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Coming straight out of the pits of January is this new new novel, series, and universe, by writer Brian Niemeier. For those who have ever read one of his books (or have read my reviews of them) they would know that he follows an old school method of adventure writing in that Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror, are all the same and he feels free enough to decide whichever to use whenever it benefits his story.
This is one of the reasons I had hired him to help me edit my story in StoryHack #3, but I digress: this post isn't about me.
The author of the Soul Cycle Saga has returned with a brand new baby. I reviewed the first three books in the series, and still have the last to go, but suffice to say that you won't read anything else like it. This time he has turned his attention to a giant robots of the Japanese variety.
This is Combat Frame XSeed:
"The future is over.
"Civilization on Earth has collapsed. Oligarchs have established a new order in manmade space colonies at the Earth-Moon LaGrange points.
"A group of powerful colonies form the Systems Overterrestrial Coalition to re-civilize the earth, but grounders view the colonists as hostile meddlers. The Coalition counters the rising violence with giant manned robots called combat frames.
"The independent L3 colonies denounce the war on Earth. In response, Coalition Security Director Sanzen takes L3 leader Josef Friedlander's wife and daughter hostage. Amid the tense standoff, Friedlander's son Sieg launches an unsanctioned rescue mission to L1's Byzantium colony."
If that reminds you of an early 80s mecha anime then you are on the right track. Mr. Niemeier's goal with this series is to catch that spark of action-packed drama and political intrigue and bring it to a medium that has long since been running on fumes and subversion. Even if you've read a book on mecha before, you certainly haven't read one like this.
Don't pass it by because this is only the first in a new ongoing series, and one in a new movement of mecha by writers such as Rawle Nyanzi and Bradford Walker. The scene will soon be flooded with new stories so you might consider getting in on the ground floor now. This is only the beginning.
I will return later in the week with a normal post. For now simply enjoy this reminder that there are still authors out there trying to do something for their audience other than preach to them. Imagination has no limits, so why settle for less?
It's bound to be a great time.
Armored Trooper Votoms
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