Review: Thoroughly enjoyable even for an old man like me.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
I started reading this series with Love Conquers All and kept right on until I finished with Dahlia's Deception. I did read other books in between to keep things from becoming too one channeled but I was always anxious to get back into the Annihilation series. I finished the series in about three weeks.I started reading Science Fiction in my mid twenties and fell in love with all the old masters like Asimov, Heinlein and Clarke. I have kept reading it for the past 40 years. Having said that, I don't want to convey the thought that I think Saxon Andrew is equal to them. I don't think that even Saxon would attempt to say that. I will say that I have really enjoyed my time in the Stars Realm. Once I stared reading each book in the series I became immersed with the characters and the story line and had a very hard time to put my kindle down. It was a great ride and I would recommend this series to anyone that is looking for a fun and engaging read that will keep them looking forward to the next installment.As much as I enjoyed the books I would be remiss if I didn't point out a couple of issues that others may find annoying. As with many ebooks there are WAY to many typos and misused words. I understand that the profits that come from ebooks is probably less than with physical books. I also think that the publishing process involves fewer people actually looking at the text. That said I would think that an author would want to do all that is possible to make certain that the product they create is as correct and clean as possible? I also know that spell check will not note when the word what is used when it should be when or when id is used in place of is. I saw many instances of this kind of sloppy editing mistakes in Dahlia's Deception. It can be very jarring to the reader and I would hope that Saxon reads these reviews and takes steps to fix these kind of issues in his future publications. He is not alone in having this issue pointed by me and I hope that all writers take heed.Even with the issues I noted above I will say that I just purchased all 11 Lens of Time and Ashes of the Realm books. I really did enjoy the Love Conquers All series!