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The Catalyst Targon Tales Book 1 eBook Chris Reher

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The Catalyst Targon Tales Book 1 eBook Chris Reher

Though The Catalyst's timeline precedes that of 'Only Human,' I read the latter first. Even so, it was not hard for me to follow the story. In The Catalyst, we see Nova, wet behind the ears from her birth into the military scene. She's as inflexible, stubborn, and by-the-book as a true 'greenie,' and it takes a rough patch in her career, and the handsome Seth (an old flame of Nova's) to show her that the occasional bending of the rules isn't so bad after all.

Reher does not waste time or drag their feet. From the beginning, we're thrown into action and adventure, watching as Nova battles with doubts concerning those she cares about, and also those she should trust within her work organization. The story moves along fast, but there are times when it slows and we get to enjoy and appreciate the fascinating world and its people Reher has created. The underlying cause for which Nova, Seth, and their comrades fight is very positive, and I greatly enjoyed that Reher pushes their characters to make certain sacrifices to attempt to achieve this goal.

My only gripe:
I loved reading Seth and Nova's relationship, and I felt that the author could have expanded a bit more on them at the end of the book. Of course, not everyone will agree with me on this one.

The characterizations are solid, the writing is crisp and fluid, and all of the questions posed within the story are answered. Reher is a great storyteller, and you know they know this from the confidence exhibited in the book. I enjoyed reading this immensely and fully believe that others will, too.


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The Catalyst Targon Tales Book 1 eBook Chris Reher Reviews

Enjoyable story for a casual, quick read. There's not a heavy investment of brain cells, which means the reader can skim along. (As compared to novels with deeply immersive world-building, back stories, and painstaking details for nuanced relationship building between characters.). This writer is more like a "get'er done" plotter. Readers will get just enough information to enjoy the story, the different planets, and the aliens without feeling overwhelmed with details. There is some action with weapons in space and planet-side, a bit of romance, intergalactic spy-stuff, and some cool new life-forms. This story is a stand-alone book, but readers have the option to explore further adventures with the protagonist.
Well written and edited. Catalyst takes off in the vein of Dune. An essential element is the life blood of the Combined Union of Planets. And as is the usual case, corruption permeates a new discovery of a source. Lt Nora Whiteside, daughter of one a well known Colonel of Air Command and Section Leader of the elite Vanguard force finds herself in the unenviable position of guarding a tank full of some liquid with a strange creature in it and running through the cargo ship that has just been boarded by pirates. All her colleagues and fellow Air Command pilots are dead and she is about to be when an old lover from her academy days, shows up and rescues her. And that is just the first Chapter!
This is a science fiction story where the Heroine, Nova, is a pilot in the military. She is on assignment when the ship she is on is boarded by pirates. An old friend of hers from her academy days (Seth) is there and helps her get away from the pirates. Seth works with the rebels (against the government she is a military officer for) and Nova finds herself involved in the conflict. I'm being very vague here as I don't want to give any spoilers.

The writing is well done without grammar, spelling or other issues. There was a good amount of action in the book. Not too much that it was overwhelming. The pacing was good in that the action sometimes slowed down to allow you to see the characters interact and talk with each other. I did like the mystery that surrounded Seth. There was a bit of romance between the two lead characters. It was done in a believeable way as they had been involved in their academy days (several years earlier). Thus, the sense of history they had made it believeable that they would banter back and forth right away and get re-involved.

One drawback is that I did feel a bit thrown into this new world. I struggled for the first 15% or so to make sense of what was going on. I didn't understand the government or the structure of the Union. There were so many worlds and terms thrown around that I felt very lost at times (Targon Magra, Peilion, Feyd, etc)... the names are all so different that it was hard sometimes to keep things straight. The same thing with the beings (I picked up on the humans and centurians right away but others were introduced) and the names (there were so many different people and names thrown at the reader in the first 10% of the book that it was a bit hard to keep them straight as well). The end of the book on my kindle mentions that there is another book with Nova called "Only Human". Even though Only Human takes place after the events of this book, I believe that Only Human was published first. Perhaps more of the world, background, government structure, etc., was explained more in this other book. However, I was able to understand the story without reading this other book (I just struggled some of the time).

The book came to a nice conclusion without any type of cliffhanger. Overall, it was a good book that I finished without skipping around. If you are expecting "insta-love" and "soul mate" type of stuff, then this isn't your book. Instead, it is a good space adventure novel with a bit of romance mixed in.
I thought this and the other two in the Nova Whiteside series, Only Human and Rebel Alliances, were a lot of fun. Although our female protagonist is a relatively high ranking and experience military officer, she does spend quite a bit of time being rescued and oggled by brawny, gorgeous men, and having good sex too, which I appreciate ) But while the relationship between her and her male costars is central to the story, it doesn't completely sidetrack it, which I also appreciate. The story itself is frontier politics - big and powerful alliances verses terrorist separatists - and there's plenty of playing around in space ships and on strange planets with stranger scenery to keep things interesting and moving outside of the romance department. This is the Star Wars school of character development - good guys tend to be good, bad guys tend to be bad, but here and there Reher did play with these expectations in her supporting cast, which made them more interesting. Enjoyable, and I will read the next one.
Though The Catalyst's timeline precedes that of 'Only Human,' I read the latter first. Even so, it was not hard for me to follow the story. In The Catalyst, we see Nova, wet behind the ears from her birth into the military scene. She's as inflexible, stubborn, and by-the-book as a true 'greenie,' and it takes a rough patch in her career, and the handsome Seth (an old flame of Nova's) to show her that the occasional bending of the rules isn't so bad after all.

Reher does not waste time or drag their feet. From the beginning, we're thrown into action and adventure, watching as Nova battles with doubts concerning those she cares about, and also those she should trust within her work organization. The story moves along fast, but there are times when it slows and we get to enjoy and appreciate the fascinating world and its people Reher has created. The underlying cause for which Nova, Seth, and their comrades fight is very positive, and I greatly enjoyed that Reher pushes their characters to make certain sacrifices to attempt to achieve this goal.

My only gripe
I loved reading Seth and Nova's relationship, and I felt that the author could have expanded a bit more on them at the end of the book. Of course, not everyone will agree with me on this one.

The characterizations are solid, the writing is crisp and fluid, and all of the questions posed within the story are answered. Reher is a great storyteller, and you know they know this from the confidence exhibited in the book. I enjoyed reading this immensely and fully believe that others will, too.