Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: The Halden Army

Subtitle: A Short Story from The Sehnsucht Series

Author: Keyla Damaer

Genre: Literary Fiction short story/Science Fiction

Part of a series?

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56049486-the-halden-army

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

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Short Summary of the book:

This is a short science fiction type story. A race with lizard-like characteristics. Draken is born as a warrior and trained up. However, he had a traumatic experience which he never dealt with. Will this threaten his chances of succeeding in his career?

What I liked about the book:

There is a mixture of action and psychology with sexual tension.

What I didn’t like about the book:

The book was a little short and it could have been developed a little more if it was a bit less short.

My favourite bits in the book:

This book was an enjoyable read.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The end. What happens next?

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

The title suggests this book is part of a series.

What books could this be compared to and why?

The book is enjoyable and is similar to other books of lizard-like warrior aliens.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Yes

Adult Yes

If you like science fiction short-reads, this book may be the book for you.

I’m certainly looking forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Draken Kosset is a cadet of the Halden Army.

He wants to become an officer to protect his homeworld but must pass a final test.

A test that will force him to confront his worst fear.

Will he succeed?

Join him in this short story!

About the Author:

Keyla Damaer is the pen name of an Italian author. She enjoyed writing since she was a child.

She travelled a lot, especially throughout the United States, where part of her family lives. That gave her the opportunity to deepen her love and knowledge of the English language, which she always cherished since she was a child.

She was born and raised in Rome where she still lives with her husband and her turtle.

During the day, she's a part-time accountant.

The Parallels is the first book of The Sehnsucht Series and the first sci-fi novel published as an independent author.

You can find her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keyladamaerNowadays, he divides his time between writing his popular Mersey Murder Mystery series of books, and his immensely successful true-life Family of Rescue Dogs series, all featuring the dogs that form part of his own family, and all having been Amazon #1 bestsellers.