This is the second novel of the True Love Trilogy - I did not get to read the first book so this one took some time getting into. This book takes place in a multi-galaxy setting. It was fun to read. Great fantasy book. Thank you for letting me read it.

What an odd little story, so very different from what I would normally read, and so completely opposite of what I expected. At first, I had a hard time getting into the story, simply because of the way in which it's structured. It jumps between news broadcasts, third-person narrative asides, first-person narration, and abrupt changes in POV. I actually had to stop, think about what I was reading for a moment, and forget whatever expectations I brought into it with me.

That's when everything suddenly fell into place. In essence, this is a comic book without the comics, a graphic novel that's missing the graphics. It has that narrative feel of a superhero comic book, so much so that you can envision the dialogue bubbles, narrative panels, and split-scene POVs. Like I said earlier, it's an odd way to tell a story, but once you understand that's what you're reading, it is a lot of fun.

Not only that, but it becomes a much more clever story.

Domina is a superheroine who, as both a character and a narrator, is almost ironically self-aware, and able to offer commentary on that absurdity of her role. You need to accept the graphic-less graphic novel to really appreciate her storytelling, but the story itself is delightfully self-aware as well. In her civilian disguise, Domina leads a global corporation that secretly uses her superheroine technology to develop, market, and distributes toy and video games based on the secret science fiction exploits of one its other Executive officers.

It may sound like something that has the potential for campy silliness, but it's a very sombre, serious, straightforward science-fiction story that has a lot of potential for future instalments. The nanite technology used in Domina's costuming and equipment is fascinating, and it's refreshing to see it exploited outside the secret lair. For the most part, the supervillains (and one other superhero) are as practical and plausible as Domina, and she is quite happy to call out those who embrace their comic-book silliness. It's also a story that explores the implications of superpowers and advanced technology, with Domina's actions not only impacting a loyal employee and his family, but giving rise to the supervillain introduced in the final act.

Like any good comic book, of course, the story ends on a cliff-hanger. It has certainly left me wanting more and, while I would love a full-length Domina novel, a series of serialized adventures seems entirely appropriate.

This book had a good premise. The scale is huge, multiple worlds and plot lines. The author succeeded in keeping the reader engaged. I would recommend it to fans of the genre.

This book by Edmund Alexander is a fascinating one because it is played out on so large, really gigantic, state. He tries to cover multiple universes and multilayered plots and it is extremely difficult for one to think through the whole of what he is presenting. It is a very ambitious approach to an unusual story. Not what I normally read, but enjoyed it.

The publisher calls this book "epic," and though it's an accurate description, while I was reading I kept wondering how a story which covers so much ground is able to bring it home on such a personal level.

To recap, the story involves a massive alien attack on present-day earth (though it's a parallel universe kind of thing, where it's our world just with advanced space travel technology), and how the government (here called Space Force) and a mysterious rogue mercenary named "Edmund" respond. Without giving too much away, I'll just say that there's fleets of spaceships, transforming cars, a teddy bear and a dude name "Sumo Joe" involved. Oh, and lots of action and dogfights.

There's so many characters introduced that at times I couldn't keep them straight, but the end result is a universe full of life that feels expansive and real. Backstories are hinted at, and the reader is teased with suggestions of past relationships, so I have a feeling we'll learn more about those in future installments.

There's also a soundtrack available for the book, which I downloaded from the website (it's only $5). It's all instrumental tracks that have a kind of smooth, electronic feel with strings, drums and bass. An interesting concept that definitely set the tone for some of the chapters.

To sum it up, Sims takes a fairly straightforward premise and weaves it into a compelling plot filled with believable characters, solid science, and plenty of twists and turns. He delivers a lively, memorable book filled with action and consequences. Definitely recommended.

Once I started reading SSC, I couldn't put it down! The vivid pictures and visuals put in your mind by Sims' stunningly detailed storytelling style kept me engaged and interested throughout this book. I can't wait for the second one!