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The Frontiers Saga (Part 1): Discovery #5
Rise of the Corinari
A time to recover. A chance to make a new ally. A brief respite to repair and rearm. An opportunity for a people to regain their honor. For every civilization there comes a moment when a stand must be made against tyranny. The time has come for the Alliance to draw a line in the sand.
326 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 12, 2012
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Ryk Brown
61 books855 followersBorn in 1960 and raised on an overdose of television, NASA, and science fiction, Ryk Brown has worked as a cook, rock guitarist, stage lighting technician, and paramedic. He currently resides in Northern California with his wife, daughter, and cat. By day he fixes computers, and by night he creates stories.
Having spent his entire life "thinking stuff up", the advent of digital publishing has finally given him an excuse to write it all down and share it with others. ("Others" meaning someone other than his poor wife and daughter.)
A long-time fan of all things science and space, his goal is to write and publish an on-going series of sci-fi adventures. To be set in his own version of humanity's future, his characters will explore the vast reaches of the galaxy, and perhaps even the universe. He invites you all to join him on this journey through his vivid imagination.
Having spent his entire life "thinking stuff up", the advent of digital publishing has finally given him an excuse to write it all down and share it with others. ("Others" meaning someone other than his poor wife and daughter.)
A long-time fan of all things science and space, his goal is to write and publish an on-going series of sci-fi adventures. To be set in his own version of humanity's future, his characters will explore the vast reaches of the galaxy, and perhaps even the universe. He invites you all to join him on this journey through his vivid imagination.
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October 18, 2012
With this installment this book series is back in shape after the dip it took (in my personal opinion of course) with the previous one. Not that the previous one really was a bad book but I was disappointed that the Aurora was just sitting in orbit while the action centered around dirt based guerilla warfare.
In this one we’re pretty much back to space and starship action. The Aurora gets some much needed repairs and also some improvements from the more advanced tech that’s now available to them although it’s very little and I would really like to have seen some more along that line. She also gets shot up again which is a bit annoying.
At the end of the previous book I was a bit afraid that there was going to be a spy/traitor/saboteur roaming around the Aurora (I really dislike those kinds of events) and for a good chunk of the book it does indeed look like it. The matter resolves itself in the end entirely to my liking though. No I’m not telling you more, read the book if you want to know.
Nathan and the people around him is also evolving (maturing) as the story develops. In particular Nathan is learning what it really means to be a captain, sometimes the hard way. Cameron, recuperating from her wounds, is not so present in this book and I do lack her a bit.
I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series (The Head of the Dragon) and I do still hope that the Aurora gets some more high tech upgrades and starts her voyage home. Preferably with a fleet of high tech buddies ready to kick some bad guy ass back home.
In this one we’re pretty much back to space and starship action. The Aurora gets some much needed repairs and also some improvements from the more advanced tech that’s now available to them although it’s very little and I would really like to have seen some more along that line. She also gets shot up again which is a bit annoying.
At the end of the previous book I was a bit afraid that there was going to be a spy/traitor/saboteur roaming around the Aurora (I really dislike those kinds of events) and for a good chunk of the book it does indeed look like it. The matter resolves itself in the end entirely to my liking though. No I’m not telling you more, read the book if you want to know.
Nathan and the people around him is also evolving (maturing) as the story develops. In particular Nathan is learning what it really means to be a captain, sometimes the hard way. Cameron, recuperating from her wounds, is not so present in this book and I do lack her a bit.
I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series (The Head of the Dragon) and I do still hope that the Aurora gets some more high tech upgrades and starts her voyage home. Preferably with a fleet of high tech buddies ready to kick some bad guy ass back home.
March 16, 2017
Good story. Battles get repetitive. Obvious plot problem: jumping into distant space with no way to know if it's already occupied
July 9, 2016
I have enjoyed this series. I had chosen to read Ryk Brown’s books because he is a local author. Many years ago my mother suggests that I always attempt to read authors from our area. I have done that over the years but now with e-books and the machine that our local book store has that prints books up while you wait more local people are writing, some good, some bad and some are great. For avid readers like me it’s exciting to have access to such an array of books. Ryk Brown is one of the self published Amazon e-book authors that has gone on to great success.
