Fri May 07 2021 at 0:14:57
"In Evil Times" is a 2018science-fiction novel by Melinda Snodgrass. It is Part II of "The Imperials Saga", a 5 part space opera, with currently 4 parts released. The book is an intermediate-future story, detailing the lives of two officers in an imperial space navy. One is the daughter of the reigning empire, while the other is a poor young man who is trying to succeed based on ability, not social background. This book is the second in the series, with the first focusing on how the two characters, Mercedes and Tracy, met at the military academy.
The first paragraph of the above review might make this book seem like it fits into the category of "Cheesy, but entertaining". In fact, I bought this book at The Dollar Tree for that very reason, because I thought it would be fun reading. About one hundred pages into it, I was curious enough about it that I looked up a biography of the author. Melinda Snodgrass was a writer and story editor for Star Trek: The Next Generation, where she wrote one of the most memorable episodes, "The Measure of a Man". She is also the co-editor with George RR Martin of the Wild Cards series. So about one hundred pages into this book, informed of Snodgrass' credibility in the world of science-fiction, I started taking it more seriously.