This is a wonderfully crafted story that follows twins Peyton and Jai Foster, separated at birth and sent to two, very different lives in a world that is not so far removed from the one that we live in today.
Although their world is set in the future, it is run entirely by economics, Corporations run basically everything, and everybody works for a Corporation, via a set contract, that if its voided, either you have to get your family to pay for you to get home, you might be lucky enough to get some menial labour wherever you are, or more than likely, you will just end up dead. If you are not sponsored by one of the Corporations, then you have nothing, they pay for your food, housing, even clothing – so you lose your contract, you lose your life.
For a lot of people, they desperately try to get to training places that are like military training academies, and colleges/universities, all rolled into one. They take on a large number of recruits each year, but generally those that are sponsored. However, because there are so many people in the position like the Twins, they select the best of those that live in the orphanages, but it is generally only a couple from hundreds of applicants.
This story is quite multifaceted, in that it not only has two segments, the beginning segment in which we see the twins going through the academy, but also multifaceted in that we get to see the story from the points of view of multiple different characters.
This isn’t just the standard ‘Military’ grunt recruit opening sequence, it is a lot more complex, as we get to learn the very intricate and detailed world that has been created for the characters to live in.
The world building is just exceptional, the quality and depth of every aspect of the story is breathtaking, leaving you immersed in this very complex commercial world in which the Corporations run and rule everything, every aspect of your life. You don’t eat, blink, or go to the loo, without a Corporation knowing about it, and getting some sort of dollar value out it, either directly from you, or via your contract. It is a terrifying look at a future reality, but one that has been so beautifully, and cleverly well-crafted so that you really believe you are there.
The Character work is just astonishing, Peyton and Jai are so totally different characters, opposite ends of the spectrum, and so expertly written. You really believe these people, understand them, and as the book progresses, you not only know them, but really like them. I have to say though, one of my favourite characters in the book is Zean Foster, I’ll let you read and find out why.
As the story progresses, it becomes more and more compelling, and you get to delve further into this captivating world, full of intrigue and mystery, and soon, both Peyton and Jai, even though they don’t know the other exists, and have nothing to do with each other (They are in separate parts of the Space Academy, and Peyton is all Soldier, whilst Jai is more of a Tech Head, and is with their Tech Troops), the two of them have both worked out that things are not right.
Aided by their friends, and both of them with their unique set of skills, they begin to follow the various trails that they find, and it leads to things that neither of them thought was possible.
When cadets from their own Academy start to turn up dead in mysterious circumstances, things go from bad to worse.
It’s from here, that the pair begin to discover that the Corporations are not what they seem, and Contracts are a lot worse than they appear.
This is not your usual Mil Sci-Fi Super Trooper Romp – it is an intelligent, well crafted story that is full of political intrigue, with a complex, well thought out story, following multiple different characters so that you get to see the story for multiple perspectives. It makes the story a lot more interesting, and really adds to the mystery, making it such a fantastic read.
Rebel’s Call is not all mystery and intrigue though, it does have some epic combat scenes that you expect from this type of book, and these have been portrayed with the extraordinary skill that I have come to expect from Aukes and McFarlane, both who are just outstanding Authors. The combat is portrayed in a way that it is quite brutal, but it is not glorified, quite the opposite, questioning why they are doing this to each other so that Corporations can get richer on their (the soldiers) blood. It is a book that really makes you think, but is also just a fantastic Mil Sci-Fi read.
This is one that you are not going to want to miss, as this is just the start to what is going to be an exceptional series.
I have already pre-ordered book #2 ‘Rebel’s Run’, as this was just so good!!
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