Space Junk: A Military Sci-fi Series (Waymaker Wars Book 1)
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- Author：Rachel Aukes
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Theo
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Super fresh take on what an artificial intelligence might due when dealing with humanity。 Fast-paced， space opera with a few surprising twists。 Not everything is as it seems when reading this one。
Jason
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Space Junk is set in a future in which humanity has reached out into the stars， but different factions have begun to war with each other， decimating those colonies in what has become a flashpoint， leading to self-annihilation of the human race。 Just as ships of one faction are about to decimate a colony， an alien sphere drops in， and issues a single order， ‘CEASE’， along with removing control of all ship systems of every ship。 The story them moves forward to explain how the ‘Waymakers’ pulled hu Space Junk is set in a future in which humanity has reached out into the stars， but different factions have begun to war with each other， decimating those colonies in what has become a flashpoint， leading to self-annihilation of the human race。 Just as ships of one faction are about to decimate a colony， an alien sphere drops in， and issues a single order， ‘CEASE’， along with removing control of all ship systems of every ship。 The story them moves forward to explain how the ‘Waymakers’ pulled humanity from the brink of destruction， and have set them on a new course， and we are introduced to a new Humanity， with a ‘Sol Corps’ instead of United Nations （This being under the purview of the Waymaker）， and that is overseeing the supervision and protection of all the colonies and humanity now。 Part of this is a new project， the ‘Aria’ project， to send a colony ship out into the void to explore space， with a small crew of genetically modified crew （special medical nanites） so that they can survive for a longer period of time， without the need for some form of cryosleep， as a one way mission to go and find what they can， and send back information about what they find。 Each crew member is specially chosen with multiple different skill sets， and no ties to Earth。The first part of this story focuses on the selection of the crew， and the setup of the Aria， and its launch， and you get the impression that this story is going to be about an exploration mission， but then things go horribly wrong， and all but 6 of the crew are lost due to an incident on board the Aria。A lot of this story initially is told from the point of view of Jack Halverton， literally the ‘Jack of all trades’ in space， a space miner， who is pretty good at all things， but also made a name for himself with combat after a particular incident。 Jack was specifically chosen for the mission， and is one of the survivors of the Aria ‘accident’， and is nominated as Captain， and becoming Captain Jack Hale in the process。 He and the remaining 6 crew then start off on what becomes a series of the most incredible adventures on the newly christened Cabrón （it translates to several colourful things in Spanish）。 This is basically only the introduction which leaves you wondering what is to come as it is already an intriguing and fascinating story， but it shifts forward in time to the Pallus Six mining camp on an asteroid， where something terrible happens， and Jack and his crew are the first on site and find the only survivor a young girl， barely clinging to life， and now the most wanted person in the system。 Suddenly Jack and his crew go from being salvagers to being on Sol Corps most wanted list， and having trying to avoid attention for a ‘long’ period of time， they find themselves caught up in a revolution against Sol Corps and the Waymakers。I don’t want to give away any spoilers for this book， it is just such a brilliant story， with this multi-layered， multi-dimensional story that is full of intrigue， and action。 It has similarities to The Expanse， in that there are those out in the ‘belt’ that are being taken advantage of by those in the core （Sol Corps）， but Sol Corps are a lot more brutal in their tactics， just shutting off all power to a mining station， （such as Pallus Six – when they were talking about a protest， they hadn’t even done it yet）。 But there is so much more to this story， with the Waymakers and their influence， as they have removed all ship to ship weapons， and inserted a level of control （or are trying to！） over humans。 Amongst this， are the ‘Aria’ crew， and their story， which is another whole set of storylines that is just as intriguing as the main story！Aukes continues to show that she is one of the best character driven Authors on the market today， as the character work in this book is exceptional。 The crew of the Aria are captivating， each of them is this fascinating individual that （and without giving too much away）， is a psychological study after what has happened to them， and Aukes has done a masterful job in creating this different personalities。 Hale is brilliant as the Captain of this crew， but there are other aspects to the story of the crew that are just so in-depth， intelligent and powerful， （and for some might be a bit confronting）。 There are several other characters （again， I don’t want to give away spoilers）， that are creative and just extraordinary， bringing this story to life in such a captivating and powerful way。One of the great things I really loved about this story to was the Sci-Fi aspects， Aukes has done a really stunning job of creating these different places in our future on space stations and in starships that are so real that you can see them so clearly in your head。 From the insides of the Aria， to Pallus Six and the various halls of Sol Corps bases， the ‘world-building’ is just beautifully done so that you can get totally absorbed into this incredible universe that Aukes has created。Space Junk is a thrilling adventure that has such a multi-faceted story， every time you think you have something worked out， it leads to a whole new layer of storylines。 This is an exceptional character driven story， that is so incredibly in-depth， exciting and action-packed， it doesn’t really matter what genre you like， Mil Sci-Fi， Space Opera， Alien， Space Exploration， Galactic Empire， First Contact – the list goes on – this story has it – and more。 This is one of the best Sci-Fi books I have read all year and is an absolute MUST READ！！ 。。。more
Wendy Wallace
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