Quirky Cat
Knight: A Chronicle of Sybil's War is the second novel in Timothy Zahn's series, Sybil's War. It's an epic space opera perfect for fans of the genre.
Once upon a time, Nicole Hammond and her partner Bungie were focused entirely on trying to survive on the streets of Philadelphia. Now, that seems like so long ago. Against all odds, they have been abducted by mysterious aliens – and unfortunately for them, they do not imagine this experience.
Her time among the aliens changed her, and now she is a being known as a Sybil – a human with the ability to communicate with aliens. She must find a way out of this war, for everyone's sakes, even if nobody is thrilled with the situation.
Before I delve into my review, I need to be completely honest here. I did it again. AGAIN. I picked up yet another novel without realizing it was a sequel beforehand. I don't know why I seem to have gone through a string of this lately. I need to up my Goodreads search skills.
Anyway, despite not having read the first novel, I didn't have any trouble following along with Knight. Many early events sound pretty similar to other series (games and novels) that I've seen in the past, so that helped a lot.
I enjoyed reading about Zahn's alien races and how they function as individuals and society. If I'm honest, those were the highlights of this novel to me. That doesn't mean the rest was bad, just that these moments and revelations stole the show as far as I'm concerned.
Thanks to Tor Books and #NetGalley for making this book available for review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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