sotolf reviewed Exile by Glynn Stewart
Interesting one
5 stars
I like the premise of this one, it's always fun to see people working together towards a goal :)
paperback, 340 pages
Published Feb. 12, 2019 by Glynn Stewart.
Exile
3 stars
(4 reviews)
A shackled Earth, ruled by an unstoppable tyrant An exiled son, and a one-way trip across the galaxy A perfect world, their last hope for survival
Vice Admiral Isaac Gallant is the heir apparent to the First Admiral, the dictator of the Confederacy of Humanity. Unwilling to let his mother’s tyranny stand, he joins the rebellion and leads his ships into war against the might of his own nation.
Betrayal and failure, however, see Isaac Gallant and his allies captured. Rather than execute her only son, the First Admiral instead decides to exile them, flinging four million dissidents and rebels through a one-shot wormhole to the other end of the galaxy.
There, Isaac finds himself forced to keep order and peace as they seek out a new home without becoming the very dictator he fought against—and when that new home turns out to be too perfect to be true, he …
A shackled Earth, ruled by an unstoppable tyrant An exiled son, and a one-way trip across the galaxy A perfect world, their last hope for survival
Vice Admiral Isaac Gallant is the heir apparent to the First Admiral, the dictator of the Confederacy of Humanity. Unwilling to let his mother’s tyranny stand, he joins the rebellion and leads his ships into war against the might of his own nation.
Betrayal and failure, however, see Isaac Gallant and his allies captured. Rather than execute her only son, the First Admiral instead decides to exile them, flinging four million dissidents and rebels through a one-shot wormhole to the other end of the galaxy.
There, Isaac finds himself forced to keep order and peace as they seek out a new home without becoming the very dictator he fought against—and when that new home turns out to be too perfect to be true, he and his fellow exiles must decide how hard they are prepared to fight for paradise…against the very people who built it.
“This fast-paced starfaring adventure succeeds with a thrilling mix of space battles and tender emotions.” – Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Exile
“Exile examines a [Star Wars-like] universe in which the rebellion fails before it gets started and the large body of rebels are exiled to a distant part of the universe to create their own civilization–or to die if they fail. A detailed and very intelligent exploration of the realities of society at a macro level.” – David Drake, Bestselling Author of Hammer’s Slammers
Kibrika reviewed Exile by Glynn Stewart
Review of 'Exile' on 'Goodreads'
During the setup I felt like this book could go one of two ways - all hopeful "we can build a good civilisation" or all doom and gloom "even with the best intentions things go wrong". I thought I'd enjoy both.
Instead it went... adventure-y.
Well, I did think it was going to be a space opera, why did I get my hopes up for hard social sci-fi?
As space operas go, I thought this was really enjoyable. I'm a bit confused as to why we're only getting robots, no aliens, but I like it.
ScottSchlueter reviewed Exile by Glynn Stewart
Review of 'Exile' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Tyranny and rebellion, exile and new worlds, space battles / space opera and first contact, new spins on technology and AI: all things I like to see in a story.
Time, place and situation affect perception. Whether it was one of the aforementioned, the style of this book did not click for me at the time I read it
I received an Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley and Faolan's Pen Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
