But then every one of Vas's actions go completely against that described personality she never really hurts anyone (even Skrankle who destroyed her warship, her home and livelihood). They practically shove it down your throat.

Or at least, the book tries very hard to describe Vas as sardonic and violent. Vas the sardonic, fearless, violent mercenary captain. Mac the haphazard schemer (but who is the best pilot ever!). Deven the handsome, powerful, mysterious, do-gooder.

Even if I tried I could not create a cast of characters that so closely matches a specific set of boring archetypes. I could hardly turn a single page without reading about blasters or ship computers or yet another random alien race that seems eerily tailored to be perfect at some specific human profession.Īnd the characters. This book is a collection of every sci-fi trope known to humanity, crammed together as tightly as possible. I stopped at around the 30% mark - I couldn't finish it. To find out more about the books, and future series, please visit her website at if you happen to have a small cottage to give her. When not saving the masses from coffee shop shenanigans, Marie likes to visit the UK and keeps hoping someone will give her a nice summer home in the Forest of Dean or northern Wales. More new books, series, and adventures coming in 2023! The Girl with the Iron Wing is a thriller/Urban Fantasy, and the first book in the Broken Veils series. Division of Chaos is out and the series will conclude with the Destruction of Chaos in 2023. Vas and her crew of mercs launched a new series with Traitor's Folly.Ī Curious Invasion- a steampunk-is out and a follow up book, The Mayhem of Mermaids, is also available- vampires, mermaids, and TEA!Įssence of Chaos is the first book in an epic fantasy trilogy. There is also a completed space opera trilogy, with Warrior Wench, Victorious Dead, and Defiant Ruin. The entire six book, Lost Ancient series is complete for binge time! A new trilogy has started with many of the same characters in The Seeker's Chest. Her fantasy series, The Lost Ancients, starts with The Glass Gargoyle. So really, writing is a way of saving the masses. If she wasn't writing about all the people in her head, she'd be lurking about coffee shops annoying total strangers with her stories. Marie is a fantasy and science fiction reader with a serious writing addiction, and a few awards to go with it.

Warrior Wench by Marie Andreas