Title: The Dominion and the Sugilite
Episode 21 | Episode 22
Author: B.J. Frazier
Publication Date: Ma3 17 to May 22, 2025
Genres: Erotica | Sci-fi
Protagonist Gender: Various
If you're new to The Dominion and the Sugilite, it's a serialized erotic science-fantasy soap opera by B.J. Frazier, set on a female-ruled planet where the power exchange is the foundation of a fantasy-themed society fueled by the magic of gems known as sugilite.
As always, I will do my best to avoid spoilers, but there's only so much I can not say when we're deep into the 2nd season.
We ended last season with a lot of things having come to a head, forcing various confrontations, but there are even bigger conflicts waiting to explode. As we enter Episode 21, the tension between Geo and Aurora is thicker than ever before, forcing both to act very much out of character - to one another and the Dominion at large. It's an unhealthy situation, and its consequences are beginning to slip into politics. On the positive side, we do see Gemma overstep and get slapped down, but she's also given something of an olive branch that is sure to cause conflict down the road.
Speaking of tension (and correction), we are privy to a difficult scene back at Quarry's, following the resolution of the Gaius situation, and the species prejudice exposed reminds us why Aurora's interspecies event is so important.
As has been promised with the launch of season 2, we have come around to another Attis Day celebration, and while it initially seems a little more of a colder, more sterile depiction, that's largely because we're experiencing it as observers, not through the eyes of last year's winner. We are introduced to Jade in the process, a most curious contestant with remarkable talents, and I dearly hope we see more of her. Naqqi, our visitor from the Naturalists, gets thrown into the deep end of the cultural exchange, witnessing the competition, and his embarrassment is quite delightful.
Moving on to Episode 22, conflict is once again the name of the game. We're invited to witness a most awkward meal between Aurora, Geo, and Naqqi, one that's full of misunderstandings, shock, and embarrassment, and it becomes increasingly difficult to guess Geo's true motives. This leads to more tension between him and Aurora later, and if you read the scene carefully - it really comes down to one sentence while he's on the cross - there's something markedly wrong with their power exchange. Later, it feels as if we might get some answers, if not a resolution, but yet another heart-to-heart is interrupted.
Oh, Miss Frazier, you are such a cruel tease! :)
Continuing on the theme of conflict, we get a sad peek into Bay's betrayal of Ichiniko, but he twice corrects his co-conspirator's pronouns for the beautiful futa, so maybe there's hope . . . although it's very clear he's up to no good. Dvita is certain of that as well, and after a tense conversation with her partner, she takes Ichiniko in hand for a penetrating punishment that has yummy consequences!
And to close out on that theme, we sit amongst the audience and watch as both Gemma and Gaius bring conflicting cases between the Arbiters, and even though we really only get through half of the arguments in this episode, there's more than enough outbursts, outrage, and other shenanigans to keep your fingers glued to the page.
As we slide deeper into this second season, it's clear that (a) things change, and (b) perhaps the Dominion was never quite as perfect as we wanted to believe. There's pettiness, selfishness, and disgusting behavior to be found beneath the older generation of utopian power exchange, but there's also happiness, selflessness, and a growing responsibility to be found in the younger generation that I suspect will become more important as the story continues.
Rating: ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀
My sincere thanks to the author for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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