides.
She takes the battle for supremacy off the battle field and into the realm of diplomacy. That isn’t to say that there isn’t plenty of the usual space warfare. She introduces more martial species. And we get a closer look at the directorate and the historical basis for their dictatorship. In this final trilogy various storylines come full circle. She does leave us with a twist and the hint of future books to come.
June 12, 2018
I am so impressed!
Picked the first book because it was free thru Bookbub and I immediately purchased all three trilogies. Such a great series with well developed characters and story arcs that weave together a fantastical tale that touches on human origins, galactic wars, alien invaders and multi-universe conflict. So much here to recommend. If you love space opera, DO NOT MISS THIS SERIES.
Picked the first book because it was free thru Bookbub and I immediately purchased all three trilogies. Such a great series with well developed characters and story arcs that weave together a fantastical tale that touches on human origins, galactic wars, alien invaders and multi-universe conflict. So much here to recommend. If you love space opera, DO NOT MISS THIS SERIES.
May 14, 2018
Satisfying and Worthwhile
I found this series a delight, well worth the time to read 1.1 million words. I highly enjoyed reading it. To me, it exceeded my expectations and was a bargain.
I found this series a delight, well worth the time to read 1.1 million words. I highly enjoyed reading it. To me, it exceeded my expectations and was a bargain.
July 5, 2018
Absolutely enthralling, amazing, and worthwhile. Read it! You must!
I started the Aurora series a couple of years ago, but moved on to other authors. What a mistake! Jensen writes magnificently, to the point that I’m constantly thinking about the univers she has created in my imagination. You must read this series.
I started the Aurora series a couple of years ago, but moved on to other authors. What a mistake! Jensen writes magnificently, to the point that I’m constantly thinking about the univers she has created in my imagination. You must read this series.
October 23, 2018
Fantastic Space Opera
I am very impressed with all the threads of this epic series and how they weave together to draw out all sorts of different emotions.
Definitely one of the best space operas I have read.
To the point that I am sad to have finished it.
I am very impressed with all the threads of this epic series and how they weave together to draw out all sorts of different emotions.
Definitely one of the best space operas I have read.
To the point that I am sad to have finished it.
March 19, 2019
Whew! Binge finished! What a trip!!!
Even if we have a lot of answers in the last books, they are not my favorite. Two reasons:
1. Humans find solutions way too fast when they have a challenge in front of them. Can't use the portals? No problem, we learn how to create wormholes in a few hours! Same thing with the reverb adapted to Anaden very quickly.
2. The Directorate, specially Renato, are not worthy ennemies. They are not opponent at the height of Miriam and humans. So the final victory is a technicality, anticlimatic. I would have liked to know what happens to Machim and his ship. But, in the same time, their behavior, their arrogance to the threat of humans is logical with the fact that they reign for hundreds of thousands of years. It must be hard to take a threat seriously when no one has challenged you for millennia.
Another thing is not clear: Corradeo Praesidis's son, Renato, was sure his father was dead, but there is no mention about the regenesis chamber. Sator tells Nyx that Renato first destroyed his mother's regenesis chamber before killing her, but there is no mention about Corradeo's. It's not clear...
Others thoughts:
- The Anadens became like their greatest ennemy, the Dzhvar, with their dictatorship. Fitting that they are destroyed by the Humans.
- So the diati is probably the creator of the universe... then, Caleb was... a god? Shortly. I liked very much that it's Akeso who bring him back to life. Fitting, again.
- Many questions remains about the reor. Maybe we will found more in Asterion Noir? And what about the ennemy in this new series? Are they the Dzhvar??? Can't wait to find out!
Thank you G.S. Jennsen to make me explore new worlds. It was a great adventure!
Even if we have a lot of answers in the last books, they are not my favorite. Two reasons:
1. Humans find solutions way too fast when they have a challenge in front of them. Can't use the portals? No problem, we learn how to create wormholes in a few hours! Same thing with the reverb adapted to Anaden very quickly.
2. The Directorate, specially Renato, are not worthy ennemies. They are not opponent at the height of Miriam and humans. So the final victory is a technicality, anticlimatic. I would have liked to know what happens to Machim and his ship. But, in the same time, their behavior, their arrogance to the threat of humans is logical with the fact that they reign for hundreds of thousands of years. It must be hard to take a threat seriously when no one has challenged you for millennia.
Another thing is not clear: Corradeo Praesidis's son, Renato, was sure his father was dead, but there is no mention about the regenesis chamber. Sator tells Nyx that Renato first destroyed his mother's regenesis chamber before killing her, but there is no mention about Corradeo's. It's not clear...
Others thoughts:
- The Anadens became like their greatest ennemy, the Dzhvar, with their dictatorship. Fitting that they are destroyed by the Humans.
- So the diati is probably the creator of the universe... then, Caleb was... a god? Shortly. I liked very much that it's Akeso who bring him back to life. Fitting, again.
- Many questions remains about the reor. Maybe we will found more in Asterion Noir? And what about the ennemy in this new series? Are they the Dzhvar??? Can't wait to find out!
