Firebird Apocalypto LK Rigel 9781492126348 Books
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Nominated for Best Romantic Science Fiction / Futuristic (2011) by The Romance Reviews
NOTE THIS EDITION CONTAINS BLUE AMBER
Mallory's rough and obscure life in Garrick Settlement 20 comes to an end when she is chosen by the goddess Asherah to be a chalice, a rare fertile female who will produce natural-born heirs for the rulers of world's city-states. In her new life of luxury and pleasure, she is sheltered from harsh new-world conditions, with only one taboo she is forbidden to fall in love.
But when Mal is marked with a prophetic firebird totem, she finds herself torn between the will of gods and the schemes of kings. And when Edmund of Allel tries to save her, feelings neither of them can repress could well destroy everything she's struggled to achieve ~ and bring down the entire new world order.
Firebird Apocalypto LK Rigel 9781492126348 Books
Yes! After having my interest piqued with Space Junque, a Romantic Science Fiction Fantasy (Apocalypto 1) and Spiderwork, a Science Fiction Fantasy (Apocalypto 2), this book finally delivers on the promises those two novellas make. I was almost immediately sucked into this book, and where I found the two prequel novellas enjoyable but lacking a bit of depth, this book was just right. Rigel made me care about what happened to Mallory and Edmund, and I found myself biting my nails and rushing through to the end to find out what would happen to them. Up until the very end I was worried about how it would all play out. The questions raised in this book aren't new, but Rigel handled them in a way that was interesting.This book was both frustrating and wonderful. Frustrating in that certain topics central to the story are somewhat uncomfortable to think about, such as fertility as a commodity to be bought and sold. Mallory is a chalice, a fertile female who will essentially be "rented" to different countries to produce heirs. She doesn't really have a choice in the matter - if a girl turns out to be fertile, she is sent to the Red City to be prepared for the life of a chalice just as Mallory was. It was wonderful though because the world felt so real and was peopled with such interesting characters. I can't remember the last time I was so absorbed in something I was reading because I just didn't know what would happen next; this book constantly had me wondering what twist or turn was around the corner.
One small thing - at the beginning, I kept confusing Celia and Claire because their names look so similar and both are associated with Allel, so I had to go back and re-read sections to make sense of what was going on.
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Firebird Apocalypto LK Rigel 9781492126348 Books Reviews
My previously published review on Part 1- Blue Amber (4/5) [...]
My thoughts on Part 2 - Chalice and Part 3 - Dragon & Phoenix
I've been looking forward to Bleeder ever since I picked up my copy of Space Junque some time last fall. That being said, I had a lot of expectations going into this. L.K. Rigel has succeeded for the most part in fulfilling those expectations.
Once again, the world building is magnificent. Every time I pick up a new one of these books a whole new slice of the world is expanded upon and I just become more and more fascinated by it. It's like looking at the world through a straw in Space Junque, through a key hole in Spiderwork, a window in Blue Amber, and now a door. I'm always amazed at just how complex and interesting the people and places can get.
The characters are fantastic. Mallory's growth and development and the way L.K. Rigel has made me feel about her is so wonderful. It's very refreshing to have a character not just where I feel sorry for her or want to get what she wants, but one that to the very end I just feel pride in. Garrick and Edward are both real hotties and loved having that evil vs good thing going on here. Although Garrick is maybe a little bit too evil and I was hoping just a little that this Garrick wouldn't be. But he did keep the story really interesting. And I couldn't quite figure out if Edward's plans for his city were good or bad but that kept the story really interesting as well.
As for the Gods Asherah and Samael, and the empanii, I'm just not sure. I kind of didn't like Asherah in this one. She just seemed jealous and needy. Especially when she went on her rants about Samael. I didn't like how she refused to tell Mallory what was going on with her either. I liked Father Jesse, Samael's priest probably the most out of all the authority figures in the story, probably because there is so much mystery surrounding who he is, but that was a little confusing since I was so on Asherah's side up until Bleeder! The empanii story was really interesting. I just kept thinking "what are they up to?" the entire time which made me want to keep reading even more.
