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Impedimenta (Interstitial, #3)

Ann Somerville

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Jun 08, 2010 Nancy rated it it was amazing

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Seb, North and Jati are back in this wonderful sequel to Interstitial. This time, they are on a quiet transport mission when their ship develops mechanical problems and they become stranded on a backwater planet with an abundance of natural beauty and political troubles.

The action in this story takes place two years after Interstitial. Seb is insecure and feels North deserves someone better and younger. North has matured and become more patient without losing his ...more

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Jun 08, 2010 Paul Jr. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: gay-fiction, speculative-fiction, glbt-characters

Heh....I got to read this in advance. =-) Great fun sequel to Interstial. I loved all the characters, but especially loved the development of Jati.

Here's my more formal review:

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a fan of Ann Somerville's work. I loved the first book in this series, Interstial, and with Impedimenta Somerville takes what she did so well in that first book and gives us a whole new spin and adventure. This time we still have our favorite characters: Seb, North and Jati. But this is a whol Heh....I got to read this in advance. =-) Great fun sequel to Interstial. I loved all the characters, but especially loved the development of Jati.

Here's my more formal review:

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a fan of Ann Somerville's work. I loved the first book in this series, Interstial, and with Impedimenta Somerville takes what she did so well in that first book and gives us a whole new spin and adventure. This time we still have our favorite characters: Seb, North and Jati. But this is a whole new mission, with new troubles and a number of engaging new characters.

Seb still has his protective military face on -- as stiff as ever -- but he's started to thaw, and North, he's still impetuous and hot headed, but slowly starting to gain some of the even temper and analytical capabilities so present in his lover. Both men have grown since the last book and and the dynamic between them is as real and fascinating as ever: tense when it needs to be but through it you see the real love they have for one another. Jati -- who was my favorite from the first book -- is back and she's still as tough as nails, but because of a new crew member, we get to see a new side of her, a softer side and the relationship Somerville developes between Jati and Jorge is just as charming and realistic as the relationship between Seb and North. And I have to say it is always really nice to find a great female character in m/m romance...a character who is well developed and not just there to advance the story or just stuck in to serve the needs of the leading men (plot-wise, I mean).

What I also liked is that Somerville didn't take the easy way out and just turn Impedimenta into a rehash of the first book, with more nasty space creatures to deal with. This time, she gave us some political intrigue as the crew finds themselves essentially marooned on a plant where things just seem too perfect and rigid. The world building is excellent and Somerville creates tension really, really well. If I had any criticism at all it is that I would have liked a little more action in the penultimate chapter of the book, a little more time seeing how the crew solves this particular problem. That's a relatively minor nit to pick at as the book is a great, quick read with just the right amount of sci-fi, romance (gay and a little het as well), and tension. Fun space adventure. ...more

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