Review: I'm obsessed
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2014
Reading Sara King's Zero series is like diving into the deep in the pool, and not knowing just how deep it goes.  This is the second book it the series that I've read, and it's taken over my mind like no books since the Hobbit series many years ago.  I love these characters and miss them when I'm not submerged in their world.  And about Zero(Joe), he's Bruce Willis in the Die Hard series, and then some.I sometimes imagine that I could write a good novel, and then I read Sara's books and go back to writing songs in a hurry.  I hope she doesn't write songs too, or I might never write another song, her writing is that intimidating, but in a delightful way.Zero, the hero who was taken from Earth during the Alien Draft fifty odd years(turns) ago and instead of dying, he becomes more than he ever would have had he lived his life out on Earth.  Like forged steel, being in the alien army, as a Congie has made Joe what he is today.Now Joe is now retired and looking for the younger brother, who's place Joe took in the draft.  Joe's brilliant brother, Sam, has become the most wanted criminal on Earth, and the richest.  Going from bar to bar, Joe drinks himself silly in his misplaced guilt over not taking care of his brother, when in reality, Joe's busy taking care of the known Universe.Yes, he's that kind of guy.Now Joe is called back to save the Universe from a takeover by a mysterious person who's gone so far as to blow up a planet.  These Aliens play for keep.  So Joe is now the leader of  one a group of aliens each chosen for their particular skills, including a huge dragon, a shapeshifting octopus-type creature, and a large spider who can fly at supersonic speeds, spitting goo that welds whatever it hits to whatever it's touching.The action never lets up, and the intrigue goes to depths that would make a Russian go all warm and fuzzy.  This may be fantasy or SciFi, I'm not sure which genre it would land in, but I do know that like Lord of the Rings, it transcends all categories.  This is a series for the ages.  I'm also reminded of the Thomas Covenant series because Joe is a walking wounded hero who never guesses that he's anything more than just a regular guy trying to numb himself to the guilt that he hasn't done enough.What's truly amazing about King's writing is how she brings such humanity to her characters, even when they happen to be a pile of black mold.  And give her a human, and she touches all of the emotions we possess.I can't say enough about Sara King's writing which I'm working my way through.  If you want a book that has it all and then some, spend the $5 and enjoy the ride.  It's priceless as far as I'm concerned.  Thank you Sara for letting me into your fascinating world.