This is book five in the series. In the last book, Aurora arrived in Corinari in bad shape and the second in command, Cameron, needing a hospital. In this book the people of Corinari are helping to refit the Aurora and install newer more sophisticated technology.
I found it great to see how Brown has developed our key protagonist, Nathan Scott, from a rash know- it- all young man into a mature leader. Brown is also taking this time to develop the other members of the crew. It seems that Brown is using this book to develop the characters more and further flesh out the plot. While Aurora is being refitted the crew is helping in the defense of Corinari. It appears that Nathan and Corinari are forming a new alliance of planets in the Darvano system to rebel against the Ta’Akar. Toward the end of the book the Aurora’s repairs are completed and for the first time she has a complete crew with volunteers from Corinari and allied planets. Aurora and new crew is test when two Ta’Akar warships arrive it system and battle begins. Brown writes good space battle scenes and seems to improve with each book.
Needless to say the book is well written and moves at a good pace. The suspense keeps building and the reader knows that a big fight with the Ta’Akar is coming. I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. Jeffrey Kafer does a good job narrating this series. Kafer is a voice over artist and a 2015 Audie Award finalist for audiobook narration.
This is book five in the series. In the last book, Aurora arrived in Corinari in bad shape and the second in command, Cameron, needing a hospital. In this book the people of Corinari are helping to refit the Aurora and install newer more sophisticated technology.
I found it great to see how Brown has developed our key protagonist, Nathan Scott, from a rash know- it- all young man into a mature leader. Brown is also taking this time to develop the other members of the crew. It seems that Brown is using this book to develop the characters more and further flesh out the plot. While Aurora is being refitted the crew is helping in the defense of Corinari. It appears that Nathan and Corinari are forming a new alliance of planets in the Darvano system to rebel against the Ta’Akar. Toward the end of the book the Aurora’s repairs are completed and for the first time she has a complete crew with volunteers from Corinari and allied planets. Aurora and new crew is test when two Ta’Akar warships arrive it system and battle begins. Brown writes good space battle scenes and seems to improve with each book.
Needless to say the book is well written and moves at a good pace. The suspense keeps building and the reader knows that a big fight with the Ta’Akar is coming. I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. Jeffrey Kafer does a good job narrating this series. Kafer is a voice over artist and a 2015 Audie Award finalist for audiobook narration.
October 10, 2013
Nice book! Adds quite a bit to the series story arc, and has an awesome space battle at the end. Very well written, can't wait to get the next one.
April 21, 2017
“Rise of the Corinari” is book five of “The Frontier Saga - Part 1”. After saving Corinair from the Ta’Akar and the ensuing civil war, the Corinairians join the crew of Aurora to repair the ship and fight off two more Ta’Akar ships.
The space battles are exciting, and we learn that Tug and Dumar know each other from decades ago. The bad guys have developed a faster-than-faster-than-light drive, so communications will arrive at the homeworld shortly, and an armada could follow before Aurora and the Corinairians are prepared to fight more. So….everyone decides to take the fight to the enemy before they expect anything….on to book six!
Cardboard characters continue, and it’s a man’s universe more and more….but the story was enjoyable and the narrator did great. 4*
The space battles are exciting, and we learn that Tug and Dumar know each other from decades ago. The bad guys have developed a faster-than-faster-than-light drive, so communications will arrive at the homeworld shortly, and an armada could follow before Aurora and the Corinairians are prepared to fight more. So….everyone decides to take the fight to the enemy before they expect anything….on to book six!
Cardboard characters continue, and it’s a man’s universe more and more….but the story was enjoyable and the narrator did great. 4*
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October 13, 2012Ryk Brown is great bloke. Couldn't get #5 on an amazon.co.uk so he's sent it to me. I owe you a beer !
September 16, 2019
Finally! The Frontier Saga books haven't been bad up until this point, but I must admit that I've been waiting for some reassurance as to whether they're good enough to justify the amount of time that it will take to read the number of books this series already comprises of, never mind the number of books that will eventually be released.
