In the year 3030 an alien race named the Thrakorian’s invaded Earth, and won.Years later, and while King Kronus sits on his throne on high for all to adore and worship, or else refuse and perish, rebels have risen up to challenge his reign. They need to be stopped, but he doesn’t seem to care. He isn’t interested in the planet he’s left his underlings to command, however the entire human race … race continues to serve him blindly.
And yet, there are huge discrepancies the likes of which most humans didn’t care to see. But she saw them. Kyra Millan, probably the most devoted human soldier in Kronus’ cause, but also the one with the most amount of questions.
Despite everything she’s done and the ladders she’s climbed, or the friends in high places she has made along the way, Kyra has begun to see through the lies.
In one awful meeting, Kronus made her life’s work seem like nothing more than a waste of her time and talents, and then he’d sent her away without another word of explanation.
But, Kyra knew she would continue to serve him, for what else did she have without her unwavering loyalty to Kronus and his reign?
Now, she has to find a way to balance what she knows and how she feels, however neither he nor any others of his kind seem willing to make it easy on her. Kyra still yearns for her leader’s approval and to keep her place within his regime, so much so she’s determined to fight him on the issue—even if she has to break every rule in the book to prove herself right.
With the hope she can get away with defying her alien overlord one more time, she’s determined to try and infiltrate the rebels opposing him, whether he wants her to or not.
But there’s something Kyra isn’t prepared for. Because when you get in too deep, sometimes it’s hard to remember what’s real and what’s fake anymore…
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Whilst I have tried very hard to avoid spoilers for book 2 itself, there are likely to be spoilers in relation to book 1 (although I have tried to be vague where possible but still remain true to a review).
Following directly on from the events in Humankind, Kyra has been left in turmoil by the rejection from the king. The King she had put on a pedestal since she was a child. His dismissal of her and his command for her to return to the mundane work of the tower disastrously backfires when she chooses instead to defy him and return to her undercover life. Lines blur and Kyra loses sight of where she ends and Kiki begins. Going deeper into the depths of the rebel stronghold, learning their stories and discovering painful truths about those sent to save humanity from themselves. Is Kyra able to find herself again and can she place her loyalties so completely in the Thrakonians with the doubts Tuka has placed there?
Worlds collide and faced with a split second act of selflessness Kyra inadvertently propels herself into a life she has only dreamed of and an opportunity to discover the true reason behind invasion day, can her code breaking mind solve the mystery of the last 20 years behind Thrakonian Rule?
As with book one this story continues to turn itself on it’s head, the first half is fast paced, intense and culminates in one of the biggest “OMG did that just happen” moments that I have had in a book for a very long time. The second part for the most is at a more relaxed pace, which i think was needed. It brings a softer side to the world of the Thrakonians, an almost human side and a glimpse into the loneliness of the King, despite his island playground. Poor Kyra does go through the wringer a lot, but her modifications at the hands of Greegis are her salvation in a physical sense however LC Morgan’s ability to convey the emotional turmoil of Kyra’s double life and divided loyalties is utterly captivating and page turning. It’s only fitting that the pace of the book allows us to recover at the same pace as it’s characters. I very much enjoyed that on several occasions throughout you were being skilfully guided to a certain conclusion which was then ripped away and replaced with another diversion all leading into a cataclysmic finale. Kyra remains a force of nature and despite everything she has been through she retains an admirable self respect when it comes to her treatment at the hands of others.
When I read Humankind, I knew that Autonomy was released already and could move straight on. Whilst Autonomy concludes with the end of a chapter in Kyra’s life it also manages to be quite a cliffhanger about what happens next, and I am definitely excited for the release of book 3. Please don’t make me wait too long LC Morgans!