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I had some mixed feelings about this book. Some of them may be strictly out of personal taste and some are decidedly objective. Some also stem from the fact that I also write (although as of yet I am unpublished, so Mr. McBee has one up on me there).

First let me compliment the author where compliments are most definitely due. I LOVE the concept. The idea of leaving the highly developed planet Earth behind and starting over again from nothing, while eventually peaking in an Early Middle Ages society, is a rich interesting backdrop with tons of potential. The story itself is quite gripping, I read it, got distracted by life for a few months, and then came back to finish it because I was truly interested in what happened next. The setting and story will most certainly pull you in! No doubt about that. I think the McBee also does a commendable job weaving together two very different but related stories in flashback form, and with very easy-to-follow transitions from one to the other. That isn't easy to do. The main character is also an interesting guy for sure, but that brings me to what I did *not* care for.

These are strictly stylistic critiques, your own preferences may vary. McBee's narrative style is easily the equal of such accomplished writers as Dean Koontz. That said, even when I have read Koontz novels I personally crave a much richer narrative voice than is provided. I prefer use of inner dialogue here and there or at least more creative descriptive prose over an omniscient narrative voice simply telling the reader at all times in plain terms how someone is/was feeling. In this case, we have a book told through the eyes and life of one single character, I felt like a richer, more prosaic narrative voice would have added quite a lot to the book. Also, if you want an interesting solitary protagonist, you may find 145/Tritsan a very satisfying lead. If you want a *likeable* lead, I don't know who or how he could suffice. He is not a villain, but he is for sure not what I would call a virtuous hero. In fact having an unlikable character, even as a/the lead, is not required to make a good story. I suppose it bothers me here though because I found there to be *no* likable characters in this story at all. It's hard for me to enjoy a story when absolutely nobody is portrayed as likable or unique. This was an issue to me because nobody else in the book is developed notably as a character except for the leading man. Some of the other male characters are addressed, and are distinct, but they have no real personality to speak of. Furthermore the women aren't developed in the slightest, even those of them who are named repeatedly blur together in my mind because none of them have any kind of personality or memorable traits. I don't mind a male-centric story, nor do I mind a book told through the eyes of only one character, but the supporting cast has to support, and a supporting cast *supports* by being richly and unapologetically 'themselves' so that our lead can play off of them. I guess I just didn't see/feel that in this book. Furthermore, while the lead character and his band of merry survivalists are thrown challenges, I never got the sense that they weren't going to be alright or our lead man was ever going to lose control, or lose altogether. The supporting cast has some twists and some deaths, but I just didn't personally care enough about them to be emotionally affected the way I would hope to have been as a reader.

Finally, and this is more objective and has been mentioned by other reviewers as well, the editing in this novel was just very, very, *bad*. Random words clearly not caught by spellcheck but clearly out of place in sentences, one minor character's name spelled two different ways (Davis/Davies). The use of 'anyways' instead of 'anyway' in the narrative voice. Double-periods clearly not intended to be there, but worst of all was the last line of the book, a piece of dialogue, is notably without its end-quote. The last one was so tragic because the last sentence/quote of the book being unfinished summed up my feelings about the book overall, it felt "unfinished." It just needed another pass or two to fully develop.

As I said, though it held my interest, I loved the concept, and I feel I got my money's worth out of the read. The reasons I listed kept it form being a good/great book IMHO, but it was not a poor/bad book. I may even get the sequel when it comes out because I think Mr. McBee can/will likely grow as a writer. And why do I think that? Because he is a great storyteller, and while you can improve and fine-tune you're writing skills and style you either *are* or *aren't* a storyteller. And Travis McBee is most assuredly, a *great* storyteller.


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Triton Rise of Empire Volume 1 Travis McBee Books Reviews

