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Submitted by Steven Rhodes 
(Apr 04, 2003)

In the old days, science fiction used to be about ideas: politics and religion, science and technology. The writers took those ideas and created great characters and terrific stories where those ideas mattered. Tales of the Zorantian Brotherhood is like that. It isn't cute or pretty. The characters feel real and they care about real things meaning they aren't worrying about who they're going to have sex with next. This is about the meaning of religion and it turns the concept of God and His chosen people upside down. It discusses power and strength, guilt and responsibility. The authors understand science and military people. Nothing makes you wince. You just get to think about what they're saying which is frankly both nasty and true.

Tales of the Zorantian Brotherhood, all three books, are the most exciting books I have found in years. I like to look for books that the big publishing houses didn't publish. On the surface, these books should have been grabbed by them. The story line is so fast paced. The characters are so real you want to know what happened to them. But the ideas are the really terrific part. They make you think about things you take for granted like freedom and religion and helping people and what's important in life. I would recommend these three books to anyone who thinks and likes a good story.

These books are exciting. The story moves very quickly without a lot of extra words. The characters are better than real life. They do exciting things that are real and important. Planets are blown up and there are space battles that are really cool. The girls are really hot. The guys are really tough. If you love Star Wars and Star Trek you'll love these three books.

These books are the best military science fiction I've ever read. On top of that, they have great characters and a plot line that keeps you guessing all through these books. Even the science is good if you ignore the "hyperdrive" which has to be in these kinds of stories or they can't get from one planet to another. Usually I read for the story and this is terrific, but this time the characters and the ideas really grabbed me too. I don't understand why the big publishers keep rehashing Star Wars and Star Trek when this story is out there. Why these people had to publish it themselves is unknown but it deserves better.

This is an exciting series. Most authors are so heavyhanded with their characters. These two write about real people I would like to meet. All right: not in a dark alley. The Zorantian women are unabashedly equal. They don't think about it. Neither do the men. It's hard to describe how they do this. You have to read the book and meet Sarr'a the clan commander who is demonstrably the best her clan has and also probably psychotic. Or maybe not. This is a society with PTSD and you don't really understand why until the end of the third book. You don't see the end coming and it's fantastic. The ideas in this book are provocative and the story line is definitely fast paced and wonderful. I hope the authors read this because I want to read more. Soon.