“This shit is why you always kill the bad guy.”Wanted dead or alive by the law and every criminal this side of the jump gates, there’s only one place Caleb and his crew can hide:Jotunheim. All the crap in the Nine systems washes up there. With their rustbucket tugship Starkiller about to cough its last space-mile and credits scarce, raiding a few scrappers rigs is a last resort. Scrappers are … scrappers rigs is a last resort. Scrappers are hard bastards, but then so is Caleb.
Stealing from the bad guys should be easy, if Caleb’s crew can get their shit together. The pressure is on. Trust is a joke. And then there’s One. New and improved but just like her old self? Or not…
One says there’s a revolution brewing, and she’d know.
Synthetics move among us, their strings pulled by a mad man. The Nine Systems teeters on the edge of a war it can’t see coming, and Caleb’s crew might be all that stands in its way.
Sometimes it takes bad guys to kill bad guys, and if Caleb’s crew have learned anything together, it’s how to be bad.
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Please note the publication date is likely to be brought forward to early 2020.
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At first I was so happy to be back in this world. Fran, and Caleb, and One and their constant bickering, the @$%^& up mess that they are… It was like slipping on an old comfy t-shirt. It brought back memories of all the hours I’ve spend reading this series. The coarseness of Caleb, his myriad of issues and inability to connect with the people around him was the perfect distraction from a world gone mad. I had fun. The backstabbing, betrayals and unlikely (and shaky) alliances, everything got my blood pumping. It was delicious.
Fast forward to the last third and dread settled in. I know this author’s works and I knew something major was about to happen that would shake me up. After all this is the next to last book of the series, the stakes must go up. I had some ideas of where things were going and then there was this twist I saw from a mile away. And I thought “She’s loosing her touch. Sure it’s bad for the characters but it’s not that bad and it was kind of obvious that she’ll go there.” And then I made the mistake of lowering my guard. The ending… slayed me. I knew she’s sadistic and enjoys torturing both her characters and readers but this was a step too far even for her. But I have to admit it’s an effective way to ensure readers will buy the last book. There’s no way I can live without finding out how this mess got resolved. And hey I’m delusional enough to still hope for a somewhat happy ending from a Pippa Dacosta book!
Every single time I read a book by this author, I’m blown away at how talented she is with this sixth book in the 1000 Revolution. It was great seeing Caleb, One, Fran, Bren, and Fitz again. These characters are so very complicated in a good way, and I’ve come to enjoy them. Now, if you know this author, this book just torments them right and left, and you are left feeling so wrung out. By the end, when I knew that the author would throw us another curve, I was left feeling like I should curl in a ball. Yes, she’s that good of an author. This is a wonderful addition to the series, and I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book. Highly recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.
Action right from the start! It’s an edge of your seat book! Every time you think you know what will happen, you’re wrong! There are so many twists and turns you’ll never see anything coming! I couldn’t put this down!
My body is a hollow shell where my heart and soul used to reside before it was cruelly ripped to shreds by the talented Ms Pippa DaCosta.
Resistance can NOT be read as a stand-alone story. At the very least you need to read book #5, though to be honest even that might not be enough and why would you want to deprive yourself of four other books of Caleb filled deliciousness?
***”There were a great many things about Caleb Shepperd I liked, and none of them were logical.”***
Oh One, when will you finally get to be free? Please don’t let it be out there amongst the stars, on your own. And Caleb, life really has dealt you a crappy hand but despite it all there is still a really good guy underneath all the tarnish and bluster. And the rest of the guys all deserve their own little slice of peace and happiness.
***”After my reluctant nod, Fran piloted the ungainly Starkiller to the shuttle’s coordinates with all the skill and finesse i’d expect of an ex-fleet commander, although I’d never tell her that. Her ego was already big enough for the both of us.”***
Beware, once you step aboard the Starkiller you are in for one heck of a bumpy ride. Up becomes down, left becomes right and enemies become, well, if not quite friends at least temporary allies. This book gave me all the feels, every single damn one, including several that were not welcome, not at all (#passmethekleenex, #uglycry).
Whilst previous work by the author may have inferred intimacy between characters, this was much less subtle in its honesty. Whilst there are no very intimately graphic scenes, we are aware that some characters may get to bump their uglies.
***”This kiss was nothing but a meeting of mouths and tongue, but it didn’t feel like nothing. It felt like safety, and comfort, and warmth. It felt like home.”***
The ending left me spinning alone out there, amongst the stars, in the black. I’m fairly certain it’s obvious from my random mumblings that this story has left me with one HUGE book hangover, and I’m still not quite sure how I’m going to process it. Count the stars…
***”Listen… I need you to know… you saved me in all the little ways. There ain’t no power in the nine strong enough to stop me from saving you back.”***