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Featured Science Fiction: Interim Book 1 by P.K. Lentz

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Featured Science Fiction: Interim Book 1 by P.K. Lentz

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The Interim, enforcing a monopoly on faster-than-light travel, stands between the human race and extinction, or so its Founders claim. The crew of the sub-light freighter Lady of Chaos wants nothing to do with it. But when two fugitives, one a scientist, the other a rogue agent of the Social Engineering Service, the Interim’s death squad, come aboard, Lady becomes the most wanted ship in the galaxy. And that’s even before the Interim learns the true identity of her captain. The hunt is on, and its outcome will leave the universe forever changed.

Interim is non-wartime, character driven space opera with plenty of action in the vein of Peter F. Hamilton, Charles Sheffield, Frederick Pohl, David Brin, and others.

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Book Review Scythian Dawn Book 1 by P.K. Lentz

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Well this was bloody fun. I mean that in the literal sense. Scythian Dawn imagines an alternative Earth history where humans are kept in an eternal Dark Age by aliens. Anytime a civilization gets too powerful, it is razed.

The hero of the story is Princess Arixa of Scythia. A Princess who gave up princessy comforts to become the leader of a war band, she encounters friendlier aliens, learns the bad aliens’ plans for the city she abandoned, and sets out not to save just her people but all mankind.

She’s tough and that toughness slips into being a tyrant sometimes, or at least duplicitous. But it fits. She was raised to rule and to fight, she (mostly) doesn’t doubt her victory or death is the right course for humanity.

The book has lots of funny one liners, and believable characters. Her horde is barbaric, and it works because they would be. The contrast of a culture that is distantly bloody (the evil aliens) and the barbarians who are in your face bloody is well done.

If you like shoot em up sci-fi, I think you’ll like this. I read it in a day and bought the next book.

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Scythian Dawn: Book 1 Kindle Edition by P.K. Lentz (Author)

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An alternate Earth trapped in a perpetual Iron Age.
An alien ship on the way to destroy all cities.
One war band with the will to resist.

Whenever the Lesser Race called humanity dares to build cities, an alien apocalypse descends from the skies. It has happened before, leaving only ruins and legends to tell the tale.

Unaware of the threat, the once nomadic Scythians have settled and built a capital. Arixa, leader of a war band called the Dawn, ranges the steppe in the city’s defense. When a fateful encounter leaves her with knowledge that an alien race called the Jir will soon attack, there is no question of whether to resist. She must. The only question is how, when Earth’s most advanced weapons are blades of iron?

Arixa’s will is also iron. The men and women who follow her are unafraid and eager to take Jir heads. Potential allies await who know something of advanced technology. Scythia will not fade quietly. Axes will split alien skulls, and beings on far-flung worlds will learn the name Arixa.

The Dark Age must end. A new Dawn will rise.

★★★★★ Vikings kicking alien butt in a fun wild ride!
– Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★ Xena, warrior princess meet Battle Beyond the Stars
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★★★★★ As always, PK leaves you wanting more! Fast paced, highly entertaining story. Once i picked it up I could not let go until I was done.
– Amazon Reviewer

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