Review: Interesting Sci-Fi Action
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2013
'Path to Vengeance' is the story of depressed yet determined fighter pilot Grogaan, who has lost his brother, father and fiancé and feels he must prove himself and join in the fight against the aliens who killed them.I found the third person omniscient narrative made it difficult to really be emotionally engaged by the story and this is the only real problem I had with the book.  There were moments when the story really came to life, for example when Grogaan was remembering his fiancé, which I thought was a particularly well written scene.  The battle scenes and scientifically descriptive parts put me in mind of Star Trek books I've read in the past.I found it a bit hard to connect with the characters but I did like and begin to sympathise with Grogaan, his mother and Joeen.Overall the story is a good one, with some intriguing complications including revelations about Grogaan's heritage and a potential love triangle which crops up towards the end of this book.  This is the beginning of what looks to be an interesting sci-fi action/adventure series.