Rating: 4✨
Jenny Schwartz is really such a great go to author for me lately. And I’m having a blast reading this science fiction series about a strong woman building a new family and eventually a new life together for a found family clan that also includes a alien AI , an adopted daughter, and now a military or ex military war hero as a husband.
The science fiction and world building is a fascinating combination of familiar elements and imaginative burr alien science, one that includes intergalactic space currents that ships travel like rivers , space arrays that operate like doorways , and a veritable explosion of complex environments and scientific knowledge that builds, book upon book as the series progresses.
It’s interesting to see how Schwartz balances what’s essentially a galactic monarchy system so familiar with readers, along with its inherently continuous plotting of heirs, powers, and connections with that of a alien science, unknown realms, and potentially a unknown human world they’ve been unable to reconnect with.
The found family of Nora, Jonah, and Liam remain my favorite elements. Jonah being an alien IA.
Each book is around 14 to 15 chapters, so they go quickly. And it’s great to binge read them, one after another.
Which I’ve done.
Fabulous work. Creative, entertaining, and the universe is one that could be easily explored further with secondary characters.
I really love these covers.
Cover designed by MiblArt”
The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist:
Astray #1
Doubt #2
Rebel #3
Cajole #4
Resolve#5
Continuing Series:
With sister Cherry:
2years after the first series
The Delphic Dame (3 book series)
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Rebel (The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist Book 3)
Blurb
Life is complicated along the Hadrian Line. Decisions made on the border will decide the fate of the entire Human Sector.
Nora is adjusting to her new role as a player in the games of the powerful. She’s gained some interesting enemies and some even more dubious allies. She has also been presented with a unique opportunity, courtesy of Jonah. The question is, who can she trust to explore it with her?
Independent action is a necessity for the sole Royal Capitoline Navy captain patrolling the border region. But Liam will have to defend his actions later in front of the Admiralty board. How can he best serve his realm? By a rigid definition of duty and defense of the status quo, or is there a greater cause, one worth his career and his very life?
- Publication date: December 15, 2021
- Language: English
- Print length: 222 pages
- Book 3 of 5: The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 