Caught between rival superpowers, with conflicting ideas of what freedom entails, and supplies running dangerously low, the Freedom Guard has discovered that defending liberty is even more difficult than winning it. Their newest member claims to have solutions, but is the enigmatic Jackson Crater a violent terrorist, a noble freedom fighter, or something else entirely?Praise for FREE PLANET:“A kind of space-politics-opera, brings shades of the cosmic imagination of Jack Vance, Jack Kirby, and Samuel Delany and Howard Chaykin’s great lost Empire—but with a special supercharged future-fictional-Wikipedia density of its own.” —JONATHAN more
The second issue of Free Planet really delves more into the world of Lutheria. Showing us more about how the world runs, and the politics behind it. Aubrey Sitterson does a fantastic job of giving the reader a detailed journey into this world. Well at the same time getting us familiar with our main characters and what makes them tick. Read Full Review
All issues with the issue aside, its really, really apparent that Sitterson has developed a dizzyingly thoughtful and well-constructed science fiction world that feels deeply immersive in the background of the central action. As tedious as it can be at times, its kind of breathtaking to read this kind of richly-conceived fantasy. Theres no questioning that SIterson has has hundreds and hundreds of footnotes written about every single bit of dialogue and narration in the entire issue. Its remarkably dense stuff, but its fun to dive into. Read Full Review
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