5 stars for Havoc (Dred Chronicles book 2) by Ann Aguirre.
Ann Aguirre did it again, by fabricating a superb science fiction fantasy romance with just about the right blend of romance against the exhilarating backdrop of a space opera escapade.
I have not been hopeful of laying hands on another set of adrenaline-charged sci-fic romance series ever since the concluding chapters following Sirantha Jax’s expedition in Endgame. I will never have imagined any other series that can measure up to Jax’s passion for navigating ships through grimspace and her intense first person account of interstellar travel amid heart-stopping quests against aliens alike.
Yet, the Dred Chronicles is proof enough, that sci-fic romance stories written from third person point of view can be equally invigorating, if not better. Though Ann Aguirre creates a kick-ass heroine in this series, book 2 Havoc is skilfully written with well-rounded perspectives. The third person is like the all-seeing, all-knowing person telling the story from each character’s point of view.
Whereas book 1 Perdition centres on intricate politics, brawling and surviving across the different factions within each group's bordered territories of the floating prison ship, book 2 Havoc spotlights on the continual internal strife among the criminals and additionally, the hostility and combat brought on by external invasion from hired mercenaries with the mission to wipe out this whole lot of dangerous convicts who have been confined in Perdition for life imprisonment. While the rebellion and fighting scenes are not for the faint hearted due to much violence, bloodshed and gore, the carnage is actually essential and to be expected since survival is a constant battle and death is the only escape in this hellhole of a space ship. Nevertheless, readers can still find love and loyalty in Perdition, a place designated for the condemned and pronounced to be doomed from the beginning.
Overall, the world building of Havoc is excellent, the storyline fabulous, and the action scenes are well-paced with breathers in between to explore beyond the surface acquaintance of various characters on a skin-deep connection. The result is a rich read that is far more than a series of action adventures strung together.
Fans of this Dred Chronicles series will be thrilled. For new readers, I will recommend to start at the beginning (book 1 Perdition), or risk drowning in this immersive world building.
Publisher: Ace
Publication date: 26 Aug 2014
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HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE.
The Conglomerate’s most dangerous convicts have made the prison ship Perdition their home. And they will defend it…
Perdition is under siege. Mercenaries have boarded the station with orders to take control of the facility—and execute the prisoners. Their commander is offering full pardons to the first five inmates willing to help the mercs complete their mission.
Dresdemona “Dred” Devos hasn’t survived hard time just to surrender to the Conglomerate’s armored thugs. Leading a ragtag army of inmates, Dred and her champion Jael wage a bloody guerilla war of chaos and carnage against impossible odds. But no matter how dire the outlook, the dread queen never backs down …
*Blurb from author's website*
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