With this book I started properly understanding what this series might become, and my occasional doubts have turned into an excited curiosity about what will be done with this series going forward.
It's almost a little unfortunate that I read The Expanse as recently as I did, and that the work of art that was the latest book in the Expanse Series is still fresh in my memory. It's impossible not to draw comparisons between the two works. However, it's an unfair comparison: The Expanse is a heavier, more elaborate, deeper story, while these books, so far, aren't that - they're something different. In the same way that a three minute upbeat song by The Beatles can be brilliant while a twenty minute long piece by Pink Floyd can also be brilliant, in a completely different way, these books need to be and should be appreciated for what they themselves are. I'm starting to worry that I haven't quite afforded that fairness to the previous books in the series, and maybe I still have some way to go. After reading this book I'm thinking that I'm getting there, the books are getting there, or both.
In this installment of the saga everything starts coming together a bit for me. Not the overall story or the universe, but the characters. For better or for worse this book is relatively economical with details. Where the book could easily have spent five pages elaborating on everything from the expressions, thoughts and opinions of characters, details of the surroundings, and other world-painting devices, this book for the most part doesn't. We follow the main plot, and the branches that are directly relevant to it. The reader has to extrapolate the rest from there. While this has made for some pleasing action-packed books, it's much harder to care about the action when one hasn't been given the opportunity to start caring about the characters first. In this book that hasn't changed, but by this point I have seen enough of the main characters that they've gone from being a slightly caricatured cast in a play, to being actual people who are involved in a series of events. Only now am I starting to appreciate the number of books that will follow this one, and the fact that I'll be given the opportunity to know this world, and these characters, better with each one of them.
No, this book isn't mind blowing, but it's a very good step in the direction of the Frontier Saga being a series of books that I might soon go around recommending to everyone. I'm not quite there yet, but at this point I think I'll be more surprised if I don't get there than I'd be if I did.
With this book I started properly understanding what this series might become, and my occasional doubts have turned into an excited curiosity about what will be done with this series going forward.
It's almost a little unfortunate that I read The Expanse as recently as I did, and that the work of art that was the latest book in the Expanse Series is still fresh in my memory. It's impossible not to draw comparisons between the two works. However, it's an unfair comparison: The Expanse is a heavier, more elaborate, deeper story, while these books, so far, aren't that - they're something different. In the same way that a three minute upbeat song by The Beatles can be brilliant while a twenty minute long piece by Pink Floyd can also be brilliant, in a completely different way, these books need to be and should be appreciated for what they themselves are. I'm starting to worry that I haven't quite afforded that fairness to the previous books in the series, and maybe I still have some way to go. After reading this book I'm thinking that I'm getting there, the books are getting there, or both.
In this installment of the saga everything starts coming together a bit for me. Not the overall story or the universe, but the characters. For better or for worse this book is relatively economical with details. Where the book could easily have spent five pages elaborating on everything from the expressions, thoughts and opinions of characters, details of the surroundings, and other world-painting devices, this book for the most part doesn't. We follow the main plot, and the branches that are directly relevant to it. The reader has to extrapolate the rest from there. While this has made for some pleasing action-packed books, it's much harder to care about the action when one hasn't been given the opportunity to start caring about the characters first. In this book that hasn't changed, but by this point I have seen enough of the main characters that they've gone from being a slightly caricatured cast in a play, to being actual people who are involved in a series of events. Only now am I starting to appreciate the number of books that will follow this one, and the fact that I'll be given the opportunity to know this world, and these characters, better with each one of them.
No, this book isn't mind blowing, but it's a very good step in the direction of the Frontier Saga being a series of books that I might soon go around recommending to everyone. I'm not quite there yet, but at this point I think I'll be more surprised if I don't get there than I'd be if I did.
