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Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
Daniel Royer’s Aben Almighty follows Aben, an Astroknight returning from the Rift war, as his squad is sent to Planet Taggert to secure an alliance with a people who judge outsiders through ordeal. To pass among them, Aben and his team accept mutations that turn them into giants before the Trial Ravine tests whether they can survive Taggert law. Their mission changes when Queen Hagee’s empire is attacked by a force linked to Lotar, a surviving warlord from Warnod’s old regime. Lotar is building something beyond rebellion, using hidden laboratories to remake living beings for war. As Aben follows the first trail toward Urek’s Spine, the alliance he came to negotiate becomes part of a larger fight against an enemy who studies every victory before choosing his next move.
Daniel Royer’s Aben Almighty is brilliant military science fiction, and Royer is excellent at making diplomacy feel as exciting as battle. The best part is the Tyon material, where Royer shows why Aben is such an effective leader. Jarkuun, the blood king of a divided warrior people, will only consider Aben’s request for military support after he proves himself according to Tyonite law. Royer makes the encounter about leadership as much as physical power, which is exactly why Aben works so well as a protagonist. I also love how Royer writes Nastera, Aben’s second-in-command, whose blunt honesty gives their partnership real personality. Royer knows how to keep military science fiction enormous while every major decision still belongs to character. Well written and huge in scale, readers who enjoy galaxy-spanning military science fiction will adore this book.
