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Slave Boy
Haven is a Master of the Order of the Light--a revered sect of mediators and healers that roam the galaxy righting wrongs. Ten years ago he bought a ragged slave boy from Rigel Six and brought him to live at the Temple of Light on Radiant. As Wren's master and mentor, Haven knows the young man is off limits, so he keeps his forbidden feelings for his novice under wraps, vowing never to act on them.
Wren has been in love with his master from the moment he laid eyes on him. Haven rescued him from a life of sexual slavery and his gratitude is exceeded only by his desire for the tall, broad shouldered man he calls Master.
When the pair are sent to mediate a conflict aboard the huge Tiberion war ship, Haven discovers that he must have a pleasure slave to fulfill the local customs. Wren offers to play the part but will his role as Haven's slave boy bring back too much of his painful past? And how can Haven keep his vows of chastity when he is forced to use Wren in the most forbidden way? In a matter of life or death, both men must act on their hidden desires and hope not to lose each other forever.
Publisher's This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find Anal play/intercourse, branding, dubious consent, exhibitionism, male/male sexual practices, strong violence, voyeurism.
Wren has been in love with his master from the moment he laid eyes on him. Haven rescued him from a life of sexual slavery and his gratitude is exceeded only by his desire for the tall, broad shouldered man he calls Master.
When the pair are sent to mediate a conflict aboard the huge Tiberion war ship, Haven discovers that he must have a pleasure slave to fulfill the local customs. Wren offers to play the part but will his role as Haven's slave boy bring back too much of his painful past? And how can Haven keep his vows of chastity when he is forced to use Wren in the most forbidden way? In a matter of life or death, both men must act on their hidden desires and hope not to lose each other forever.
Publisher's This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find Anal play/intercourse, branding, dubious consent, exhibitionism, male/male sexual practices, strong violence, voyeurism.
252 pages, Paperback
First published July 8, 2008
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Evangeline Anderson
297 books5,048 followersEvangeline Anderson is a registered MRI tech who would rather be writing. And yes, she is nerdy enough to have a bumper sticker that says “I’d rather be writing.” Honk if you see her! She is thirty-something and lives in Florida with a husband, a son, and two cats. She had been writing erotic fiction for her own gratification for a number of years before it occurred to her to try and get paid for it. To her delight, she found that it was actually possible to get money for having a dirty mind and she has been writing paranormal and Sci-fi erotica steadily ever since.
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February 6, 2017
O.M.G.
I absolutely LOVED this sci-fi novel!
Evangeline Anderson is THE master of outrageously sexy sci-fi romps.
Think: Star Wars
Think: Jedi Knights
NO, forget it. This is even better, because it's a gay love story!!
The Order of the Light is a community of trained mediators who travel all across the galaxy to reconcile fighting parties. They have access to The Light (*cough* the force? *cough*) which they can summon into their hands to create Swords of Light- I'm not gonna say *lightsabers*, but you get the idea.
Haven is a 32 year old 'Light Bringer' who is accompanied by his 22 year old novice Wren, whom he bought from a sex slave trader on Rigel Six 10 years ago, promising him that he would never have to submit to forced sex ever again. Both guys share a mental connection that is common between Master and Novice. They can use it to convey emotions and to speak with each other inside their minds, without anybody being able to overhear them. The boy is now a Light Bringer in training - and is madly in love with his mentor and master, Haven.
Wren hides his emotions from his master as best as he can, since any sexual relation between them is strictly forbidden by the Order and Wren would never risk losing Haven, even if it meant that he had to admire his master from afar without ever being able to consummate his love for him.
But he's fine with it, since Haven has been affectionate with Wren ever since he was a child and it isn't uncommon for both guys to hug each other or share a cot, sleeping in each other's arms.
Which they are doing when the book starts, because they're on their way to meet The God-Emperor of the Tiberion people on his queenship: Rudgez the Fourth (may he live forever).
Rudgez is threatening to destroy the home world of the peace loving Gowans who have committed some unforgivable slight to the God-Emperor - and Haven trying to talk Rudgez out of destroying the Gowan planet is literally their only hope!
Too bad that Haven knows nothing about the Tiberion traditions and is utterly surprised when the Tiberion delegation informs him that he cannot come into the presence of the God-Emperor (may he live forever ;-) without a proper sex slave by his side who will service him during the audience.
You can imagine Haven's face at that, LOL.
Wren, however, who is DYING to get into his beloved master's pants anyway, suggests to play the sex slave part and things unfold in a beautifully awkward way for these guys.
The best part, however, was clearly when Haven is expected to *oil* his slave with special aphrodisiac oils that he needs to mix together before applying. Haven makes a tiny mistake with the mixing ratios and turns his boy into a wanton slut driven by lust who begs him to suck his cock!
And picture this: Wren has special manacles on that prevent him from touching his 'private parts', so *someone else* has to relieve the boy's pain - and scrub off the nasty oil ;-)
And then... no! You gotta read it yourself. It's hilarious and SEXY!
BUT the story also had some very serious notes and satisfied me completely, not just as a sexy romp, but as a sci-fi love story too!
I absolutely adore Evangeline Anderson's sci-fi work. She manages to incorporate the theme of forced sex into her stories in a way that keeps me on the edge all the time. Her characters are lifelike and real and ALWAYS get thrown into batshit crazy situations that you can't help but squirm inside when facing them alongside these guys.
This book has a very distinct BDSM context, but I would still call it soft BDSM. It's not so much a practice that is applied, but rather a natural theme in their relationship. They don't decide to be dom and sub for each other, they simply are - without any of the pain play that some D/s relationships have. So I really liked the way they interacted with each other and I absolutely loved how loving and caring Haven treated Wren, protecting and sheltering him wherever he could.
He really was Wren's safe haven *sigh*
The resolution of the story was beautifully done and makes me totally sad that the story is over
(I want more!!)
It was raunchy. It was graphic. It was hilarious.
But most of all, it was a beautiful sci-fi love story!
5 stars and a favorite!
I absolutely LOVED this sci-fi novel!
Evangeline Anderson is THE master of outrageously sexy sci-fi romps.
Think: Star Wars
Think: Jedi Knights
NO, forget it. This is even better, because it's a gay love story!!
The Order of the Light is a community of trained mediators who travel all across the galaxy to reconcile fighting parties. They have access to The Light (*cough* the force? *cough*) which they can summon into their hands to create Swords of Light- I'm not gonna say *lightsabers*, but you get the idea.
Haven is a 32 year old 'Light Bringer' who is accompanied by his 22 year old novice Wren, whom he bought from a sex slave trader on Rigel Six 10 years ago, promising him that he would never have to submit to forced sex ever again. Both guys share a mental connection that is common between Master and Novice. They can use it to convey emotions and to speak with each other inside their minds, without anybody being able to overhear them. The boy is now a Light Bringer in training - and is madly in love with his mentor and master, Haven.
Wren hides his emotions from his master as best as he can, since any sexual relation between them is strictly forbidden by the Order and Wren would never risk losing Haven, even if it meant that he had to admire his master from afar without ever being able to consummate his love for him.
But he's fine with it, since Haven has been affectionate with Wren ever since he was a child and it isn't uncommon for both guys to hug each other or share a cot, sleeping in each other's arms.
