This is the first book I have ever read that has been described as SF/Romance. As my usual taste centres on golden age SF with authors such as Asimov, Heinlein and Clarke, I have always been a little wary of the romance element of the story being the driving element and the SF a side issue. But that is not the case here.

This book has murders, revenge, touches of spiritualism, alien cultures, vampire like beings and conpiracies all thrown into the mix and little or no padding to slow the pace of the plot.

The lead character, Kamerone Cree, is the prime Reaper - a bred fighter, trained from birth to obey the every command of the empire. In his world women are scarce (through earlier biological warfare) and so expeditions are undertaken to abduct women from Earth for the purpose of breeding. Naturally a resistance movement among the women is started to prevent these abductions and to free those women already abducted, and Kamerone Cree becomes their target for indoctrination to their cause.

This is a well written tale, the author has created characters that get you involved. You end up rooting for the main characters, sympathising with them, and just as importantly you deisre the defeat of the story's "Bad Guys". This author knows how to play a reader's emotions and writes a very engaging story. This is a good introduction to a series, the universe she has created here has the scope for many more tales.