Defiance

Junctionworld, Book 1

De: Bear Ross

Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller

Bring out the mechs and fire up the chainsword. Ready. Fight!

Mech Pilot Jessica Kramer fights to survive in the armored arenas of Junctionworld, like her father and brother before her. She’s good, but not as good. If she ever hopes to be better, she’ll need to stop getting in her own way.

When she discovers the circumstances behind her famous brother's death were more than just a result of the games, her path turns to vengeance. The deeper she digs, the harder the truth becomes, and the more sinister the plot to eliminate her as well.

Renegade cyborgs, inter-dimensional menaces, and the mysterious forces that destroyed her brother are closing in from every direction. Jessica needs to stay one step ahead or she'll have one foot in the grave. And if she ever hopes to uncover the conspiracy against her family, she’ll have to overcome her personal demons first.

If you’re a fan of Stargate or Battletech, with shades of Gladiator mixed in, you won’t want to miss this thrilling science fiction adventure from debut author Bear Ross.

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Amazing battle scenes!

Defiance is a darn good start to a series. The Junction World setting that Bear Ross introduces here is an interesting one, and I'd like to visit it some more. This story focuses more on battle scenes (both in the arena and out) than I expected, but the action is well written and should appeal to those who enjoy a good fight. The characters here are all pretty interesting, and I am especially pleased to see a kickass chick who isn't written as a sex object, and who doesn't end up mired in gooey romance.

I'm a big fan of Emily Woo Zeller, but for me the story narration is a bit stilted. That said, the range of fantastic character voices she does here for the dialogue more than make up for that.

Definitely recommend this one, especially for fans of detailed battle scenes.

Thanks to Aethon Books for providing me with a review copy of this book!

WOO! (Zeller)

Something new for anybeing and everybeing!

There were so many reasons to grab this book.

1) Emily Woo Zeller is one of the best narrators in the business. She brings life to this piece.

2) Bear... what a crazy awesome, killer name. Bear Ross gives Emily amazing source material to work with.

3) Mechs! As a fan of Mechs (Rick Partlow's Wholesale Slaughter series being the latest in awesomeness), I knew from the cover I had to get this and it didn't disappoint.

4) Strong female protagonist. Jessica Kramer is badass and lets you know it.

Great freaking book!

EXCELLENT

Can't wait for book #2!! I'm hooked on this series!
Don't hesitate to purchase the book #1, and get reading.

Very glad I gave it a shot.

I follow a few authors of facebook, so I get targeted advertising fairly often for books. Saw the ad for this and thought, "That sounds fun. I'll save it for when I'm in the mood for scifi."

A few days ago i got the scifi itch and decided to roll the dice and go for a book with less than 10 reviews. A very risky gamble, but one Im glad I went for.

This book won't be winning a Hugo, but holy heck is it fun. The book felt like a mix of Gundam, Gladiator, and the cantina scene in Starwars.

Highly recommend for aomeone looking for a bit of fun scifi. I'll be getting any sequels for sure.

Oh, and the narrator killed it.

good but looking forward for a sequel

the story is very enjoyable. Towards the end though it starts to get a little hard to follow. Also the readers impersonation of a male voice takes a little to get used to but overall she did a great job reading this book. Would recommend