The first book in a trilogy, Escaping First Contact established a universe where humans have long been at war with an alien species. In this universe Rammy flies the space craft while Kosa is the woman military officer in charge. While fighting aliens they been taught to fight for a long time, Rammy and Kosa find themselves trapped with their foes on a ship that belongs to an even more stranger and stronger foe. They must find a way to work together with long term enemies to fight a greater threat, and somehow make it home before the greater enemy captures them.
For a brief amount of time, Rammy and Kosa find themselves form a bit of a found family with their traditional enemies and other alien beings. Alternating between action and fighting, with quieter moments where character-building and back stories are given, the author creates compelling and strange beings that are human and nonhuman as they interact with each other and find common ground. Some interesting ideas about relationships and sexuality are explored which are strange and interesting as some of the alien creatures seem to be inspired by the underwater beings that actually live in Earth’s oceans.
After the first dive in the first volume, there are enough loose threads and intrigue to make the next books in the trilogy appealing. The author also makes the characters with enough emotional depth and interesting dynamics between them to make spending more time with them to be a worthwhile endeavor.
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