The battle is over, but the war is just beginning . . .
The Zeta invasion has occurred and the world now knows the truth: that an alien threat exists. While the UNF scramble to maintain calm, the pressure mounts to finally reveal their black ops ALPHA soldiers. The only question is, who will be entrusted to lead them?
Harris is still reeling from the devastation that occurred during Decima, and when a startling discovery is revealed, he suddenly loses the trust of the UNF. Next in line is McKinley, but still recovering from his injuries, he’s struggling to accept what he has now become. Carrie, on the other hand, is the strongest she’s ever been, but her linkage to Harris, and his to the Zetas, sees them forced out and treated as the enemy.
The power they once had within the UNF is lost.
Without a ship or a leader, and with enemies closing in on all sides, the Aurora team must fight to regroup and claw their way back from oblivion.
Carrie, Harris and McKinley face their most explosive showdowns yet, in this action-packed instalment that will leave readers on the edge of their seats!
*****
Aurora: Aurizun is the seventh (count 'em, seven) in Amanda Bridgeman's intense science fiction series, Aurora. I've enjoyed them all and my reviews of some of them are below.
If you haven't given this series a go, I recommend it if you:
a) love strong character driven SF
b) love finding extraordinary adventure close to home and other corners of the solar system
c) love well crafted antagonists
d) love it when a story sends you crashing into the ending
The series has grown and developed in a consistent way since the outset. The world building has truly blossomed with the tragedy at the end of book six (Decima) and the aftermath in this volume. Bridgeman's characters continue to be one of the biggest attractions to me and I continue to jump into each book to find out what they are doing now. We've lost some and gained some along the way (a decade of story arc time has passed) and this has served to give each a real depth.
For many reasons, Aurizun uses the past to anchor a sturdy pivot point for the next two books. So many transitions happen, Aurizun feels set to be the book that launches the rest of the series. Bridgeman continues to use her mastery of contrast to not only heighten the power of her imagery but to also keep the tension rolling throughout.
Aurora: Aurizun was well worth the wait and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on book 8!
My previous reviews can be found here for Aurora: Darwin (Book 1), Aurora: Centralis (Book 4), Aurora: Eden (Book 5), and Aurora: Decima (Book 6)
