DEJANNA OF THE DOUBLE STAR

By: Robert Allen Lupton

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Dejanna, the great granddaughter of her planet's most beautiful woman and her world's Earth-man Overlord, is stolen by a rejected suitor. Pregnant, she is stranded alone in the wilderness with only her wits to save her from the planet's savage beasts and nomadic warriors. While she seeks safety, her husband searches the dangerous swamps for his wife and unborn child. Their quests put them both on a collision course with the most dangerous and warlike creatures on the planet - the savage Sarapou tribe of Zirkas, a race of gigantic and sentient insectoid beings whose thirst for power and blood is never satisfied. Dejanna must overcome her privileged upbringing and embrace the warrior blood that is her birthright to save herself and her child.

A good book for anyone who likes the Barsoom series by ERB

This book is a spiritual successor to the Barsoom series it changes all the names of the characters but it's clearly meant to be a continuation of the series. several times throughout the book there are mentions of things that happen in the Barsoom series. Deja nna plays a similar role as Llana of Gathol or Ylana of Callisto by Lin Carter The cover art is also very reminiscent of then Carter's book.

The story starts kinda slow but does a good amount of world building and picks up pace after a few chapters. it does a good job of following ERB's formula and storytelling adventure style.

The biggest issue I have with the audiobook is the virtual voice it makes all of the characters sound the same and doesn't do a great job of showing human emotion. I would love to hear this story be told with a actual voice actor and I think that would bring a lot of depth to the overall feel of the audiobook. but for a book that was free with my membership I can't complain too much. I highly recommend it to any fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lin Carter or old school sword and planet fantasy books.