August 3, 2021
Od kiedy Nathan Scott przejął niespodziewanie dowództwo nad jednostką Aurora, jej załoga musiała mierzyć się z naprawdę wieloma przeciwnościami losu. Daleko od domu wplątani w nieswoją kosmiczną wojnę, byli oni zmuszeni walczyć najlepiej jak tylko potrafili, aby móc w ogóle myśleć o przetrwaniu. Dość istotnym dla nich momentem była obrona ludności planety Corinair. Miejsca, gdzie mogli oni chwilę odpocząć, uzupełnić zapasy, naprawić uszkodzenia i zrekrutować nowych członków załogi. Ludzie mogli również ponownie snuć plany powrotu na swoją rodzinną planetę, chociaż to była jeszcze mocno odległa przyszłość. Niebawem czekało na nich bowiem nowe poważne zagrożenie, którego nie dało się uniknąć. Odpowiednie przygotowanie się na odparcie ataku sił Imperium Ta’Akarów, zmusiło nowego kapitana do zawarcia sojuszy. Do samego końca pozostanie tutaj jednak otwartym pytanie, czy połączonym siłą uda się przeciwstawić potężnemu wrogowi i czy ten zakątek kosmosu na nowo stanie się wolny?
Pierwsza połowa piątej odsłony serii dość znacząco zwalnia tempo akcji. Autor pokazuje tutaj, z jakimi problemami musi borykać się Aurora i jej załoga. Opisuje on przebieg napraw statku, pozyskiwanie nowych rekrutów, snucie planów przyszłej walki, szkolenia, dyplomatyczne rozgrywki na szczytach władz czy nawiązywanie bliższych relacji pomiędzy bohaterami. W tej części znalazło się również sporo miejsce, które poświęca on na ukazaniu jak na przestrzeni poprzednich odsłon, rozwinął się główny bohater. Nathan Scott z niepoważnego młodego oficera, który nie potrafił radzić sobie z presją odpowiedzialności, staje się naprawdę dojrzałym przywódcą. Zdaje on sobie sprawę z tego, że każda jego decyzja będzie miała jakieś konsekwencje i nie każdy z jego podopiecznych przeżyje. W tej odsłonie sagi znacząco rozwija się również wymyślony przez autora wszechświat, odkrywając przed czytelnikiem wiele swoich tajemnic. Wszystkie poznane do tej pory wątki fabularne, zaczynają nabierać wyrazistości i układać się w jedną zgrabną całość. Cała tego typu treść jest doskonałym wstępem do dalszej części książki, w której dominować będzie mocna kosmiczna akcja. Końcowe rozdziały to bowiem niebywale wciągająca, ekscytująca i momentami zaskakująca kosmiczna bitwa, w której wiele znanych czytelnikowi postaci postawi na szali swoje życie.
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Pierwsza połowa piątej odsłony serii dość znacząco zwalnia tempo akcji. Autor pokazuje tutaj, z jakimi problemami musi borykać się Aurora i jej załoga. Opisuje on przebieg napraw statku, pozyskiwanie nowych rekrutów, snucie planów przyszłej walki, szkolenia, dyplomatyczne rozgrywki na szczytach władz czy nawiązywanie bliższych relacji pomiędzy bohaterami. W tej części znalazło się również sporo miejsce, które poświęca on na ukazaniu jak na przestrzeni poprzednich odsłon, rozwinął się główny bohater. Nathan Scott z niepoważnego młodego oficera, który nie potrafił radzić sobie z presją odpowiedzialności, staje się naprawdę dojrzałym przywódcą. Zdaje on sobie sprawę z tego, że każda jego decyzja będzie miała jakieś konsekwencje i nie każdy z jego podopiecznych przeżyje. W tej odsłonie sagi znacząco rozwija się również wymyślony przez autora wszechświat, odkrywając przed czytelnikiem wiele swoich tajemnic. Wszystkie poznane do tej pory wątki fabularne, zaczynają nabierać wyrazistości i układać się w jedną zgrabną całość. Cała tego typu treść jest doskonałym wstępem do dalszej części książki, w której dominować będzie mocna kosmiczna akcja. Końcowe rozdziały to bowiem niebywale wciągająca, ekscytująca i momentami zaskakująca kosmiczna bitwa, w której wiele znanych czytelnikowi postaci postawi na szali swoje życie.
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October 18, 2019
It ain't life that left you no choice, its honor!
Things are really moving now. Captain Nathan Scott and the crew of the Aurora are making allies (and enemies), repairing their ship, and taking on new crew. Perhaps the Aurora will finally be up to full fighting strength... at least for a page or two.
