Snag Your Copy Behind The Throne (The Indranan War, #1) Devised By K.B. Wagers Readily Available As Interactive EBook

know . this is the second time I got this out of the library and the second time I've sent it back, I forgot, thus I mark it "read" here but plan to pick it up in "actual book" version later, This is only about the "audio version",

I love audio books, they make it possible to "read" as you handle other things that leave the mind more or less free, But sometimes the reader is bad or as in this case make incomprehensible decisions, Angele Masters for some reason chose to read this book in what seems to be a thick Russian accent, I've heard her read other books, . . the accent is well as I said it's a choice,

It's also highly annoying and makes the book more of a chore to listen to than a pleasure, Put it aside and really can't comment on the Behind the Throne's quality, Wait until I actually read it, INDIAN CULTURE IN SPACE!! I loved it! It was something we don't usually see in Scifi, but unfortunately, if you replace a few words spacecraft gtgt ship, planetsgtgtterritories, etc.
you realise it could just as easily be a periodic fantasy,

Why would that be a problem It's not, it's a perfectly fine book with missed opportunities to challenge our mindset

and show how humanity's psychology has evolved with such discoveries.
It also felt a bit too long for me, And the heroine, although quite strong and clever, whines too much and lets herself be poisoned/hurt way too often making half of the story quite repetitive,
So I'll just use this opportunity to share some other similar books that resonated better with me:

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sitelinkForeigner by C, J. Cherryh
If you're looking for an AMAZING scifi book series with lots of politics, interracial relationship and, best of all, BODYGUARDS then this series is for you.
True, the protagonist is just a translator between two species who are "trying" to live in peace, but boy do things change so quickly after each book, This series have some of the best plot twists, clever scheming, hilarious cultural barriers and most dangerous bodyguards ever!

PS: I absolutely adored the bodyguards in Behind the Throne, which is why I'm recommending Foreigner.


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sitelink All Systes Red by Martha Wells
What if in the future people hire robots as bodyguards and one of those robots becomes rogue What would he do Watch soap operas of course! Oh, while still trying to protect his clients from dangers and.
. . themselves. One of my favourite authors creates one of my favourite Scifi books,

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sitelink Dawn by Octavia E, Butler
Disturbing, thoughtprovoking and impossible to put down, Set in the future where humanity has destroyed itself and their planet and a few selected ones are resurrected by alien species for some mysterious reasons, It's an exploration of the human psyche and our ability to deal with change,

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sitelink Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
A classic, that is actually accessible and not too difficult to read, I actually can't find the words to express how brilliant this book is in terms of ideas, So I'll leave it up to you to decide

Conclusion
All the Sciencefiction books I've read and loved before have always asked some really uncomfortable questions.
As a race we are always striving towards perfection and improving ourselves whether it's through technology, changing our behaviour or the social system, But what if we've achieved all this, what would be the things left behind, Or what would be the new challenges we'll have ti deal with
I guess this is the question I'm missing in Behind The Throne, Like I said, it feels more like a periodic fantasy with a few "Space"words thrown here and there,
Or maybe I've been really spoiled by a handful of books, XD
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sitelinkFull review is up on my blog, Queer SFF,

Sooo much potential, but I was ultimately disappointed with this, Love Emmory with every fiber of my being though, Can we just elevate him to the protagonist position in the next book Please Actual rating:,stars

So here I was, suffering from the dreary side effects of a Slightly Deadly In Between IA Rerererereads Mini Book Slump SDIBIARMBS and not knowing what piece of crap book to DNF pick up next.
Feeling most adventurous and stuff, I boldly decided to dive into the frightfully vast expanse of my TBR shelf and came upon this seemingly refreshing piece of SciFiness.
"Seemingly" being the operative word here, Okay, so it's not that the book wasn't vaguely entertaining and stuff, but invigoratingly stimulating it definitely was not, As for the SciFiness of itHighly debatable it is, But let's not get ahead of our little selves here, Besides, I am in quite the lenient mood today, so I shall focus on the positive aspects of the book first, There aren't that many, anyway, so you won't have to wait long before we get to the juicy, crappy stuff, You are quite welcome.

Part I: The Yay Stuff,

The really cool thing about this story It is based on Hindu culture, Ha! The supposedly kickass lead is actually and quite absolutely Indian, too! Imagine that! Ergo, no Wholeheartedly White Whiteboard Whiteness WWWW to be had here! And that in itself is gloriously fresh and stimulating and titillating and stuff.




