{"id":8808,"date":"2019-10-30T21:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T01:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=8808"},"modified":"2020-02-25T21:38:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T02:38:18","slug":"galaxys-edge-tyrus-rechs-contracts-and-terminations-book-1-requiem-for-medusa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/30\/galaxys-edge-tyrus-rechs-contracts-and-terminations-book-1-requiem-for-medusa\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy\u2019s Edge \u2013 Tyrus Rechs \u2013 Contracts and Terminations \u2013 Book 1- Requiem for Medusa"},"content":{"rendered":"

By the title you can see that the Galaxy\u2019s Edge franchise has branched out.\u00a0 This book is the first installment of a spin off series that follow the adventures of quasi-immortal bounty hunter, Tyrus Rechs.\u00a0 Tyrus was a component in Book 2 -Galactic Outlaws of the main sequence of the Galaxy\u2019s Edge series.\u00a0 This series is a prequel to that time line and gives us the back story for Rechs and several other important components of the ancient history of the Galaxy\u2019s Edge universe.<\/p>\n

Requiem for Medusa is a standalone story.\u00a0 It\u2019s a revenge story that involves Tyrus tracking down the murderers of the only woman that still had any connection to his weary soul.\u00a0 The story reads like a noir but ends up as a military assault against desperate odds to take down the criminal gangs and the corrupt security apparatus that flourishes in the lawless depths of the Reach, the section of the Edge that had been abandoned for centuries to outlaw operations that even the Republic\u2019s Legion left alone.<\/p>\n

For the faithful readers of the Galaxy\u2019s Edge series, this is not required reading.\u00a0 This is a personal story of Tyrus Rechs and although it will answer some questions about Rechs, it won\u2019t matter if you skip it from the point of view of the main narrative.\u00a0 And this story differs from the other stories in that it contains a love interest component.\u00a0 Whether this would distract the reader from the story is of course a personal preference.\u00a0 But it should be mentioned in my opinion.<\/p>\n

Now my opinion.\u00a0 This is a separate story from the Galaxy\u2019s Edge narrative but the characters are interesting and the character development for Tyrus Rechs doesn\u2019t hurt him at all.\u00a0 He performs his murderous rampage without any loss of skill due to the emotional component of his motivation.\u00a0 There is a very clever plot device called the nano-plague that is probably linked to some of the other important ancient history for the Galaxy\u2019s Edge universe but in this story, it is used to advance a plot element in the revenge story.<\/p>\n

All in all, I liked this story and recommend it.\u00a0 As with all the Galaxy\u2019s Edge books it is well written, holds your interest and contains exciting combat action.\u00a0 However, if you do not want to explore the periphery of the Galaxy\u2019s Edge fictional universe it can easily be omitted without sacrificing your knowledge of the series.\u00a0 Highly recommended.<\/p>\n

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