Monday, 4 April 2022

"Rise and Fall: The Free World Trilogy #1" by R B Aiken

The bulk of the narrative is an energetic shoot-em-up action  thriller set in a dystopian future America. The narrative is introduced, and occasionally punctuated, with a story about a galactic federation who are using consciousness based 'empathic' beings to decide whether the rather-too-violent earthlings should be invited to join. 

I enjoyed the thriller part, which was so full of graphic violence that I sometimes felt that I was part of a video game. The plot moved at a  relentless pace and contained all the usual features of the genre, including treachery and the ordinary-man-hero with some exceptional fighting skills, although there is no extramarital sex. It was an exciting ride.

Selected quotes:

  • "All those years ago it had seemed that they were still fighting for freedom. And where did all that freedom go after we fought for it? he grimly wonders." (Ch 1)
  • "He sees these men not for what they are, but for what they have been made" (Ch 2)
  • "He's been beaten three ways from Sunday and blood is pouring from his mouth and nose." (Ch 4)

April 2022

This book is available to purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09S16CVJ7



This review was written by

the author of Motherdarling 

and The Kids of God


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