An ancient alien race. A sentient monkey. An epic adventure.Jason Grimshaw has one job. Get the cadets to Colony 115. Just another day. Just another milk run. Or so he thought.When scanners pick up an unidentified alien vessel, it’s already too late. With his ship blown out from under him, and his crew scattered across a war-torn planet, his day just keeps getting better. The good news? One of … better. The good news? One of the pilots survived. The bad news? She’s the biggest pain in his ass, and she’s stranded miles away.
When Clio Evans said she wanted to fly for Fleet, crash-landing a starship in hostile territory wasn’t what she had in mind. She may not be the most experienced pilot, but she sure as hell has a few tricks up her sleeve. With an army standing between her and the rest of her crew, she’ll have to pull out all the stops, even if it means exposing a secret that’ll see her hanged for treason.
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Space opera
Looks like the start of a universe-sized story. Military action on the ground and in space. Characters with secrets, flaws, or alien enough to not know what to expect. One of the major players in the coming series will be The North Star. What is it? Its existence is enough to start a war that could extend throughout the universe. I recommend you check it out
“When life sends you a sign, don’t ignore it.”
The story grabs hold and doesn’t let go, revealing new layers of oddities and arcane horrors on nearly every page. Yes, it keeps the book moving, which is exactly what you want in a narrative. It’s a thrilling sci fi, scary story, with tons of political intrigue and ancient aliens shrouded with mystery that has captured me from the beginning! Great battle scenes, tormented moments lightening up with witty dialogue and heartfelt moments. I’m totally hooked!
Ok, this is a case of bad news / good news. The bad news is that anyone who didn’t see there was an update available read the wrong version, an early draft prior to being edited and full of errors. Unfortunately that seemed to have happened a lot and, as a result, there are a bunch of 1 star ratings that I am sure would have been higher if the right version had been read. As for the updated book, it’s actually pretty darn good. Lots of action, string lead and supporting characters, and a solid plot, all well written. I’d score it just below 5 stars (I’ve rounded up), mostly deducting because the “happily enough for now” ending has such a huge story twist that it might as well have been a cliffhanger and now I’m totally annoyed I can’t just dive into book 2. If that’s not an issue for you then up this to a solid 5 rating. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend. I’m definitely looking forward to the next book in this series.
I’m a little conflicted about how to review this one.
It’s got great characters and world building. There’s enough action and everything. It is a really good book, however I’m just not into adult books enough because of not really being able to relate to adult characters well enough to make a connection. I’m also one of those rare people who don’t enjoy books with a lot of swearing in them because of bad associations with them, which is why I find children’s and tween books to be more enjoyable and safer reads for me. I can handle little bits sprinkled into the story, depending on the words themselves, but this ones too much for me. Harsh language and too much violence are emotional triggers for me. Basically, my problems with this book are all a matter of personal opinion and preference coming from not being a typical adult and just some bad experiences.
I chose to read this book because I had never read any kind of military science fiction. I never thought I would like it, even though I like science fiction, because military anything never really got my interest. However, I had recently come to like the UNIT team in Doctor Who and thought now would be a good time to try it out. I liked this one enough that I will probably try out others, however I don’t see that type of science fiction becoming a favorite for me.
I think this is a really good read for adults who are into the genre. I think there’s a lot to love about it and I know people who would very likely give this book four or even five stars. I don’t think this series is for me, but I will be recommending it to people I think would really enjoy it.