This is the best $2.99 you will ever spend in your life. How much do I like this book? I was given an advance reader copy in return for an honest review and when the book became available on Amazon, I purchased it even though I had already read it - just to do my part to make sure the author can continue to deliver stories like this. That is how much I liked it.
The Duchess of Terra is the second book in in Stewart's new Duchy of Terra series. In the first book in the series, The Terran Privateer, Earth falls to the A!Tol and Captain Annette Bond of the space ship Tornado (a revolutionary new ship capable of hyperspace travel) is Earth's last hope for freedom. She is given a letter of marque and charged with becoming a privateer, doing whatever she can to free Earth. By the end of the first book in the series, Bond has come to understand that sometimes the devil you know is better than the one that you don't. Earth is on the border between two competing powers and while the A!Tol wish to bring them into their Imperium, the slave-trading Kanzi would simply crush the people of Earth under their heel. Annette Bond wins Earth freedom - of a sort - when the A!Tol declare Terra an Imperial Duchy with Annette Bond as the Duchess of Terra.
The Duchess of Terra begins as Bond returns to Earth to try and set up a government that will allow its people as much control of their political lives as possible. She has to convince the resistance that she hasn't sold out to the enemy and the people that life as citizens of a Duchy of the Imperium is their only hope to survive in a hostile universe. She also has to find a way to make sure that Earth has a future in the Imperium as a power, not as a puppet.
Don't worry, though. This is not a political novel. It is at its heart a space opera, which is a genre that I love. As a fan of Star Trek, Babylon 5, and Firefly, I couldn't resist this series. Stewart's world building is first rate and the pacing means that the book is over all too soon. One thing that I really appreciate is that the aliens in Stewart's universe are, well, alien. They are not humans with different colored skin. The A!Tol are tentacled creatures right off the cover of a 1950s pulp scifi magazine, yet they can demonstrate some of the best characteristics of humanity, while the more human-looking Kanzi are truly horrid creatures. Do yourself a favor - buy this book. Then be prepared to swept away into a universe where the stakes are high, but humanity, under the leadership of Duchess Annette Bond, proves that no one puts the people of Earth into a corner.
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Duchy of Terra (Books 1-3)
A Swashbuckling Space Adventure
A privateer ship. A motley crew. A brave captain on a mission to liberate Earth.
Rich Characters, Fascinating Aliens and a Dynamic Universe
A captain fights to gather resources and allies in a vast alien empire.
Honor and Loyalty are Pitted Against Impossible Odds
When you’re cut off from the resources of Earth, cast adrift in alien space, how do you hold on to your honor?
Light of Terra & Shadow of Terra (Books 4-9)
Explore Vivid Alien Realms
The galaxy is populated with strange and wonderful races. How does humanity find its place?
Baptism By Fire for New Technology
Untested weapons and technology may be the key to humanity’s survival.
An Enormous Threat Looms and Time Grows Short
Brave crews and diverse factions must band together when faced with the unimaginable.
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- StrebestReviewed in Germany on April 16, 2017
Best book and Series from Glynn Stewart - worth every penny
- Sherlock99Reviewed in France on April 21, 2019
A great follow up to the first book.