So glad you approve, Gregor, Good doggie.

Yay Stuff, this society is a matriarchal one! Begone feeble men! We have no use for you useless bunch here! Well except for the, um, technical stuff, obviously.
Okay, so the puny males in the story aren't that completely worthless but they don't have a say in shit anything and that it pretty stupendous, if you ask me.
To be disgustingly honest, though, I have to say that the whole matriarchal business felt kind of forced, Girl power is decidedly wonderlicious, but it's nothing more than a gimmick here, somehow, As in, it's the latest cool thing to have women ruthlessly rule over hopelessly pathetic males innocently waves at her testosteroneclad friends, so let's go with that! Ergo, it feels bloody shrimping contrived.
And revoltingly politically correct, Ew ew ew, yuck yuck yuck and stuff, Wait a second. I was supposed to talk about this book in a positive light in this section, wasn't I Right, Thought so. Okay. Sure. I can do that, too, No problem. Let's get back to the good stuff! tries very hard to think of something positive to say, Exoskeleton nearly explodes from the excruciatingly painful exertion, Gives up and grabs a drink of an alcoholic nature Well, would you look at that! No more good stuff to talk about! Such a terrible, terrible shame this is.




Part II: The Hell Nay Stuff,

First of all, believe the hype blurb thou shalt not, So this is supposed to be a space opera, Allegedly filled to the brim with "actionpacked space opera exploits, "



It's funny, I was under the silly impression that "actionpacked space opera exploits" were somehow supposed to involve, you know, action and also, you know, spaceship battles and stuff.
But I was apparently very wrong, Who am I to know, anyway I am naught but a clueless if slightly nefarious shrimp, after all, But anyway. Not only is this story a failed space opera wannabe, it is also a "Star Warsstyle science fiction adventure!" With a female Han Solo!



I have an opinion about this but it's obviously very wrong again so I won't bother sharing it with you and stuff.
Then again maybe I will, Star Wars A female Han Solo Seriously I think even bloody shrimping Darth Vader feels deeply insulted here, and you know how he usually feels about Rebel scum.
The supposedly "quick, sarcastic and lethal" Hailimi Bristol is a decaf Ewok at best, I mean, come on, the chick spends her time either crying or being on the brink of tears, Okay, so she does other, more proactive stuff sometimes: she whimpers, she has wonderfully entertaining pityparties and she occasionally whines, too! But hey, it's not all bad.
She giggles like a thirteen year old schoolgirl as well, What an eyerollworthy drama queen asskicking darling she is, And as beautifully caustic as a newborn dinoflagellate too! Watch out, Kate Daniels! Hailimi Bristol is coming for you!



I have a feeling His Furriness thinks Kate is not about to be replaced.
I wonder why. The throes of young love, I imagine,

And what of the deliciously intriguing "courtly conspiracies" mentioned in the mouthwatering blurb, you ask Surely they must be as delightfully backstabby as the whole Black Company series put together, you inquire Do you really want me to answer that I don't think you really want me to answer that.
I mean, I'm pretty sure you do not want me to get ever so slightly pissed off, which would probably result in my unleashing my homicidally murderous babies on the world, which would in turn result in instant annihilation of all life on the planet and its surrounding neighborhoods.
So, what will it be Want to satisfy your pointless curiosity Want to die post haste



Right, Just as I thought. Good call. You get to live another day, Lucky you and stuff,

All in all, and after giving it much harrowing thought, one might end up being of the wrong opinion that this is naught but Blah Blah BlahEsque Crappy Urban Fantasy BBBECUF disguised as "actionpacked space opera exploits.
" Science Fiction. All in all, one's wrong opinion might be not entirely wrong,

And the Moral of this Some Blurb Writing People Should Be Super Fearless and Heroic and Actually Consider Reading the Book They Have to Blurb About Oh Wow the Sheer Audacity of it All Crappy Non SBWPSBSFaHaACRtBTHtBAOWtSAoiACNR is: want to read decaf, glutenfree, relatively sloppy UF in a space setting Science Fiction Then by all means, read this book.
Do NOT want to read decaf, glutenfree, relatively sloppy UF in a space setting Science Fiction Then by all means, stay the fish away from it.




Prereview nonsense

The blurb says: A gun smuggler inherits the throne in this Star Warsstyle science fiction adventure from debut author K.
B. Wagers.

I say:



Full The Blurb for this Book Thou Shalt Not Trust Crappy Non TBftBTSNTCNR to come.
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