Threshold of Annihilation by T.A. WhiteMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Gripping Sci Fi
This series just gets better and better. Once I started reading, it was so difficult to stop. I just wanted to read one more sentence, one more paragraph, one more page. I had to force myself to step away to eat and sleep.
In this book, many of Kira’s secrets are exposed. We learn so much about her and her past and it’s fascinating. The information provided in this book wouldn’t have made sense without the slow world building of the first two books. This clearly demonstrates the ability of the author to carefully construct a story in the best possible way.
The cliffhanger at the end of the second book is only the first of the many secrets that are revealed at a fast rate. We learn about Kira’s honorary niece and their relationship to each other, which is entertaining because they have very similar personalities.
When Kira gets separated, through no real fault of her own, from Graydon and the rest of the Tuann, she has to find a way of keeping her niece safe and get back to the Tuann without risking either of them. In order to do that she decides they must go to the Quorum, the inter species games being held in Haldeel space and the only way in, is as a competitor. Kira dusts off an old identity and in they go.
One of the things I love about this series is that Kira has lived quite a long time. She may be considered almost a child by Tuann standards but by human ones she has lived a very long and full life. During that time she has travelled around the universe meeting different people, learning new skills, making allies and enemies. All this history is gently woven into the plot and her character, as the author unveils another hidden morsel of Kira’s past.
This author is incredibly skilled at plot construction. She has a deft hand in weaving hidden gems to earlier books that are revealed to be important later on. This way of weaving facts throughout the series is done exactly the same way with hidden facets of characters’ personalities. We meet characters and they gradually reveal themselves to the reader, keeping us guessing as to their motives and character traits.
The world building continues to astound me, with more information about the society of the Tuann revealed and discovering all about the Haldeel, of whom we knew little before this book. So much thought has gone into how the societies are structured, and how that structure shapes the personalities of their race and how they interact with those outside their race.
Basically I just love the way this author’s mind works. I find it fascinating and could read the books over and over again. I know I probably will!
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