Which they are doing when the book starts, because they're on their way to meet The God-Emperor of the Tiberion people on his queenship: Rudgez the Fourth (may he live forever).
Rudgez is threatening to destroy the home world of the peace loving Gowans who have committed some unforgivable slight to the God-Emperor - and Haven trying to talk Rudgez out of destroying the Gowan planet is literally their only hope!
Too bad that Haven knows nothing about the Tiberion traditions and is utterly surprised when the Tiberion delegation informs him that he cannot come into the presence of the God-Emperor (may he live forever ;-) without a proper sex slave by his side who will service him during the audience.
You can imagine Haven's face at that, LOL.
Wren, however, who is DYING to get into his beloved master's pants anyway, suggests to play the sex slave part and things unfold in a beautifully awkward way for these guys.
The best part, however, was clearly when Haven is expected to *oil* his slave with special aphrodisiac oils that he needs to mix together before applying. Haven makes a tiny mistake with the mixing ratios and turns his boy into a wanton slut driven by lust who begs him to suck his cock!
And picture this: Wren has special manacles on that prevent him from touching his 'private parts', so *someone else* has to relieve the boy's pain - and scrub off the nasty oil ;-)
And then... no! You gotta read it yourself. It's hilarious and SEXY!
BUT the story also had some very serious notes and satisfied me completely, not just as a sexy romp, but as a sci-fi love story too!
I absolutely adore Evangeline Anderson's sci-fi work. She manages to incorporate the theme of forced sex into her stories in a way that keeps me on the edge all the time. Her characters are lifelike and real and ALWAYS get thrown into batshit crazy situations that you can't help but squirm inside when facing them alongside these guys.
This book has a very distinct BDSM context, but I would still call it soft BDSM. It's not so much a practice that is applied, but rather a natural theme in their relationship. They don't decide to be dom and sub for each other, they simply are - without any of the pain play that some D/s relationships have. So I really liked the way they interacted with each other and I absolutely loved how loving and caring Haven treated Wren, protecting and sheltering him wherever he could.
He really was Wren's safe haven *sigh*
The resolution of the story was beautifully done and makes me totally sad that the story is over
(I want more!!)
It was raunchy. It was graphic. It was hilarious.
But most of all, it was a beautiful sci-fi love story!
5 stars and a favorite!
January 15, 2009
I really didn't know what to expect when I started this book. Honestly, I didn't think I would like it. I had seen it many times, and bypassed it because I thought it was going have hardcore BDSM, abuse and they would have multiple partners...I was wrong...VERY WRONG.
First let me say that this is truly a story of two people who are not only friends, but have a very deep affection and admiration for one another. Never once did I doubt their feelings for one another, even when it was put to the test, it was very obvious that they hold one another in very high esteem and truly love each other.
Haven is a mediator and healer. He belongs to a select group called Master of the Order of the Light. His job is to right wrongs, and to bring peace to civilizations that have a conflict or at war with one another. Ten years ago, as he was about to leave Rigel Six, he spots a young boy chained and has been neglected and abused. Have soon comes to the realization the boy has been used, and will be obviously sold as a prosititute to the highest bidder. Enraged by the obvious mistreatment of the youngster he buys the boy outright. They immediately have an emotional connection. Haven names the boy Wren (he didn't have a name. You'll understand where he gets the name Wren when you read the book) and takes him to his home planet and becomes his mentor.
Wren has been in love with Haven since the moment he laid eyes on him. Haven not only saved him from a life of sexual abuse and neglect he has educated Wren, he has shown him kindness and affection that any father would show his son. This is foreign to Wren at first, but he thives on the guidance and attention he receives from Haven. As the years go by and Wren becomes a man, both Haven and Wren struggle with not only their love for one another, but their budding sexual attraction to each other. But, ANY kind of sexual touching is forbidden between a mentor and his apprentice. If they give into their feelings and desires for one another, they will be separated, and neither Wren of Have are willing to risk that.
When they are sent to mediate a conflict between two civilizations almost at war, they are forced to participate in some of the customs, or they will insult their host, and lives will be lost. This means that Wren must act as Haven's pleasure slave. Haven does everything in his power to talk Wren out of it. He is afraid this will bring back unhappy memories of sexual abuse Wren endured as a child. Wren on the other hand, knows that Haven would never hurt him, and craves for his touch. If being forced to be a pleasure slave is the only way Haven and he can be together, than Wren is willing to take that chance.
I loved Haven and Wren. I cannot say enough about these two characters. They literally grabbed my heartstrings and didn't let go until the last letter on the last page. This book will definately be a re-read for me, and have a place on my keeper shelf. In my opinion, the storyline was interesting, but the characters itself is what makes this book very special.
I do want to give a word of warning...There ARE some BDSM roleplay, voyuerism and public sex in this book. If this is offensive to you, this is not the book for you. Poor Wren had endured much sexual abuse before he met Haven, but he overcomes it. If this bothers you, you might want to rethink reading it also. There are no sexual abuse scenes with Wren as a child, but the emotional turmoil he goes through can pack quite a punch. So know that in advance before reading this book.
Honestly, the love between them made the things they had to endure to keep peace between the fighting civilizations , okay because they truly felt love and affection to one another, and it wasn't just two people seeking to hurt or humiliate the other person. They truly belonged together... That made this book different for me, and I loved it.
First let me say that this is truly a story of two people who are not only friends, but have a very deep affection and admiration for one another. Never once did I doubt their feelings for one another, even when it was put to the test, it was very obvious that they hold one another in very high esteem and truly love each other.
Haven is a mediator and healer. He belongs to a select group called Master of the Order of the Light. His job is to right wrongs, and to bring peace to civilizations that have a conflict or at war with one another. Ten years ago, as he was about to leave Rigel Six, he spots a young boy chained and has been neglected and abused. Have soon comes to the realization the boy has been used, and will be obviously sold as a prosititute to the highest bidder. Enraged by the obvious mistreatment of the youngster he buys the boy outright. They immediately have an emotional connection. Haven names the boy Wren (he didn't have a name. You'll understand where he gets the name Wren when you read the book) and takes him to his home planet and becomes his mentor.
Wren has been in love with Haven since the moment he laid eyes on him. Haven not only saved him from a life of sexual abuse and neglect he has educated Wren, he has shown him kindness and affection that any father would show his son. This is foreign to Wren at first, but he thives on the guidance and attention he receives from Haven. As the years go by and Wren becomes a man, both Haven and Wren struggle with not only their love for one another, but their budding sexual attraction to each other. But, ANY kind of sexual touching is forbidden between a mentor and his apprentice. If they give into their feelings and desires for one another, they will be separated, and neither Wren of Have are willing to risk that.
When they are sent to mediate a conflict between two civilizations almost at war, they are forced to participate in some of the customs, or they will insult their host, and lives will be lost. This means that Wren must act as Haven's pleasure slave. Haven does everything in his power to talk Wren out of it. He is afraid this will bring back unhappy memories of sexual abuse Wren endured as a child. Wren on the other hand, knows that Haven would never hurt him, and craves for his touch. If being forced to be a pleasure slave is the only way Haven and he can be together, than Wren is willing to take that chance.