My biggest problem of all though was I found so much of the timeline just so confusing! I'm not sure why I had such a big problem with this but I did. My concern probably lay with the quarantine. This just isn't really explained very well. I couldn't tell when the women were pregnant and which man they were with in some parts of the story. Then the addition of the empanii interacting with the characters just made this even more confusing than it was. If it wasn't for this part, Bleeder would be getting a much higher rating from me.
Overall, this was such a wonderful, empowering story to read. I felt like the women really were in control of their own destinies, the characters were charming and fascinating to watch, and the story itself was filled to the brim with so much to ponder - something I always look forward to when choosing a book.
Rating 3/5
Overall rating for all three parts 3.75/5
I have to say, I'm so glad Ms. Rigel decided to make this into a full length novel. Whereas the first two novellas left me wanting more information, this one was full of depth. Wonderful world building!
Before I go deeper into the review, one thing you must know about me is I'm the type of person who LOVES to HATE. Many aspects of this book riled me, but in a way which was satisfying because of the realism. Think Darth Vadar an absolutely wicked character but in such a way where you can't help but say he's a kick-ass villain.
So with that in mind, I went through Bleeder hating characters, attitudes, and situations, but absolutely loving the book because of it.
For me, this work delved a bit into women's fiction with its clash of opposing ideas. On one hand, it celebrated womanhood by making fertile women the most valuable resource on the planet. On the other hand, they were just that... resources-either breed for the planet or face the consequences.
Then there was the idea of motherhood. In Spiderwork, the women seemed to want to be mothers, but responsibilities forced on them by society denied them that opportunity. They were breeders, nothing more. This time around, the breeds mocked and criticized any birth mother for holding any emotional attachment to a child. The Chosen were brainwashed into believing that motherhood was something to be scorned. It was a rather disheartening future to think something so natural would be frowned upon. All in all, it was like two giant leaps backward for women.
Bleeder had such a deep message which dealt with human rights and politics. In many ways the society lost its spirit. Lack of choices made them complacent with the way things were. Even those in charge of making the rules were complacent. Each new ordinate chipped away freewill leaving an entire society of slaves with varying privileges. I could see our society becoming like that.
Overall, I truly enjoyed this book. Bleeder came pretty close to a 5 star read--somewhere between 4.5 - 5 out of 5 stars. Let's round up, shall we? Like I said, it was full of issues I LOVED to HATE. I recommend this work to readers who enjoy exploring human rights.
By the way, romance lovers... this does have a happily ever after.
Yes! After having my interest piqued with Space Junque, a Romantic Science Fiction Fantasy (Apocalypto 1) and Spiderwork, a Science Fiction Fantasy (Apocalypto 2), this book finally delivers on the promises those two novellas make. I was almost immediately sucked into this book, and where I found the two prequel novellas enjoyable but lacking a bit of depth, this book was just right. Rigel made me care about what happened to Mallory and Edmund, and I found myself biting my nails and rushing through to the end to find out what would happen to them. Up until the very end I was worried about how it would all play out. The questions raised in this book aren't new, but Rigel handled them in a way that was interesting.
This book was both frustrating and wonderful. Frustrating in that certain topics central to the story are somewhat uncomfortable to think about, such as fertility as a commodity to be bought and sold. Mallory is a chalice, a fertile female who will essentially be "rented" to different countries to produce heirs. She doesn't really have a choice in the matter - if a girl turns out to be fertile, she is sent to the Red City to be prepared for the life of a chalice just as Mallory was. It was wonderful though because the world felt so real and was peopled with such interesting characters. I can't remember the last time I was so absorbed in something I was reading because I just didn't know what would happen next; this book constantly had me wondering what twist or turn was around the corner.
One small thing - at the beginning, I kept confusing Celia and Claire because their names look so similar and both are associated with Allel, so I had to go back and re-read sections to make sense of what was going on.
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