Duchess of Terra (Duchy of Terra Book 2) Kindle Edition

If you enjoy books that go in several arcs at once this book is for you. Earth is trying to find its way within the much larger scope of an alien empire. Add in implacable enemies and mysterious allies, plus tech surprises to round out the maneuvers and you have this novel.

A very good yarn. Enjoyable except for a few items. Use of the F... and A... words are despicable. Gay situations should not be so encouraged.

This is the best $2.99 you will ever spend in your life. How much do I like this book? I was given an advance reader copy in return for an honest review and when the book became available on Amazon, I purchased it even though I had already read it - just to do my part to make sure the author can continue to deliver stories like this. That is how much I liked it.The Duchess of Terra is the second book in in Stewart's new Duchy of Terra series. In the first book in the series, The Terran Privateer, Earth falls to the A!Tol and Captain Annette Bond of the space ship Tornado (a revolutionary new ship capable of hyperspace travel) is Earth's last hope for freedom. She is given a letter of marque and charged with becoming a privateer, doing whatever she can to free Earth. By the end of the first book in the series, Bond has come to understand that sometimes the devil you know is better than the one that you don't. Earth is on the border between two competing powers and while the A!Tol wish to bring them into their Imperium, the slave-trading Kanzi would simply crush the people of Earth under their heel. Annette Bond wins Earth freedom - of a sort - when the A!Tol declare Terra an Imperial Duchy with Annette Bond as the Duchess of Terra.The Duchess of Terra begins as Bond returns to Earth to try and set up a government that will allow its people as much control of their political lives as possible. She has to convince the resistance that she hasn't sold out to the enemy and the people that life as citizens of a Duchy of the Imperium is their only hope to survive in a hostile universe. She also has to find a way to make sure that Earth has a future in the Imperium as a power, not as a puppet.Don't worry, though. This is not a political novel. It is at its heart a space opera, which is a genre that I love. As a fan of Star Trek, Babylon 5, and Firefly, I couldn't resist this series. Stewart's world building is first rate and the pacing means that the book is over all too soon. One thing that I really appreciate is that the aliens in Stewart's universe are, well, alien. They are not humans with different colored skin. The A!Tol are tentacled creatures right off the cover of a 1950s pulp scifi magazine, yet they can demonstrate some of the best characteristics of humanity, while the more human-looking Kanzi are truly horrid creatures. Do yourself a favor - buy this book. Then be prepared to swept away into a universe where the stakes are high, but humanity, under the leadership of Duchess Annette Bond, proves that no one puts the people of Earth into a corner.

Right off the bat I have to say that this is less of a review on one book and more of a review on four books (being books 2,3,4,5) First off I should say that I love the story's, the character's and all around settings for the Duchy of Terra series BUT (we all knew there had to be one) my issue is with the final battles in books 2,3,4,5 (no spoilers) book 1 had an interesting final battle that left you on the seat of your pant's to find out what Annette Bond was going to do and book 2 also was pretty cool as well, my issue comes into how Glynn replayed the battle from book 2 over and over and over again in that the duchy of terra has a large contingent of opponents who outnumber the total number of terras navy so the navy is ready to hold out as long as possible till SOMEONE (changes per book) comes just in time and all the navy needs to do is make the enemy blink and waste more time till the cavalry rides in to help save the day......... there is no issue with this setup in book 2 as a final battle but when it is the final battle for books 3,4, and 5 you start getting a wee bit annoyed with the repetition and by book 5 I am more than ready for a completely different ending for one of the books even something as simple as "the navy and the enemy where evenly matched but the different weapons on both sides would make all the difference as to who won"

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.I have to admit, that at the end of the first book in this series, I was curious as to how the author was going to make the taking over / running of a world interesting when compared with the action packed book I’d just read. He delivered.Firstly, our heroine is smart and finds smart, connected, savvy people to help her and delegates to them. Secondly, she’s not starry eyed over the A!Tol and knows they’re looking after themselves before Terra. Annette figures a way to work the A!Tol plan, to make Earth hand over a strategic advantage, against them. Lastly, she’s not above recruiting on the fly when she recognises talent.But that’s not to say we don’t have action in space or on the ground. Or that it’s smooth sailing. The Weber Network and Protocols are still in place and being upheld. There are rogue elements on and off the planet hampering efforts. And we also have the Kanzi not recognising a treaty, just for added interest.We get to meet Harriet Tanaka. (It’s possible we met her in the last book but I honestly don’t remember and didn’t re-read the first book prior to starting this one). Harriet joined the A!Tol navy prior to Earth becoming the Duchy of Terra and has faces fall-out on Earth and attitude in the A!Tol navy. Whilst she’s a captain, others can and do discount her opinion just because she’s human. We get Harriet’s adventure in this book as it links to Earth’s.I read this book in one sitting and barely noticed the passage of time. It was fast paced. It was interesting. I’m already looking forward to where the story will go.(Nb: My copy of this book – an ARC – did have some minor typo’s. There weren’t many. I did notice them, but they didn’t in any way pull me out of the story.)

It amazes me that authors like Glynn Stewart are able to conjure up amazing books like the DT series. His Mage Of Mars is another series that has me spellbound.I have thoroughly enjoy this series following Annette Bond and hope that there are more books in the pipeline.Good work Glynn.

Duchess of Terra is the second book in the Duchy of Terra series. I like a good space opera and this book and the series so far delivers for me. I enjoyed the story concept and as with all Glynn Stewart’s books there is a good balance between the action and the level of description which keeps you invested in the story. I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series.Note: I received a free electronic copy in exchange for an unbiased review (but liked it enough to buy a copy anyway)

Firstly I have to put this line here : "I received a free electronic copy in exchange for an unbiased review"That said I have to add I purchased the book on day of release as I have with all the authors other books. I found the book to be well paced and while somewhat predictable in parts was still interesting enough that I read it in one sitting. I have high hopes for this series now we're getting further into the development of the universe as he's built it.

The story unfolds with plenty of action, intrigue and deceit. Without spoiling anything I can safely say that this is an exciting book which gets better as it progresses. The only criticism, which doesn't take away from the story, is the proof reading, which could be much better. Well worth buying.

2nd in the Duches of Terra trilogy,, Captain Bond is now the Duchess of Terra and must now defend the Earth from hostile aliens and subversive humans who think she is a traitor. She builds up a good council to help her rule, and builds up Earth defenc es with a mix of Imperial and human based technologies. Lots of action and intregue, I found this book to be highly enjoyable.