{"id":12966,"date":"2022-04-08T12:03:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=12966"},"modified":"2022-04-08T12:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:03:46","slug":"the-albatross-requiem-the-albatross-series-by-connor-mackay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=12966","title":{"rendered":"The Albatross: Requiem (The Albatross Series) by Connor Mackay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fast-paced and explosively action-packed\u2026 A tale that simply dazzles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mackay\u2019s second installment in The Albatross series serves up buffet-size portions of endearing friendships, action, SF intrigue, and impossible scenarios that keep the pages turning. First contact with the Forsaken, the mysterious alien race, has left a few survivors and utter destruction. With the Forsaken on their trail and the planet\u2019s resources dwindling at an alarming rate, the remaining survivors know they must find a way to stay alive. Elora Bhele, one of the eight original human bright eyes, joins hands with Will Reach and Sarah Li to take the control back. But the Forsaken aren\u2019t the only enemy out there. Balancing solid character dynamics and surprising reveals with interstellar politics and pressing ethical questions of survival and power struggle, Mackay has delivered another winner. His arresting visuals conjure a vividly detailed, desolate world populated by multilayered, complex characters. The thorough, tight plotting allows for pitch-perfect pacing that keeps the reader invested from start to finish. Elora\u2019s genuine struggle for survival, while trying to keep others\u2019 morale high, carries the reader to the story\u2019s intense resolution. Mackay uses Elora\u2019s single-minded resilience to examine themes of survival, freedom, oppression, co-existence, friendship, and sacrifice. Will, Sarah, and Elora steer the story, and their action-packed mission is grounded in strong team dynamics. It\u2019s easy to root for these driven, hard-edged heroes as they stand up to the impossible challenge. Readers will end this installment deeply attached to the trio and eagerly anticipating what comes next. This is one to be savored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Albatross: Requiem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(The Albatross Series)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connor Mackay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rank 6 Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub date March 4, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN 978-1778028731<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price $16.37 (USD) Paperback, $0.00 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fast-paced and explosively action-packed\u2026 A tale that simply dazzles. Mackay\u2019s second installment in The Albatross series serves up buffet-size portions of endearing friendships, action, SF intrigue, and impossible scenarios that keep the pages turning. First contact with the Forsaken, the mysterious alien race, has left a few survivors and utter destruction. With the Forsaken on their trail and the planet\u2019s resources dwindling at an alarming rate, the remaining survivors know they must find a way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":12977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,1136176,1473,1008073,856121,309,10615,349],"class_list":["post-12966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-indie-books","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-science-fiction","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-3n8","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/albatross.jpg?fit=324%2C499&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12966"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12980,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12966\/revisions\/12980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}