Title: The Dominion and the Sugilite
Episode 23 | Episode 24 | Episode 25
Author: B.J. Frazier
Publication Date: June 10 to August 1, 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.
With Episode 23, conflict is still very much on the table. We're invited to watch as Cozima continues her harsh (sometimes cruel) power exchange with Craig as she teases out what she's planning with her mine. This chapter is heavy on Craig's humiliation fetish, and while the cruelty of it is a bit much for me, that's fine because it's his fetish, not mine, and B.J. Frazier frames it very well.
In a softer form of confrontation, Alisa and Pebbles have a fascinating discussion about whether or not they can legally share a submissive. It's a great insight into female dynamics and the philosophy of power exchange, and a fun peek into their friendship. Getting back to the deeper conflict, the Arbiters continue with their hearing, with testimony from Jewel, Neelam, and Gaius demonstrating why the interspecies event is so needed.
Episode 24 continues the action while returning to a few other plots. Following on the case before the Arbiters, Geo & Naqqi compare legal systems, and we find that the proud, enlightened, expedient Naturalists are anything but (which, should be no surprise, if you've paid attention to their spiritual leader).
Stone brings another defector to Cozima to consider for a job at the mine, and with two bigger, stronger, more endowed men, she seizes the opportunity to lean heavily into her power exchange, using the men to double down on Craig's humiliation. Bay pays the futa truck a visit, where he is far too interested in how they dispose of the magical part of their essence, but it's really just enough to tease where that storyline is headed.
What's most interesting is that the story comes back around to Chantal, after several episodes away, and we watch as she continues trying to learn to be dominant while craving sexual favors that most women would consider submissive. It's a fun scene, with lots of back-and-forth discussion, but what I felt it did best was make the reader think about the ethics of the Dominion and the irony of a power exchange that can deny a woman her own desires.
Catching up with Episode 25, it feels like the story is moving forward in numerous areas. For starters, Geo and Naqqi have what I'll go so far as to say is a pivotal talk about jealousy, with Geo deflecting an admission of guilt by introducing the idea of compersion - and then we see Aurora and Nug have their own conversation about jealousy. I wouldn't say all the cards are on the table, or that all the underlying tensions have been revealed, but things are developing.
Chantal continues to struggle to be dominant while her mother continues to put humiliation ahead of reason, refusing to acknowledge Craig's warnings, and when Cozima returns home to catch her daughter in a tender, compromising position that prompts a rather dramatic moment for mom. We also pay a visit to Obadiah, who continues to prove what a dirty old man he is while taking his grooming of Malachai to the next level.
Finally, not only do Geo and Nug get along well enough to help with preparations for the interspecies event, suggesting that (maybe) they're moving on, but they also come to Aurora with a very good idea that allows her to kick things off with a powerful speech to the selected Committee members that not only demonstrates why such a event is needed, but shows how much she's invested in all along.
Rating: ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀
My sincere thanks to the author for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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