tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post139216642713283888..comments2023-10-09T04:48:51.981-07:00Comments on SFR Brigade: SFRB Recommends #8: Empire by Michael J Hicks #scifi #romance #scifiromUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-33100574587192594882014-08-27T01:11:40.893-07:002014-08-27T01:11:40.893-07:00Right. I'll have to take that into account - t...Right. I'll have to take that into account - thanks for the warning! <br /><br />I have one or two more of his books, but I don't know which ones they are, if they're even the follow-ons.LaurelCKrieglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874628866547175842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-15322897531050196712014-08-24T14:36:03.542-07:002014-08-24T14:36:03.542-07:00If you enjoy military SFR, book #2 is especially g...If you enjoy military SFR, book #2 is especially good. <br /><br />Unfortunately, I can't recommend the entire trilogy.<br /><br />Book #3 has some surprises and is also well-written, but I didn't care for the wrap of the story--I wouldn't call it a bad ending so much as a "then what was the whole point of the struggle?" kind of pre-ordained close. <br /><br />One thing that really ruined the experience for me in #3 was the horrible brutalization of an important secondary character that seemed unnecessary and unwarranted for the resolution.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-26758601390996389822014-08-24T13:35:45.017-07:002014-08-24T13:35:45.017-07:00Man am I awful at keeping track of comments. I hav...Man am I awful at keeping track of comments. I have yet to pick up the second book. I'll have to do that now. Sometime!LaurelCKrieglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874628866547175842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-70579115185506119102014-01-20T12:33:29.274-08:002014-01-20T12:33:29.274-08:00Laurel, I'm a big fan of the first two books i...Laurel, I'm a big fan of the first two books in the In Her Name series--especially the second! I highly recommend books #1 and #2. The world- and culture-building is exquisite, and Reza is a hero that has stuck with me.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.com