One of the things that made this series different to me so far was the focus on characters and their relationships with one another. I'm not opposed to these type of storylines, I was just expecting more out of this series by now. We get to see Kyle fight through horrible odds time and time again, and of course he comes up with crazy plans for each circumstance. This isn't a bad book by any means, it just didn't take the turn I was hoping for. With where Stellar Fox left us, I was expecting more out of Battle Group Avalon. The Hubster and I highly recommend the Castle Federation series to all Science Fiction Fantasy and/or Space Opera fans! What could be better than Space Opera and Magic?!?! Our plan is to catch up with the Castle Federation and move on to his Starship Mage series. We hadn't heard of the author before picking up book one, Space Carrier Avalon, but now that we've found his work, we are happily binging our way through the series. I should mention that this book popped up as a random recommendation through Goodreads. If you decide to give them a try, make sure you read them in order. Thankfully, my library hold just came through! If you enjoy lots of action and military strategy, you'll love these books. However, the ending left both of us breathless and eager to dive into book four. Of course, this is war and war doesn't occur without loss. Together, they are tasked with taking back the worlds previously captured and enslaved by the Torren Federation.ĭid I mention how much we loved this book? It was incredible and held us in suspense multiple times. Each ship is heavily armed and transporting multiple squadrons of pilots, smaller spaceship fighters, and powerful marines. The war is not going well and he is placed in charge of a fleet of four carriers (Battlegroup Avalon). In this story, Roberts faces his biggest challenge yet. Many of the victories won under Roberts' command have been part luck, part genius, but always highly creative when it comes to battle strategy. Together they have battled the relentless Torren Federation, a vicious enemy that is slowly gaining ground by invading and/or destroying entire worlds near the Castle system. All of the books have been well written and exciting, but this one is by far our favorite!įor three books, we've followed Captain Kyle Roberts and his crew on multiple missions aboard the Avalon. WOW! This book held The Hubster and I spellbound! Battlegroup Avalon is book three in the Castle Federation, an exciting space opera series written by Glenn Stewart. ❖ ❖ ❖ An ebook/Audiobook Buddy Read w/The Hubster ❖ ❖ ❖ I’m already wondering at how Kyle is going to handle things, the machinations of Walkingstick and how the next book is going to unfold. Even our captain throws open the door to ideas and is prepared to try them. I liked that each lead character from each group was open to ideas and had someone who was prepared to offer the wild and crazy. Through out the book we focus not only on Kyle but also characters from the Space Fighters - Michael Stanford from previous books and the Marines - El-Maj Edvard Hansen is already a favourite of mine - and I should correct that to the Castle damned Marines (wolf howl). Ones that made me gasp and know I’ll miss the character. This means we witness some stellar battle plays to try and outwit the enemy. Of course there are complications that mean that he can’t quite follow orders. Kyle Roberts is given the task of playing a cat and mouse game with the enemy fleet. It’s action packed, tense and kept me glued to the story. I went from 67% to 91% seemingly without blinking. The action heats up around half way and I read the second half of the book in one sitting. I think for a while I was looking around corners, as it were, wondering if there was a hidden enemy yet to be introduced. I don’t mean to imply it wasn’t interesting reading because it was. This part for me dragged a little, but I think that was more due to my sporadic reading of it rather than any fault of the book. It encompasses the strategy sessions, the meetings to discuss worst case scenarios and the planning / practice sessions to ensure a win. The first third of the book is a military campaign. Instead we have our hero Kyle being what he should be - in relation to our world building - a junior captain (per time in the role) working as part of a battle group under the aegis of a senior admiral. It doesn’t lack in quality but you don’t have an immediate bad guy or conspiracy to focus on. This book is different from it’s predecessors. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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