The foundation of the plot isn’t all that promising, unless you are easily romanced by simple speculative fiction. Her family is dead, and she tries to lay low, but when her younger sister is found, she discovers a new sense of purpose. A young woman, Colleen, works in a factory overseen by these overlords, extracting valuable minerals from hunks of rock. The story of Shattered Warrior takes place on a planet populated by humans that has been conquered by much more powerful and technically adept aliens, the Derichets. Her collaboration with Molly Knox Ostertag, best known for her Strong Female Protagonist webcomic, feels incredibly natural. Being the kind of person who mostly reads books that have pictures in them, I don’t know Sharon Shinn’s fantasy novels, but they seem to be popular and reasonably acclaimed. Shattered Warrior is exactly that kind of wake up: a sharp, beautiful tale of revolution that is both an excellent example of young-adult literature and the kind of book its generation needs. One of the great pleasures of reviewing any kind of art lies in the works that take you by surprise, especially when you consider yourself jaded.
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