Other characters were equally impressive. (I liked him, but I often wished he would lose his tongue.) I absolutely loved her guard cat, Diodojo. I enjoyed her encounters with the various denizens of the universe, although the accent of Simon, her mechanic, got pretty annoying. Every scene involving this high octane smuggler was heart-pounding fun. She’s River Tam on steroids (well, at least with an awesome flight suit, helmet and weaponry). The rest are just trying to survive, if they haven’t already been completely wiped out.ĭezmara is a heroine with a quick wit and insane skills. Many are enslaved some, transformed into crazed super soldiers, have taken advantage of the turmoil and formed immense criminal empires or joined forces with the Durax and a brave few stand in rebellion. Almost all have been terrorized in some way by the Durax. It’s clear these races have been culturally immersed for a very long time. Many are molded after Earth animals and have a variety of awesome talents. Death Drop starts with a BANG and ends with a BOOM!ĭeath Drop has many different races each one is described in such detail that it felt like watching anime in my brain.

When multiple enemies start pursuing Dezmara, she is forced to muster every last ounce of her intellect, strength and skills to avoid being killed. She has quickly become the best smuggler around, gaining a solid reputation, but that reputation comes with a cost… recognition.Ī double-cross leaves a top Dissension soldier dead, and Dezmara is the prime suspect. Smuggling comes easy to Dezmara and is the perfect front as she searches for information on other humans. She is willing to go to any lengths to keep that fact hidden. The serum is no longer safe and the Dissension is slowly losing their rebellion to the Durax.ĭezmara Strykar has heard the stories of humans, and it seems that somehow she is one, possibly the last one. A group of rebels known as The Dissension has a serum enabling them to withstand the Durax’s telepathic assaults. That life is threatened by the Durax, a heinous race whose bodies are weak, but whose mind-controlling abilities have enabled them to conquer, destroy and enslave all who cross their path. That’s right, they were completely wiped out 400,000 years ago however, the universe is still populated by a myriad assortment of sentient life. This explosive debut novel by Sean Allen is the first book set in The D-Evolution series. On October 1, 2011, Death Drop will burst onto the scene, leaving a trail of genre bending destruction in its wake.

Death Drop by Sean Allen