More porn than plot, but interesting plot when you can find it. ( )

More porn than plot, but interesting plot when you can find it. ( )

More porn than plot, but interesting plot when you can find it. ( )

3.5 stars

Zeus was adopted by his parents when he was a baby. They had just lost theirs to the sea and a space ship was discovered with the baby in it. He is human, and his parents aren't, but Zeus does everything his big brothers do, including being trained to fight. When he is older, some of the people of his clan don't believe that a human should be accorded any of the honour that Zeus is, and rather than have his father banish more citizens, Zeus leaves his homeland. Just after he is reunited with his brothers, Zeus leaves the space station in a ship that he is trying to fix. Dargon doesn't like human, but both he and Alpha, his symbiote, can't resist Zeus. Of course, trouble is following them, so there isn't much time to get to know one another before the surprises start coming.

I read the older version, which doesn't appear to have as much story as the newer release. It did feel as though there were several large chunks of story that were missing, or that could have been explored more thoroughly. What there was, though, was enjoyable. The action was pretty much non-stop, and Zeus proving everybody wrong time and again, and the respect and love that his brothers and family have for him is fun to see. I am interested in reading the expanded version, and in continuing on with the series. Cool concept, and the writing really sells the story. ( )

I feel the need to disclaim that I'm not one for reading mpreg (male pregnancy) stories--they're just not my thing--but I picked this up for a challenge. That said, this really doesn't have a major mpreg element until closer to the end, so that didn't really impact my rating of this story. What was really challenging here is that this is a very difficult story to follow. There are lots of names of people, places, and races that aren't really presented with context. There are jumps in time with little indication that there's been a shift. So I struggled to really get into the story or fully understand what was happening as a result. ( )