Kimberly Hicks's Reviews > The Brede Chronicles

I received an 'Advanced Copy' of this novel from Author, P.I. Barrington.

Earth, as we once knew it, is no longer. The year is 2107 and a new breed of human is walking the planet Earth and ruling other planets unheard of throughout the universe. This is where you'll meet, Alekzander Brede, an Amphidian from the planet Amphidia. He's half human and half Amphidian. His strength is beyond human and his skill at killing without emotion runs deep within him. He doesn't have a care in the world and roams the various planets as if he is the king of them all. There's a special artifact that many are seeking, and Alekzander has been hired to find it. What the artifact contains, he doesn't know, but what he does know is, there are people and/or things willing to kill him to get it. Narita Sabbad was a very rich earthly woman, living in New Cairo, with beauty to melt any man's heart, and when she set her sights on Alekzander with all his muscles and attractive good looks, their fate was forever sealed. Or so Alekzander thought.

What Alekzander didn't count on was having to deal with a rather pesty kid named Elecktra. She was madly in love with Alekzander from the time she was a small child. She was an orphan living on the streets by any means necessary, usually stealing from others in order to survive. Elecktra and Alekzander's paths crossed often throughout her growing up years. Her home was called The City of the Dead where the underworld and the dregs of humanity currently resided. She often found herself living in Garbage City also in New Cairo. Every time Alekzander was about to board his Scythe to head out on his adventure of finding this artifact known as the Vessel of Beket-Re, he discovered Elecktra stowed away. As much as it pained him to deal with her, he let her crash there for a little bit, but instead of sleeping in the quarters he advised her, she ended up sleeping with him. Their love making should never have happened, especially since he had such strong feelings for Narita who was a goddess in her own right.

Elecktra ended up going to the Under Prison, overseen by Narita Sabbad, Alekzander's lady love. When Elecktra got out, she fled New Cairo. What Alekzander had no idea of, she was carrying their child. A few years passed, and when Alekzander finally caught up to Elecktra, he immediately noticed a little tyke who looked identical to him. He instantly knew that child was his son. Yes, Alekzander was correct. His son's name was Zander Brede and he was amazingly smart and strong just like his father. To punish Elecktra for not advising him they had a child together, he punished her by taking the only thing she loved and cherished away from her. Alekzander had no idea what an important role the Vessel of Beket-Re would play for his life. And from that point, it sets off a chain of events that will leave most readers in awe.

Alekzander Brede was a very cruel character. He mistreated Elecktra terribly and she took his verbal abuse based on the love she always held for him. This isn't like most sci-fi books I've read, but it wasn't bad at all. I felt the story started off a bit slow and with all the planets and different type of people living, it can get confusing to keep up with them all. By the time I reached about 30% of the book, the story really took off for me. This is a love story with it's ups and downs in a world like Star Trek or Buck Rogers or Fringe all mixed up into one. I think most sci-fi readers will enjoy this story. This novel was well written from a technical standpoint, but as I mentioned it starts out a little slow, but eventually picks up speed which is what any reader wants and expects. Well done, P.I. Barrington!