Duchess of Terra: a Huge HitDisclaimer: I bought this book - even though I received a free ARC or could have read it through KU. It's that good. Why? Great characters, skillful writing, perfect pacing, exciting plot and the joy of a Glynn Stewart story. Honestly, there isn't a dragging moment in the entire book. Duchess Annette Bond is a masterful hero who has to fight a war on two fronts - one with the Kanzi, who mean to enslave the people of Earth, and the other a cabal of former officers who

This is not very good book. It has pacing problems in the middle, most of the characters are cookie-cutter generics, and the language often appears to be slightly off, both in dialog and in narration. The interpersonal relationships may be a good idea in principle, but the execution is decidedly schmalzy. I think this would have benefited a lot from competent lector/editor. On the other hand, I finished it in 1.5 days, and I will probably get the next volume. Whatever its failures are, that is g...

3 stars. OK, but not as good as the first book. What is not OK is the gratuitous in-your-face presentation of homosexual relationships. They were more common than the heterosexual relationships in the book and their presence and detailed descriptions of the couples' interactions seemed to be nothing more than the author's desire to make a statement about today's society. I have no issue with the occasional homosexual relationship appearing in a book; but I wanted a Sci-Fi book, not this.

A great follow-up to book one of the Dutchy of Terra Series. The book did suffer from a few... unbelievable conveniences however. But, if you watched Star Trek or any Science Fiction TV show, surprising albeit, convenient developments are usually required to help aid the heroes.

Another Winner From Stewart!This book takes the story started in The Terran Privateer and ramps it up to 11! I cannot wait to see what happens next. Get writing, sir!

The first book in the series was a pleasant surprise. This one takes off right after the last one ended. The author gave us quite a interesting plot twist at the end of the last book and our hero is now the Duchess of Terra.Now her new title of course just means that her problems have taken on a new order of magnitude. Nothing to complicated though. Just build a fleet capable of defending Earth…with no money, thwart the A!Tol’s attempt to screw her over because they want to get their hands on th...

I really like Glynn Stewart's Starship's Mage series and also the Vigilante series he co-wrote, so I was hoping for another page-turner. I got through the first one and found it mediocre but serviceable. I couldn't get past the 30% mark for this.Neither book one nor book two had a particularly likeable protagonist to focus on, and neither book had a strong central plot to focus on. They just sort of meandered around until the author ran out of words.I saw a lot of other reviews mention the homos...

Captain Annette Bond is now *Duchess* Annette Bond, having won the right to maintain Terra as a duchy in the A'Tol Imperium in the first book. Now she will have to grapple with everything that means: supplying military forces to the empire, fighting an imperial enemy who thinks Sol is an excellent place to strike at the A'Tol, dealing with human enemies on-planet, carving an economic place for Terra in the empire, creating a logistical/governmental structure for her new Duchy, and staying alive

This is a fun series to read. It has great characters, both human and alien, interesting science and a plot that started in book one and continues in book two. The backstory continues to develop and the world building supports the story and is presented as part of the plot. There is danger developing as the book starts and it is taken care of before the book ends. That does not mean there is nothing left for another book. This is a developing story just as the world building continues to develop...

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.I have to admit, that at the end of the first book in this series, I was curious as to how the author was going to make the taking over / running of a world interesting when compared with the action packed book I’d just read. He delivered.Firstly, our heroine is smart and finds smart, connected, savvy people to help her and delegates to them. Secondly, she’s not starry eyed over the A!Tol and knows they’re looking after themselves before Terra.

great follow upBook 2 of this series of books, shows us the readers, that even though Captain Bond is now the first Duchess of Terra. She finds that she still has to build a new government, but some of the old earth forces are not going to help. With the enemy from space are looking at attacking earth. The battle will not be easy, and losses will not be nice for her or her crew. Looking forward to the next book.

This series keeps having the same issues for me. The world-building is both strong and weak at the same time. It has moments where you think you will learn about more than core worlds and other races besides the "higher" ones in their alliances. You never really do though. You never get the joy of space opera and the exploration of new worlds. You never really get good space battle until later books when morgan grows up. It's almost a space opera but not really. It's like a bunch of relationship...

I was looking for some escapist reading and this Space Opera genre, the second in the Duchy of Terra series, certainly fit the bill. Captain Annette Bond is now a Duchess of earth(!). In the first book, she was ‘given’ earth – for her prior ‘service’ to the alien conquerors. (It’s a long story.) After learning that sentient life comes in many forms/species, the earth now also has overlords. It’s conquerors deal in their self-interest but Bond realizes “… we were on the border between two giants

This is an excellent story! A gradual escalation of progress and setbacks culminate in a climax that includes surprise along with fulfillment for the protagonists. The story, even though part of a series, also works as a standalone book, with sufficient (and non-redundant for the series) background elucidating every aspect of the plot. Still, there is plenty of technology descriptions as one might expect in this genre, but none of that is overwhelming, nor does it attempt to provide a lengthy ex...