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Primary Inversion (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #1)
by

Catherine Asaro (Goodreads Author),

Anna Fields (Narrator)

Lois 's review

Apr 22, 2008

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Read 2 times. Last read February 4, 2021 to February 6, 2021.

Reread 2021:
I did not enjoy my reread the same this time.
Not sure why.
This remains my favorite retelling of a Romeo & Juliet (esque) storyline.

From 2018 Reread:
I still truly love this book.
Soz remains one of my favorite literary characters.
This book introduces you to the world of The Ruby Dynasty. The premise is interesting if clumsy in places. In 4000BCE an unknown race of aliens take human beings from South America and places them on the planet Raylicon. From Raylicon the humans reverse engineer the alien technology and settle the Stars.
Not often do we see Indigenous Peoples of the Americas in space which is really cool.
Also an alabaster enemy who actively captures and enslaves other humans beings, hm.
The science is interesting and the story moves along quickly. The author covers PTSD, generational trauma, domestic violence, incest and difficult/toxic family relationships.
The audiobook narrator was jarring after listening to the last few books in this series (the prequels as technically this is the first book in this series) by a different narrator. Once I got accustomed to this narrator I liked her quite a bit.

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