ridel reviewed To Stand Defiant by Glynn Stewart
Review of 'To Stand Defiant' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Incredible. To Stand Defiant is a masterpiece -- a rare sequel that not only delivers on the setup of its predecessor, but raises the bar even further. A lesser author could have gotten away with mere fan service, but this continuation of the Space Carrier Avalon universe pushes the setting further into the disintegration of the Terran Commonwealth.
To Stand Defiant holds no punches and delivers no easy answers. The Confederacy stands between two fires and its survival is entirely in doubt. In a way only a written book can, Glynn Stewart calmly strips all the 'outs' the Dakotans could have, explains away why fan fantasies can never come to be, and leaves nothing but the raw, hopeless conflict for our hero Tecumseh.
Phenomenal. Mr Glynn Stewart - give me more!
Little to complain about here, but as delighted as I was to finally see Periklos in person, it was …
Incredible. To Stand Defiant is a masterpiece -- a rare sequel that not only delivers on the setup of its predecessor, but raises the bar even further. A lesser author could have gotten away with mere fan service, but this continuation of the Space Carrier Avalon universe pushes the setting further into the disintegration of the Terran Commonwealth.
To Stand Defiant holds no punches and delivers no easy answers. The Confederacy stands between two fires and its survival is entirely in doubt. In a way only a written book can, Glynn Stewart calmly strips all the 'outs' the Dakotans could have, explains away why fan fantasies can never come to be, and leaves nothing but the raw, hopeless conflict for our hero Tecumseh.
Phenomenal. Mr Glynn Stewart - give me more!
Little to complain about here, but as delighted as I was to finally see Periklos in person, it was the conversation between Walkingstick and Tecumseh that was the highlight of this novel. Words were spoken that I personally have thought: the pragmatist vs the purist. In the words of the Imperator himself: "Hell, all you had to do was argue with me. We could have found a middle ground!"
Beautiful.