A review by dkscully
The Brazen Altar by Eunice Hung, Franklin Veaux
4.0
I didn't come to this series for the sex.
That's not to say that it's not pretty hot and that you won't enjoy it, though.
I came to this series for the world-building and that's definitely what held my attention and what will make me keep reading.
This is a post-scarcity world with a penchant for hedonism. Where life is long and everyone's basic needs (and more) are met. Where you can be (almost) anything or anyone that you want. Where extreme body modding is something you can do for an evening's party so that your eyes better match your outfit and your genitalia fits the mood. Where you can throw yourself off the top of a tree and know that the benevolent AIs that manage everything will catch you before you fall.
In such a world of such freedoms, what heights and depths can humans reach? This is what the authors are trying to explore.
And I, for one, want to see more.
That's not to say that it's not pretty hot and that you won't enjoy it, though.
I came to this series for the world-building and that's definitely what held my attention and what will make me keep reading.
This is a post-scarcity world with a penchant for hedonism. Where life is long and everyone's basic needs (and more) are met. Where you can be (almost) anything or anyone that you want. Where extreme body modding is something you can do for an evening's party so that your eyes better match your outfit and your genitalia fits the mood. Where you can throw yourself off the top of a tree and know that the benevolent AIs that manage everything will catch you before you fall.
In such a world of such freedoms, what heights and depths can humans reach? This is what the authors are trying to explore.
And I, for one, want to see more.