Well worth the price.I read the book in one seating.Its the kind of book that makes you think, and want to find out what happens next.I would have given it 5 stars,but I'm not a fan of flash backs .I like to stay with the action.There is plenty of action,and it makes you think about how would the human race behave if we had to start over.
The only problem I have with this is the editing. It could use some work since there was the small misspelled word here and there. There was also a formatting issue in some of the chapters where the text seemed to be highlighted? I'm not sure if it was highlighting but the text was black over a white canvas even though I had my kindle set to sepia.
Earth falls to hell because humans enjoy killing each other too much. A pod of 30 is frozen in time and sent to a new planet to repopulate it. Once they arrive, they begin to settle. Politics take hold because humans are idiots that enjoy killing each other too much and soon the settlers realize that they aren't alone on this strange world.
The first part felt like Lord of the Flies. A bunch of people running around trying to figure out what to do and how to do it. It was a more mature version since these people are adults. To see how such a small society handles things makes you think. I remember reading an editorial about how everything tends to shoot to s*** once the population moves past 1,000.
The second part felt like Game of Thrones. It was enjoyable. If you like war and the politics behind it then you'll love it. It reminded me of a chess game in the way it all played out.
I also have to give Travis credit for managing to have two stories run together so seamlessly. Tritsan's past and present were presented in a manner that was easy to follow and neither received enough love to drown out the other.
But yeah, I'd give it a 5 if it was edited properly but since it isn't I'll give it a 4.5.
I had some mixed feelings about this book. Some of them may be strictly out of personal taste and some are decidedly objective. Some also stem from the fact that I also write (although as of yet I am unpublished, so Mr. McBee has one up on me there).

First let me compliment the author where compliments are most definitely due. I LOVE the concept. The idea of leaving the highly developed planet Earth behind and starting over again from nothing, while eventually peaking in an Early Middle Ages society, is a rich interesting backdrop with tons of potential. The story itself is quite gripping, I read it, got distracted by life for a few months, and then came back to finish it because I was truly interested in what happened next. The setting and story will most certainly pull you in! No doubt about that. I think the McBee also does a commendable job weaving together two very different but related stories in flashback form, and with very easy-to-follow transitions from one to the other. That isn't easy to do. The main character is also an interesting guy for sure, but that brings me to what I did *not* care for.

These are strictly stylistic critiques, your own preferences may vary. McBee's narrative style is easily the equal of such accomplished writers as Dean Koontz. That said, even when I have read Koontz novels I personally crave a much richer narrative voice than is provided. I prefer use of inner dialogue here and there or at least more creative descriptive prose over an omniscient narrative voice simply telling the reader at all times in plain terms how someone is/was feeling. In this case, we have a book told through the eyes and life of one single character, I felt like a richer, more prosaic narrative voice would have added quite a lot to the book. Also, if you want an interesting solitary protagonist, you may find 145/Tritsan a very satisfying lead. If you want a *likeable* lead, I don't know who or how he could suffice. He is not a villain, but he is for sure not what I would call a virtuous hero. In fact having an unlikable character, even as a/the lead, is not required to make a good story. I suppose it bothers me here though because I found there to be *no* likable characters in this story at all. It's hard for me to enjoy a story when absolutely nobody is portrayed as likable or unique. This was an issue to me because nobody else in the book is developed notably as a character except for the leading man. Some of the other male characters are addressed, and are distinct, but they have no real personality to speak of. Furthermore the women aren't developed in the slightest, even those of them who are named repeatedly blur together in my mind because none of them have any kind of personality or memorable traits. I don't mind a male-centric story, nor do I mind a book told through the eyes of only one character, but the supporting cast has to support, and a supporting cast *supports* by being richly and unapologetically 'themselves' so that our lead can play off of them. I guess I just didn't see/feel that in this book. Furthermore, while the lead character and his band of merry survivalists are thrown challenges, I never got the sense that they weren't going to be alright or our lead man was ever going to lose control, or lose altogether. The supporting cast has some twists and some deaths, but I just didn't personally care enough about them to be emotionally affected the way I would hope to have been as a reader.

Finally, and this is more objective and has been mentioned by other reviewers as well, the editing in this novel was just very, very, *bad*. Random words clearly not caught by spellcheck but clearly out of place in sentences, one minor character's name spelled two different ways (Davis/Davies). The use of 'anyways' instead of 'anyway' in the narrative voice. Double-periods clearly not intended to be there, but worst of all was the last line of the book, a piece of dialogue, is notably without its end-quote. The last one was so tragic because the last sentence/quote of the book being unfinished summed up my feelings about the book overall, it felt "unfinished." It just needed another pass or two to fully develop.

As I said, though it held my interest, I loved the concept, and I feel I got my money's worth out of the read. The reasons I listed kept it form being a good/great book IMHO, but it was not a poor/bad book. I may even get the sequel when it comes out because I think Mr. McBee can/will likely grow as a writer. And why do I think that? Because he is a great storyteller, and while you can improve and fine-tune you're writing skills and style you either *are* or *aren't* a storyteller. And Travis McBee is most assuredly, a *great* storyteller.