CONSTELIS VOSS eBook Trilogy Bundle

Writing this review has been hard, not because I am reluctant to express my enthusiasm, but because I desperately want to express my enthusiasm about the details. But to tell you the truth about my feelings, and the sharpness of this expression would be to reveal the arch of the story. That would be the unforgivable sin of sharing a spoiler.

Try this.

Welcome to Contelis Voss, a planet-sized ship traveling to a destination unknown, but far from Earth, its origin. Meet Alex, a blond war machine, the violent hand and servant of the tyrant. In Alex's steel body flows blue artificial blood, but he has the memories of a man dead millennia ago, a petty criminal who wanted to do something amazing.

As his first act of rebellion, Alex will have his friend Maya rebuild his face and cover his body with the tattoos that once told the story, the genre of escape and defiance. Soon Alex will remind the tyrant that it was dangerous to make him dangerous, that an effective war machine can fight just as effectively to overthrow the regime as once he fought to uphold it.

As the story progresses, Alex and his companions fight in a present thousands of years from their first lives in the 1990s. Together they progress through the planet-sized ship towards the stronghold of the tyrant, and each step along the way, they remember the past and discover or reveal that the most potent act of defiance is to remember who they already were.

Reading the Contelis Voss trilogy has been a treat for me. For years now, I have known of this work through excerpts and hints from blogs and social media posts from Kira Leigh. The concept intrigued me. The snippets of text pulled me with poetic sentiment and the promise of thrilling adventure at the same time..

Now I have read this work in the electronic version, and having read I do not feel that I am done, but eagerly wish for more. I want to buy the paper versions of this trilogy. I want to hold these books in my hands and read them as physical manifestations of the art.

Please, I think that you should read as well.

Thank you, Kira. Continue your writing.

CONSTELIS VOSS eBook Trilogy Bundle

Action was good.

Constellis Voss is the masterful product of an author wrestling with internal and external demons, who emerges victorious. What initially seems like a slick sci-fi novel in Volume 1 evolves into something much more complicated, exciting, devastating, but ultimately hopeful by the end of Volume 3.

We as readers are given ciphers to glimpse into what is really happening. With Volume 1, it's color theory. With Volume 2, it's pattern recognition. Then, with all those tools at our disposal, all is revealed for the Reformat in Volume 3. It's a story where each new revelation chips away at the deceptive facade until the truth is laid bare; where you see the truth and can look back and see that it was all there from the very start. Every detail is part of a grand plan orchestrated by Kira Leigh.

The character building is top notch. Kira makes it so easy to fall in love with his characters flaws and all. As each one enters the stage, the story is enriched. As they discover more of themselves, they come into higher resolution. As they find power, they spring into vivid, distinct colors. You will most certainly find a character you identify with because the cast is richly diverse in a thoughtful way.

Constellis Voss is a balancing act that is perfectly executed. Indulgences in cool anime cyberpunk action and half-cocked revolutions based on bravado are offset by trauma and societal oppression. There is darkness but there is light and hope. There are clear eyed, sobering glimpses into what our current reality can fall towards, but Kira's defiant response via his characters' actions opposes and rejects all of that.

Constellis Voss is art in the truest sense of the word. It has a clear message, driven deliberately by the passionate words and constructs of its creator: for people to love themselves, to be good to others, and to be awesome. It's a book trilogy that I hope many people read to get them through dark times like these. It's a call for community and solidarity to overcome greed, pride, and cynicism. CV proclaims that our destiny is in our own hands, all of our hands, and it's up to us to make a dark world brighter.

This is it. Our cast of misfits is stretched to their absolute limit. The truth is finally laid bare. All hell is breaking loose and it's up to Alex and company to make things right. But can they overcome the hatred and injustice of the past? There is a spark of hope, yes. But can our heroes grab it? Can they fix this? Kira Leigh brings things to a worthy, showstopping end, leaving the audience wanting more.