Mad Xander

How many times can you say Space Dragon?

Revisado: 02-06-22

This story would have been better if it had been written by a much better author.

Hands down, this is such a short-sighted, uninspired work. We are supposed to be exploring a galaxy of wonders, and one thing we never truly get is any sense of scope. At no point do you feel that the stakes are high, and there isn't much in the way of character development. Any attempt at world-building doesn't even begin to touch the surface save for Earth only at the beginning, and at no point can you actually empathize with a single character in this story.

You can see almost everything for what it is, the foreshadowing is so poorly executed that you already know what's up ahead in the next books. People keep making easily avoided "mistakes" all throughout the book, just to give the characters something to talk about or to force blatantly obvious outcomes. Crew of the ship knowing the main character's background and talking about those sensitive things while she passes by, all the while knowing that they shouldn't be talking about it at all while she's on board. The setups are so obvious how disgruntled teenage girl will act later when she learns that everyone has been keeping things from her, and it's just painful because how forced it is.

I really could rant on this for a long time, because there is so much that I could go into, like how the alien who can use fire is named Napalm, or how the leader of an all female resistance just happens to get caught by the protagonist making love to a male just by passing through random streets on planet X, and that's a big no-no because her position would be compromised if it gets out because her people are all strictly man-hating Lesbians (not joking, their planet is literally segregated by gender).

Let's talk about this being Lit RPG. With the exception of their special armor "gaining XP" and leveling up and it gaining new stats and abilities, this barely qualifies as that's as close to the genre as it gets. That's the series' gimmick, and it's a joke at best. The characters are brought together and given these armors and tutoring by Space Wizard (who's oh-so tragically the last person of his race) who taught wonder girl protag when she was younger. They are supposed to be some small, elite crack team of space commandos who act independently to fight a shadow war against this hidden enemy, except they aren't being allowed to operate independently by Space Council. It's nonsensical, the politics are very poorly executed, and once again, zero sense of scope.

Space Dragons. Do you want to hear about Space Dragons, because the author cannot shut up about Space Dragons. They aren't actually dragons, and they explain early on about them, but then they just keep calling them Space Dragons. Over and over, and it gets old real quick. When it turns out that the big bad Space Dragon is being controlled by a special device, what does protagonist girl do when she gains control? Let's just kill it and let it's body fall down over the Capital of Space Council's homeworld. From how it's described, I can only assume that this one city is all that this planet has. Same with any other planet. There is never given a sense of scope.

This was not a good book by any stretch of the imagination. It's so lacking in so many areas, and even if you try to count this as being for Young Adults, the writing is just bad. Tess Irondale for her part did the best she could with the material she had to work with, but the story is just not salvageable. My apologies to the author, Justin Sloan, but your work disappointed me at every corner. There are very few pieces that I've read that were worse. Very few.

To end this, I only have 2 words.

Space Dragons.

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FANTASTIC!!

Revisado: 05-25-19

A great novel narrated by an amazing voice. Jim Buther and James Marsters are a perfect combination!! Highly Recommended!!

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War has multiple sides

Revisado: 12-08-18

So far. This is the best of the Mech books. The personification of Imperium was carried out with precision. Looking forward to Mech 4!

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Spectacular.

Revisado: 08-26-17

I read this series when I was younger and am greatly enjoying rediscovering it now.

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Amazing!!!

Revisado: 03-13-17

Best in this series thus far!!! I can't wait to start on the next one!!

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Sad that it's over

Revisado: 02-16-17

I've listened to all of Dresden there currently is. I look forward to his next case.

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Always Amazing!

Revisado: 01-16-17

I love this series! The storytelling is spectacular and the man reading it is perfect!

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A strong start into a larger story.

Revisado: 07-20-16

Alternative history with good intrigue and characters that makes you want to read more. The setting is vividly detailed, and there is so much to take in. One thing that I truly enjoyed was the gradual evolution of the main character as her reality is constantly being altered, and how she reacts to these changes. Overall it was quite enjoyable and I look forward to seeing where the story takes us next.

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Great story. Reminds me of Starship Troopers!

Revisado: 02-12-16

Similar in theme to Starship Troopers but it has enough differences and originality to keep it fresh. Looking forward to the next book!

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Amazing

Revisado: 11-21-15

Very well written and read. I could not stop listening! I can't wait to listen to the next one.

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