Review: Romantic Space Opera at its finest!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
I fell in love with the Demon of Synar from the first book and I was not disappointed. McDonald's brilliant SF series has been one wild ride after another; each book exploring a different character in Liam Synar's crew, which included Synar himself.The Demon's Change is the fifth book in the series. I have been waiting -- sometimes not so patiently -- for Malachi's story. To finally have it in my hands has been a real treat. The plot is brilliant -- Synar's crew is looking for the missing Allurean, a powerful being with the ability to live forever. The bad guys want that ability and think keeping this creature prisoner is a way to study and get that power. The crew has to find the Allurean, rescue her, and put her back in the hands of the Peace Alliance. Along the way, the characters have their own dramas to deal with, not least of all, the demon Malachi.The action is non-stop and very well paced. Even when there is no action, there is plenty going on. At no time did I feel anything was badly paced at all.Character arcs in this one are a-plenty but the one I was most eager to see was Malachi's. The change in him has been fascinating to watch and in this book, Malachi is finally put on the road that will be his destiny. The demon in process of being reformed. But Mcdonald doesn't make it far fetched with these people's lives as they change and people become who they are meant to be. Great pacing here too, even when an outcome or two is not what I saw but still fits the person.I am a big SF nut and I've been that way since I was a kid. This is not as heavy in the hard sciences (which usually goes over my head anyway) but there's enough to please any hard core fan and enough to keep my interest without losing me. There is plenty of the soft sciences to please me and kept me reading along. And there's enough romance to keep Ms. Mcdonald's romance fans pleased.This is a great series for those who love the romantic but don't know about the SF -- you'll get enough of both to get you hooked. And I am so hooked on this series. I can't wait for more books. And I hope there are more!! I hope there are LOTS more.