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Exciting and thought-provoking. Strong and imaginative writing.

Revisado: 01-13-25

Six Figures: The Rising Storm" by Lamont Chatman is a thought-provoking and action-packed story that combines elements of sci-fi, dystopia, and history with contemporary issues. It explores the atrocities we tend to repeat, weaving in themes of race, warfare, status, and what it means to be human and to see each other as such.


If you've already read and enjoyed "Six Figures," you must listen to the audiobook. The initial experience was impactful, thrilling, and jarring. Revisiting the story through the audiobook years later brought back the emotions I felt when I first read the book.


The author's writing style is almost lyrical, possessing a rhythm of its own. His descriptions of warfare, loss, and the desire for vengeance and power leave the reader both exasperated and conflicted. The inversion of power and the return to the past, along with thoughtful characters dedicated to overcoming evil, create a world where conflicting interests for humanity intersect.


The Ragnaw want to destroy the earth. They are a vicious and capable alien force from another galaxy bent on destroying humanity. Upon their arrival to earth, determined to take it over, they are met with an obstacle preventing them from executing their plan. It’s here that we meet characters firmly united in their mission to save humanity not only from the Ragnaws but also to save it from itself.

We travel back in time during slavery and revisit the horrors of that period. Fast forward generations, and we can see that history is not only destined to repeat itself, but each time history is retold, we must fight harder to humanize those who have been dehumanized.

The overall premise is founded on the idea of a foreign entity invading your home and your life, and the lives of those you love, attempt to destroy your humanity, and then commodify your heritage, culture, and bodies. The collision between a historical and contemporary moral failure and aliens from another galaxy is a really good time.


The author weaves his story with sharp and believable descriptions and strategies of warfare. Of course, this is a fictional story with elements of science fiction and fantasy. However, the military strategies and deployment of action are written and expressed in an imaginable way.

The powers the Obasyn crystal possesses make sense in the context of the story. That is another feature of the writing style and storytelling that creates a realism that drives the story and the world-building.


The characters in the story are rarely morally ambiguous, which reinforces the notion that there is a clear and firm line between good and evil…depending on your perspective. Again, this is a thought-provoking, self-reflective thrill ride. The action and suspense are tempered with opportunities to place yourself in the place of the characters from your own lived worldview.


We have imaginative action, great character development, and themes that stay in the forefront of your brain as you read. I highly recommend this book.

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Good Story, but it felt unrealistic

Revisado: 12-18-22

Female narrator's voice was exasperating. Literally. The story was too happily ever after for such a heavy topic. But it was intriguing and held my interest.

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Very touching

Revisado: 11-01-16

Very well written. Although I didn't share Victoria's experience, I felt her pain . The experience wasn't mine, but the emotions were.

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Good, but not my favorite

Revisado: 10-17-16

Francine Rivers is hands down, my favorite author. I enjoyed the story, but it didn't leave me upset that there wasn't more. Usually I get anxious when I come to the end of one of her novels because I never want them to end. It may have been the format as well. I've read the actual book first, and not listened to an audio recording of any of her other work. It may have read differently if I didn't have the interpretation of the reader in my head. Having said that, I will always read anything F. Rivers writes. But I think I'll stick to actual rsading. Her books are too good to get side tracked by someone else's voice.

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Awful narrator! !!!

Revisado: 03-27-16

The narrator's vouce was so terribly distracting. I am so disappointed. It was hard to listen. I can't believe it.

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Perfect timing

Revisado: 11-30-15

Recently I wondered how to get into narration but could not find any resources that would be helpful. Today this book popped up on Audible as something I might enjoy. Good advice and it seems easy enough to follow. I will be looking into it based on the the info given in this book.

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