I loved Haven and Wren. I cannot say enough about these two characters. They literally grabbed my heartstrings and didn't let go until the last letter on the last page. This book will definately be a re-read for me, and have a place on my keeper shelf. In my opinion, the storyline was interesting, but the characters itself is what makes this book very special.
I do want to give a word of warning...There ARE some BDSM roleplay, voyuerism and public sex in this book. If this is offensive to you, this is not the book for you. Poor Wren had endured much sexual abuse before he met Haven, but he overcomes it. If this bothers you, you might want to rethink reading it also. There are no sexual abuse scenes with Wren as a child, but the emotional turmoil he goes through can pack quite a punch. So know that in advance before reading this book.
Honestly, the love between them made the things they had to endure to keep peace between the fighting civilizations , okay because they truly felt love and affection to one another, and it wasn't just two people seeking to hurt or humiliate the other person. They truly belonged together... That made this book different for me, and I loved it.
July 11, 2013
WREN: “Oh, I love you so much Master, take me. Take me now!
HAVEN: “I mustn’t. I mustn’t act upon these strong urges I have for your youthful golden body and your spiky brown-blond hair. To do so will cause the Order of the Light to separate us FOR-EV-ER!”
WREN: “But Master, I have loved you since I was a 12 year old boy. (Squick!) Please use me! Use my body to satiate the urges that run rampant through your ever so masculine build. I neeeed you!”
HAVEN: “No! I cannot! It is forbidden! No! Yes! No!”
THE GOOD: Evangeline Anderson is a master at world building. The detail that she puts into each and every society she creates is astounding. Really, she should have written for Star Trek or something. I loved her Kindred series and I saw some of her vivid imagination in this story.
THE NOT SO GOOD (AKA OH MY GOD PLEASE PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY!): Haven is a bloomin’ idiot and Wren is just TSTL. I mean, seriously! Haven is supposed to be this big shot ambassador but he knew NOTHING about the people he was negotiating with. Research much? And Wren is like the girl in the movie that goes to investigate the strange noise coming from the shed even though she knows there is an axe murderer on the loose. T. S. T. L. The whole premise of the public sex acts was just, in a word, ridiculous. And don’t get me started on the whole “you’re still a virgin because I didn’t go all the way in, just the head” factor. WTF???
Don’t get me wrong, I love reading stories that border on the ridiculous but only if that was the author’s intention. In this case it was not. I sort of feel that my intelligence was insulted.
I gave this one an extra star due to the sheer fact that it evoked strong emotions in me while I read it (I was strongly irritated by the idiocy of both MCs).
Well, that's a few hours of my life I will never get back.
***Edited to add on 7/11/13***
OK, the extra star is coming off. After giving this a week to stew, I still can't get over how incredibly awful this book was. So I'm taking it back. I'm taking 'em all back! (like my Goonies plug? hee hee)
HAVEN: “I mustn’t. I mustn’t act upon these strong urges I have for your youthful golden body and your spiky brown-blond hair. To do so will cause the Order of the Light to separate us FOR-EV-ER!”
WREN: “But Master, I have loved you since I was a 12 year old boy. (Squick!) Please use me! Use my body to satiate the urges that run rampant through your ever so masculine build. I neeeed you!”
HAVEN: “No! I cannot! It is forbidden! No! Yes! No!”
THE GOOD: Evangeline Anderson is a master at world building. The detail that she puts into each and every society she creates is astounding. Really, she should have written for Star Trek or something. I loved her Kindred series and I saw some of her vivid imagination in this story.
THE NOT SO GOOD (AKA OH MY GOD PLEASE PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY!): Haven is a bloomin’ idiot and Wren is just TSTL. I mean, seriously! Haven is supposed to be this big shot ambassador but he knew NOTHING about the people he was negotiating with. Research much? And Wren is like the girl in the movie that goes to investigate the strange noise coming from the shed even though she knows there is an axe murderer on the loose. T. S. T. L. The whole premise of the public sex acts was just, in a word, ridiculous. And don’t get me started on the whole “you’re still a virgin because I didn’t go all the way in, just the head” factor. WTF???
Don’t get me wrong, I love reading stories that border on the ridiculous but only if that was the author’s intention. In this case it was not. I sort of feel that my intelligence was insulted.
I gave this one an extra star due to the sheer fact that it evoked strong emotions in me while I read it (I was strongly irritated by the idiocy of both MCs).
Well, that's a few hours of my life I will never get back.
***Edited to add on 7/11/13***
OK, the extra star is coming off. After giving this a week to stew, I still can't get over how incredibly awful this book was. So I'm taking it back. I'm taking 'em all back! (like my Goonies plug? hee hee)
September 8, 2010
"Erotic romance" that is neither erotic nor romantic.
Full disclosure: I'm a big fan of m/m and f/f slash fiction, and I've read a lot of it over the years. And what I expect from it is not that it is some great literature that reveals something about the human soul or whatever - I want some nice romance, and it can be cheesy and there better be some cliché involved (memory loss! accidental marriage! they have to pretend they're a couple! etc.). Of course, I don't mind some hot sex scenes, but they're an added bonus mostly.
So when "Slave Boy" was recommended to me it wasn't entirely unreasonable that I should like it. Slash with a mix of D/s - something I really liked in the Administration series - and the book wasn't that expensive, so I thought I'd give it a try.
I wish I wouldn't have. This book is so unbelievably bad words almost fail me. Please, bear in mind that I expected it to be cheesy and all that. But I also expected the main characters to behave somewhat like actual people might.
In the beginning, we're introduced to the two main characters - two men who are part of an interstellar religious organization/ corps called the Order of Light. One is the master and the other his pupil, although the pupil is almost old enough to become a master himself. The master is a large man while his pupil is smaller. The pupil also has short spiky blond hair. They have this intense mind-bond that allows them to talk telepathically when they choose to. And each of them is secretly in love with the other but doesn't tell the other one because that kind of relationship is forbidden by their order. They're on their way to a summit where they have to convince some alien race not to annihilate another alien race. For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, the pupil has to pretend he's his master's sex slave in order not to offend the alien bad guys. Sound familiar? Yeah, I know, it's just about every. damn.Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon fanfic ever written.
Again - the setting, the characters, the plot - no matter how contrived or cheesy or ridiculous all this sounds, I do like that sort of thing, and I've read some great stories using something similar like that. This book, however, wasn't one of them.
Basically, this book is like really bad porn. The "plot" is just an excuse to get the characters to fuck, or rather, like in one notable example which I WISH I COULD UNREAD DEAR GODS PLEASE, almost-fuck. Again, it's not like that isn't the case in 95% of all fanfic I've read, but in this case it's so badly done and none of it makes sense. Apart from the fact that I doubt there is an alien race that requires people to fuck each other in front of the king as a tribute (if there is, I don't want to know) my main problem was with the main characters who act like they're completely insane. Nevermind that the whole (main) story takes place over a time-period of about two days while their relationship progresses at a really unnatural pace, the most ridiculous thing is the non-stop internal WHINING of these two supposedly grown men who fight for the good of the universe (I fear for the universe).
