Sometimes, old debts cost dearly.
War breaks out when the Union’s newest member planet is attacked by an age-old rival. Now every planet or star system with a grudge is capitalizing on the unrest.
And every available hand is drafted into service, to help keep the peace. That includes privateers Kay Ellis and Captain Magdalene Landon, whose honeymoon is cut short when the Black Flag is assigned … Flag is assigned to the far reaches of Union space.
It’s supposed to be a quiet mission: a simple show of force to deter mischief makers and reassure the border colonies that they haven’t been forgotten.
What they find instead is a ruthless enemy, who will stop at nothing to oust the Union – and anyone flying her colors.
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OFFBEAT AND DISTRACTING : I LOVED IT !
On the planet KALESIA, engineer Katherine/Kay Ellis is about to marry the love of her life : the beautiful captain Magdalene/Maggie/Mags Landon.
On the nerves, Kay still has to endure her manic mother , and her alcoholic brother.
As the wedding ceremony is due to begin, registrar T’edgar Tal has disappeared…
But where did he go ??
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This is the very first ARC novel of the author RACHEL FORD that I read and I found the book offbeat and very entertaining.
A great surprise for this volume 4 of the BLACK FLAG series !
As a war begins, the two main characters are recalled aboard their spaceship, the Black Flag, with the mission to go and monitor the planet TERGA II.
But nothing will go as planned…
I loved the funny and offbeat side of this novel, the interactions between the characters and especially the character of Katherine.
As it’s volume 4, I will start reading the series from the beginning, by volume 1 : SAFE PASSAGE.
I want to know how the whole story started.
I loved it !
I recommend.
This Author does a bang up job when she gets to writing Space Opera and this installment is a great read. Once I got started, I didn’t put it down until I was done. The story line and character development are fine tuned and believable. I cannot wait for the next novel to come out.
No Quarter (Black Flag, #4), my twelfth read from author Rachel Ford. Another well-written & enjoyable book in the Black Flag series.No matter the genre a Rachel Ford book can be counted on to be entertaining & enjoyable. I have to say there’s something to be said about reading a series back-to-back-to-back that increases the enjoyment as you’re in the mindset of the books going in. I look forward to the next book in the series, I just have to wait for it to be written. Oh well, I have other Rachel Ford books to read. “I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.” (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
This is my first book by this author. It was really good. The storyline kept me interested and turning page after page. Family members in this story were totally off the wall. There were aliens and human battle robots who rounded out the story. So before the honeymoon is over the crew are fighting in the war. (So much for the honeymoon and time off). I’m going to go back and read the series from the beginning. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Family feud on a space ship in a war zone – 3 stars
The story line was based on the effects of having a few family members on a semi-military privateer / military ship.
The book starts off with the wedding of two officers. However, before the honeymoon (and time off for the crew), a war broke out.
A neurotic mother of the bride with her latest husband and son, a brother to the bride, were over the top in this adventure. The cook, Dave, took on the primadonna role of unliked by many but irreplaceable. Even so, it was easy to share Dave’s discomfort when his freezer was loaded up with frozen corpses.
There were aliens and an almost human battle robot (Syd) who rounded out the cast. The characters played out roles of spoiled children acting out as if they were in high school. It was too much like a silly sitcom for me.
The best part was the warring enemies on the ground of the planet Terga II; they had been fighting each other for hundreds of years and needed Union (military) supervision to keep the fragile peace. When the peacekeepers arrived directly from the wedding ceremony, they were welcomed by an aggressively friendly Prime Minister from one faction and a gruff and belligerent Imperator commanding the other side. The machinations between the two Terga II groups provided suspense and drama as a counter play for the family bickering.
A pleasant diversion was a salvage mission to drag a centuries old “prehistoric” space ship, the Vulpine, which was refurbished. After it passed its space trials, the Vulpine was used for joyrides.
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In “No Quarter: ( Black Flag – Book Four )” Ford delivers another great entertaining story aboard the Black Flag.
The author, as we readers have come to expect, did a fantastic job of world building and character development introducing us to some new characters. We get to see Mag’s and Kay’s wedding on the very eve of war. We also meet Kay’s Mom, brother, and Stepdad.
On the way to return Kay’s family to their home the Black Flag is activated by the admiralty. Then the fun really begins.
Q: Who should Mags trust: Imperator Webb, or Prime Minister Smith?
Q: Will Kay survive being in close proximity to her Mom’s eccentric form of micromanagement?
A: Grab this book and find out!
I can hardly wait for book 5 to come out!!
In the interest of transparency: I was given a review copy of this book and I am voluntarily sharing this review.
It is my own honest opinion.