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The Sentinel Trilogy #3
Shattered Sun
A desperate alliance of human and Hroom factions gather to defeat Apex, a brutal alien menace who has vowed to exterminate all civilized races from the sector.
The final book of the Sentinel Trilogy.
The final book of the Sentinel Trilogy.
237 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 12, 2016
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Michael Wallace
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November 2, 2017
So after all the battles and engagements, the liaisons with the Singaporeans, and the treaties with the Hroom, this has all lead to this final book. The Hroom have come to support Tolvern, but she is left hanging at her moment of need by McGovern, and decides that the need of Sentinel 3 is too great, taking the Hroom and Blackbeard to assist them. Unbeknownst to her, there are games afoot in the Hroom fleet, and Mose Drys is no longer in command of his fleet. Further to this, Admiral Drake and Dreadnaught are a long way off before they can support them.
What follows are several chapters of incredible story telling as Humans, both Albion and Singaporean and Hroom, fight for their very existence against the unrelenting and devastating forces of the Apex. The Apex are there only to destroy, to collect bodies for their sacrifices and to feed upon, the more and the higher ranked the better.
This is a book of grim determination, against horrifying odds, knowing that to lose, is to not just potentially have your ship destroyed, to die, but to possibly be slowly eviscerated and eaten, and watch those you care and love also be eaten as you watch. The Apex are unforgiving, don’t surrender, don’t stop, and seem to have more ships than should be possible.
However, as Wallace builds this story to its climatic end, he plays on the one thing that Apex does not have, the resolve to survive that is buried deep within each of the Humans and Hroom alike. The courage to face up to this enemy together against insurmountable odds. Wallace does an exceptional job of building this story, not just from this book, but from the previous two books as well.
We also get the fun of seeing a Star Leviathan unleashed in this book (sorry minor spoiler, but I won’t say anymore), and it was incredible the descriptions of this amazing star creature in all its glory. Wallace had previously described the creature, but we had not seen one in full swing until now.
As with the other stories, he has continued to grow the characters (maybe not as much as some other Sci-Fi Space Operas), allowing us to engage and become attached to each of the main characters.
There are still several unanswered questions however, so I do expect that we will see another series (a certain Pirate Captain has still not turned up, nor has her secret system, and there are other things not finalised)
Overall, this is a great end to this trilogy, with some spectacular and outstanding starship combat, as well as some closure to some aspects of the story. This is exactly what this type of book is meant to be about, swashbuckling fun, with a bit of seriousness, good characters, and some stunning combat, both in space and hand-to-hand.
Looking forward to the next series.
What follows are several chapters of incredible story telling as Humans, both Albion and Singaporean and Hroom, fight for their very existence against the unrelenting and devastating forces of the Apex. The Apex are there only to destroy, to collect bodies for their sacrifices and to feed upon, the more and the higher ranked the better.
This is a book of grim determination, against horrifying odds, knowing that to lose, is to not just potentially have your ship destroyed, to die, but to possibly be slowly eviscerated and eaten, and watch those you care and love also be eaten as you watch. The Apex are unforgiving, don’t surrender, don’t stop, and seem to have more ships than should be possible.
However, as Wallace builds this story to its climatic end, he plays on the one thing that Apex does not have, the resolve to survive that is buried deep within each of the Humans and Hroom alike. The courage to face up to this enemy together against insurmountable odds. Wallace does an exceptional job of building this story, not just from this book, but from the previous two books as well.
We also get the fun of seeing a Star Leviathan unleashed in this book (sorry minor spoiler, but I won’t say anymore), and it was incredible the descriptions of this amazing star creature in all its glory. Wallace had previously described the creature, but we had not seen one in full swing until now.
As with the other stories, he has continued to grow the characters (maybe not as much as some other Sci-Fi Space Operas), allowing us to engage and become attached to each of the main characters.
There are still several unanswered questions however, so I do expect that we will see another series (a certain Pirate Captain has still not turned up, nor has her secret system, and there are other things not finalised)
Overall, this is a great end to this trilogy, with some spectacular and outstanding starship combat, as well as some closure to some aspects of the story. This is exactly what this type of book is meant to be about, swashbuckling fun, with a bit of seriousness, good characters, and some stunning combat, both in space and hand-to-hand.
Looking forward to the next series.
January 10, 2021
a good stopping point for this series... decent story cleared up some unresolved issues and then left the story leading to the next series
March 2, 2022
Excellent
Third book in the series is will written with interesting characters. I would recommend the series. Enjoy reading 2019
Third book in the series is will written with interesting characters. I would recommend the series. Enjoy reading 2019
October 10, 2016
I was a much bigger Michael Wallace fan when he was writing the Righteous series. I want to like his military SF, but it's a slog and a lot harder for me to read (I have a problem with a lot of military SF in that it might be good SF, but isn't very good when it comes to the military aspect). I found the Sentinel trilogy less compelling than the Starship Blackbeard books, which weren't as good as Crow Hollow or the Dark Citadel books. I won't be following to see where his military SF next takes him and will probably just wait for something from him that's not SF.
August 19, 2016
Series An Annoyingly Bad Read
Before even attempting to read Book 3, please look at both the descending number of reviewers of Book 1 & 2 of the series, and the critical, non-"bot" or sycophantic reviews. The author is a terrible writer and these really bad eBooks are headache inducing.
Before even attempting to read Book 3, please look at both the descending number of reviewers of Book 1 & 2 of the series, and the critical, non-"bot" or sycophantic reviews. The author is a terrible writer and these really bad eBooks are headache inducing.
September 28, 2016
Quite a ride
The sentinel trilogy is a well written series that entices readers into an intriguing universe full of daunting heroes and inhuman villains. The battle scenes are graphic and well written. All in all, a good read.
The sentinel trilogy is a well written series that entices readers into an intriguing universe full of daunting heroes and inhuman villains. The battle scenes are graphic and well written. All in all, a good read.
September 28, 2016
Great Series
Fast paced. Interested in learning what becomes of the Apex aliens. This is the second series I've read from MW, the other being the Dark Citadel, both kept me entertained right to the end
Fast paced. Interested in learning what becomes of the Apex aliens. This is the second series I've read from MW, the other being the Dark Citadel, both kept me entertained right to the end
October 3, 2016
WallAce has a wonderfully mind
It seem to follow a twisting turning road of species evolution. That most would not think of and he keeps the conflicts that creates between species elegant and a believable representation
It seem to follow a twisting turning road of species evolution. That most would not think of and he keeps the conflicts that creates between species elegant and a believable representation
November 29, 2016
Great Military Space Saga
Sentinel is a fantastic sequel to the Blackbeard trilogy. This trilogy is packed with action and great strategy. The character development is great as is the writing. I sure hope there is more in the near future.
Sentinel is a fantastic sequel to the Blackbeard trilogy. This trilogy is packed with action and great strategy. The character development is great as is the writing. I sure hope there is more in the near future.
August 25, 2016
very cool series! would recommend this to every SciFi fan!
September 12, 2016
The first book is by far the best, a colony separated from its civilisation, slowly going insane. The rest of the books are kind of generic.
December 5, 2016
GREAT READ
This was one of those books that you just could not put down. This book was well written and full of action. Nice job Michael.
This was one of those books that you just could not put down. This book was well written and full of action. Nice job Michael.
January 6, 2017
Cracking read!
Another superb instalment of the trilogy. Same fast paced action . High standard can't wait to read more of Michael Wallace's work
Another superb instalment of the trilogy. Same fast paced action . High standard can't wait to read more of Michael Wallace's work
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