Branden risks his life to save the others, and this is one of the clearest moments up to then when we (and the other characters) see that he is not an emotionless machine. I felt that this was where they both truly came into their own. This forces Branden and Sass to interact more, as they learn to depend on each other for survival. Later though, the story moves to a small ship, a planet and back to the small ship. I’m not sure why you’d have an Admiral and a Captain on the same ship (seems like overkill to me) but what do I know? Despite my first paragraph, I’m not a Trekkie. Most of the story takes place on the spaceship where Branden is the Admiral and Sass is the Captain. This difference plays into the tension between them, especially on Branden’s part as he can’t understand why any human would find a ‘machine’ attractive. Would she have found it harder to look beyond Branden’s closed-off façade?īranden is a cyborg (born human but upgraded with computer technology to be super smart, fast, strong, etc). It’s interesting to wonder how the story would have changed if Sass hadn’t had that insight though. I wasn’t sure I liked the idea of Sass having a ‘sneak peek’ into Branden’s personal feelings, but she does later share with him that she has this knowledge. There is a lot of hidden history though, that the author slowly reveals to us. There’s somewhat of an ‘enemies to lovers’ trope, with Sass and Branden on the outs at the beginning. My first impression was that it reminded me of Star Trek, and I initially wondered if it was fan fiction. Games of Command is a science fiction romance, set some time in the future. Readers can find her perched on the third barstool from the left in her Intergalactic Bar and Grille at Read more Sinclair, a former news reporter and private investigator, resides in Florida with her husband, Robert Bernadino, and their thoroughly spoiled cats. Other Sinclair novels include PEARL award winners Finders Keepers, Games of Command, and Hope’s Folly (Dock Five book #3). Starlog magazine calls Sinclair “one of the reigning queens of science fiction romance.” She’s the author of the exciting Dock Five Universe series that starts with Gabriel’s Ghost. Romantic Times BOOKreviews magazine consistently gives Sinclair’s books 4-1/2 stars (their highest rating). Reviewers note that Sinclair’s novels “have the wow-factor in spades.” Her books have claimed spots in the Locus Top Ten and received starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly. Winner of the prestigious national book award, the RITA®, as well as the PRISM, PEARL, and SAPPHIRE, author Linnea Sinclair is a name synonymous with high-action, emotionally intense, character-driven science fiction romance novels.
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