NEW SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY REVIEWS
Reviews Of Recently Published Science Fiction And Fantasy Books
Reviewer: Forrest Schultz schultz_forrest@yahoo.com 770-583-3258
Blog Address: http://newsciencefictionandfantasyreviews.blogspot.com/
September 13, 2016
Galactic Dystopia, Lethal War Games, A Reluctant Gladiator, and A Tough Woman
A Review of
Mike Lynch & Brandon Barr Arena Planet (Silver Leaf Books, 2016)
$18.95 258pp ISBN: 978-1-60975-161-6
Reviewer: Forrest W. Schultz
The Arena Planet serves as the stage upon which small teams of gladiators fight each other in contests which are observed and studied by the galactic dictators who are looking for ideas to enhance the military skills of their armies. The story focuses upon the leader of the Earth's new gladiators, Carter Stone (who is mad at being drafted because he prefers to live a peaceful life) and their mentor/trainer Taliah, who is unusual in two respects -- she is a woman and she is a member of a secret revolutionary group planning to overthrow the dictatorial regime, which has created a galaxy-wide dystopia. Although these dictators are aliens, they behave in a totally human way, just like Earth's dictators do. The story is interesting and well written and it has three features which are popular with many of today's readers -- a dystopia, a tough woman, and lots of armed combat. Information on the authors and publisher is available at http://www.mikelynchbooks.com,/ http://www.brandonbarr.com,/ and http://www.silverleafbooks.com/
No comments:
Post a Comment