Layers of Force by Lindsay Buroker [Review]

Layers of Force (Star Kingdom #8) by Lindsay Buroker
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: May 31, 2021

Star Kingdom
1. Shockwave
2. Ship of Ruin
3. Hero Code
4. Crossfire
5. Gate Quest
5.5. Knight Protector
6. Planet Killer
7. Home Front
8. Layers of Force - Paperback | Kindle

Lindsay Buroker
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Even though Professor Casmir Dabrowski has been fighting for months to help the kingdom and humanity as a whole, few people in positions of power have appreciated his unorthodox methods. Now he's a captive of the king and being taken back to his home world without his friends or the crushers he relies upon to protect him. The king believes Casmir is responsible for the prince’s death and plans to have him publicly executed.

But bigger troubles are brewing for the Star Kingdom, and Casmir may once again be needed to find a creative solution to save his people—and reshape the entire future of the Twelve Systems.

First, he’s got to escape and survive. No easy feat for a man stripped of his allies and marked as a rebel and a traitor.

Thoughts on Layers of Force: Casmir has found himself in the middle of a WHOLE BUNCH of charged, dangerous situations since his adventures began and he always somehow ends up squeaking out with new allies and a a growing group of robots who will do anything to keep him safe. Remaining true to form, this adventure starts with Casmir imprisoned and alone in the bowels of the Kingdom's castle and ends with a massive shake-up of everything under the sun.

Casmir's allies are on the move to free him before his public execution, the princess he's interested in is taking a stand so that a terrible injustice isn't committed, and Casmir's still using his big, ole brain to figure out how to do right in the face of overwhelming odds.

I must say, there's a lot going on here. In the best possible way. There are a lot of happy endings. A lot of people getting their just desserts (both of the good and the bad variety). A lot of fighting. A lot of danger. A lot of daring escapes made possible only because one scholarly roboticist refuses to stop fighting for the things that matter to him.

I've enjoyed every second of Casmir and crew's adventures and WOW did I like how things ended. *thumbs up*