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Tenebrea's Hope

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Well, here I am again, the rabid fan. But you know what? This story is worth every bit of my foam-mouthed praise, and that's *not* just because it has Roxann Dawson's name on it.

Okay, to be perfectly honest, I've never been one for attack strategies and bloody battles, or gory details of survival on inhospitable planets, but I *have* been one to read books with strong female leads. This one fits that profile perfectly. In Andrea Flores, you have an unbelievably strong woman, driven by her grief and her anger to discover why her husband and child were brutally killed before her eyes, turning her life inside out.

Now a member of the Tenebrea, an elite fighting force formerly made up strictly of the non-human Jod, Andrea finds the support and the strength she needs to find her answers, and she finds good friends and mentors, as well. But some answers only bring more questions, not only for Andrea, but for readers, too.

Add to that the gory details and bloody battles mentioned above, sprinkled liberally with a clone resistance movement, betrayal, and dark secrets from the past, and you have a distinctly *fine* bridge to what is bound to be an incredible ending.

I was a little disappointed that Dan Curry didn't do the artwork for this cover, but you can't have everything. Besides, Baltimore is mentioned more in this book than in the first, and that tickles so much, it *more* than makes up for the cover art, which is splendid in its own right, anyway, so what am I going on about?

This second book of the Tenebrea trilogy was even more engaging than the first. I was drawn in from the very first paragraph, and the story held my interest all the way to the last line. And, as only a good book can, it left me wanting more. I cannot wait to get my hands on the third book, Tenebrea Rising.

This story is so incredible that I was so caught up in it, I actually forgot where I was a couple of times. I was sad I reached the end of the book, and desperately wanted to climb back into Andrea Flores' world.

It's beautifully written. The characters are multi-dimensional and endearing, the imagery evokes pictures in the mind that are fascinating, and the story has so many twists and turns it keeps the reader on his/her toes. Roxann Dawson and Daniel Graham make a superb team. I thought Ms. Dawson was one of the most gifted Star Trek actors ever, and her talents continue to deliver.

The writing team of Dawson and graham done it again in
contuining Andrea's saga of war and revenge! This novel leaves
off just where the first book ends as Andrea and the clones:
Tara and Eric escape the fascist Cor Ordinate after destroying
one of their cloning Institutes.They must return to leader of the Tenebrea, K'rin and give him the evidence of the Cor plot to
create Clone killers in their attempt to attack the Jod.This novel has brilliant plot twists and scenes of political intrigue
on the Jod Homeworld as K'rin must manuever among his enemies as he tries to warn his people of Cor Ordinate menace.This novel also has realistic and brutal action sequences like a assasination attempt against Andrea and her Jod friend H'roo Parh
on Earth and bloody pitch battle between the clone rebels and
Cor's army.The authors' world-building skills are superior as usual as they create alien civilizations like Jod and Chelle.The characters are very memorable like our heroine, Andrea Flores
and the brave clone resistance leaders like Tara and the hard-boiled Brigon. I can't wait to read the next book!

The Tenebrea books are well written and based on a great premise!Without duplicating the comments already made by other readers, just let me say that I wholeheartedly reccommend these books! I read many science fiction titles-roughly 250 per year for the last 40 years. There are only a few that I look forward to enough to buy the hardcover version. (I'm cheap!)

The minute Tenebrea Rising is available I have to have it! I hope the "Triology" expands with additional titles!

Book two of this trilogy is as exciting as the first! Roxann Dawson and Dan Graham have outdone themselves with Tenebrea's Hope. I have now read the first two books of the Tenebrea Trilogy and can't wait for the final installment to be released.

Roxann Dawson and Daniel Graham make a powerful and exciting writing team. They each bring to this trilogy their own unique blend of talent and creativity.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading both "Entering Tenebrea" and "Tenebrea's Hope".
Captivating, edge of your seat suspense and a spectrum of emotions was felt, as I became a sideline character cheering on Andrea Flores in her quest.

I wait with bated breath to read the third book in this tantalizing trilogy, "Tenebrea Rising". I look forward to seeing Roxann Dawson and Daniel Graham at the NYC Convention where I will wait in line yet again to be the first to obtain a signed copy of the final book in this intoxicating trilogy.

KUDOS TO THE AUTHORS..............

Bonnie K. FitzPatrick

Easy to read Sci-Fi book, great suspense. I really enjoyed reading this wonderful Sci-Fi creating. Roxann Dawson in Combination with Graham have made a great trilogy.I will definitely like to see more books from these authors. Just when there was no hope Andrea pulls Through and gives Hope to the next Book, Tenebrea's Rising.

Tenebrea's Hope was awesome! Roxann Dawson and Daniel Graham have proved themselves extremely talented novelists, once again. I highly reccomend this book.

P.S. It's essential that you read Entering Tenebrea before you read this one.

Tenebrea's Hope is a reward for readers who made it through Entering Tenebrea without giving up on the series. Book Two of the Tenebrea Trilogy is definitely better than its predecessor, despite an ending that's a wee bit trite and anticlimactic, and fails to deliver any major plot payoff.

The story picks up with Andrea Flores and renegade clone Tara in mid-flight away from the wreckage they generated on Cor. Blowing up the clone institute seemed the only way to buy time for mounting a full offensive against the Ordinate's NewGen clones, but it also blew Andrea's cover and K'Rin's plans for mobilizing the Jod Council in secrecy. Under ambitious Admiral Brulk, the Ordinate traces the saboteurs back to Jod and seizes the initiative. Accusing Jod of incitement to war, Cor gains a political weapon in lieu of the NewGen forces it lost.

Still too closed-minded to understand the real threat, Jod Council leader Pl'Don sees the Ordinate mess as an excellent opportunity to destroy his long-standing opponent K'Rin, along with the Tenebrea and the entire Rin clan. Expecting to take a Council seat as leader of any potential fight against Cor, K'Rin instead finds himself and most of his men taken by surprise and packed off to a prison planet. Worse, a traitor in K'Rin's ranks has told Pl'Don about the Tenebrea's use of the illegal Quazel protein; with no access to the necessary counteracting enzyme, the prisoners are doomed to a gruesome and lingering death.

Cooling her heels in a hidden outpost with fellow Tenebrea H'Roo and escaped clones Tara and Eric, Andrea is spared from Pl'Don's trap. She and her companions are now the Tenebrea's best hope. There's hope for her, too, as-almost against her will-she finds herself beginning to care again about the fates of those around her. Suddenly her life's mission of killing as many Ordinate as she can is sidelined by her need to spring K'Rin and the Tenebrea. She does return to Cor as she promised outlaw clone Brigon in Entering Tenebrea, but it's to recruit his assistance in the great escape rather than to fight the Ordinate. Meanwhile, Cor is preparing to sandbag Jod in pretty much the same way that Pl'Don took out K'Rin and most of his men-a nicely ironic touch.

The story lines in Tenebrea's Hope are much more scattered than in Entering Tenebrea. Where most of the action in the previous book was focused on either Andrea or K'Rin, those perspectives are joined here by alternating sections centering on Pl'Don, Brigon, Brulk, and a number of other minor characters as well. The increased plot complexity helps to conceal the believability issues that still crop up from time to time, but the transitions are choppy and continuity sometimes suffers. As in the first book, the characters and situations are absorbing enough to ensure that most readers will be back to see how all those cliffhangers are resolved in the final installment of the trilogy.