Catalyst (Hidden Planet #2)

Posted on 05 May 2017 by Anna Carven

Stranded on a remote planet with no hope of escape Stuck in the unforgiving wilderness, where monsters hunt in the skies above No signal, no spacecraft, no translator Esania thought she and her people were escaping to the sanctuary planet of Torandor Instead, she s ended up on a wild, uncharted nightmare called Khira, where the violet skinned savages who guard them are just as poisonous as the deadly flora and fauna And the pale winged demon who s just dropped from above might be the most dangerous of them all Catalyst is a full length science fiction romance novel 86,000 words , and the first book in a new series It contains violence, swearing, explicit sex scenes, and aliens It s definitely recommended for readers aged 18 and over. New Download eBook Catalyst (Hidden Planet #2) By Anna Carven – kino-fada.fr I read Catalyst 13 months after book one, and it was too long In Destroyer, Anna Carven creates a new, complex world with multiple alien races interacting on one horrific, massive, sentient space ship It was convoluted at the time to read More than a year later, I had forgotten important details and diving into book two without a refresher was difficult I was confused, felt lost with the characters and didn t really remember a lot about the differences in the alien groups Unfortunately, I f I read Catalyst 13 months after book one, and it was too long In Destroyer, Anna Carven creates a new, complex world with multiple alien races interacting on one horrific, massive, sentient space ship It was convoluted at the time to read More than a year later, I had forgotten important details and diving into book two without a refresher was difficult I was confused, felt lost with the characters and didn t really remember a lot about the differences in the alien groups Unfortunately, I felt lost for so long that it began to annoy me, and probably colored my perception of the rest of the book There is a talent to bringing readers of series up to date It is a fine line t...Esania is making the best of situations she can on Khira Previously responsible for the Earther females, Esania continues to care for her charges as best she can though the Vradhu are making it difficult Imril, Lightbringer twin, Overlord of Khira, awakens weak and confused to find his world has changed in the three hundred full revs he has been asleep Desperately needing vir, Imril takes flight searching for vir, finding it in the body of an alien female Abducting the female, Imril next loc Esania is making the best of situations she can on Khira Previously responsible for the Earther females, Esania continues to care for her charges as best she can though the Vradhu are making it difficult Imril, Lightbringer twin, Overlord of Khira, awakens weak and confused to find his world has changed in the three hundred full revs he has been asleep Desperately needing vir, Imril takes flight searching for vir, finding it in the body of an alien female Abducting the female, Imril next locates a domicile that can serve as his base until he can regain his strength and learn all...Although there were a handful of grammatical errors, this was a fantastic read for a sci fi romance I can t wait for Mael and Sara s story.Sorry, but I need to deduct one star for sloppy editing A lot is being repeated, some grammatical errors and there is also a few sentences which seemed to be in the wrong place One or twobeta readers could have done the trick on this one On we go to the review The main couple is put together by combining the enigmatic and may I say Vulcan like S full name Esania from Book 1 and Imril, our own personal silver dragon dream come to life Imril wakes from a long hibernation, after being Sorry, but I need to deduct one star for sloppy editing A lot is being repeated, some grammatical errors and there is also a few sentences which seemed to be in the wrong place One or twobeta readers could have done the trick on this one On we go to the review The main couple is put together by combining the enigmatic and may I say Vulcan like S full name Esania from Book 1 and Imril, our own personal silver dragon dream come to life Imril wakes from a long hibernation, after being nearly destroyed by a virus, that killed all the rest of his species He kidnaps Esania to use her lifeforce as a battery for his own powers But in the process he s getting addicted to this little alien Imril is not the best character, as he clearly has a very chequered past and seems to be very keen on his servants being absolute submissive This storyline could have beenexpanded,...A real drag compared to her other series I really hate to give a bad review for this author since she wrote one of my favorite series Dark Planet Warriors, which is amazing , but gah this book was a drag The potential was there and the characters were better than the first book in this series Book one of the series was soooo boring It had to be skimmed over Imril and Mael were much better make characters and their powers back story muchenjoyable The female lead, Esania wasn t terr A real drag compared to her other series I really hate to give a bad review for this author since she wrote one of my favorite series Dark Planet Warriors, which is amazing , but gah this book was a drag The potential was there and the characters were better than the first book in this series Book one of the series was soooo boring It had to be skimmed over Imril and Mael were much better make characters and their powers back story muchenjoyable The female lead, Esania wasn t terri...DullAfter the events in book 1, Esania and her, err, handmaidens I guess People The one s she s looking after are stranded on Khira with the rest of