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Publication
Ace (2013), 352 pages
Original publication date
2013-08-27
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WELCOME TO HELL The prison ship Perdition, a floating city where the Conglomerate's most dangerous criminals are confined for life, orbits endlessly around a barren asteroid. Life inside is even more bleak. Hailed as the Dread Queen, inmate Dresdemona "Dred" Devos controls one of Perdition's six territories, bordered on both sides by would-be kings eager to challenge her claim. Keeping them at bay requires constant vigilance, as well as a steady influx of new recruits to replace the fallen. Survival is a constant battle, and death is the only escape. Of the newest convicts, only one is worth Dred's attention. The mercenary Jael, with his deadly gaze and attitude, may be the most dangerous criminal onboard. His combat skill could give her the edge she needs, if he doesn't betray her first. Unfortunately, that's what he does best. Winning Jael's allegiance will be a challenge, but failure could be worse than death... FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!… (more)
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LibraryThing member SunnySD
Perdition... where the dregs of society, murderers and criminals too depraved to rehabilitate are sent to rot and die. No wardens, no guards, just an old asteroid ship adrift in orbit with failing systems, and four feudal lords all vying for the last bit of air, water and territory available. Dred,
Sirantha Jax did no justice by Jael, so it's good to see him get a history and the potential for a love of his own. That said, this reads a little too quickly - as if some bits and pieces were excised or not fully fleshed out. I'll definitely be acquiring the next installment, but will also be crossing my fingers there's a bit more meat to the underlying plot.
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the warrior queen who holds Queensland with the assistance of the hulking Einar and her spymaster Tam, knows there's no escape, only survival. But something about a prisoner newly arrived to their chamber of horrors has her wondering....Sirantha Jax did no justice by Jael, so it's good to see him get a history and the potential for a love of his own. That said, this reads a little too quickly - as if some bits and pieces were excised or not fully fleshed out. I'll definitely be acquiring the next installment, but will also be crossing my fingers there's a bit more meat to the underlying plot.
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LibraryThing member HeartlessOne42
I adore Ann Aguirre's Sirantha Jax series, but I think I may love Dred even more. She's fiery, tough, regal, amazingly human and real. Surprisingly I even found myself liking Jael after hating him in the Jax series. I don't think any other author could have made me feel that way about a character I
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thoroughly disliked. I look forward to the rest of this series. Show Less
LibraryThing member Mardel
Perdition is the first book in over two months that I've been able to read in a matter of days. I started it two days ago, and finished reading it last night.
Based on my absolute love for the Sirantha Jax series, I picked this up because it's set in the same universe. I thought it was going to
Basic story - Dred is the Queen Dread or Dread Queen of ....yes, Queensland. She's been assisted to the dubious throne by Tam, a spymaster who is serving time on Perdition. Perdition is a prison ship that is inescapable - if one is sentenced to Perdition, you're basically sentenced to life imprisonment and to die there. She's a hard woman, who has murdered and is serving her time.
Jael is an incoming prisoner - who has abilities and issues. He's been sentenced to Perdition to keep him out of the way and accessible - though I don't know how accessible one can be on a prison ship where prisoners and supplies are simply dropped off, seemingly automatically. Anyway, he's recruited by Dred. On Perdition when prisoners are dropped off they are recruited by one of many sectors of prisoners, some are way worse than others.
Perdition - while populated with crazed murderers, political prisoners and many characters - none of whom are nice people - still reads a bit like a romance story. Two people meet, bad backgrounds, baggage and history that makes them wary of others must learn to trust each other and accept love.... sound familiar? yes. A romance with (thankfully) a very different background and none of those misunderstood faux-criminals. All these people have really done bad things. Very bad.
The story was intresting, the background and setting interesting and the characters were very interesting. The details are what made it good enough for me to end up reading this one straight through. So, good book, even though it was basically a romance with a SciFi criminal twist.
Even though Dred is the Dread Queen of Queensland, it's a constant struggle to hold on to control - takes a lot of planning, watching and discipline. One of the problems Dred faces is two other sectors have decided to attack her's for more territory. So a mini war must be waged, and Dred has to decide who to trust, who to ally with and which moves to make. This is what makes for a good story.
Dialog was good, narration was interesting - Aguirre knows how to write a story. Only thing....(and this really is a minor complaint) I was expecting a voice kind of like Jax's - present first person, but Perdition is written in regular third person - still a good book.