One thing that I really enjoy about these books and that shines in particular in Rise of the Corinari is that thought that's gone into both continuous FTL travel and the jump drive. You can't see something moving faster than light coming towards you, but you can see them red shifted moving away. If you jump a few light hours away, you can see yourself as you were a few hours ago. And things moving really fast that crash into each other... well. You'll see.
I really like where this series is going. No idea how it'll last for another ten books, but we'll just have to read and find out!
September 16, 2020
Nathan has become the hero of legend that will save the people from the Ta’Akar even though he does not want the position. The Aurora is getting fixed and upgraded. They are even getting new crew members. Unfortunately their enemy seems to have an advantage that no one even knew about and may end their rebellion before it even begins.
This episode was both a bit longer and also a bit slower. As the crew is allowed to slow down because they are no longer under attack, the stories pacing slows as well. We get to follow the more mundane elements of interviewing crew members, running flight simulation, treaty negotiations, and repairs. While it does slow down the pacing, Brown takes the time to start giving some more background to key characters, helping Nathan to improve as a captain, and allowing characters to interact with each other again.
The battles are more ship wide and therefore don’t focus on the actual human carnage. Thus helps to make this installment less gory than previous books.
It is still a fun jaunt through the stars. I have enjoyed watching Nathan grow and evolve into a truly great captain.
PG - gun fired on ships. Already dead and frozen bodies.
This episode was both a bit longer and also a bit slower. As the crew is allowed to slow down because they are no longer under attack, the stories pacing slows as well. We get to follow the more mundane elements of interviewing crew members, running flight simulation, treaty negotiations, and repairs. While it does slow down the pacing, Brown takes the time to start giving some more background to key characters, helping Nathan to improve as a captain, and allowing characters to interact with each other again.
The battles are more ship wide and therefore don’t focus on the actual human carnage. Thus helps to make this installment less gory than previous books.
It is still a fun jaunt through the stars. I have enjoyed watching Nathan grow and evolve into a truly great captain.
PG - gun fired on ships. Already dead and frozen bodies.
January 23, 2025
The characters are finally evolving and not reacting (stupidly) as much as they were…
And yet while the plot lacing remains good, it’s a lot more difficult to find any interest in the characters.
This was very procedural and that’s fine for the space battles which are decent.
But there is little charm or anything left in the main characters.
The captain who was the main character is becoming more two dimensional even as he evolves a bit as a leader.
That said he loses it (not unexpected given scenario) upon discovering some dead members of his crew and then a couple days later upon learning of 6 more casualties during a battle responds to the news with ‘very well’.
He almost had a love interest in the first book and that has since gone no where and been replaced with no one and no one in the book has any love or sex drive.
So what is left?
The question of will they survive? Will they make it back to earth? Will I die of boredom waiting to find out?
And yet while the plot lacing remains good, it’s a lot more difficult to find any interest in the characters.
This was very procedural and that’s fine for the space battles which are decent.
But there is little charm or anything left in the main characters.
The captain who was the main character is becoming more two dimensional even as he evolves a bit as a leader.
That said he loses it (not unexpected given scenario) upon discovering some dead members of his crew and then a couple days later upon learning of 6 more casualties during a battle responds to the news with ‘very well’.
He almost had a love interest in the first book and that has since gone no where and been replaced with no one and no one in the book has any love or sex drive.
So what is left?
The question of will they survive? Will they make it back to earth? Will I die of boredom waiting to find out?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 27, 2021
This is the first of the series to get four stars from me and the reason is one that some people might actually dislike it: it's mostly about operations. Action is fun, but one very important aspect of war is logistics and most fiction and even non-fiction tend to ignore it. I love it.
Besides, if you have a force fighting to the limit, barely surviving, and then without taking a breather, fighting to the limit, and barely surviving, and then again repeating it several times, I stop believing they were so close to the limit before so I'll stop believing they are close to the limit later on. It becomes all magical, all deus ex machina, and that causes me to lose interest. This book is mostly about catching a breather, recuperating, rearming, etc.
