"This excellently written, complex, sci-fi narrative provides compelling characters, struggles across space and time and so much more that is bound to appeal to any sci-fi reader."
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The Little Time Allotted Us by Laura Paquette is a science fiction story to its core, there’s advanced tech intergalactic war, memory wipes, brain chips, multiverses and so much more. You’re in for a rollercoaster ride at the start of this Andromeda Khanate Duology.
We begin the story with Khair, a war criminal that escaped a death sentence by having her memory wiped. So, as you can imagine, the main character and readers alike are off balance as we try to figure out what’s happened, where we are and the characters around us. Paquette weaves a complex tale as Khair joins Khanate General Taivan’s crusade against the United Oversight for Democracy. The writing brings all of the characters to life, they have flaws and dimensions, you root for them through their struggles especially as more of their past is revealed. This is an intergalactic, multiverse, sci-fi novel but the writing really brings the story to life in a way that feels authentic.
It’s not a criticism to say that there is a lot going and I wouldn’t say that this is a light read. However, if you want to board a spaceship and head for distant stars, immerse yourself in this complex twisting narrative with compelling, witty characters then The Little Time Allotted Us is definitely a great recommendation.
Charlotte Walker, A LoveReading Ambassador
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After years of intergalactic conquest, cornered war criminal Khair surrendered and allowed her memories to be wiped to save her life. But as the former officer fights for survival, she will discover the war she can’t remember isn’t done with her yet.
With her Andromedan Khanate scattered by the bureaucratic United Oversight for Democracy, Khair finds herself drawn into a personal war between Taivan, a fleeing Khanate General, and the powerful UOD pursuing him. But the General, once a Khanate victim and now its greatest champion, will take the war to UOD or die trying.
As Khair joins Taivan’s perilous crusade, she’s electrocuted for acts of violence by Chip, a UOD parole officer operating as an inner voice in her mind. And, as Khair relies on her skills and tenuous allies to avoid Chip’s punishments, it seems the unwanted guest in her head has their own hidden agenda.
As a new war with UOD dawns, Khair begins to question her General’s methods, and can only wonder: can they defeat the enemy without becoming tyrants themselves?
The Little Time Allotted Us features in the following genres: Indie Author Books, Indie Books We Love, Science Fiction, Recommendations, Fiction
The Little Time Allotted Us is available in Paperback
The Little Time Allotted Us was written by Laura Paquette and published by Independently published
