Genetic Engineering. Conspiracy. An Unstoppable Attack.For Karin Makos, the chance to pilot a small-time scrounging vessel to remote corners of space is the dream. After years on the run with her sister and enduring the constant paranoia of living planet-side, going off-radar gives her exactly what she wants: freedom.That dream is shattered.A system-wide attack decimates humanity and leaves the … attack decimates humanity and leaves the survivors scraping for clues. And Karin might know where to look.
But digging into her past comes with a whole new set of secrets and consequences, none of which she wants to face. Plagued by strange dreams of her sister and a sense of growing danger, Karin and the crew of the Nemina must race desperately across space to find their loved ones—and answers.
Made for fans of Firefly, Stargate, and Battlestar Galactica, this fast-paced novel contains some strong language, a lot of action, and more than its share of snark.
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Karin, Mark and Soo-Jin are a part of a team of scavengers. They are investigating a small farming community, but don’t have a lot of hope that it will turn up much. If the team is to continue to exist, they need to find something.
After getting crates full of salvage from an early time loaded and secured, it’s time to head home. After takeoff, Karin heads to bed. She feels something and jolts awake. She sees a dark figure in her room. Not just a dark figure, but a shadow figure with blurred edges. Is this something from her past? If so, how did the find her? She throws the sheet at it and grabs her helmet. She hits it with her helmet and it runs out of the room.
After a minute to compose herself, she follows. She hers Soo-Jin scream as well. She bursts into her room they fight with it. Soo-Jin throws her knife at it and it disappears. They realize Mark could be under attack as well. They hear him fire his fire arm. Not the best approach on a space ship. They all talk and realize that the one is in the cargo hold hiding. They gather weapons and lights to get the last shadow creature. It goes to get Karin, but Mark shoots it in the head.
Needless to say that they are all shaken. They decide to sleep in shifts, covering each other, weapons, lights and cameras at the ready.
If you like X-Men crossed with space opera, this is the series for you. Karin Makos lives a lie. Genetically engineered from birth and raised in a scientific compound to gain unnatural powers, she has since escaped and built another life, hidden from those who created her. This series opener brings Karin out of hiding, her unique abilities the one weapon the worlds need in their fight against new dark aliens. A fun ride, an engaging heroine.
A system-wide attack by Shadows, deadly shades that take over human’s bodies, has Karin Makos and the crew of the Nemina fighting for their lives, as well as trying to help others, including the family members they left on Enlil. Karin has spent most of her life hiding her abilities but now she feels she has to help those taken by the Shadows, since she’s the only one that can. This will put her in all kinds of danger, since everyone is desperate for her help at any cost. With lots of action, as the Shadows look like shades but are solid enough to do plenty of damage to the human body, Karin and the others have their hands full fighting these deadly enemies. The story ends with plenty left to do, as they must keep a promise to the young boy they rescued, as well as find Karin’s sister, and the Alliance is after them too, so I’m looking forward to reading the second book to see what happens next.
I’ve been re-reading The Eurynome Code series. Kelly Gorman has re-released with some updates and it’s been a while since I read it. The series is space opera with a mix of genetic engineering, a dash of military, space fantasy, and metaphysical alien invasion. Just a little pinch of everything. If you haven’t read this series yet, now is definitely the time to pick it up.
This series has a fascinating premise and is very well written, with engaging characters and lots of action. If you enjoyed Lindsay Buroker’s Fallen Empire series, check out Black Dawn..