Where do you run when there is no escape? Where do you turn when the enemy within is as dangerous as the enemy unknown?The year is 2322 and humanity is under attack. An engineered war between rival superpowers escalates even as the shadowy Metigen armada begins attacking colonies on the frontiers of settled space.Individuals from across the galaxy fight for their own survival and to protect those … survival and to protect those they hold dear, while a group of unlikely allies race to expose a secret cabal. As the aliens draw ever closer, leaving utter destruction and death in their wake, the strongest defenders of Earth and Seneca fall to one another in a war of lies and misdirection.
Alex Solovy and Caleb Marano stand accused of terrorism and murder. In a desperate gambit to clear their names and find a way to defeat the invaders, they breach the dimensional portal at the heart of the Metis Nebula. In a strange, mystical realm where nothing is what it seems, they will uncover secrets about humanity’s past and future–and one revelation which will change everything.
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I love the world Ms. Jennsen has created. Alexis Solovy and her lover, Caleb Marano, are on the run as they stand accused of murder and terrorism, but they have bigger problems as they attempt to cross an interdimensional portal to uncover the truth behind a massive alien invasion. The second book in the Aurora Rising series takes up where Book One ends, filled with non-stop action, heroism, and betrayals. There’s a large cast of characters, and Jennsen deftly handles multiple character arcs, romances, and deepening backstory for our favorites. I can’t wait to read Book Three.
I’m going to be totally honest here: After reading the first book in this series, I wasn’t sure I was going to like the sequel. Starshine was a decent book, but I had some major misgivings with certain aspects of the writing and wasn’t sure it was really my cup of tea. Despite that, the story and main characters were compelling enough that I wanted to keep reading, so I bought Vertigo. I’m so glad that I did, because within twenty pages, G.S. Jennsen converted this reluctant reader into a die-hard fan.
The story hooks you from the first page, and before I knew it, I was completely immersed in Jennsen’s universe. New questions are raised as fast as old ones are answered, which made me eager to keep reading and find out more. The action will keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what happens next. Many of the characters we met in the first book appear again here, but they each seem to have a much more distinctive voice and role in the story, which makes it easier to keep track of them all. The continued development of certain secondary characters from the first book is especially good here, and I particularly loved how Jennsen wrote Miriam Solovy’s character in this book. I didn’t really care for her in Starshine and felt very detached from her, but that completely turned around here in Vertigo as we see her open up more and become a major driving force in the larger events of the story. She’s easily one of my favorite characters in the story at this point. The author’s take on invading aliens was interesting and unique. More importantly, I found their motives and reasoning believable, which is something I always have an issue with in stories like this. Overall, I was very impressed by this book and the way Jennsen seems to have improved from the first one. If you’re anything like me, the last few paragraphs of Vertigo will leave you eagerly awaiting the next book in the series.
This was the sequel to Starshine, by G. S. Jansen. I downloaded the book into my phone. I found myself reading the book at every bit of free time I had. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
Tim Garrett
Vertigo, book 2 of the Aurora Rising series, is a great follow on from Starshine, book 1. A whole new enemy finally appears, but has a minority favoring humanity. Alexis is centrally evolved in everything and she develops a love interest too. I am now off to buy book 3.
Great interpersonal interaction between characters and a great overall story. It does seem a little convenient that all of these people that are tangentially related keep running into each other but it does keep the story going. Looking for book three now.