Basically every interaction they have is along the following lines: they're in a situation that requires them to be intimate in some way or the other. So each of them thinks, "OMG I want him so badly, but no, it's wrong, I shouldn't, he doesn't like me that way, I can't, but I have to, oh no, look what I'm doing!" And then their mind-link starts working and they start telling each other stuff like "I want to fuck you so hard, please Master fuck me lalalala NO ONE TALKS LIKE THAT WHEN THEY THINK THE OTHER PERSON DOESN'T WANT THEM. PLEASE." And then they start whining again. And the dirty talk is so horrible, and the sex isn't hot and their relationship is supercreepy, because the only way a D/s relationship works for me is when they are actually equals. This is just icky and what I think the author believes is romantic is disturbing and ridiculous and about as "sweet" as Edward and Bella's wonderful love. UGH.
Another thing that bugged me was that the whole thing was very similar to another of Anderson's books I've read - the "Assignment" has some situations that are almost identical, and even though there the relationship at least wasn't quite as disturbing, I found that annoying.
So yeah. I'd apologize for the rant, but I think I deserve it after reading the whole damn thing. (Which I only did because I was on the bus and then there were only a couple of pages left over, and what would have been the point of stopping there?)
Full disclosure: I'm a big fan of m/m and f/f slash fiction, and I've read a lot of it over the years. And what I expect from it is not that it is some great literature that reveals something about the human soul or whatever - I want some nice romance, and it can be cheesy and there better be some cliché involved (memory loss! accidental marriage! they have to pretend they're a couple! etc.). Of course, I don't mind some hot sex scenes, but they're an added bonus mostly.
So when "Slave Boy" was recommended to me it wasn't entirely unreasonable that I should like it. Slash with a mix of D/s - something I really liked in the Administration series - and the book wasn't that expensive, so I thought I'd give it a try.
I wish I wouldn't have. This book is so unbelievably bad words almost fail me. Please, bear in mind that I expected it to be cheesy and all that. But I also expected the main characters to behave somewhat like actual people might.
In the beginning, we're introduced to the two main characters - two men who are part of an interstellar religious organization/ corps called the Order of Light. One is the master and the other his pupil, although the pupil is almost old enough to become a master himself. The master is a large man while his pupil is smaller. The pupil also has short spiky blond hair. They have this intense mind-bond that allows them to talk telepathically when they choose to. And each of them is secretly in love with the other but doesn't tell the other one because that kind of relationship is forbidden by their order. They're on their way to a summit where they have to convince some alien race not to annihilate another alien race. For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, the pupil has to pretend he's his master's sex slave in order not to offend the alien bad guys. Sound familiar? Yeah, I know, it's just about every. damn.Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon fanfic ever written.
Again - the setting, the characters, the plot - no matter how contrived or cheesy or ridiculous all this sounds, I do like that sort of thing, and I've read some great stories using something similar like that. This book, however, wasn't one of them.
Basically, this book is like really bad porn. The "plot" is just an excuse to get the characters to fuck, or rather, like in one notable example which I WISH I COULD UNREAD DEAR GODS PLEASE, almost-fuck. Again, it's not like that isn't the case in 95% of all fanfic I've read, but in this case it's so badly done and none of it makes sense. Apart from the fact that I doubt there is an alien race that requires people to fuck each other in front of the king as a tribute (if there is, I don't want to know) my main problem was with the main characters who act like they're completely insane. Nevermind that the whole (main) story takes place over a time-period of about two days while their relationship progresses at a really unnatural pace, the most ridiculous thing is the non-stop internal WHINING of these two supposedly grown men who fight for the good of the universe (I fear for the universe).
Basically every interaction they have is along the following lines: they're in a situation that requires them to be intimate in some way or the other. So each of them thinks, "OMG I want him so badly, but no, it's wrong, I shouldn't, he doesn't like me that way, I can't, but I have to, oh no, look what I'm doing!" And then their mind-link starts working and they start telling each other stuff like "I want to fuck you so hard, please Master fuck me lalalala NO ONE TALKS LIKE THAT WHEN THEY THINK THE OTHER PERSON DOESN'T WANT THEM. PLEASE." And then they start whining again. And the dirty talk is so horrible, and the sex isn't hot and their relationship is supercreepy, because the only way a D/s relationship works for me is when they are actually equals. This is just icky and what I think the author believes is romantic is disturbing and ridiculous and about as "sweet" as Edward and Bella's wonderful love. UGH.
Another thing that bugged me was that the whole thing was very similar to another of Anderson's books I've read - the "Assignment" has some situations that are almost identical, and even though there the relationship at least wasn't quite as disturbing, I found that annoying.
So yeah. I'd apologize for the rant, but I think I deserve it after reading the whole damn thing. (Which I only did because I was on the bus and then there were only a couple of pages left over, and what would have been the point of stopping there?)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 2, 2009
I loved this book. There was so much friendship, love and respect between the heroes. There was no mistaking their love for one another. I hated to see it come to an end.
October 4, 2024
El esclavo es uno de mis libros favoritos de Evangeline, la relación que hay entre Haven y Wren me encanta, creo que el amor llega a hacerse palpable entre ellos y eso también me enamora a mí.
Pasan por muchas cosas para llegar a estar juntos, y su lucha en cierto punto es un tanto admirable.
La ambientación en un mundo de ciencia ficción solo les da un toque futurístico, pero en cierto momento hasta se puede pasar de ella cuando los protagonistas hacen que te enfoques solo en lo que ellos hacen y piensan.
Una novela muy recomendada para las amantes del género, al menos es una de mis favoritas🫶🏻
Un fragmento para enamorarse: "[...]—Sé que está ansioso por irse, pero tengo que preguntar una vez más, ¿está seguro de que el joven Wren no está a la venta?
Haven le dio al gobernante de Tiberion una mirada ennoblecida: —Su Majestad, me sería más fácil arrancarme el corazón y vendérselo a usted, que entregarle a Wren."
La respuesta de Haven es tan dulce, es casi como si se pudiera ver el dolor detrás de las palabras.
***
Relectura 2019:
Esta es una novela de romance erótico homosexual con toques de ciencia ficción, por estar ambientado en el espacio con distintas razas alienígenas.
La pareja principal se ve en una situación que los obliga a aceptar lo que sienten uno por el otro.
Aunque hay escenas +18, creo que no se vuelven tan excesivas como en otros del género, eso hace más creíble el romance.
***
Relectura 2024: ¿Qué decir que no haya dicho? Amo a estos dos🥰 hace muchos años empezaron a ser una compañía cada tanto, realmente es una historia que se ha convertido en un lugar seguro para mí.
Denle una oportunidad a la autora, ha sabido crear muy lindos personajes.
Pasan por muchas cosas para llegar a estar juntos, y su lucha en cierto punto es un tanto admirable.
La ambientación en un mundo de ciencia ficción solo les da un toque futurístico, pero en cierto momento hasta se puede pasar de ella cuando los protagonistas hacen que te enfoques solo en lo que ellos hacen y piensan.
Una novela muy recomendada para las amantes del género, al menos es una de mis favoritas🫶🏻
Un fragmento para enamorarse: "[...]—Sé que está ansioso por irse, pero tengo que preguntar una vez más, ¿está seguro de que el joven Wren no está a la venta?
