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bookwormmichelle's review against another edition
4.0
The further adventures of Angry One-Eyed Biker Gang Space Witch and friends.
maddihunt's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
lanid's review
adventurous
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
celiapowell's review against another edition
4.0
Very excellent sequel to Hunger Makes the Wolf - on company planet, Tanegawa’s World, Hob and her bikie gang still fight against the company, while the company searches for a motherlode mine of blue-sparkly-power-dust-stuff. Lots of great action, not much introspection.
theplantsalivesed's review
4.0
I liked this duology a lot.
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I hope that once they've negotiated with the inspector, the Bone Collector and Hob can finally be together. And not just in a "The Bone Collector's Helpful Spirit Is Always With Hob" type of way.qalminator's review against another edition
5.0
Overall, a very enjoyable continuation from Hunger Makes the Wolf. We find out a bit more about the planet, Tanegawa's World, and a bit more about the Bone Collector. Also there is a crazy mass standoff with TransRift, which everyone saw coming, and a rather surprising ending.
My one complaint is that there is a detail about the ending that really twisted my Suspenders of Disbelief out of shape:
My one complaint is that there is a detail about the ending that really twisted my Suspenders of Disbelief out of shape:
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They need to get to a new mine before they dig deep enough for the new Weatherman to reach its well of power. It's a long ways away. If they hadn't stolen a plane, on almost a whim, and had started off even a few minutes later, it would have been too late. The timing required to get them there just in the nick of time seems rather in-credible to me. Maybe if we had an indication of the planet itself manipulating things? YMMVvae's review against another edition
5.0
This series just gets better and better. Stunning worldbuilding, frontier feel border mining planet with the miners and bandits teaming up to work against the exploitative controlling TransRift corporation. Hob's come a long way since the first book, but she's still recognisably the same character - the Ravani, but still learning to trust her own judgment. Mags continues to be a delight, developing her own system of ethics for using her witchiness and also getting a wonderful girlfriend. Loved it - highly recommended for fans of spec fic that's doing something just a bit different from the norm.
audiobookmel's review against another edition
5.0
Review originally posted at BooksOfMyHeart.net.
This is the second, and appears to be the final, book in the Ghost Wolves series. I’m not sure if there were more books planned or if the author only took two books to tell the story of Hob Ravani and Magdala “Mag” Kushtrim. Either way, I enjoyed this story as much as the first book, Hunger Makes the Wolf. And while I would love more time with these characters, this did wrap up the story well.
Hob has become the de facto leader of the Ghost Wolves, a mercenary biker group on Tanegawa’s World, a harsh desert planet run by TransRift, a corporation that exploits the people of this planet to mine a special rock (and farm, though we don’t see much about the farming part of the planet). She has “witchy” powers that scares many people, even some of her own gang, though they still trust her. She has the ability to control and create fire.
Mag is related to Hob, if not by blood, but through Old Nick, who is Mag’s uncle and Hob’s adopted father/mentor. She is also witchy. She’s able to control people’s will with her mind. She currently lives with one of the lead miners and is working to get the miner to have a revolution against TransRift.
I really enjoyed both books in this series, a lot. Alex Wells tells a wonderful story with even better characters. I liked seeing this story unfold from many different POVs throughout both books. There is some romance, some action, some happy times and some very sad times. The characters are also very diverse in personality, race, sexual orientation, humanity (this is science fiction, so there are some that aren’t quite human) and more. This diversity really helped to make the story that much more interesting. I really can’t recommend this series enough. I enjoyed it so much.
Narration:
This series was the first time I’ve listened to Penelope Rawlins. I enjoyed her take on the series. The voices she chose for the wide array of characters was spot on. I really loved the voice of Coyote the most. Coyote is one of Hob’s wolves. He has a swagger about him and she really brought that out in his voice, also the voice of the Bone Collector. He was a very interesting character and I felt the voice for him was perfect. I would love to listen to her again. I will be looking for more book performed by her.
This is the second, and appears to be the final, book in the Ghost Wolves series. I’m not sure if there were more books planned or if the author only took two books to tell the story of Hob Ravani and Magdala “Mag” Kushtrim. Either way, I enjoyed this story as much as the first book, Hunger Makes the Wolf. And while I would love more time with these characters, this did wrap up the story well.
Hob has become the de facto leader of the Ghost Wolves, a mercenary biker group on Tanegawa’s World, a harsh desert planet run by TransRift, a corporation that exploits the people of this planet to mine a special rock (and farm, though we don’t see much about the farming part of the planet). She has “witchy” powers that scares many people, even some of her own gang, though they still trust her. She has the ability to control and create fire.
Mag is related to Hob, if not by blood, but through Old Nick, who is Mag’s uncle and Hob’s adopted father/mentor. She is also witchy. She’s able to control people’s will with her mind. She currently lives with one of the lead miners and is working to get the miner to have a revolution against TransRift.
I really enjoyed both books in this series, a lot. Alex Wells tells a wonderful story with even better characters. I liked seeing this story unfold from many different POVs throughout both books. There is some romance, some action, some happy times and some very sad times. The characters are also very diverse in personality, race, sexual orientation, humanity (this is science fiction, so there are some that aren’t quite human) and more. This diversity really helped to make the story that much more interesting. I really can’t recommend this series enough. I enjoyed it so much.
Narration:
This series was the first time I’ve listened to Penelope Rawlins. I enjoyed her take on the series. The voices she chose for the wide array of characters was spot on. I really loved the voice of Coyote the most. Coyote is one of Hob’s wolves. He has a swagger about him and she really brought that out in his voice, also the voice of the Bone Collector. He was a very interesting character and I felt the voice for him was perfect. I would love to listen to her again. I will be looking for more book performed by her.