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The Shrike (Slave Empire #3)
The Shrike has made Rayne his wife in order to save her from the empty existence her empathy has condemned her to, shunned by all who fear her power. He has revealed his face to her and told her some of his secrets, and there are those who would do anything to discover what she knows. Various rival empires, factions and slavers have offered bounty totalling many millions f...more
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Published
February 23rd 2011
by T C Southwell, via Smashwords
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Rayne faces much conflict and sorrow after saving the Crystal Ship in Book 2, yet losing The Shrike, who she is falling in love with. He leaves her alone and she descends into the numbing consolation of drugs. After several years, he returns to claim her, as he has observed her deterioration and cannot bear to let her kill herself. But he is an ex-slave and has suffered much damage to his psyche, which does not allow him to be close to anyone, including her. Their struggles to overcome the barri...more
I finally feel like the build-up is over and the story is moving along, but sadly it ended. I wish there was more, although I'm not really sure how it would have continued but I want to still be experiencing the lives of Rayne and Tarke. The only thing that bothered me was the extreme naivety of Rayne at times. Over all I found this series enjoyable, especially books two and three. I found the cultures and worlds fascinating. Maybe there are other slaves who could tell their own stories some day...more
Best of the three books in my opinion; the "slave culture" was fascinating, and the interactions between the two main characters was adorable; when the heroine wasn't being an idiot. :D
While I was satisfied with the characters progression, some of the wording and situations seemed a bit contrived at times. And how trusting can this former Earth-scrounging inhabitant be? She seemed to lose all of her common sense in this book.
Nice, but a bit too soppy... Somehow I feel like it was geared to the teenage crowd.
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T. C. Southwell was born in Sri Lanka and moved to the Seychelles when she was a baby. She spent her formative years exploring the islands – mostly alone. Naturally, her imagination flourished and she developed a keen love of other worlds. The family travelled through Europe and Africa and, after the death of her father, settled in South Africa.
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