Haven le dio al gobernante de Tiberion una mirada ennoblecida: —Su Majestad, me sería más fácil arrancarme el corazón y vendérselo a usted, que entregarle a Wren."
La respuesta de Haven es tan dulce, es casi como si se pudiera ver el dolor detrás de las palabras.
***
Relectura 2019:
Esta es una novela de romance erótico homosexual con toques de ciencia ficción, por estar ambientado en el espacio con distintas razas alienígenas.
La pareja principal se ve en una situación que los obliga a aceptar lo que sienten uno por el otro.
Aunque hay escenas +18, creo que no se vuelven tan excesivas como en otros del género, eso hace más creíble el romance.
***
Relectura 2024: ¿Qué decir que no haya dicho? Amo a estos dos🥰 hace muchos años empezaron a ser una compañía cada tanto, realmente es una historia que se ha convertido en un lugar seguro para mí.
Denle una oportunidad a la autora, ha sabido crear muy lindos personajes.
September 26, 2010
^^TYPICAL ANDERSON AT WORK!^^
3.5
Slave Boy offers up typical Evangeline Anderson, the writng is just so her and the plot is basically one we have experienced before. I enjoyed the sci-fi world created, and she does offer up some really vile and strange creatures in this one, but with that said this book lacked originality when it came to characters. Its like I have seen them before, just with different names and I liked them a lot more.
Haven is a Master of The order of light, they are healers and they go around making wrongs right, so we could call them the galaxies peace keepers. While on a mission Haven runs into a small slave boy owned and sold to men for the use of his mouth and soon because he is of age other things. This small boy captures Haven's heart and he also carries the light within him, because this boy has the power to heal. Haven knows he has to free the boy and take him back to the order. With a little buy and sell Havan gets the boy who he calls Wren.
It is now Haven's job to be mentor to Wren, after ten years of being together there bond is stronger than ever. Well it seems both men want a little more to their relastionship, but anything sexual is forbidden in Light culture between a master and his trainee. That was until they were called to help with keeping a planet from being blown up.
To stay on the Tiberion war ship, calls for a sex slave. All the things Haven knows he should not feel start bubbling up, and to save a planet they will go where there is no turning back. Basically, they want to have sex but know they shouldn't but it will be the very thing that saves the lives of many.
It is just too much, when characters are forced to have sex. They never just come together on their own, they had to play a little game of Pain or Pleasure. That is why I said typical Anderson style. I just cannot understand why people don't just have sex for sex sakes, in this Wren and Haven's first time together their was an audience, and some form of pain was involved. If this is a trend of the authors, its gonna get old real fast!!
With that said, I liked it there was D/s element to it, and that is right up my ally. Plus the Tiberions were really nasty and made my skin crawl, and I liked it.
3.5
Slave Boy offers up typical Evangeline Anderson, the writng is just so her and the plot is basically one we have experienced before. I enjoyed the sci-fi world created, and she does offer up some really vile and strange creatures in this one, but with that said this book lacked originality when it came to characters. Its like I have seen them before, just with different names and I liked them a lot more.
Haven is a Master of The order of light, they are healers and they go around making wrongs right, so we could call them the galaxies peace keepers. While on a mission Haven runs into a small slave boy owned and sold to men for the use of his mouth and soon because he is of age other things. This small boy captures Haven's heart and he also carries the light within him, because this boy has the power to heal. Haven knows he has to free the boy and take him back to the order. With a little buy and sell Havan gets the boy who he calls Wren.
It is now Haven's job to be mentor to Wren, after ten years of being together there bond is stronger than ever. Well it seems both men want a little more to their relastionship, but anything sexual is forbidden in Light culture between a master and his trainee. That was until they were called to help with keeping a planet from being blown up.
To stay on the Tiberion war ship, calls for a sex slave. All the things Haven knows he should not feel start bubbling up, and to save a planet they will go where there is no turning back. Basically, they want to have sex but know they shouldn't but it will be the very thing that saves the lives of many.
It is just too much, when characters are forced to have sex. They never just come together on their own, they had to play a little game of Pain or Pleasure. That is why I said typical Anderson style. I just cannot understand why people don't just have sex for sex sakes, in this Wren and Haven's first time together their was an audience, and some form of pain was involved. If this is a trend of the authors, its gonna get old real fast!!
With that said, I liked it there was D/s element to it, and that is right up my ally. Plus the Tiberions were really nasty and made my skin crawl, and I liked it.
July 30, 2021
More like 2.5 stars.
Here's the thing, I really liked this book when it was called the Assignment. The basic story from this book is almost identical, except set it in space.
Seriously, it's really almost the same thing. And I only liked it the first time. I'm turned off by the violence that gets used in the book. People being forced into having public sex (even if it's really something they both want) doesn't do it for me either. Sure there is romance in there somewhere, but mostly it just a lot of forced public sex. Which really leaves me cold.
I did like the initial premise. I wasn't put off by the sci-fi aspect. In fact I was intrigued by the concept of the Light bearers. They seemed like ministers that could create and wield weapons forged from light... awesome. I just wish we had more focus on that. I mean the world was potentially interesting. I also liked Wren & Haven as characters. They were good guys. The villains are a little too mustache twirling over the top for me. But again I've seen that before.
Here's the thing, I really liked this book when it was called the Assignment. The basic story from this book is almost identical, except set it in space.
Seriously, it's really almost the same thing. And I only liked it the first time. I'm turned off by the violence that gets used in the book. People being forced into having public sex (even if it's really something they both want) doesn't do it for me either. Sure there is romance in there somewhere, but mostly it just a lot of forced public sex. Which really leaves me cold.
I did like the initial premise. I wasn't put off by the sci-fi aspect. In fact I was intrigued by the concept of the Light bearers. They seemed like ministers that could create and wield weapons forged from light... awesome. I just wish we had more focus on that. I mean the world was potentially interesting. I also liked Wren & Haven as characters. They were good guys. The villains are a little too mustache twirling over the top for me. But again I've seen that before.
May 13, 2012
I see this book has its fans. Ok, everyone likes something else. But I really don´t understand why.
So predictible, shallow, characters act stupid. How can Haven be negotiator, when he allow them to manipulate him so easily?
And for heaven's sake, how many times I had read "I want you" "Yes, me too, but we can't" again and again?
I was sick and mad from this book, even though I finished it. I wanted yell at them and I hated them all, and the fact that I always knew what would happen next was a small consolation.
What Order of Light signify in their universe? They really send only one their man save whole planet, without knowing what to expect, and with so little power??
And while I see Order of Light as the embodiment of goodness, what was with their Council with behavior like it's some nuisance that is delaying their lunch?
And does means for them humans life so little that the master healer says "you have only half an hour" and after that go and boy can die?
I finished it because I was sincerely hoping that they at least reach some kind of changes on this terrible world after that "game", when ruler seemed a little rational, but of course not.
I'm trying to think of some positives about this book. But I don't see any. Relationship of master and apprentice was nice but not exceptional in any way.
I'm glad I had this book behind me and I hope I forget it soon.
So predictible, shallow, characters act stupid. How can Haven be negotiator, when he allow them to manipulate him so easily?
