• Honor's Knight

  • Paradox Series, Book 2
  • By: Rachel Bach
  • Narrated by: Emily Durante
  • Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (260 ratings)

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Honor's Knight

By: Rachel Bach
Narrated by: Emily Durante
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Devi Morris has a lot of problems, and not the fun, easy-to-shoot kind either. After a mysterious attack left her short several memories and one partner, she'd determined to keep her head down, do her job, and get on with her life. But even though Devi's not actually looking for it this time, trouble keeps finding her.

She sees ghostly creatures no one else can, the inexplicable black stain on her hands keeps getting bigger, and she can't seem to stop getting into compromising situations with a man she's supposed to hate. But when a deadly crisis exposes far more of the truth than she bargained for, Devi discovers there are worse fates than being shot, and sometimes the only people you can trust are the ones who want you dead.

©2014 Rachel Aaron (P)2014 Tantor

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Why no book 3 on audio tape?

Great book but why isn't book 3 on audio tape, I enjoy listening to the books.

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Good Sequel

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Honor’s Knight is the sequel to the fabulous Fortune’s Pawn, which was one of the best books I have read this year. Unfortunately, like many sequels, it didn’t quite match its predecessor in terms of awesomeness.

Devi is back in Honor’s Knight. She has no memories of most of the events that occurred in the previous novel. She is still on the Glorious Fool, and for some reason whenever she looks at the horrible cook, she feels repulsed and physical nauseated. Yet when she is not looking at his face, she is oddly at peace with him. Will she be able to get her memories back in time to save the universe?

I was disappointed with the balance of action/romance/violence/mystery that this book had compared to the first one. And I got a bit annoyed with her constant thought ramblings… “I don’t like Rupert, I like Rupert, I HATE Rupert, I LOVE Rupert”. There was way too much thought dialogue about trivial things too. And the romance? Lame in comparison to the first one, I was waiting for something to happen. Although I did enjoy the fight scene! And that’s all I’m going to spoil about that particular scene! Lots of fun!

Honor’s Knight still possessed some excellent qualities. The violence and action was awesome. The action never stopped. Her suit was as cool as ever, and I enjoyed the addition of some new characters that were not in the first book. Also as far as storyline goes, it really did expand and answer some questions that were lingering at the completion of the first one.

The audio book was awesome like the first with the same narrator. I have looked to see if the third one is on audiobook. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be, so I am going to have to read the third version with my eyes. This is disappointing because Emily Durante and I are in a narrator/listener groove now that I will miss. So that’s a real bummer.

However, looking forward to reading the last instalment because I want to know what happens.

Would I recommend it?

Yes, ONLY if you have read the first one. It wouldn’t go well as a stand alone. There is SO MUCH backstory you need!

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Really good!

Great second installment but definitely can not be listened to on its own. The 3rd audiobook doesn't seem to be available though :'(

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So disappointed

I loved the first book in this series, but this one does not compare. It's just boring. In the first one, there were so many interesting characters to meet and mysteries to explore. This book has none of that. There's not enough plot to fill one book, yet it ends in the middle of the story to make you get the next one. Just sad.

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Second book of trilogy

This is an exciting series that I can highly recommend. With this book, there’s no need to introduce the characters or go into detailed description so it’s all action and excitement. I wasn’t a big fan of Davi at first but now I’m rooting for her wholeheartedly.

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This series is OUT THERE!!

Very fast paced. The story is insane, the universe is crazy, and the characters are one-of-a-kind.
🥺 It’s perfect 🥺

Let’s see:
- The pilot is a giant bird with an attitude problem. (Yes, you read that correctly. A giant bird. 🦅)
- The doctor is a gender swapping 8 foot lizard species with razor sharp scales known for eating humans. 🦎🧟‍♂️ (Now, one could argue that because it eats humans, it's intimately familiar with the human body, which makes them a great doctor. But still, WTF!)
- A cook that can morph into what’s basically a superhero with dragon scales. 🦸‍♂️🐉
- Planet-size space squids. 🦑
- A character named Novascape Starchild who can see peoples auras. (Because that's just an awesome name.)
- Plasmex. (Which is basically this series' version of the force.)
- Memory wiping.
- Space knights. ⚔️
- Children sacrificed into mind controlled slavery. Then executed before they themselves go insane.
- Said children are also the only ones who can see and kill the phantoms. What are the phantoms? No one knows. But they can destroy entire planets, so they need to be dealt with.
- BUT, our main character has been infected with a virus that can kill all the phantoms. However, it can also kill... EVERYTHING. 🦠 So she needs to get that under control.

And yet somehow, SOMEHOW... it all works. 🙌

There are a lot of questions left over from the first book, but thankfully there's no second book lull, many of those questions are not only answered, but expanded upon. Instead of the second book just being giant tease for the third, it becomes a vital must-read entry with revelations and plot twist galore.

Many series will string you along to the very end, where they deliver a barrage of action and revelations in a densely pact climax, making you think that it was all worth it (maybe not on purpose). But the fact is that you can often skip large sections (sometimes entire books) and still have the same experience.

With Paradox, you can't do that. Every entry is vital. In fact, in terms of information, Honor's Knight is easily the most important book in the series. By the end of it, your only real question is, how's it all going to end? Which, trust me, is motivation enough.

One of the more compelling things about this story is that there is no definitive Hero or Villain. The closest things to villains would either be the Xith'cal or the phantoms. The Xith'cal are the same alien race as the previously mentioned doctor, but I would consider them more of a hazard that our main characters just need to try and stay away from. The phantoms would be the more obvious villain, but there's the lingering question of whether or not the phantoms are even aware of the damage they're causing.

Even our heroes are not all good. There is a clear mentality of "the end justifies the means" amoung many of the characters, and they are simply doing what they believe is best for the greater good.

“But how could you do that to those poor girls? How could you use and kill the daughters?”
“Because it was worth it,” he said. “Maat and her daughters are the only weapons we have against the phantoms, and phantoms destroy worlds. When you look at it that way, what is one girl’s life? What is one family’s pain weighed against the potential loss of billions?”

This series is outlandish, wildly imaginative, action packed, and throws grounded science out the airlock to provide utterly unique space opera escape. It's AWESOME! 👍

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Excellent

I loved it. I loved the characters and their story. I can't wait to listen to the next book in the series. The narration was excellent also.

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always good!

fun, and the story is constant! hope the 3rd comes out on audible. e-book dont do justice!

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awesome book

awesome story, great narration but a complete shame that book 3 was never put on audio.

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still great the second time

I love this book. this is the second time I have read/listened to the series. it is fantastic. clever, original and witty.

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