Review: Can't wait for more
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2013
From the moment I stumbled across Anne McCaffrey's 'The White Dragon' I have loved science fiction novels. There is something so incredible about dreaming up a world so amazing that it puts me in awe of the authors. It never ceases to amaze me how sometimes the author creates a whole new language and universe, or keeps our universe but changes different phrasing and ideologies. With that said, I can honestly say that 'Ice Red' is another book to add to my list of fantastic science fiction & fantasy novels.I loved the fact that this book was based on 'Snow White', mainly because I happen to think the old fairy tales still have a lot to teach us. Bianca Ross, the only child of Max Ross, the wealthiest and most important man in the universe, the creator of the Eris space elevator station on Mars, is in the role of Snow White. Victoria Ross, her stepmother is, well, the evil stepmother. In addition, the gorgeous hot prince is Cesar Chan, heir to a huge mining corporation on the planet Mars. So, these are the players, and now I'm going to share the game with you. *smirk*Victoria, CEO of StarLine, is one seriously, nasty, manipulative, egotistical, sociopath who wants complete control of Max's company. The CEO position, apparently, is not enough. She wants more power and more control of the Martian government so she can reintroduce old legislature. What kind, you ask? The kind that allows Martians and the space station to own and sell slaves, mainly Earther slaves, for one thing. Max has left on a three-year journey to Earth to coordinate the building of that space elevator station, so he is no threat to Victoria. In addition, Victoria has just sent Bianca down to the surface of Mars to work on acquiring RedIce, the mining company owned by the Chan family. Of course, Victoria has also set up a little accident with poison so she can get rid of Bianca once and for all. Nasty, nasty woman!Now, when Bianca and Cesar meet, there is a lot of distrust. Cesar believes Bianca to be as big a snake as Victoria, while Bianca believes that Cesar has done something illegal with his mineworkers. The opposite is true, actually. Ten years ago, Cesar rescued a lot of Earther slaves being abused by Victoria and her partners, at the time, and he's hid them within RedIce's company. There is no way he is going to allow StarLine to acquire RedIce. Certainly not without a fight! The problem is that Cesar assumes Bianca knows all about what StarLine was involved in ten years ago, and Bianca does not have a clue. It does not take Bianca long, though, before she ferrets out all of the information and is forced to believe Cesar's accusations. Not when the Earther's are right there as witnesses.With help from Cesar, now it's up to Bianca to wrest control of StarLine away from Victoria. It's an exciting adventure as they elude assassination attempts all while gathering evidence needed to end Victoria's reign of terror. And, oh, how the ending was exciting! Particularly how Bianca trapped Victoria - it was awesome! And, no, I'm not telling the ending.I absolutely adored the creative way the author mimicked the Snow White fairy tale. Instead of seven dwarves, there are seven Earther mineworkers. Because Martians grow up in a way lower gravity than on Earth, they are much taller and more slender than Earther's, hence the author gave me dwarves! The red apple turns out to be an Apple computer with a hidden, untraceable way to kill Bianca. Very amusing!I loved this book! It was everything I had hoped for and more. I cannot wait for the next book in the series to see where Jael Wye plans to take me next! Thank you to the author for this wonderful story.Review by: Christy DukeReviewer for the Paranormal Romance Guild