And for heaven's sake, how many times I had read "I want you" "Yes, me too, but we can't" again and again?
I was sick and mad from this book, even though I finished it. I wanted yell at them and I hated them all, and the fact that I always knew what would happen next was a small consolation.
What Order of Light signify in their universe? They really send only one their man save whole planet, without knowing what to expect, and with so little power??
And while I see Order of Light as the embodiment of goodness, what was with their Council with behavior like it's some nuisance that is delaying their lunch?
And does means for them humans life so little that the master healer says "you have only half an hour" and after that go and boy can die?
I finished it because I was sincerely hoping that they at least reach some kind of changes on this terrible world after that "game", when ruler seemed a little rational, but of course not.
I'm trying to think of some positives about this book. But I don't see any. Relationship of master and apprentice was nice but not exceptional in any way.
I'm glad I had this book behind me and I hope I forget it soon.
May 29, 2010
I recently reread this book, and I admit, I worried that it might have been best to leave it safe in the fog of memory, as it was one of my first m/m books I read. Happily, I can tell you the answer is no, it was a wise move to reread. This book is light, fun, and naughty. Kinky and voyeuristic and a wonderful afternoon's escape.
If I have any "complaints," it's that this same book that initially seemed so racy now seems like it doesn't go far enough. But that only adds to the charm. If you're looking for a slightly naughty m/m book to cut your teeth on, this is a good choice.
If I have any "complaints," it's that this same book that initially seemed so racy now seems like it doesn't go far enough. But that only adds to the charm. If you're looking for a slightly naughty m/m book to cut your teeth on, this is a good choice.
September 14, 2010
Completely suspend your disbelief and this is an entertaining story. Evangeline Anderson has a way of making sex a matter of life or death. In Slave Boy, a blow job brought Wren back from the brink of death. I was just thinking, if a blow job has healing properties my DH may be immortal. Just a thought.
October 7, 2011
This book is a good read for anyone looking for a silly, sexy and surprisingly sweet story that does not take itself seriously. I highly recommend giving it a chance. Again, it is absurd but also hot, fun and has a heart.
May 8, 2016
Okay, confession time. I'm a mediator by trade and I like to read slave fiction by night (or any other time) to unwind. I don't mind if it's angsty or cheesy, if it has slaves in it, I'll probably read it. So when I discovered slave fiction with a mediator in outer space I was thinking all my birthdays had come at once.
They hadn't. I think I need brain bleach, since essentially, this reads like really awful porn. The plot is contrived and makes no sense and the sex is horrible just really creepy there is D/s stuff and it's not between equals. If there was any mediation I missed it. Sadly I think this suffers from the misconception that the term mediation describes a conversation. These two turned up with no research and then agree that the only way to impresss the delegates is a flare for some unusual butt plugs and several public sex acts.
Clearly it worked for the delegates but I was left unimpressed with just about everything.
They hadn't. I think I need brain bleach, since essentially, this reads like really awful porn. The plot is contrived and makes no sense and the sex is horrible just really creepy there is D/s stuff and it's not between equals. If there was any mediation I missed it. Sadly I think this suffers from the misconception that the term mediation describes a conversation. These two turned up with no research and then agree that the only way to impresss the delegates is a flare for some unusual butt plugs and several public sex acts.
Clearly it worked for the delegates but I was left unimpressed with just about everything.
February 27, 2009
D'lon Haven is a Light Bringer. As much as I could gather, a sort of spiritual warrior. Using the Light to fight with if needed but mostly to heal with and comfort himself.
Haven saves Wren from a life of sexual slavery on the planet Rigel Six when he sees Wren heal a bird using the Light from within himself. A rare gift.
Wren knows that from the moment he saw his Master that his heart belonged to him. He longs to give him his mind, soul and body as well. But the Council they serve despise any sort of sexual contact between novice and master. The opportunity to serve as a sexual slave arises again and Wren is more than happy to service his Master needs.
I like how Haven was put into an overtly awkward situation. He struggled with his feelings for Wren and was able to resist but then having to touch him in order to please the customs of the planet they where on, shattered his nerves of steel. Watching his slow undoing was like chocolate melting on your tongue. The set-up was perfect. The mind-link was a great feature to be able to have. Wren was merciless in his intimate assault. Sending images of him with his Master Haven covering him from behind.
There is no other words to describe how much I liked Wren and Haven as a pair. Haven tried to resist he urges because he was a Servant of the Light and he felt obligated to the Council first. It was so obvious he loved Wren from his heart and his body ached to be with him. It was beyond satisfying when they finally got together. Wren was the perfect submissive. I did love the fact that Haven acknowledged the love in his heart for Wren. Before they finally were intimate. If you have not read Evangeline Anderson before. Start here and don't stop until the last page. I didn't.
Haven saves Wren from a life of sexual slavery on the planet Rigel Six when he sees Wren heal a bird using the Light from within himself. A rare gift.
Wren knows that from the moment he saw his Master that his heart belonged to him. He longs to give him his mind, soul and body as well. But the Council they serve despise any sort of sexual contact between novice and master. The opportunity to serve as a sexual slave arises again and Wren is more than happy to service his Master needs.
I like how Haven was put into an overtly awkward situation. He struggled with his feelings for Wren and was able to resist but then having to touch him in order to please the customs of the planet they where on, shattered his nerves of steel. Watching his slow undoing was like chocolate melting on your tongue. The set-up was perfect. The mind-link was a great feature to be able to have. Wren was merciless in his intimate assault. Sending images of him with his Master Haven covering him from behind.
There is no other words to describe how much I liked Wren and Haven as a pair. Haven tried to resist he urges because he was a Servant of the Light and he felt obligated to the Council first. It was so obvious he loved Wren from his heart and his body ached to be with him. It was beyond satisfying when they finally got together. Wren was the perfect submissive. I did love the fact that Haven acknowledged the love in his heart for Wren. Before they finally were intimate. If you have not read Evangeline Anderson before. Start here and don't stop until the last page. I didn't.
January 16, 2017
It's like this bizarre hybrid of Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan and Obi-Wan/Anakin slavefic!namechanged!AU where the author talks about rosebuds and cum a lot. There are Jedi, er, Guardians Of The Light, who channel the Force, er, Light and mindlink and have padawans novices with whom they are not allowed to have sexual relations, nosireebob, and the older guy buys the younger guy from a slave market when he's twelve but looks eight and already too old to pimp out (which, hello, has now ruined the Phantom Menace for me forever, although that would require me to like it in the first place, but where was I?), and then former slave grows up to be older guy's padawan novice in the Order of Light (which even has a foreboding Council (no evidence of Samuel Motherfucking Jackson yet, though)), and then they're on a mission where they have to pretend to be master and slave or everyone dies.
Blah blah everybody loves each other but is too tormented to reveal it blah blah afraid of the Council blah blah hiding things from each other in their mind link blah blah seriously they have to pretend to be in a sexual master/slave relationship or the emperor of this one planet will totally blow up another planet. It's awesome.
And because it's from an erotic publisher, you get things like how the proper homage to the emperor isyour cum to attain orgasm in his presence. And there's lovingly described magic advanced alien technology cock rings, and slaves have to wear tails up their ass to show proper respect (??? - my favorite was the description of the slave with the peacock feathers tail that made our padawan novice a little envious, his tail being far more simple), and then OMG THERE IS SEX POLLEN.
