mactammonty's review against another edition
3.0
This world just became much more complex. The added characters gave it more depth.
I want to read more.
I want to read more.
wingedsilverii's review
2.0
The idea was very interesting, but I struggled to get into it and found it hard to immerse myself like I enjoy doing for a few hours.
morgandhu's review against another edition
3.0
Artemis Invaded, the sequel to Jane Lindskold’s Artemis Awakening, finds the protagonists of the first novel, Griffin, Adara, Sand Shadow and Terrell, on a mission to explore a forbidden region of Artemis known to its inhabitants as Maiden’s Tear. Legend has it that the surviving seegnurs of a massacre fled to that region - but were killed by their enemies before they could use whatever they sought to fight back, or escape. Griffin hopes that in this secret facility, he will find something to help him return to his home planet
But their enemies, the Old One and his chief lieutenant, Julyan, who escaped to destruction of his secret breeding facility, are on their trail, seeking revenge. And unknown to Griffen, others from his own civilisation have followed his trail to Artemis, fully intending to find, and use, the old imperial technology to rebuild an empire. Where Griffin wants knowledge, and to help his companions maintain the integrity of their own world, those around him seek power that could unleash horrors not seen in war since the end of the old empire. But to prevent that from happening, he may need to give up all ties to his family and his own world.
The Artemis books are quite a lot of fun. It’s refreshing to see a post-apocalypse story where what survives may actually be more worth preserving than what preceded it. And the ways in which the narrative subverts all the romantic tropes of handsome offworlders and spirited alien women is a pleasant change from the usual. An enjoyable story, complete in two volumes, but with room for more if the author ever decides to return to Artemis.
But their enemies, the Old One and his chief lieutenant, Julyan, who escaped to destruction of his secret breeding facility, are on their trail, seeking revenge. And unknown to Griffen, others from his own civilisation have followed his trail to Artemis, fully intending to find, and use, the old imperial technology to rebuild an empire. Where Griffin wants knowledge, and to help his companions maintain the integrity of their own world, those around him seek power that could unleash horrors not seen in war since the end of the old empire. But to prevent that from happening, he may need to give up all ties to his family and his own world.
The Artemis books are quite a lot of fun. It’s refreshing to see a post-apocalypse story where what survives may actually be more worth preserving than what preceded it. And the ways in which the narrative subverts all the romantic tropes of handsome offworlders and spirited alien women is a pleasant change from the usual. An enjoyable story, complete in two volumes, but with room for more if the author ever decides to return to Artemis.
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