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Hellfire (Theirs Not to Reason Why)

by Jean Johnson

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Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. HTML:Her story began in the national bestsellers A Soldierâ??s Duty and An Officerâ??s Duty. Now Ia is captain and commander at the helm of Hellfire, where she is finally free to chart the course for the fulfillment of her destinyâ?¦
As captain, Ia must now assemble a crew that can rise to the ultimate challenge of saving the galaxy. The hardest part will be getting them to believe her, to trust in her prophecies. If they donâ??t, her own crew will end up being the biggest obstacle in her race against time.
The Salik are breaking through the Blockade, plunging the known galaxy into war. Ia cannot stop it this time, nor does she want to. This is the terrible price she has seen all alongâ??that some must pay with their lives so that others might live. Now only time itself can prove whether each member of her crew is merely a soldier or truly one of
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Shoot! This is the last book in the series so far, the next one hasn't been written yet. I hope Jean Johnson is a fast writer... Again, I loved this book. I had a moment of boredom during one of the battles at the beginning, but after I again enjoyed this book the way I did the previous two. I liked very much that there was a scene where Ia relaxed a bit (at one of the Wakes, the parties aboard the ship Hellfire), and I would have wanted a few more of those. Yes, I know Ia has to save the world and doesn't have time for parties, but it would have been nice if she could have saved the world with a few minutes to spare. It lightens up the book a bit. In this book, there were also some things that went wrong, which I think is a good thing with Ia being a massive precog. It shows some vulnerability on Ia's side. This book also shows a bit more about the Feyori, which was very interesting (and also resulting in a lighter scene that I liked very much).

Like I said in my previous reviews, I'm not sure why I haven't gotten bored with a protagonist who foresees everything yet, but somehow I still want to know how everything will play out, and I'm hoping the next one will come out soon. If it had been there already, I would have started it immediately, meaning I would read all four books in a row. Too bad I have to wait now... ( )
  zjakkelien | Jan 2, 2024 |
Much fun. ( )
  wetdryvac | Mar 2, 2021 |
This is a very generous 4*, unfortunately the 5* system isn't very good for ratings, especially if one can't select a 1/2*.

I have to admit this series has been growing on me. It has taken awhile for me to really get comfortable with her power level, yet now that I have accepted it I find the story more compelling. ( )
  WDBooks | Nov 13, 2020 |
This series is so DAMN good! I literally spent every moment I could reading this from start to finish. I can't WAIT for more, wish I had reread the previous books prior. Intense, engaging… amazing precog being able to see all the twisted possibilities and finding only one path to save billions in the future.
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  wyldheartreads | Jun 20, 2019 |
Superb sci-fi as usual, review soon! ( )
  kara-karina | Nov 20, 2015 |
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Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. HTML:Her story began in the national bestsellers A Soldierâ??s Duty and An Officerâ??s Duty. Now Ia is captain and commander at the helm of Hellfire, where she is finally free to chart the course for the fulfillment of her destinyâ?¦
As captain, Ia must now assemble a crew that can rise to the ultimate challenge of saving the galaxy. The hardest part will be getting them to believe her, to trust in her prophecies. If they donâ??t, her own crew will end up being the biggest obstacle in her race against time.
The Salik are breaking through the Blockade, plunging the known galaxy into war. Ia cannot stop it this time, nor does she want to. This is the terrible price she has seen all alongâ??that some must pay with their lives so that others might live. Now only time itself can prove whether each member of her crew is merely a soldier or truly one of

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