Genre: Erotica/Science
Fiction
Description:
A novella
continuing the adventures of aviatrix Charlotte Frost (personal motto: ‘fuck it
or kill it’) who is being pursued (for reasons not in this book) by the
Matriarchy at the urging of the Godmother AI. Her space ship has somehow landed
in a massive hangar, which is where the action takes place. It is full of
potentially lethal tech, which has been largely powered down. The tech is
vaguely familiar to Captain Frost. Frost straps on her tool belt, and she and
her trusty sex Doll (the gender shifting Arslan-Tash) get to work on an exit
strategy.
Author:
Black’s Amazon bio reads thus: “Born a modern-day
nomad in the Deep South, Timothy Black wandered through most of the southern
United States in an attempt to find his life, love, and home. After studying
Geology, Astronomy, and the Occult, he found himself with a degree in Philosophy
and a habit of writing odd things. A serial killer of coffee and whiskey sours,
he has since found his den in the Pacific Northwest with two raucous bird
ladies that peck him when he gets too far out of line. That's a whole lot of
beaking.” There is another Timothy Black on Amazon, who is a retired teacher.
He is not this Black.
Appraisal:
This is a lot of fun. Captain Frost’s space
ship is called the Harlot’s Promise and is powered by orgasms produced
by the practice of tantric sex. The plot is small but perfectly formed: the girl
on girl action is clever. Black has corralled a number of ancient middle
eastern deities, myths, tantric energy, and alternative religious and political
pathways to create a complex military matriarchal
state in opposition to the majority patriarchy to power this SF adventure. All
these little dogies, hitched together, gallop along very nicely indeed.
The only problem is that this is book 2 and
it doesn’t really stand alone. So now you know that, do start with the first
one, The
Clockwork Courtesan.
The third book in the series (The Engines
of Eros) was published in August 2024. So with the whole trilogy now
available, the frustrating deficiencies I experienced should melt away. I did
feel the lack of the grounding that first book would have provided. But I had a
very nice time all the same, thank you very much. Call me. 🤙 😉
Buy now
from: Amazon US Amazon UK
FYI:
Format/Typo
Issues:
There are a few clunks, but the book has
excellent pace and you will ride right through them.
Rating: ****
Reviewed
by: Judi Moore
Approximate word count: 30-35,000 words
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