Particularly someone from a less privileged life.ĭonovan was an engaging character, and it was easy to root for him even when I didn’t think he was making the right choices. Occasionally, I felt like the world of Exo was too wide for just Donovan’s point of view and wished to see it from inside someone else’s head. The scattered information we got about the War Era and the conquering of earth-a billion people dead, the reshaping of political boundaries, a new social system-was intriguing. Unlike a lot of my favorite science fiction, the aliens that Fonda Lee has created for Exo are very un-human-like, what with their mushroom-like bodies with six legs, six eyes, fins, and armor. Review: It has been a while since I’ve read any science fiction, and Exo reminded me of several of my favorite aspects of the genre: aliens, moral quandaries, and cool technology. Because if Sapience kills him, it could spark another intergalactic war. Left in the hands of terrorists who have more uses for him dead than alive, the fate of Earth rests on Donovan’s survival. But the Prime Liaison doesn’t negotiate with terrorists, not even for his own son. When Sapience realizes whose son Donovan is, they think they’ve found the ultimate bargaining chip. That is, until a routine patrol goes awry and Donovan’s abducted by the human revolutionary group Sapience, determined to end alien control. His dad holds the prestigious position of Prime Liaison in the collaborationist government, and Donovan’s high social standing along with his exocel (a remarkable alien technology fused to his body) guarantee him a bright future in the security forces. Some die-hard extremists still oppose alien rule on Earth, but Donovan Reyes isn’t one of them.

Summary: It’s been a century of peace since Earth became a colony of an alien race with far reaches into the galaxy.

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