The Octagonal Raven

Name: The Octagonal Raven
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
ISBN: 9781666109726

Author: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Narrator: Joel Richards

Unabridged: 16 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/18/2021

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction

Synopsis

Someone is trying to kill Daryn Alwyn.

Born to privilege, with pre-selected genetic advantages and the best nanotech augmentation his father's fabulous money can buy, Daryn spurned the lucrative family Media Network to seek his own path, a crafty raven among soaring eagles. After serving with distinction as a space pilot in the military, he enjoys success as a media consultant. But when he finds himself the target of sophisticated murder attempts, his world is turned upside down. It seems unlikely his success outside the family business could have inspired such expensive assassination attempts, and his father and brother and sister would be more obvious targets within the family. Then his sister is killed, and Daryn is her heir—suddenly one of the richest and most powerful men in the world.

About L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a US Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant, and staff director for a US congressman, director of legislation and congressional relations for the US Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rob on May 01, 2010

...The Octagonal Raven is a book with two faces and a slightly unbalanced feel to it. If you hang in long enough to give the story a read chance it is a very rewarding read. It does have some severe pacing issues however. It is not his best SF novel I have read so far, but it is definitely not in th......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on June 27, 2014

This was a reread. I will have to admit Modesitt is a favorite author' be it science fiction or fantasy. A future in which there is a growing devision between norms and pre-selects (genetically preselected children for preferred attributes). The protagonist is a preselect who has veered off of his f......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on July 28, 2018

While I enjoyed the book and the writing for the most part, I take issue with the authors purported post-gender society. Yes everyone is referred to a 'ser', but only hetero-normative couplings are illustrated in the story, with no hit of other sexualities. In my opinion in a true post-gender societ......more

Goodreads review by Trana on May 27, 2017

I enjoyed the read but felt the ending was a bit rushed and the climax was underwhelming. I also felt many of the "personal notes" sections could have easily been omitted. It also took me quite awhile to understand the raven / fledging idea. Wonder if he ever went back and got the raven pin he ordere......more

Goodreads review by Jayaprakash on June 09, 2013

Some of this is similar to Flash, another SF novel by Modessit Jr. The isolated, independent protagonist who works as a freelance consultant and is drawn out of his self-sufficient rut by violent attacks on his family and himself. In this case though, Modessit paints a future society where a genetic......more