Thank you G.S. Jennsen to make me explore new worlds. It was a great adventure!
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July 5, 2018
Refreshingly creative!
I loved reading this whole collection. The tech stuff ìs vaguely understandable and believable. I loved the creation of alien planets and beings. The story line that earth is a protected recreation is a clever explanation for the lack of aliens in our world now. Loved the notion that we where not meant to be alone. Also that humans are at their best when challenged and able to develope and evolve freely. I felt dubious about the destruction of the anaden planet and moral thrust that assassination and starting a war with a lie is ok if fighting for the right side and the right cause. Spèaks to me of american arrogance. Would have liked the anadens to be more multilayered, not just either good anarchs or bad primors and folliwers. Nyx was interesting, would have liked to see more of that. Also description of what happened on anaden planet. But gives plenty to think about. Loved the inclusion of gay and lesbian characters and of leading strong female characters.
I loved reading this whole collection. The tech stuff ìs vaguely understandable and believable. I loved the creation of alien planets and beings. The story line that earth is a protected recreation is a clever explanation for the lack of aliens in our world now. Loved the notion that we where not meant to be alone. Also that humans are at their best when challenged and able to develope and evolve freely. I felt dubious about the destruction of the anaden planet and moral thrust that assassination and starting a war with a lie is ok if fighting for the right side and the right cause. Spèaks to me of american arrogance. Would have liked the anadens to be more multilayered, not just either good anarchs or bad primors and folliwers. Nyx was interesting, would have liked to see more of that. Also description of what happened on anaden planet. But gives plenty to think about. Loved the inclusion of gay and lesbian characters and of leading strong female characters.
September 25, 2018
Well, I cried, and cried again. The author did an excellent job describing Caleb's decision to choose death and the intense sadness of those left behind - best writing ever! The ending was sweeter because of these descriptions.
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June 24, 2019
Excellent!
How many of her books have I read? Some day I'll count... But for now I'll just keep reading. She has me trapped! I just bought Exin Ex after finishing the Aurora series. Thank you G.S.
How many of her books have I read? Some day I'll count... But for now I'll just keep reading. She has me trapped! I just bought Exin Ex after finishing the Aurora series. Thank you G.S.
July 6, 2019
A new future
My earlier review did not do justice to Aurora but by getting to the end of the series I can only wonder if this could ever happen . The storyline led in so many different directions and melded together in a very well written and enjoyable series
My earlier review did not do justice to Aurora but by getting to the end of the series I can only wonder if this could ever happen . The storyline led in so many different directions and melded together in a very well written and enjoyable series
July 28, 2021
Multiverse and universe
Fun reading the multiverse version interpretation. The human race being a copy of another dictatorial species. Human desire for freedom winds eventually and the universe is remade.
Fun reading the multiverse version interpretation. The human race being a copy of another dictatorial species. Human desire for freedom winds eventually and the universe is remade.
August 19, 2018
Great read! Couldn't put the books down.
Great work, great use of language, well developed characters worth caring about. Was never a dull moment. Well worth the purchase.
Great work, great use of language, well developed characters worth caring about. Was never a dull moment. Well worth the purchase.
August 19, 2018
Pretty expansive set of books that touches on a bunch of themes rather well. My only complaint is the ending. It's too tidy, and relies on a sort of deus ex machina (diati).
October 1, 2018
Love this series.
May 23, 2022
excellent conclusion of the main story.
Seriously good series that reminds me of David Weber or Elizabeth Moon. Well crafted, good personality and relationships, good battles.
Seriously good series that reminds me of David Weber or Elizabeth Moon. Well crafted, good personality and relationships, good battles.
February 29, 2024
G. S, Jennsen is my favorite author and has been since I read the first book of the series.
She never disappoints
Every Character in each world, the leads in each series, are so well fleshed out and memorable. Love and romance is a bit overblown, but still you want it for them and are glad.
I get my fix of adventure and love the interplay and differences (and sameness) of each alien world we discover, as well as the main characters/races.
Nothing left to be desired, except that there are more stories and worlds to explore. Truly one of those you hate getting to the end of.
She never disappoints
Every Character in each world, the leads in each series, are so well fleshed out and memorable. Love and romance is a bit overblown, but still you want it for them and are glad.
I get my fix of adventure and love the interplay and differences (and sameness) of each alien world we discover, as well as the main characters/races.
Nothing left to be desired, except that there are more stories and worlds to explore. Truly one of those you hate getting to the end of.
August 17, 2019
Superb
Ms. Jennsen put a lot of heart & soul into these stories. There's so much depth to the characters and the plot, not just space battles like so much sci-fi out there, although there are battles with some pretty awesome technology. Well worth reading - well done!
Ms. Jennsen put a lot of heart & soul into these stories. There's so much depth to the characters and the plot, not just space battles like so much sci-fi out there, although there are battles with some pretty awesome technology. Well worth reading - well done!
August 16, 2018
Just wonderful. One might think that the last three books in a nine book series might get a bit boring and tedious, but not these.
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