the mercenaries and a group of Vradhu after the crazed living ship they were onMAN, book one was a wild ride, wasn t it Totally wild.Anywho Esania and the rest are now planetside and things aren t going great On the plus side, they re all alive But they re stranded far from home without any of the creature comforts they ve come to depend on After the events in book 1, Esania and her, err, handmaidens I guess People The one s she s looking after are stranded on Khira with the rest of the mercenaries and a group of Vradhu after the crazed living ship they were onMAN, book one was a wild ride, wasn t it Totally wild.Anywho Esania and the rest are now planetside and things aren t going great On the plus side, they re all alive But they re stranded far from home without any of the creature comforts they ve come to depend on and there are a sadistic bunch of blue skinned aliens who want to harvest the humans for their life force Which, let s face it, probably sucks.Imril doesn t much help their plight when he chances on them Weakened after a several hundred years hibernation, he s mostly instinct and hunger So when he snatches Esania for the life force she gives off, things seem to go from bad to worse for her.Except ...DNFI read this thru KU I bailed at 18% I should ve read the summary before starting this but enjoyed the 1st book so much that I jumped straight into this and immediately regretted it I ABHOR romance books about slavery and or abuse The H in this is a slaver who thinks himself somehow better than other slaves, but he is still a slave so Just couldn t read it So disappointed that the author went there There are some bad behaviors traits that just cannot be overcome Plus, there were edi DNFI read this thru KU I bailed at 18% I should ve read the summary before starting this but enjoyed the 1st book so much that I jumped straight into this and immediately regretted it I ABHOR romance books about slavery and or abuse The H in this is a slaver who thinks himself somehow better than other slaves, but he is still a slave so Just couldn t read it So disappointed that the author went there There are some bad behaviors traits that just cannot be overco...Couldn t put down I don t know where to start but to say this is one of my favorite books by Anna I couldn t put it down I ve been waiting on her next release and I wasn t disappointed Must readOk like just barely a romance, but still a pretty interesting sci fi fantasy situation, I have to say This didn t suckVery, very redundant The same things over and over This book could have been at least 25% shorter I liked the story, though I will readp the next one.Changes, Learn to Accept the Strange A Flying Demon of Khira Imril , the immortal lightbringer, wakes up from a deep sleep where his body self repaired, but how many years has he been out He is starving and flies away on his leathery wings to find food He eats the essence, or Vir, of living things He spots a group of beings and one of them has a stronger Vir than the others Swooping down, he grabs it, and takes some, strengthening himself He realizes it s a female human, and instead of suck Changes, Learn to Accept the Strange A Flying Demon of Khira Imril , the immortal lightbringer, wakes up from a deep sleep where his body self repaired, but how many years has he been out He is starving and flies away on his leathery wings to find food He eats the essence, or Vir, of living things He spots a group of beings and one of them has a stronger Vir than the others Swooping down, he grabs it, and takes some, strengthening himself He realizes it s a female human, and instead of sucking her dry, he figures out he can take a little Vir at a time and always hav...THIS HAD MERIT IN THE BEGINNING BUT SADLY THE ENTIRE MYSTERIOUS CHEMISTRY PLUNGED TO A VERY QUICK DEATH HALFWAY THROUGH WHEN THE ACTION BEGINS.HERO is an ancient creature, a twin who is the lightbringer Sounds fancy Yes What it means I don t really know what the fuck it means Imril was interesting at least even if the plot wasn t He s woken from a long healing slumber to find his empire destroyed and the creatures he has known or served him were gone Wanting to replenish his vir, he encou THIS HAD MERIT IN THE BEGINNING BUT SADLY THE ENTIRE MYSTERIOUS CHEMISTRY PLUNGED TO A VERY QUICK DEATH HALFWAY THROUGH WHEN THE ACTION BEGINS.HERO is an ancient creature, a twin who is the lightbringer Sounds fancy Yes What it means I don t really know what the fuck it means Imril was interesting at least even if the plot wasn t He s woken from a long healing slumber to find his empire destroyed and the creatures he has known or served him were gone Wanting to replenish his vir, he encounters a human settlement wit...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I love all of AC work, in fact it s very seldom I give her less than 5 stars, she s a master at creating the kind of ber Alpha that just skirts the line of being overbearing, but it s her h s that pull that overbearing into protectors making them wonderfully exciting strong males with devotion to their ladies that hits right in the good feels.Imril Never quite makes that leap, he s not my favorite of the H s and I m not overly fond of his Overlord ways It might have something to do with the wh I love all of AC work, in fact it s very seldom I give her less than 5 stars, she s a master at creating the kind of ber Alpha that just skirts the line of being overbearing, but it s her h s that pull that overbearing into protectors making them wonderfully exciting strong males with devotion to their ladies that hits right in the good feels.Imril Never quite makes that leap, he s not my fa...

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05 May 2017

Anna Carven