Blood of Heroes

I began the Blood of Heroes, book 3 in the Ember War Saga with high hopes. Book 1, the Ember War reinvigorated my enthusiasm for military science fiction. Book 2, The Ruins of Antalas hooked me on the rest of the series. (I have not completed a written review on these two books but plan to soon.)

I wondered if Blood of Heroes could be as good?

Why would I stress about something so seemingly trivial? Because I really enjoy a good story. I dont have time for junk. I value my recreational time so much as anyone and books take time to read and/or listen to.

For someone as jealous of my time as anyone, I had questions.

Would Richard Fox let me down as so many authors have in the past? Third books are hard to write. It takes talent to drive a story onward after the excitement of first contact. With two incredible books done, statistically it was time for disappointment.

Time to get excited. What was the Blood of Heroes about? I expected to see more of my favorite charcters: Elias, Lt. Hale and his Marines, and Stacy Ibarra.

I loved the chapters with the Armored soldiers (Elias and company). Blood of Heroes not only had more of Elias, but Brazilian Armor as well. Awesome. As for what Elias does…mind blown. This guy knows how to make an enemy.

Without spoiling to much, I can say that some of the Blood of Heroes belongs to Lt. Hale. Book 2 ws when I really became addicted to the story of the Hale family. Book 3 has a bit less on this, but does not disappoint.

All of this happens because Captain Isaac Valdar takes his ship and crew to rescue the Dotok on Takeni. (The Dotok are also threatened with extinction by the Xaros.) Everything that can go wrong does go wrong and some of the solutions are well imagined.

I consumed this book mostly in audio book format, though I also bought the Kindle version. (I should probably double check my spelling with the books.)

I had high hopes and high standards going into Blood of Heroes. Richard Fox remains one of my go-to military SF authors. I do, in fact, recommend this book to anyone who 1) likes to read, 2) has a fascination with strong characters, and 3) wants to read a series.

I have really enjoyed this series so far. Obviously the first 2 books are good enough have kept me going, but this third book I feel deserves its own review. I feel like Richard has really improved between the second book and this one. Don’t get me wrong I really enjoyed the first 2, but this one just seemed to have far more depth to it. Sure there is lots of action, big explosions and more battles then you can poke a stick at, but at the same time, there were a few places that are just really emotional (for me anyway). War is glamorized in most science fiction, there are hardly ever main characters that die, and the loses are glossed over. This book didn’t gloss over the hardship and loss as much, I felt the losses and believed in the story a little more because of it. Keep up the good work Richard.

the Breitenfeld has been rerouted to save the remaining survivors of the Dotok people. forcing the ship through a wormhole and bringing it to a place where it is initially hard to tell friend from foe, the Captain and crew make some hard decisions when confronted by the ultimate enemy

This is the best series I’ve ever read, every novel I’m guaranteed of great laughs and awesome action, and I look forward to not getting bored with the series as I read every book.

I like reading these space action books, even though they are fiction it satisfies my reading about space and the things that could take place there, the good, the bad, and for sure the ugly.

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