The Concordia Deception

Facing the enemy at the gates All her life Cariad had one dream: to participate in humanity’s colonization of deep space. After topping her field as a geneticist, and then spending 184 years in cryonic suspension, she’s achieved her goal. But the new planet is not the paradise the scientists predicted. Alien predators come out at night, ready to feast on the new arrivals, and saboteurs have stowed away aboard the ship, determined to destroy the new colony. To defeat the settlers’ enemies, Cariad must enlist the help of the disgruntled Gens, last in the line of generational colonists who lived and died on the long journey to the stars, and who hate the Woken scientists. Infighting and strife plague Cariad’s efforts. If the show more colony’s factions don’t pull together, the flame of hope for humanity will be snuffed out. The Concordia Deception is book one in the compelling, provocative space colonization epic adventure, Space Colony One. Keywords: space colony, space exploration, interstellar voyage, galactic empire, earth attack, post-apocalyptic, alient contact, first contact, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, AI, androids show less

Although I found the story interesting, I won't be continuing the series. It just didn't engage or excite me so that I was anxious enough to hear more of the story.

This is a very readable story looking at the interpersonal conflict that arises from the colonisation of a new world. There were parts that I loved, like the world building and the direction it took towards the end (although I did predict some of the major reveals quite a bit earlier), but unfortunately it also had its shortcomings. Most notably that I found the characters and the main conflict to be frustrating. Maybe it is realistic (I can definitely see elements of the fear mongering about younger/older generations we often see in real life) but it needed something more as it was quite heavy handed, especially as other sources of conflict were focussed on far less, and often passed over quickly. It got repetitive at times and I think show more the book would have been stronger had it been edited down slightly. At this point I'm not quite sure if I'll read the next book yet although the ending does suggest the conflict could shift in the next book which does make it more likely I will. It was a fun read despite its issues and I look forward to seeing the author grow if I continue with the series - even within this book the end felt stronger and more confident than the beginning. show less