Wow – I could NOT put this down! This shorter, fast-paced story is exactly what I needed to get me out of my reading slump. Scion's non-stop action and snarky main character left me wanting more (in a good way!) I'm already making room next to the Hierarchy Trilogy on my shelf.

God, I hope this is a series! 🤞

Every so often when I'm caught up in reading a grand, long, epic fantasy book series, I like to take a short pause and change things up with a "quick" stand-alone, so I can only imagine that midway through writing Hierarchy, James Islington would appreciate a breather that has a completely different feel. Scion is a nice compact cyberpunk novel told in first person by the main character, Azure. There is little time wasted on long drawn out explanations as we follow Azure to a job, and encounter the world and characters through his eyes. Before the ending, there are a few twists which I would expect in this type of story. This had great pacing right up until the abrupt end. The conclusion does make sense but I was almost ready for a cliffhanger leading into a sequel. Overall, a great stand-alone action-driven dystopian sci-fi story that is quite different in them to the other works that I've read from the same author, but still bringing his quality of story telling to the table.
I received advanced access to this book thru NetGalley (for which I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher, Saga Press) for an honest review. The opinion expressed here is my own.