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Falcon Fire

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Falcon Fire is an ambitious work that strives to combine several themes while telling its own unique story. I felt that overall it was successful in doing what it tries to do. Cautionary tales can often turn preachy very easily, but Falcon Fire didn't feel that way. Protagonists that are set up to have antagonism between not turning out that way is a trope that's often overdone, but here it doesn't feel rehashed. Overall, a good work.

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Falcon Fire by Erik Otto is a thrilling science fiction adventure set on colonial Venus. The themes of classism and discrimination beat at the heart of this action-laced sci-fi thriller and makes it more enjoyable.
The plot, told from the alternating points of view of Hix and Neeva, is steadily paced with suspenseful twists and turns.
Falcon Fire is an interstellar thrill ride filled with dynamic characters and harrowing adventures, deserving of a four-star rating.

A big thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book for my unbiased review.

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A book for Sci-Fi fans and those that enjoy dystopian future stories. It took me a while to get into the story, but once the stakes were clear I was hooked. 4 out of 5 stars.

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4 out of 5

Falcon Fire by Erik A. Otto is a Science Fiction Novel about colonial Venus and the different factions of humans struggling for control. Hix is the former actor convicted of killing his girlfriend and Neeva is the inspector whose sister was Hix's girlfriend. As they interact the truth about Venus everyone believes comes into question.

Falcon Fire is an action packed story from the start and keeps going until the conclusion. Character development was a key focus within the narrative, although the plot was excellent as well. The Venus and its civilization was very intriguing and hopefully will be visited again in further books.

Highly recommended! If you enjoy Sci Fi that takes on todays issues of misinformation and inequality then this is a must read.

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I have never read anything by Erik A. Otto, but Falcon Fire is a brilliant space opera with mystery, intrigue, and certainly believeable science! The characters are well-developed and what I found wonderfully interesting is the society on Venus. I do not want to give anything away, but to Indo not believe I've read anything with a similar social structure. It is really worth the read!

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This is a tale about two groups of people that historically hate each other. One group rules over the other. It takes place in the future on other planets in the solar system. It's a cautionary tale about racism.

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This fast paced, politically charged space opera is set on Venus. We follow Neeva, a high ranking Reformer and investigator and Hix, the Hedonist movie star.. I found this story very confusing at first with many unexplained details but as the story progressed the gaps started to fill in and the story got better and better. If you enjoy hard science and hard hitting political truths you’ll love this story. Highly recommend.

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