Published: December 12, 2020
Genre: Adult, Science Fiction (romance)
Source: Author
Series:Intergalactic Enosis: They Pyxis System
Synopsis: We are warriors. We are shifters. We are Saberians.
We are the greatest…until we fall.
When the females of Saber mysteriously die, Prince Arana, the only remaining member of the Royal family, vows to govern the living and avenge the fallen.
As if being the new king was not enough, Arana faces a grave challenge. He and Beast, his sabertooth half, need to play nice long enough to accomplish the only thing that will save them—finding compatible females for his people.
He needs to lead his warriors by example, else his failure will cost him more than just his life. Will he locate a mate Beast will accept in time, or will he be leading to doom those he pledged to protect?
Fallen Warriors is a 39k words prequel novella that ends in a cliffhanger. Arana’s story climaxes in book 2 of the series, Saved Warriors, a sci-fi alien warrior MFMM reverse harem romance. (No M/M). Happily ever after guaranteed!
** NOTE: This book contains violence, explicit sexual situations, bad-language, and content that some readers may find triggering. If this material offends you, please do not read. Visit aurorawelkin.com for further information.
If you love kicka** heroines, drool-worthy aliens who don’t mind sharing, dive in now! This series will appeal to fans of the Dragons in Exile series, the Ozar Triad series, and the Interstellar Brides series.
*Thanks to the author for a copy in return for an honest review*
A prequel novella which serves as an introduction to the world of the Saberian people after an atrocity takes place forcing a King to stand in the place of a Queen.
” Only the strongest females became queens, and their sabertooths had to fight to earn the title- and to keep it.”
This story read more like a paranormal/urban fantasy than a sci-fi romance, but was still enjoyable. This alien race has a sabertooth inside them that they can shift into. The Sabertooth has its own personality and quirks. I was slightly disappointed because I was hoping for some alien smut! We did get a steamy scene, but I believe so much more is to come in the second book!
I really enjoyed that the author told the story through various characters. I found the way it was told from mainly one character, Arana, but had chapters that told other things going on that he was not a part of from the other POVs. The fact that it was just sporadic and not alternating added to the overall feel of the book. I found the relationship between Arana and his Saber, Beast to be entertaining. We do not get much on the other character which I was slightly disappointed with, they just made small cameos. It mainly just focused on Arana and his own personal struggles.
We did get to see some other aliens and space travel, but it was very brief. The world and rituals behind the Sabers were interesting, but I wanted more.
” Us, the Elders, believe a King isn’t as wise as a Queen, and not capable of ruling alone.”
Overall, it was a unique story that had elements and story telling that was intriguing to me. I was not expecting that there would be little romance/sex, but believe with the cliff hanger and that the next book is suppose to be a MFMM reverse harem will be what I was hoping for in this one. It definitely ended with a cliff hanger, and by that it just kind of stopped. Although it was missing some of those things I expected going into this, it was a quick read and pulled me in enough that I want to continue with the next book and see how they solve the problems.
