An average girl named Terra Mason receives her first encounter with the Aeon Legion, when a platoon of actual Nazis from 1940s Germany intrude upon her time, led by the unexpectedly kind, polite, and very un-Nazi-like Commander Hanns Speer, the inventor of the time gate that brought himself and his men to Terra’s time. Hanns’ particular plans, however, are quickly thwarted by Alya, a member of the Aeon Legion, whose abilities and beauty Terra is astounded by as she soundly defeats and routs the Nazis back to their own time. After an act of bravery of which Alya takes notice during the struggle, Terra is approached by the beautiful warrior to become her squire: a new recruit for the Aeon Legion. In spite of the uphill battle to get Terra to overcome her fears and accept the offer, the story soon shows that this was the absolute easiest part in a tale where afterwards, literally everything becomes a trek through hell to gain respect, skill, and the honor of joining the Legion as a full Leginnaire. Terra, from a point in history of relative peace, prosperity, and security, is then dropped like a babe in the woods into the midst of a civilization beyond anything she has ever imagined, and then into the most grueling training of her life alongside recruits composed of fierce warriors from different points in the past, present and future. Few, especially Terra, fully know what awaits them as trainees in the Aeon Legion’s torturous regimen, where failure in any way means washing out of the program. As an outsider and underdog, seemingly outclassed among battle-hardened fighters from differing times of war, Terra faces near-insurmountable odds that push her courage, strength, and determination to their absolute limit, revelations that threaten shake her faith in the Legion to her core, and the machinations of enemies of all that the Legion stan

Anyone who is looking for an incredible hero's journey style story that subverts all expectations

How nearly all tropes expected of the genre were dodged or turned on their ear, both in character and plot.

The number of typos (not too many, but enough to be noticeable) found in the book, and the fact that some characters come off as unnecessarily cruel or annoying

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Eager to read more of the tale

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It subverts the hero's journey genre in just about every possible way, and weaves a complex and intriguing world.

Of the same reason that I like the books. Some people may not like the avoidance of tropes. It may deviate too far out of a reader's comfort zone. Readers that prefer stories that adhere to more common plotlines and character types may want to look elsewhere.

Aeon Legion is a fascinating and engaging first outing or Beaubien, whose grasp of the writing craft in his YouTube series is matched only by his skill as an author. He truly understands how to weave an amazing world and characters, while avoiding tropes that create a pitfall into anything resembling mediocrity, and has certainly grabbed my attention. A sympathetic heroine with massive obstacles to overcome, and a path that leads her to discover her true self in a world beyond imagination made Aeon Legion: Labyrinth an unforgettable tale that I was very happy to have picked up, and J.P. Beaubien an author that certainly is one to watch. I eagerly await the sequel, so that I can dive right back into this amazing world and experience Terra’s further adventures. Well recommended!

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