Okay. Is it just me, or if I am a Jedi Knight, er, Guardian of the Light or whatever, and I'm there on a special mission to keep an emperor from blowing up a planet because that planet's diplomats a) were vegetarian and 2) refused to have sex slaves/brand their servants posing as sex slaves/AS-YET UNREVEALED PLOT POINT GOES HERE OMG COULD THERE BE TREACHERY INVOLVED??, I think I would be paying special attention to the correct ration of red goo to blue goo that I'm supposed to be inserting into the bodily orifices of mypadawan learner novice learner that I totally have the hots for? One part red to three parts blue, not the other way around! C'mon! Symbolism! Etc!
Blah blah everybody loves each other but is too tormented to reveal it blah blah afraid of the Council blah blah hiding things from each other in their mind link blah blah seriously they have to pretend to be in a sexual master/slave relationship or the emperor of this one planet will totally blow up another planet. It's awesome.
And because it's from an erotic publisher, you get things like how the proper homage to the emperor is
Okay. Is it just me, or if I am a Jedi Knight, er, Guardian of the Light or whatever, and I'm there on a special mission to keep an emperor from blowing up a planet because that planet's diplomats a) were vegetarian and 2) refused to have sex slaves/brand their servants posing as sex slaves/AS-YET UNREVEALED PLOT POINT GOES HERE OMG COULD THERE BE TREACHERY INVOLVED??, I think I would be paying special attention to the correct ration of red goo to blue goo that I'm supposed to be inserting into the bodily orifices of my
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 6, 2011
Master D'Lon Haven is a servant of the light, the order of the most important and respect mediators of the universe. The Servant of the light, or the Light Bringer, is picked from the common population because of their "special" abilities. They can use "the light" a powerful force that no race can't defeat.
But, as very well know With great power comes great responsibility. Haven must follow a lot of rules, and one of the most sacred is the relationship between the Master and the Novice... and that's a big problem... his gorgeous and so damn irresistible novice... Wren
With a terrible past, Wren will broken your heart. Most of all, the forbidden love is the main drama of the story. Haven CAN'T fall in this temptation, and Wren neither... but both will be put at a hard mission... and guess what... in this mission Wren will be obligated to pretend to be what??? A slave boy
HOT story, great main characters and most of all... amazing suspense, that will made you read without stop... because they deserve to be together, but can that be possible?
5 stars and it's a pity there is not more to read. I really would love to read more about Haven and Wren.
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But, as very well know With great power comes great responsibility. Haven must follow a lot of rules, and one of the most sacred is the relationship between the Master and the Novice... and that's a big problem... his gorgeous and so damn irresistible novice... Wren
With a terrible past, Wren will broken your heart. Most of all, the forbidden love is the main drama of the story. Haven CAN'T fall in this temptation, and Wren neither... but both will be put at a hard mission... and guess what... in this mission Wren will be obligated to pretend to be what??? A slave boy
HOT story, great main characters and most of all... amazing suspense, that will made you read without stop... because they deserve to be together, but can that be possible?
5 stars and it's a pity there is not more to read. I really would love to read more about Haven and Wren.
April 16, 2015
2.75 stars. This book is definitely intense. This is hardcore BDSM, with voyeurism, public exhibitions, and forced seduction, that takes pain and pleasure beyond the confines of typical romances.
At its heart, this is about love. Sacrificing love, selfless love, something pure and intangible beyond bodies coming together.
Haven’s denials of surrendering to his love of Wren began to grate me at some point, as they sounded like excuses for the sake of excuses, just to make the book longer and more tense. His hot-and-cold act wore my patience pretty thin pretty fast. Wren’s character, on the other hand, reads almost unrealistic, an angelic form so high and mighty in his purity that he never complains or wavers, only accepts what he is given in the name of love.
I found the ending falling extremely flat to the point of boring and anticlimactic. All I could think of was… Is this it?
Read the full review at Joyfully Jay.
At its heart, this is about love. Sacrificing love, selfless love, something pure and intangible beyond bodies coming together.
Haven’s denials of surrendering to his love of Wren began to grate me at some point, as they sounded like excuses for the sake of excuses, just to make the book longer and more tense. His hot-and-cold act wore my patience pretty thin pretty fast. Wren’s character, on the other hand, reads almost unrealistic, an angelic form so high and mighty in his purity that he never complains or wavers, only accepts what he is given in the name of love.
I found the ending falling extremely flat to the point of boring and anticlimactic. All I could think of was… Is this it?
Read the full review at Joyfully Jay.
February 13, 2018
3.5 Stars
I was dealing with all of the suspension of disbelief needed to even go with the story...until that bit near the end about how "the seed" of Haven & Wren's love was planted back when Haven rescued Wren...buying him out from sexual slavery. When Wren was 12.*
The pre-adolescent non-con was never on page, only referred to - and the rest was either psuedo-con or consensual. Some of that was even pretty steamy. But yeah, no, when it went to where their connection was established "in the light" back when Wren was 12, as in they were destined for a "love match" (as it was later labeled)...nope. It lost a half star right there. Yuck.
*(Even worse, Haven thought he was actually 10 and only learned Wren was 12 after buying him.)
I was dealing with all of the suspension of disbelief needed to even go with the story...until that bit near the end about how "the seed" of Haven & Wren's love was planted back when Haven rescued Wren...buying him out from sexual slavery. When Wren was 12.*
The pre-adolescent non-con was never on page, only referred to - and the rest was either psuedo-con or consensual. Some of that was even pretty steamy. But yeah, no, when it went to where their connection was established "in the light" back when Wren was 12, as in they were destined for a "love match" (as it was later labeled)...nope. It lost a half star right there. Yuck.
*(Even worse, Haven thought he was actually 10 and only learned Wren was 12 after buying him.)
March 15, 2013
There's no nice way to say this. Haven is so, unbelievably stupid there's no way he could have passed any kind of intake aptitude test to be an intergalactic ambassador of any kind, shape or form.
Maybe a half-wit can join warm-fuzzy-feeling holy orders-of-light, but do people really think any idiot can become a diplomat?
Maybe a half-wit can join warm-fuzzy-feeling holy orders-of-light, but do people really think any idiot can become a diplomat?
January 16, 2016
2.5-3 stars
Well, this was just its very own brand of silliness. LOL.
I very much enjoyed it though - like a kind of guilty pleasure. It made me laugh out loud several times - although I guess the situations were not meant to be amusing, but come on...
Wren is a novice of the Order of light. A young man rescued from a slave trader when he was just a boy, by Master Haven. The Order of light are some kind of warrior munks, who travel the universe negotiating peace. And it is on such a peacenegotiations mission that we join Wren and Haven.
In order to not offend the Tiberian emperor, Wren have to pretend to be Havens pleasure slave. A very easy role for the young man to fall into as he is madly in love (and lust) with his master already.
When they manage to fuck and suck their way through the negotiations, the real trouble begins...
As I said, this is a very silly story, with the most ridiculous reasons to have sex with a partner forbidden to you. But it is still a very entertaining read.
oh, afterthought, if you have read Ms. Andersons "The assignment" - you don't really need to read this one. The story is more or less the same, just set in space with a master / sub relationship instead...
