My Goodreads review: Junkyard War

Junkyard War by Faith Hunter

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The right-sized novella conclusion to Faith Hunter's Junkyard Cats trilogy (I think) -- which would probably be 4 stars if I happened to be a cat person. As it is, I still rocketed happily through what amounted to one extended battle plan & execution in Hunter's post-apocalypse American wasteland.

The worldbuilding here is pretty remarkable: motorcycle clubs, nanotech, telepathic cats, all manner of gee-whiz SF weaponry, & some colorful continuing characters, headed up by Hunter's kick-A & nano-enhanced biker heroine Shining Smith. The action is nearly nonstop, aside from a few lagging moments (for me) when battle plans were being laid out in detail. The plot, however, still revolves around a simple rescue/revenge premise. YMMV.

Junkyard War does deliver what the listener probably came for -- pure escapism -- & does it with style & imagination. I'm not sure this Audible offering would rate a full credit purchase, but listeners who enjoyed the rest of this series won't be disappointed.



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