I have read and reviewed about forty books so far by Mr。 James, and can honestly say he is one of my very favorite authors。 He has graciously provided an advanced copy of this book – this review is my honest opinion – I had pre-ordered a copy to support his efforts。 This new series follows the exploits of Creek (Gunn) Gunnison and Uma Salvo, partners in deep space bounty hunting。 Their relationship was a testy dog- and cat-like alliance that somehow met their needs。 Gunn, a big, brawny guy, was I have read and reviewed about forty books so far by Mr。 James, and can honestly say he is one of my very favorite authors。 He has graciously provided an advanced copy of this book – this review is my honest opinion – I had pre-ordered a copy to support his efforts。 This new series follows the exploits of Creek (Gunn) Gunnison and Uma Salvo, partners in deep space bounty hunting。 Their relationship was a testy dog- and cat-like alliance that somehow met their needs。 Gunn, a big, brawny guy, was always ready to jump into an iffy situation with little or no forethought, often coming out on the short end of a fight; Salvo would hold back to think things through before acting, warning Gunn to stop, and was good at letting Gunn know she ‘told him so’, when he didn’t。 In responding to a vague warrant to apprehend a space ship thief, they capture a teenaged girl, Regency (Ren) Walker, who is part human, part electronically modified, running away from the space settlement on Kri, because of a strange man named Grey。 She pleaded that she would rather be shot dead than to have to again face Grey, whose ship she had stolen。 Salvo had an eye implant that allowed her to detect more than just visible characteristics; she wanted to question Ren to learn more about her situation。 Gunn, on the other hand, insisted they turn her over to the federal police at the Ilium space station。 Grey, who arrived to claim his ship, called himself an Ambassador, without going into details, and was described as beautiful, with an otherworldly appearance。 Salvo was unable to identify what he was, certainly not human。 They were tipped off that Grey could completely take control of anyone he touched, and make them do anything, including kill themselves, at his whim。 He took control of some of the police hierarchy so he could do as he pleased。 Ren was the only being he had not been able to control, so he set her as a target for elimination, before he could move on to his real purpose: to find a map which would lead a powerful race only identified as the Dolus, back to Earth, for unspecified reasons。 Can our friends release Ren from prison and escape Grey’s sinister plan? This is a well-written story with strong characters who depend on one another for help。 There is lots of action and even some humorous scenes that kept me interested, turning pages to find out what happened next。 This is part of a series, so the scene is set very well for the next part of the adventures。 I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I’ve already pre-ordered the next book。 If you like deep space adventures, try this one – you’ll likely become a fan! 。。。more
A。J。,
If you like classic science fiction "space opera" thrillers, READ THIS!Excellent world-building; great characters; chilling tale that “grabs” the reader as the pages fly。 Can’t wait to read more! If you like classic science fiction "space opera" thrillers, READ THIS!Excellent world-building; great characters; chilling tale that “grabs” the reader as the pages fly。 Can’t wait to read more! 。。。more