Well, this was just its very own brand of silliness. LOL.
I very much enjoyed it though - like a kind of guilty pleasure. It made me laugh out loud several times - although I guess the situations were not meant to be amusing, but come on...
Wren is a novice of the Order of light. A young man rescued from a slave trader when he was just a boy, by Master Haven. The Order of light are some kind of warrior munks, who travel the universe negotiating peace. And it is on such a peacenegotiations mission that we join Wren and Haven.
In order to not offend the Tiberian emperor, Wren have to pretend to be Havens pleasure slave. A very easy role for the young man to fall into as he is madly in love (and lust) with his master already.
When they manage to fuck and suck their way through the negotiations, the real trouble begins...
As I said, this is a very silly story, with the most ridiculous reasons to have sex with a partner forbidden to you. But it is still a very entertaining read.
oh, afterthought, if you have read Ms. Andersons "The assignment" - you don't really need to read this one. The story is more or less the same, just set in space with a master / sub relationship instead...
August 21, 2010
Well… in short: Star Wars fanfic with disturbing tendencies.
The longer version: After reading the two books and two shorts in her Assignment series, I came to the following conclusion: Evangeline Anderson writes smut. So if you’re looking for in dept, character driven stories with a good plot and lots of romance: she’s not for you.
However, if like books in where the stories serve the sex, the sex is kinda raunchy and the dirty talk is abundant: she’s your gal.
This time she went even further: she did a BDSM story line. Not the way you would expect though. The submission is realized by a silly plot involving slavery and torture. The dominance was already in place: this ‘love story’ is about a teacher and his apprentice/a savior and the saved/ the master and his novice. Safe to say the dominance equaled a misuse of power. The fact that the heroes met when one was only 12 (and the other 22) and the younger hero keeps getting referred to as ‘little’ upped the ick factor for me.
That’s why I didn’t find the story hot. Only the last part was vaguely romantic.
1,5 stars
The longer version: After reading the two books and two shorts in her Assignment series, I came to the following conclusion: Evangeline Anderson writes smut. So if you’re looking for in dept, character driven stories with a good plot and lots of romance: she’s not for you.
However, if like books in where the stories serve the sex, the sex is kinda raunchy and the dirty talk is abundant: she’s your gal.
This time she went even further: she did a BDSM story line. Not the way you would expect though. The submission is realized by a silly plot involving slavery and torture. The dominance was already in place: this ‘love story’ is about a teacher and his apprentice/a savior and the saved/ the master and his novice. Safe to say the dominance equaled a misuse of power. The fact that the heroes met when one was only 12 (and the other 22) and the younger hero keeps getting referred to as ‘little’ upped the ick factor for me.
That’s why I didn’t find the story hot. Only the last part was vaguely romantic.
1,5 stars
August 8, 2010
Oh my god... that are the first word that come into my head after reading a couple of pages. I really can't believe she actually thought of something like this! Although there is some kind of warning, i still thought it wouldn't be this extreme! It's not normal and i quit reading it after a couple of pages. Most of the story I've read until now is in my eyes about rape.
All the people of some kind of alien race have sex slaves. And they have to pleasure them in front of some bored emperor. They even make a show of raping a virgin. That was it for me... i stopped reading it. There are some things you just don't write about continuously and this book has one of them.
Even the main characters aren't interesting. They are whining too much about being together is something unethical for the order they are in, while they are still wanting and then they don't want to do the things they want in front of the emperor.
One of the worst book I've read ever.
All the people of some kind of alien race have sex slaves. And they have to pleasure them in front of some bored emperor. They even make a show of raping a virgin. That was it for me... i stopped reading it. There are some things you just don't write about continuously and this book has one of them.
Even the main characters aren't interesting. They are whining too much about being together is something unethical for the order they are in, while they are still wanting and then they don't want to do the things they want in front of the emperor.
One of the worst book I've read ever.
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March 5, 2012
This is one of the most ridiculous books I've ever read. The author's writing style is ok and the characters were your old-fashioned "I love you. We were born to be together." and "I love you too. But we can't." pair. And after a while I was used to them.
But the story. Oh the story!! They're two negotiators, who have gone to the bad alien's spaceship so they can rescue the good aliens' planet. But the bad aliens have so many traditions and you don't want to offend them. And it's very easy to offend them. You don't eat their food? Offence! You don't dress like them?Offence! You don't have sex with your slave publicly so that the god-emperor can have some fun?Mortal offence!!
Going through that book my main reaction was: WTF?! It humoured me but I sertainly won't read it again.
But the story. Oh the story!! They're two negotiators, who have gone to the bad alien's spaceship so they can rescue the good aliens' planet. But the bad aliens have so many traditions and you don't want to offend them. And it's very easy to offend them. You don't eat their food? Offence! You don't dress like them?Offence! You don't have sex with your slave publicly so that the god-emperor can have some fun?Mortal offence!!
Going through that book my main reaction was: WTF?! It humoured me but I sertainly won't read it again.
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January 1, 2018
The most skillful negotiator in the known universe and his Novice travel to oversee the peace talks between two opposite cultures. The lives of an entire planet are at stake and the two know absolutely nothing about the customs, traditions and expectations of the people they are about to meet. Riiiiiiiiiiight. Needless to say, the story doesn't even come close to living up to it's synopsis as it starts out in the realm of the unbelievable and goes rapidly downhill from there.
April 26, 2010
I have to say, briefly, that this is clearly a Star Wars fanfic with the serial numbers badly filed off. On top of that, it's poorly edited with badly chosen vocabulary. After I am through re-reading it and making all my notes about it, I plan a full, in-depth review, but simply put, it reads as bad fanfiction repackaged and sold as original.
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November 13, 2010I've read my share of ~homoerotic fiction~ and I knew not to expect the best book ever, but I expected ... something. A plot that's better than a crappy porn plot and doesn't make you bang your head against the nearest wall after every page. Characters you don't want to kill after 5 seconds. Sex scenes that are, you know, ...hot.
This may be the worst book I've ever read. Seriously.
This may be the worst book I've ever read. Seriously.
April 11, 2011
This was one of the worst books I've ever read. I have no qualms about smut, particularly gay smut - as long as it is well written. This book was a failure as far as plot development and I even found myself skimming the sex scenes because they were lackluster. The ending was predictably slapped on without any real development.
May 1, 2017
This is the porniest porn to ever porn. Complete with characters not really talking like humans and instead talking like, well, characters in porn. And then there's a weird attempt at plot by the end?
Overall not the worst thing ever but, well, not the greatest either. I've read better porn. I'd like to think I've written better porn. So…yeah.
Overall not the worst thing ever but, well, not the greatest either. I've read better porn. I'd like to think I've written better porn. So…yeah.
April 5, 2011
I loved this book so much I can't even say. Mainly because it's so totally and obviously Star Wars fanfic with different names I could have wept with joy. Evangeline Anderson is my heroine, for realz. It's cheesy, it's totally Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, my life is complete. ELEVEN STARS.
January 9, 2014
This book was pretty much one big, gigantic eyeroll... But an enjoyable one nonetheless.
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