The 28th Gate: Volume 3

The 28th Gate Series #3

by Christopher C. Dimond

Hunter is back in Season II, with more guns, more ships, and more advanced tech than before! When Hunter returns from Civilization he says he has a single rescue Katherine from Maunhouser. But how far is he willing to go to save her, and what else is he hiding about his trip through the 28th Gate? Find out now in The 28th Volume 3! Set in a far distant future, The 28th Gate is a series of tales that will appeal of fans who like space marines, space fleets, and military hard science fiction. The series consists of eight volumes spread across four seasons telling the story of Hunter’s struggles against the AAA corporation that created him. Each volume contains six episodic novelettes each with the action, character, and plotting of a complete story all crammed into an espresso-like package, while each season chronicles a different arc in the overall epic.

Genres: Science Fiction

250 pages, Paperback

Published October 5, 2022

About the author

Christopher C. Dimond writes stories about finding hope in the midst of strife, and whether epic space operas or low magic fantasies, they’re always character-driven tales about paragons overcoming the trials of the world to protect their friends.

Christopher draws upon his experiences as a father, biologist, fencer and martial artist, outdoorsman, and living history reenactor to help bring his worlds to life.

To learn more about Christopher and his stories, you can join his email list at www.UnlimitedDiamondWorks.com, where he often gives away copies of his new releases.

Reviews

[Jeremy Manuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The 28th Gate: Volume 3 continues the story of Hunter, the freelancing bounty hunter. After going through the 28th gate at the end of the last book, Hunter finds that the part of the universe that he's known is actually part that was quarantined and that there has been a part of civilization that didn't see the collapse that Hunter's known universe has. Instead they have continued to develop their technology without setback. Despite finding this new technologically and socially advanced civilization, Hunter needs to go back to his own part of the universe to find Katherine. So after he is healed he is sent back.

So really half of the book is dedicated to Hunter trying to find Katherine and the second half focuses on his desire to have people be accepted back into the other more advanced civilization. While both of these parts are interesting they are also a bit frustrating. Hunter feels like a hot mess in a lot of the book. Which on one hand you can understand, but at the same time as a seasoned bounty hunter you would expect a bit more ability to play the long game. He also spends a good deal of the first book angry and unsuccessful in his goals, and everything is resolved a bit too easily in my opinion for the first half.

The second half also felt like there were parts that just weren't too necessarily. The main part here was Hunter's bounty excursion to raise some extra funds. It just felt a little unnecessary and convoluted and didn't really add too much to the story other than solidifying the ability of some of the characters.

Now, overall these weren't too big of a deal. The stakes are growing higher in the world of The 28th Gate and while there were parts that I thought were only so-so, the book overall was still very enjoyable. As things grow in scale I'm interested to see how things continue. So while I maybe didn't enjoy it quite as much as the last book, I still enjoyed it quite a bit. I look forward to seeing if Hunter and his allies are successful in their goals and will definitely check out the next book in the series.

[Karl Schaeffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hunter is back at it again. Seeking to rescue Katherine from Manhauser, not realizing that he's in love with her. ( I think he's a bit dense in that respect.) Then there's the overarching goal to get his civilization to join the rest of humanity, even though the rest of humanity wants nothing to do with his civilization. Dimond spares no time to catching the reader up on what happened in previous books. That can be somewhat disconcerting if you don't pick up the next volume right away. Oh, and each chapter while loosely in the arc of the "episode", is standalone. Anyways, entertaining space opera.

[Dennis Crotts · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story just get better as you read each chapter of each book.

As with the first 2 books they started off slow and boring but as you read on it changed to the point you could not set the book down. Now the one difference in book 3 was the ending and how the author left you hanging in mid sentence so you had to read book 4.

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice series

I'm usual very picky about my science fiction fix, but I really enjoy this series. Great characters, awesome world building! I'm really excited to see how an American author will try to entangle this corporate capitalists nightmare...

[Jose Haddock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series. Thanks for showing skeptics that one CAN write great fiction without the gratuitous use of obscenities. Well done.

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book

4.5 stars
I am absolutely loving this series, it has been a great ride!
Looking forward to the next instalment!

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Swash tha buckle!

Indiana J meets L Kroft, with a side of J Ringo! Good fun, and def not boring. And not just totally mindless blowing stuff up.

[Fred Krause · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read my comments to book two.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5* for another instalment in this addictive series.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid continuation of the series.

[Karl Hakimian · Rating 4 out of 5]

These stories are continuing to keep my interest. We've progressed from bouny hunter stories to an all out inter stellar war all the while drawing you into the story and the chacters.