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Elektra Tate who, abandoned, grew up in the streets of New Cairo, probably all human thereby reducing her to the lowest strata of society; the proscribed citizens. She lived as a child in Garbage City, the filthy area reserved for the poorest of the poor of New Cairo. Garbage City resulted as overpopulation of the country escalated unrestrained in recent centuries causing its citizens to take refuge anywhere they could. Her current abode was an ancient tomb in one of New Cairo's cemetery cities that even the residents of Garbage City avoided. And then she meets.....

Alekzander Brede whose earth father and amphidian mother's marriage produced him with full citizen rights on each planet and most planets in between. Any other rights he did not have he merely took. There were others like him; perhaps not exactly the same mix but close enough to make them all humanoid, enhancing the economic state of New Cairo. It also gave him a taste for earth women, the more human the better.

I've never been fond of futuristic books and I can't say that I've ever read a book that made me dislike one of the main characters as much as I found myself disliking Alekzander Brede. His character is of a cruel man who enjoys hurting Elektra Tate more than anything else he does in life. There were times I would wish the author would kill him off and bring in a better, more likable character. Well, that didn't happen and I knew it wouldn't because this is the 1st book in a series of books titled The Brede Chronicles. So, how is she going to make me like him, must a little? Well, she did, but not until the end of the book and by the end I mean the last 2 pages! And she did this in a way that I'm anticipating the reading of Book 2 and will impatiently be waiting for it to come out.

This book is FULL of action and a very hard book to put down!


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The Brede Chronicles Book One Volume 1 P I Barrington 9781497340831 Books Reviews

I received a copy from the author. All opinions are my own.

"Besides, that's what adventure is Zander. It's fear of the unknown, of danger, of success that makes the adventure worth the time and effort. And do not forget that we control our own adventures and destiny and do no not follow or depend upon anyone for any reason"

I found this book to be incredibly more interesting than expected. They say "don't judge a book by its cover", but let's not lie, we all do it. I love finding debut or indie authors because often the case is that the book is good, yet undiscovered. Typically I would not have been intrigued by the cover and the title and I would have passed this one up, and that would have been a shame.

Let me just say, this is not typically my genre. I don't typically read about alien cross breeds and spaceship firefights, but I do love a good sci-fi, so I thought I'd give it a shot. This book was so much more than that. It was about greed, ego, protecting loved ones and fighting natural instincts to preserve ones humanity. I would say this was less of a romance and more of a love story in the end.

I started off this book feeling a little confused, as if I jumped into the middle of Star Wars and didn't know what was going on. I also felt this way when I read Six of Crows, which is one of my all time favorite fantasy novels, so I told myself to keep reading. By about 20 pages in I found myself feeling more at ease with the story, and glad I hadn't set it down.

I absolutely both loved AND hated the main characters, Elektra and Brede. They were both quite far from perfect, but they each had enough redeeming qualities, which made them lovable. At times I found myself angry or disgusted with each character, but they felt real, real people have flaws and make bad decisions. If you know me you know that I hate a hero with no flaws-- can you say BORING? Luckily this pair had plenty, Brede in particular. Being half Amphidian he was prone to more violence and less emotion than humans. This made him quite ruthless and cruel at times. It was interesting to watch as he fought against his Amphidian nature to try and retain his humanity. Sometimes I felt like Elektra was overly slutty for no reason.

"He found it so easy to hurt her. He also found that he liked to do it; so much it grew into amusement to him and it didn't help her that she could not lie to him either. He always called her out on it."

Romance between these two was complex to say the least. It was emotionally abusive and a game of hot and cold. Yet it is done artfully, so that you still seem to understand why they want each other. When Brede starts fighting against his Amphidian nature he becomes more likable, but at that point Elektra is not used to him being emotionally available.

The world building could use a little work, but it was still pretty great. There were a couple times that I noticed paragraphs that went on for a page and a half. The different alien races and different planets sounded pretty cool, but certain things could have used more description because there were spots that I found myself confused, but for the most part I think it was edited well. The plot and pacing were both good, I read this book in a day. It kept me captivated. The climax was built up and executed very well. Which is something I see a lot of debut and indie authors struggle with, but in this book it was crafted beautifully.

The ending left me hungry for more. I have no doubt that these characters could continue having incredibly interesting adventures and I hope to be along for the ride in the next book.
The economy of Earth has crumbled to nothing and most of the planet has been sold off to wealthy aliens, making the New Middle East the primary center for the dregs of humankind. Humans are considered the lowest form of life - even half-breeds of human-Amphidian hold a higher status. Alekzander Brede is one such hybrid and a hired gun, paid by anyone with wealth to eliminate "obstacles" and seek out treasures. On this job, he's seeking an ancient Egyptian Treasure.

Brede's personality has been influenced by his mixed heritage, creating a man who views any weakness as a fair reason to die. He enjoys watching as well as causing the suffering of others, including the women he is attracted to. He is friendless and his family members despise him. He has learned not to care about killing and even threatens his own son with death for his behavior. Brede is not a protagonist one will feel sorry for, love, or empathize with, and at times he acts as the antagonist in his own life story.

Because he is always at war with someone and has few (if any) he can call friends, Brede lacks any sort of understanding of how to behave like anything other than the thug is hired to be. He fails at romantic relationships and at parenting. Occasionally, but rarely, he shines with a moment of sophistication and understanding but for the most part is no more than the sum of his parts.
As always P.I. Barrington delivers. I've read several of her books, and this is just another great one. I am looking forward to the remainder of the series.
Elektra Tate who, abandoned, grew up in the streets of New Cairo, probably all human thereby reducing her to the lowest strata of society; the proscribed citizens. She lived as a child in Garbage City, the filthy area reserved for the poorest of the poor of New Cairo. Garbage City resulted as overpopulation of the country escalated unrestrained in recent centuries causing its citizens to take refuge anywhere they could. Her current abode was an ancient tomb in one of New Cairo's cemetery cities that even the residents of Garbage City avoided. And then she meets.....

Alekzander Brede whose earth father and amphidian mother's marriage produced him with full citizen rights on each planet and most planets in between. Any other rights he did not have he merely took. There were others like him; perhaps not exactly the same mix but close enough to make them all humanoid, enhancing the economic state of New Cairo. It also gave him a taste for earth women, the more human the better.

I've never been fond of futuristic books and I can't say that I've ever read a book that made me dislike one of the main characters as much as I found myself disliking Alekzander Brede. His character is of a cruel man who enjoys hurting Elektra Tate more than anything else he does in life. There were times I would wish the author would kill him off and bring in a better, more likable character. Well, that didn't happen and I knew it wouldn't because this is the 1st book in a series of books titled The Brede Chronicles. So, how is she going to make me like him, must a little? Well, she did, but not until the end of the book and by the end I mean the last 2 pages! And she did this in a way that I'm anticipating the reading of Book 2 and will impatiently be waiting for it to come out.

This book is FULL of action and a very hard book to put down!