Based on my absolute love for the Sirantha Jax series, I picked this up because it's set in the same universe. I thought it was going to
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feature a woman that Jax had met while she was in prison, but I was wrong. Perdition is set at least forty years (turns?) in the future, and while the woman is different from who I thought, there is a character from the past Jax years. Jael, who I had a hard time remembering....He turned on Sirantha and co. way back on Ithiss Tor and he's still alive because he's hard to kill, for reasons you will discover if you read this.Basic story - Dred is the Queen Dread or Dread Queen of ....yes, Queensland. She's been assisted to the dubious throne by Tam, a spymaster who is serving time on Perdition. Perdition is a prison ship that is inescapable - if one is sentenced to Perdition, you're basically sentenced to life imprisonment and to die there. She's a hard woman, who has murdered and is serving her time.
Jael is an incoming prisoner - who has abilities and issues. He's been sentenced to Perdition to keep him out of the way and accessible - though I don't know how accessible one can be on a prison ship where prisoners and supplies are simply dropped off, seemingly automatically. Anyway, he's recruited by Dred. On Perdition when prisoners are dropped off they are recruited by one of many sectors of prisoners, some are way worse than others.
Perdition - while populated with crazed murderers, political prisoners and many characters - none of whom are nice people - still reads a bit like a romance story. Two people meet, bad backgrounds, baggage and history that makes them wary of others must learn to trust each other and accept love.... sound familiar? yes. A romance with (thankfully) a very different background and none of those misunderstood faux-criminals. All these people have really done bad things. Very bad.
The story was intresting, the background and setting interesting and the characters were very interesting. The details are what made it good enough for me to end up reading this one straight through. So, good book, even though it was basically a romance with a SciFi criminal twist.
Even though Dred is the Dread Queen of Queensland, it's a constant struggle to hold on to control - takes a lot of planning, watching and discipline. One of the problems Dred faces is two other sectors have decided to attack her's for more territory. So a mini war must be waged, and Dred has to decide who to trust, who to ally with and which moves to make. This is what makes for a good story.
Dialog was good, narration was interesting - Aguirre knows how to write a story. Only thing....(and this really is a minor complaint) I was expecting a voice kind of like Jax's - present first person, but Perdition is written in regular third person - still a good book.
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LibraryThing member BookaholicCat
Loooooved it! I can't wait to read next book.
LibraryThing member tldegray
When Jael arrives on the prison ship Perdition, Dred and her men happen to be scouting for new bodies to replace the ones who died in skirmishes with other territorial rulers. Big, strong Jael passes the test and is recruited. While battling for their lives, they become closer and closer still.
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But the real star of this book is the Dread Queen herself, Dred. No, she didn't pick the title. And she doesn't care for the whole queen-and-court idea. But living on a prison ship and trying to stay alive while controlling your territory and taking care of your people calls for a woman to make certain concession, and one of them is to constantly act the part of the badass queen.
Dred is... Well, if you liked Sirantha Jax, you're going to like Dred. She's the same type of person. She puts on a tough face in public and lets her guard down only with those she trusts, and she trusts very few people.
Also typical of Ann Aguirre is the excellent supporting cast. Dred is surrounded by the strong and devoted Einar, the sly Tam, the possibly dangerous Martine, Ike the wise old man, and Will, the psychotic psychic.
I'm really looking forward to further books in this series.
This
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was the follow-up to the Sirantha Jax series that I wanted. It takes place in the same universe, but much, much later, and includes Jael, a character you'll remember--maybe not fondly--from the Jax books. I, however, liked Jael. I was torn by his betrayal. So I'm glad to see him again, learning to be a different and better person, and learning to care for himself.But the real star of this book is the Dread Queen herself, Dred. No, she didn't pick the title. And she doesn't care for the whole queen-and-court idea. But living on a prison ship and trying to stay alive while controlling your territory and taking care of your people calls for a woman to make certain concession, and one of them is to constantly act the part of the badass queen.
Dred is... Well, if you liked Sirantha Jax, you're going to like Dred. She's the same type of person. She puts on a tough face in public and lets her guard down only with those she trusts, and she trusts very few people.
Also typical of Ann Aguirre is the excellent supporting cast. Dred is surrounded by the strong and devoted Einar, the sly Tam, the possibly dangerous Martine, Ike the wise old man, and Will, the psychotic psychic.
I'm really looking forward to further books in this series.
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Language
Original language
English
ISBN
9780425258118
Physical description
352 p.; 4.12 inches
Pages
352