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  • 11/2018
  • 978-1540572905 B07KJW8RRF
  • 297 pages
  • $2.99
Paperback Details
  • 12/2018
  • 978-1540572905
  • 333 pages
  • $11.95
Rise: Birth of a Revolution (The Flynn Chronicles Book 1)

Adult; Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror; (Market)

Damien Flynn is a politician with a conscience.

Once on the rise in one of the largest colonial empires in history, he now faces certain doom for favoring his disenfranchised constituents. Betrayed by his peers and sentenced to death he realized too late that bleeding hearts are often terminal. Damien's planned execution ignites a series of events that turn his world, and possibly his allegiances, upside down.

Victoria Montgomery was orphaned by the last war and now finds herself as the de facto leader of a new rebellion that has stagnated and atrophied. She is not unfairly painted as a leader of little more than criminals and vagrants. What she needs is a catalyst. What she needs is Damien Flynn. 

The two of them could not have been further removed from each other, but now the fate of Riccha lies in their collective hands. An unlikely partnership provides the direction and motivation lacking in the unsettled heart of Braiton's largest colony. Early successes catapult the rebellion forward but leave Damien, and others, questioning their roles.

With growing numbers and stronger purpose comes greater scrutiny. Wary eyes from Braiton turn toward the fledgling insurrection hoping to stamp it out with swift and final justice before it can take hold. 

Rise: Birth of a Revolution is the first in a trilogy of low-fantasy novels by Mark S. Moore.

Plot/Idea: 7 out of 10
Originality: 8 out of 10
Prose: 9 out of 10
Character/Execution: 8 out of 10
Overall: 8.00 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot: The novel relates the opening act of what promises to be a sprawling epic depicting a fictional world in the process of being remade through brutal colonial expansion and revolution. The book's own plot has a clear thread, arc, and resolution, while also laying the path for future installments.

Prose/Style: The writing is strong, with dense but accessible prose and dialogue that flows naturally and supports characterization.

Originality: The scenario and technology closely mirror the colonialist period of the real world, a setting and aesthetic underutilized in genre fiction.

Character Development/Execution: The characterization is effectively nuanced and character motivations propel the plot and tension effectively.

Date Submitted: July 01, 2021

Formats
Ebook Details
  • 11/2018
  • 978-1540572905 B07KJW8RRF
  • 297 pages
  • $2.99
Paperback Details
  • 12/2018
  • 978-1540572905
  • 333 pages
  • $11.95
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