The Legacy Dax Prequel to The Legacy Series GG Atcheson 9781544283272 Books
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Blood spattered my face and chest while the screams of the tortured man resonated within the walls of the chamber. The severed arm that fell in my hands almost slipped to the floor. "I wonder what he'd look like with arms instead of legs and legs instead of arms," someone said. The medics stood ready to cauterize and heal any injuries so the fun, as they called it, would last. Fifty times, they would resurrect him before mercifully letting him go. Because I was the youngest of the navigators, I always felt I had something to prove. When the need to infiltrate this brutal and amoral society presented itself, it sounded like the perfect opportunity. Now, I need to learn the secret behind their invasion plans and leave before I lose my mind. As of today, I have spent exactly eight months, two weeks, and five days undercover with the Ksarrichis.
The Legacy Dax Prequel to The Legacy Series GG Atcheson 9781544283272 Books
Atcheson places readers squarely in the heart of a dilemma; several in fact.Zhendar, a Xhartan navigator, has been assigned to infiltrate a Ksarrichi war ship. His planet is technologically advanced, seems to have solved all or most of its social problems, and is ardently neutral. Therein lies the rub.
Zhendar has always been a bit different than his peers, and though his mission is strictly an observational one (interference being strictly verboten to the Xhartans), he can’t help but feel empathy for the victims of the Ksarrichis, a related but polar opposite race, who thrive on torture.
Atcheson builds Zhendar’s character as skillfully as she builds tension; all the while erecting a bizarre and chilling universe which will thrill, please, and repulse readers by turns.
As the action proceeds, Zhendar finds himself, not only facing gruesome physical consequences, but internal strife as he sees his bystander status grow more and more untenable.
Dax is a well written, excellent read which resonates on multiple levels; a book which can stand on its own or serve as a prelude to the Legacy Series.
Joseph Ferguson
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Tags : The Legacy: Dax: Prequel to The Legacy Series [GG Atcheson] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Blood spattered my face and chest while the screams of the tortured man resonated within the walls of the chamber. The severed arm that fell in my hands almost slipped to the floor. I wonder what he'd look like with arms instead of legs and legs instead of arms,GG Atcheson,The Legacy: Dax: Prequel to The Legacy Series,CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,154428327X,FICTION Science Fiction Space Opera
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The Legacy Dax Prequel to The Legacy Series GG Atcheson 9781544283272 Books Reviews
It took me a while to write this review. I'm sad that the series is over (or is it?...) I have read and very thoroughly enjoyed all three books, but I must say I found this one to be the most challenging and ultimately rewarding of the bunch. I would categorize this a road trip book, albeit in space; it is a harrowing journey for our hero, LX. He is on an undercover mission to discover the methods of the villainous Ksarrichis, who remind me somewhat of the Harkonnens from one of the true classics of the genre, Dune. If you have read Dune, you know how truly horrible and odious the Harkonnens are; however, they are mere neophytes compared to the Ksarrichis. They will torture to death, then resurrect, then torture to death again, 50 times, THEIR OWN PEOPLE, just for entertainment. They capture whole civilizations just to make them battle other civilizations until all of one group are gone, again just because they enjoy it. The point is, these are bad dudes. Our hero spends much of the book going along with these shenanigans because those are his orders, but eventually his moral center and urge for self-preservation win out, and he escapes with another captive, one of a group of somewhat primitive, peaceful shape shifters called the Dax, hence the title. They engage in a highly entertaining, perilous journey that caps off this brutal but wonderfully creative and entertaining read. Thanks, GG Atcheson, for some great hours of entertainment, and for adding LX to the pantheon of great heroes.
G. G. Atcheson’s incredible other-worldly imagination delivers yet another fast-paced death-defying space journey in her third Legacy Series novel and prequel, "The Legacy DAX."
Young navigator Zhendar, who will later become Lutnalind and use the name LX, is assigned to an undercover mission to infiltrate and study the vicious cannibalistic Ksarrichis. They are preparing to devastate yet another planet and its inhabitants, the Daxons, to steal the resources needed on their depleted planet Ksarr.
While Xhartan navigators are strictly forbidden to interfere and are admonished to only observe and report back (and try to remain alive!), Zhendar must constantly fight his own conscience not to save the victims of the maniacal Ksarrichis. A young Dax woman will grab hold of his heart strings, though, and not let go. That’s when Zhendar decides to part with his navigator training, and use his healing gifts and calling of the elements to try to save the Daxons from utter annihilation.
G. G. Atcheson’s ability to step outside the box and transport her readers into her vividly descriptive scenes is profound.
This book contains many scenes of violence and sex, though it does draw thought-provoking parallels to our own “human” view of the cosmos, the possibility of alien societies and that we might treat them as far less than human. Something you may “not” want to consider when on some lonely starry night you find yourself being teleported to the mothership to be probed by gnarly gray ant creatures.
The prequel to the Legacy series is action-packed and intense. Zhendar has trained his entire life to become a navigator and awarded with a covert mission where he is required to infiltrate the enemy and be accepted as one of them. The problem is that the Ksarrichis are polar opposites with the Xhartan. Zhendar has to continually fight his conscience when dealing with the violence surrounding him but his mission is that of an observer only and any action he takes to help the victims of the Ksarrichis would be viewed as treason to Xhartan, his world.
The Ksarrichis are similar to the people of Xhartan in appearance and they use the same language making them somehow related. The planet of Ksarr had used up its own resources and are in the process of conquering other planets to survive. The torture and brutal treatment of their adversaries is just an added bonus to the cruel people and Zhendar has difficulty blending in with them. One of the planets on the Ksarrichis radar is Dax and Zhendar finds is nearly impossible not to help the Daxons as we learn more about this amazing planet of shifters and oii’iios (yeah, not sure how you would pronounce). The writing is superb and the storytelling remarkable. A very creative and fascinating world. Highly Recommended!
Atcheson places readers squarely in the heart of a dilemma; several in fact.
Zhendar, a Xhartan navigator, has been assigned to infiltrate a Ksarrichi war ship. His planet is technologically advanced, seems to have solved all or most of its social problems, and is ardently neutral. Therein lies the rub.
Zhendar has always been a bit different than his peers, and though his mission is strictly an observational one (interference being strictly verboten to the Xhartans), he can’t help but feel empathy for the victims of the Ksarrichis, a related but polar opposite race, who thrive on torture.
Atcheson builds Zhendar’s character as skillfully as she builds tension; all the while erecting a bizarre and chilling universe which will thrill, please, and repulse readers by turns.
As the action proceeds, Zhendar finds himself, not only facing gruesome physical consequences, but internal strife as he sees his bystander status grow more and more untenable.
Dax is a well written, excellent read which resonates on multiple levels; a book which can stand on its own or serve as a prelude to the Legacy Series.
Joseph Ferguson
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