Rogue Hunter : Inquest
by Kevis Hendrickson
This is not my normal genre to read. That said, I am happy I read Rogue Hunter: Inquest.
I like a character driven story and the protagonist,Zyra, is a powerful character.
Zyra needs money badly. Her solution is to break Boris Skringler out of prison. As a bounty hunter, she would get a tidy reward to help clear her debts.
Boris is in prison on New Venus, a planet consisting only of women . No men are allowed there and he’s caught. Guess his disguise as a woman wasn’t too convincing. Next stop for him is execution.
Zyra follows Boris and is caught breaking him out of prison and ends up locked up herself.
Now the war that’s been looming has come to New Venus and everyone must fight to survive.
I don’t normally read space operas so I wasn’t too sure whether I’d like this or not. I enjoyed it very much, mostly because of how well it was written. Kevis was able to show me a new world, a world where men are not wanted or needed. The women are able to thrive and procreate without a male counter-part. It is actually quite believable and reminded me of Amazon women a bit.
The author writes Boris as the “bad guy” in the story and does it convincingly. For some reason, I found I really connected with him. His personality is strong and he’s quite the character.
There’s a history between Zyra and Boris and it’s explored anew in this story. However, it’s not the main focus here. Zyra also has a female lover which causes a lot of emotional conflict for her. She has some hard decisions to make, ones that could end the lives of so many people.
I really connected with Zyra and liked her immensely. She is strong and determined, but has self-doubts, which made her genuine for me.
The story starts a little slow, but once the action starts it never stops and races super fast to the conclusion. You do get a cliff-hanger at the end, but to me , it’s just the tease I need to read more of the series. My questions were answered and I was left smiling.
My rating is all about the writing with this book. I didn’t think I’d like this book, but I did and that says a lot about the author. Thanks Kevis, for getting me to read outside the box. Look what I’d have missed.
About the author and where to find him:
Kevis Hendrickson is an aspiring filmmaker who has penned three full-length novels, one novella, one epic poem, and eight short stories. Hendrickson lives in sunny Miami, Florida U.S.A.
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