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Andromeda's Child
Andris is the stoic commander of the Celest Warriors. He was raised in a restrictive environment known as Warrior World where emotional attachment is frowned upon, and warriors must reproduce at least one child before they turn thirty. The planet is highly advanced, and in the year 2070, male warriors are able to experience pregnancy. To Andris, this duty is one he is hoping to be done with as soon as possible. The only problem is, Andris has no genetic equal on his planet.
Commander Thane Warner is Andris’ genetic equal, a highly decorated soldier with an IQ well above average. He is perfect. The only problem is, Thane is an alien from another planet and not very likely to volunteer.
Desperate to reproduce the perfect child who will one day replace Andris as commander of their military, Andris is ordered to find the alien commander and bring him back to Celest, by force, if necessary.
The dilemma; how does an unemotional commander convince a very angry general to donate his sperm?
Commander Thane Warner is Andris’ genetic equal, a highly decorated soldier with an IQ well above average. He is perfect. The only problem is, Thane is an alien from another planet and not very likely to volunteer.
Desperate to reproduce the perfect child who will one day replace Andris as commander of their military, Andris is ordered to find the alien commander and bring him back to Celest, by force, if necessary.
The dilemma; how does an unemotional commander convince a very angry general to donate his sperm?
101 pages, Paperback
First published April 6, 2018
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April 23, 2018
A Joyfully Jay review.
1.5 stars
Well, truth be told, I’m not sure where to start with this one. At times Andromeda’s Child is so bad that it becomes fun, but that doesn’t last long and eventually it’s just bad. Let’s start with the plot. Andris lives on an area of Celest called Warrior World. Yup, that’s a place. Anyway, he was taken at birth to be raised in a military culture that disavows emotion and attachment. This aspect of his character was actually pretty interesting and had it been explored further, it could have added some depth to Andris and to the book as a whole. Apparently Thane is Andris’ only possible genetic equal and the only way Andris can conceive (pun intended) of acquiring his cooperation is by kidnapping. And now that’s he’s been kidnapped, Thane can’t return home. He either has to join Warrior World or be killed. Aside from being an absurd storyline, it isn’t exactly the basis for a loving relationship. Everything between these two characters is awkward and formal, so when they fall in love, it’s far from believable. The whole thing is dubiously non-consensual without ever actually stepping over the line.
The “science” of mpreg is usually bizarre, but Andromeda’s Child goes really off the rails with this particular concept. Andris gets pregnant instantly and has an accelerated pregnancy. Time passes almost without acknowledgment in this book so from one chapter to the next Andris goes from conception to giving birth. And suddenly there’s a massive war brewing. There’s no continuity from one event to another and it seems that huge plot points just pop up with little to no explanation. So much of this book feels like an afterthought and as a result, events occur and resolve themselves within a page or two and the characters never get a chance to evolve beyond single dimension creations.
Read Sue’s review in its entirety here.
1.5 stars
Well, truth be told, I’m not sure where to start with this one. At times Andromeda’s Child is so bad that it becomes fun, but that doesn’t last long and eventually it’s just bad. Let’s start with the plot. Andris lives on an area of Celest called Warrior World. Yup, that’s a place. Anyway, he was taken at birth to be raised in a military culture that disavows emotion and attachment. This aspect of his character was actually pretty interesting and had it been explored further, it could have added some depth to Andris and to the book as a whole. Apparently Thane is Andris’ only possible genetic equal and the only way Andris can conceive (pun intended) of acquiring his cooperation is by kidnapping. And now that’s he’s been kidnapped, Thane can’t return home. He either has to join Warrior World or be killed. Aside from being an absurd storyline, it isn’t exactly the basis for a loving relationship. Everything between these two characters is awkward and formal, so when they fall in love, it’s far from believable. The whole thing is dubiously non-consensual without ever actually stepping over the line.
The “science” of mpreg is usually bizarre, but Andromeda’s Child goes really off the rails with this particular concept. Andris gets pregnant instantly and has an accelerated pregnancy. Time passes almost without acknowledgment in this book so from one chapter to the next Andris goes from conception to giving birth. And suddenly there’s a massive war brewing. There’s no continuity from one event to another and it seems that huge plot points just pop up with little to no explanation. So much of this book feels like an afterthought and as a result, events occur and resolve themselves within a page or two and the characters never get a chance to evolve beyond single dimension creations.
Read Sue’s review in its entirety here.
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