Union’s End is book four of the Star Scavenger Series. A thrilling space opera adventure with the mystery and adventure of Indiana Jones.
Still desperate to find Liberty Devan, Hudson Powell travels to a new portal world; Chrome One. Illegally claimed by the Relic Guardian Force, Hudson senses Logan Griff’s involvement. If he can find his scumbag former training officer then maybe he can find … involvement. If he can find his scumbag former training officer then maybe he can find Liberty and the crystal too.
Meanwhile, Morphus travels to a powerful alien relic called the Telescope in order to learn the location of Goliath. But without the alien crystal, stolen by Logan Griff, there is no hope of defeating the great ship.
As Goliath demonstrates its immense destructive power, the news of the alien invasion spreads, causing panic. Logan Griff is forced into hiding and forges an uneasy alliance with mercenary, Cutler Wendell.
Returning with hopeful news, Morphus and Liberty embark on a new quest, while Hudson must track down Logan Griff and the crystal.
But even without Liberty at his side, Hudson isn’t alone.
New alliances will form and new dangers are revealed in Union’s End, the penultimate part of the epic Star Scavengers series.
If you love space sci-fi like Firefly and Stargate blended with the mystery and adventure of Indiana Jones, you’ll love this.
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“How do humans function while handicapped by so many debilitating chemical reactions?”
Another thrilling ride! Hudson sees his team building up, and with the strange, enigmatic and phenomenal alien AI, their hopes significantly raise higher. Very imaginative…Ogden has woven an imaginative story, a wild journey through portals into earth live planets, leftovers of an ancient, who once possessed high technology. Unexpected collisions, surprising new tech introduced, this has been a fantastic wild persecution, with action filled and fast paced scenarios, tension full battles, and gripping storyline. Gathering forces, and making new allies has been difficult to confront the ultimate war with the most destructive enemy humankind has ever encountered: Goliath. I enjoyed reading it very much. Looking forward to reading the final sequel to the series, The Last Revocator!
OMG, finally! After an agonizing wait for what I hoped would come, Tori is working with Hudson and Liberty. Tobin stuck around as well which made me really happy. He’s a hoot. Basically this entire book is split between hunting for the crystal which Griff stole and trying to defend themselves from (as well as prepare to take down) Goliath. Morpheus shows more of his insane and strange powers, even sharing some of them with certain members of the team. Griff is maybe, finally, about to get what’s coming to him. Oh, wait, he gets away again.
There was plenty of suspense and the story moved along at a good pace. It’s hard to believe everything will be resolved in book 5. I’m enjoying the story quite a bit. It has a lot of lighthearted moments and I am discovering I really like the space cowboy genre. I do have my doubts about whether Hudson will ever be able to settle down to a life as a relic hunter when all this is over. Maybe after a long nap.
I received a free copy of the audiobook from the author and have reviewed it willingly.
Old-school space opera that is just plain fun to read! Good guys you want to root for, bad guys who are really despicable, an enigmatic alien AI trying to understand humanity, and spunky kids doing their best to save life as we know it. Hudson’s drive to do something that matters has put him in the center of an unlikely team that is fast becoming family. Familiar elements are used in a way that is comfortable, but not always predictable. Luck continues to play a large part in this story – but it is not always on the good guy’s side! As they say, fortune is a fickle mistress.
This is book 4 of 5 in the Star Scavengers Series and the tension is really ramping up! This is a series that must be read in order. All the pieces that were put into play in the first three books are starting to come together and building up to what looks like an epic conclusion! I can’t wait to see how this ride ends
Hudson and his friends are back and trying to survive the insanity that is their lives right now. The story was full of action, adventure, crazy, evil, and characters that are insane yet fun to read about. There is more a quest feel to this story that fits right in with the series as Hudson, Liberty and Morphus do what needs to be done. I loved the good guys and rooted for them and yelled at the bad guys that never seem to get what they deserve. But I was completely entertained and glued to the end to see what would happen next and what Goliath would do too. I was kept guessing to the end.
Back in the beginning, the reader learned the mission of Goliath that gives us an idea of what’s happening now. The great ship Goliath’s mission was to “cleanse” certain planets of organic life. It had been prevented from completing the mission and banished to the galactic core, but being sentient, it grew bitter at not completing the task. For thousands of years, it thought about its mission. The last Revocater vessel had stopped it and destroyed any hope of its navigating to the target system 5118208. But Goliath knew the last Revocater had perished in the process so Goliath waited for the right time to continue that original mission, not aware that “Morphus”, as named by the human Liberty Devan, had actually survived. Although it had been only one of hundreds of artificial constructs created to operate the Revocaters, it survived and had begun to make an adjustment to its programming, because to defeat Goliath again, it had to change itself and evolve. Two powerful opponents preparing to fulfill their missions.
As the Corporeals watched all of this through The Telescope, orbiting above their home world, powerless to intervene, the unthinkable happened as they saw Goliath come out of its prison and begin a relentless course back to System 5118208. The moment dreaded for eons was here! Yet in the midst of darkness there was now hope. The last Revocater thought to be destroyed seemed to be alive, and it was coming home!
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Trying to find Liberty Devan, Hudson Powell travels to a new portal world, Chrome One. Hudson senses Logan Griff’s involvement, so if he can find his scumbag former training officer, maybe he can find Liberty and the alien crystal. Meanwhile, Morphus travels to a powerful alien relic called the Telescope in order to learn the location of Goliath. But without the alien crystal, stolen by Logan Griff, there is no hope of defeating the great ship. However, Morphus and Liberty return with perhaps some hopeful news as they embark on a new quest, while Hudson must track down Logan Griff and the crystal. But even without Liberty at his side, Hudson isn’t alone as new alliances form and new dangers are revealed in Union’s End.
With Goliath demonstrating its immense destructive power, panic spreads at the news of the alien invasion. Logan Griff goes into hiding and makes an uneasy alliance with mercenary, Cutler Wendell. Goliath still appears undefeatable, with the power of a star. Can our heroes tackle such an undefeatable foe? Or is Morphus ready now to meet Goliath in battle? Grab your copy and hang on for an unforgettable adventure!
Our team is scattered, each pursuing different aspects of the problem while a destructive alien ship looms ever closer.
This is book four of the series. The book works pretty well as a standalone, but you will be missing a lot of the backstory. I do not recommend starting here.
The book is well written, easy to read and just plain fun. Things are not looking good right now and every solution presents more problems. The characters are well developed and the setting has lots of details. The story itself is fast paced and keeps things moving, making this a real page turner. Overall, a very enjoyable story and I look forward to the conclusion.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes.
Star Scavenger Book 4: Unions End
Another action filled Episode ,
Personnel groupings are lining up for the finale.
This is a GREAT series . Highly Recommend to any
SyFy reader .