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A review by roguesmith
Skythane by J. Scott Coatsworth
4.0
OK so it's probably not fully 5 stars, closer to 4.75 I think, but I like to round up.
It's hard to explain in brief the story but I'll try. Xander lives on Oberon where he's been on his own living a hard life since his adopted parents were killed. He's assigned by his employer to escort an offworlder - Jameson - on a quest to find out what happened to the supply of pith, a drug that's used for both recreation and health purposes. Quince knows a secret about both men and has secretly brought them both together as they hold the fate of Oberon, and its' twin planet Titania in their hands.
I realise this is a re-release of one of the authors' earlier works, but this is a fully realised world. I like when I'm reading fantasy or sci-fi that I can imagine the world it's set in, and here I really could see the filth and desperation of Oberon, and the desperate escape of Quince, Jameson and Xander from it. The romance part of the story is almost secondary to the real story of uniting the two worlds, and that's okay. This is more about destiny, Jameson and Xander are fated to be together but somehow it never really feels forced, if anything it's all a little too neat with Quince and Morgan and everything coming together as it does.
I liked what little I saw of Xander's home, but I do want to see more of Jameson's home, the focus here was Xander but Jameson is just as important and I hope that's explored in future books. I'm certainly going to find out, because that ending was so open that I'd love to see where the author took it from here.
It's hard to explain in brief the story but I'll try. Xander lives on Oberon where he's been on his own living a hard life since his adopted parents were killed. He's assigned by his employer to escort an offworlder - Jameson - on a quest to find out what happened to the supply of pith, a drug that's used for both recreation and health purposes. Quince knows a secret about both men and has secretly brought them both together as they hold the fate of Oberon, and its' twin planet Titania in their hands.
I realise this is a re-release of one of the authors' earlier works, but this is a fully realised world. I like when I'm reading fantasy or sci-fi that I can imagine the world it's set in, and here I really could see the filth and desperation of Oberon, and the desperate escape of Quince, Jameson and Xander from it. The romance part of the story is almost secondary to the real story of uniting the two worlds, and that's okay. This is more about destiny, Jameson and Xander are fated to be together but somehow it never really feels forced, if anything it's all a little too neat with Quince and Morgan and everything coming together as it does.
I liked what little I saw of Xander's home, but I do want to see more of Jameson's home, the focus here was Xander but Jameson is just as important and I hope that's explored in future books. I'm certainly going to find out, because that ending was so open that I'd love to see where the author took it from here.