Ardulum: First Don by J.S. Fields
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a great book by a female author -- all too rare for space opera scifi!
A young renegade woman, the only of her species (Neek) to be offworld, falls in with a couple humans to take on an authoritative species that polices their part of the galaxy. When a young girl of a species that the Neek worship suddenly falls into their company, they find themselves discovering her mystical powers while trying to protect her from those who wish her harm. Soon, a war between opposing factions breaks out over the little girl and others like her who have been enslaved.
The first book in the series, Fields built a great world (galaxy, really) full of original species and technology. The plot zoomed along, but unlike many such books did not depend upon violent confrontations to move the plot. I can't wait to dig into the next volume.
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Cheers and happy reading!
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