Hidden Solace

, #3

English language

Published June 13, 2022 by Organic Apocalypse.

ISBN:
978-1-911278-36-8
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4 stars (1 review)

She survived hell. Now her real problems begin.

Opal Imbiana is many things to many people. Hero. Traitor. Soldier. Deserter. Criminal. Explorer.

Survivor.

She finally achieved her life's goal: to rescue her little sister from the utterly alien Null zone.

But the world she returns to has changed. Her friends are gone, and her enemies are more powerful than ever.

In the bleakest situations, it takes an exceptional mind to keep hope alive.

Ideal for fans of sentient AI ships, as found in Brandon Sanderson's Skyward books or Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell

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A compelling read

4 stars

Hidden Solace is the third volume in Karl Drinkwater's Lost Solace series and a book whose publication I have been eagerly awaiting! Opal had rescued her sister, Clarissa, in the previous novel, Chasing Solace, but as Hidden Solace starts they are still not together. Instead Opal is in solitary confinement in some kind of cylindrical prison cell, held captive by the distinctly creepy Aseides and his all-knowing golden AI, Dulcetta.

It's a long time before we, as readers, find out just where Opal is being held, but as we gradually get glimpses of various rooms and corridors, I could build up a picture of the environment. Discovering it alongside Opal gave me insights into how she managed to cope with her predicament. Her sense of place and direction is light years ahead of mine though! I loved how very different Aseides lair appears to be to the Gigatoir in Chasing …