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sherwoodreads's review against another edition
Alisa Marchenko has finally recovered from injuries sustained in the final battle between the Empire and the Alliance who worked for fifty years to bring the empire down. She's a long way from the place her daughter is being kept--without her husband, who died in the war.
Alisa is stuck on a horrible planet with no money, and no way to get home. Having been a hotshot pilot, she goes to a junkyard where she remembers her mother's old freighter having been dumped, along with Mica, an engineer with whom Alisa had served. The two women have to fight their way past scavengers to get to the freighter--just to discover that one of the empire's elite cyborg fighters has been squatting there. They can't turf him out, so they take off, to discover that the chaos on the dirtball planet extends a lot farther than they expected.
Alisa's idea is to take passengers to the word her daughter is staying at, in order to scrape together enough funds for fuel, water, and supplies, and repair as they go, but they keep falling into adventures, the least of which is a chase through an asteroid belt.
Ever since I first read Buroker's Emperor's Edge books, with their delightful mix of fantasy and SFnal tropes, I've wondered why she wasn't writing space opera. Well, now she is, and this has everything I love about space opera: great characters, action, some intriguing mysteries, and that sense that things are not always what they seem. All stitched together with the gold of humor.
I have high hopes for this series.
Alisa is stuck on a horrible planet with no money, and no way to get home. Having been a hotshot pilot, she goes to a junkyard where she remembers her mother's old freighter having been dumped, along with Mica, an engineer with whom Alisa had served. The two women have to fight their way past scavengers to get to the freighter--just to discover that one of the empire's elite cyborg fighters has been squatting there. They can't turf him out, so they take off, to discover that the chaos on the dirtball planet extends a lot farther than they expected.
Alisa's idea is to take passengers to the word her daughter is staying at, in order to scrape together enough funds for fuel, water, and supplies, and repair as they go, but they keep falling into adventures, the least of which is a chase through an asteroid belt.
Ever since I first read Buroker's Emperor's Edge books, with their delightful mix of fantasy and SFnal tropes, I've wondered why she wasn't writing space opera. Well, now she is, and this has everything I love about space opera: great characters, action, some intriguing mysteries, and that sense that things are not always what they seem. All stitched together with the gold of humor.
I have high hopes for this series.
queen_bitterblue's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
mhockenson's review
4.0
If you're a fan of Firefly like me you'll love this book. It's got some pretty cool characters and the banter between them is fun. Looking forward to continuing this series.
eve_ward's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun read, definitely gave major [b:The Emperor's Edge|10031259|The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1)|Lindsay Buroker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327954140l/10031259._SY75_.jpg|14926833] vibes. I'm starting to notice that [a:Lindsay Buroker|4512224|Lindsay Buroker|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1292869920p2/4512224.jpg] likes to use very similar characters in all her books, not that I'm complaining.
Besides that, I really did enjoy this one. It didn't charm me as I had hoped but there's definitely a lot of potential there. I'm looking forward to seeing what adventures the Star Nomad crew get up to next.
Side note: I liked all the cast asides from Alejandro, he's giving me bad vibes.
Besides that, I really did enjoy this one. It didn't charm me as I had hoped but there's definitely a lot of potential there. I'm looking forward to seeing what adventures the Star Nomad crew get up to next.
Side note: I liked all the cast asides from Alejandro, he's giving me bad vibes.
duvyna's review against another edition
4.0
I have been bad about reviews recently, my fall kind of got away from me. This was a nice light space opera that I found enjoyable. There is a lot of action and the characters were interesting and quirky. The spaceship even has a flock of chicken on board, much to the captain’s consternation. If you are in need of some funny light entertainment this is a great series to pick up.
calbowen's review against another edition
3.0
The first book in a series has a difficult job. It has to introduce the world, the characters, a problem, and get you to care about the people in the story. I enjoy Lindsay's writing style, but this story just kind of feels like the ending was pushed to end. One chapter is action-action-action, then the next chapter is, here is the ending with loose ends for the next book. It did not feel like a natural progression. I also do not really care about any of the characters on the ship. They all have an edge of mystery because we do not know too much about any one character.
I will continue this series, because I do have the 3 book bundle, but to start off, this universe is rather plain to me.
I will continue this series, because I do have the 3 book bundle, but to start off, this universe is rather plain to me.
gossamerwingedgazelle's review against another edition
2.0
If the main character of this book had been a bit more palatable, I would have read the whole series, as the plot wasn't bad. However, she is a bigot, who only changes her tune because she has personally benefited. She also seems to lie about her motivations. I think she is supposed to be a smart-ass, but she came across to me as a lying bitch. Not someone who I'm going to spend three books with.
dromwald's review against another edition
4.0
So I guess this fits into the typical space opera category with some extremely corny dialogue - not a bad thing though in this instance as I felt the dialogue really complimented the narrative. The characters are not particularly deep and how they all mesh together is questionable but they are interesting and I did find myself enjoying their gradual blossoming into a 'crew' for the Star Nomad. I found myself wanting to see how things pan out for said crew and I'm looking forward to delving into the next book.
being_b's review against another edition
3.0
If you miss Firefly, you'll love this. It reads just like the pilot episode of a TV show, and word of the author is the following novels are like more episodes. Banter, action, a ragtag group of quirky characters, etc. If you like that sort of thing, this is the sort of thing you'll like.