Besides, if you have a force fighting to the limit, barely surviving, and then without taking a breather, fighting to the limit, and barely surviving, and then again repeating it several times, I stop believing they were so close to the limit before so I'll stop believing they are close to the limit later on. It becomes all magical, all deus ex machina, and that causes me to lose interest. This book is mostly about catching a breather, recuperating, rearming, etc.
September 19, 2017
Out of all of the books in the series so far, this one has to be the best one yet. It is apparent more time and editing was spent on this volume in comparison to the others, as the author really took the time to develop and mature his characters. Brown gets you right into the action, and has you feel as you are right in the middle of the battle scenes as you will find your pulse racing at different times as the action intensifies.
After book four of the series, I was feeling a little so-so about the continuation of the saga, but with this release number 5 I'm excited again and can't wait for the next one in the series.
After book four of the series, I was feeling a little so-so about the continuation of the saga, but with this release number 5 I'm excited again and can't wait for the next one in the series.
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September 30, 2020Dear Sir, while I enjoy the occasional good book while I sit and relax, I am in no way considered a reader. That was before! My sons encouraged me to read just the first book and if I didn't like it I could put it down. In the last week I've read 6 in the series and am told there are plenty more. Your book excite me to the point I'm cheering for the good guys and booing the bad. Then you throw in a couple of twists. Who knew how much enjoyment I could get from a book. I'm 62 and a fan for life.
Thank you for the great books.1
David Tillotson
Thank you for the great books.1
David Tillotson
February 21, 2019
Good Military detail plus character evolution
Creditable military Sci-fi with some realistic details. Maybe still a bit tied to today's US military terms and thinking but at least plausible reasons provided. Not perfect but not one of those novels that want to make even those only casual tech exposure cringe when they talk hardware and physics. Pretty good effort considering how fast and books seem to be in series.
Creditable military Sci-fi with some realistic details. Maybe still a bit tied to today's US military terms and thinking but at least plausible reasons provided. Not perfect but not one of those novels that want to make even those only casual tech exposure cringe when they talk hardware and physics. Pretty good effort considering how fast and books seem to be in series.
December 29, 2023
Rise of the Corinari
This book Rise of the Corinari didn’t bounce around on 4 evolving story lines. Rise of the Corinari allowed us to see a repaired Aurora becoming fully staffed and sufficiently armed. We were able to see a battle taking place in which the Aurora was outnumbered 2-1 & was able to destroy a battleship and impair a frigate. With a 5x light communications drone headed towards Takar, it’s time to attack the head of the dragon.
This book Rise of the Corinari didn’t bounce around on 4 evolving story lines. Rise of the Corinari allowed us to see a repaired Aurora becoming fully staffed and sufficiently armed. We were able to see a battle taking place in which the Aurora was outnumbered 2-1 & was able to destroy a battleship and impair a frigate. With a 5x light communications drone headed towards Takar, it’s time to attack the head of the dragon.
July 13, 2017
Keeps getting better
A fantastic, fast-paced hard science fiction romp with space navy battles with humans far from Earth fighting to get home.
My only quibble is with the Kindle edition doesn't have the spaceship names italicized. I read fast and ship names in italics would help with comprehension.
A fantastic, fast-paced hard science fiction romp with space navy battles with humans far from Earth fighting to get home.
My only quibble is with the Kindle edition doesn't have the spaceship names italicized. I read fast and ship names in italics would help with comprehension.
May 26, 2017
Builds to non-stop excitement
Nathan is maturing into a very effective commander. The preparation for battle and the battle sequence are non-stop excitement. Great attention to detail.ma very well realized alternate world.
Nathan is maturing into a very effective commander. The preparation for battle and the battle sequence are non-stop excitement. Great attention to detail.ma very well realized alternate world.
July 19, 2017
Great book!
A truly marvelous book, both the storyline and the writing. I am hooked on this series and this episode is my favorite so far. Perhaps that's because the underdogs (and the heroes) get to show what they're made of. Great accomplishment, Mr. Brown!
A truly marvelous book, both the storyline and the writing. I am hooked on this series and this episode is my favorite so far. Perhaps that's because the underdogs (and the heroes) get to show what they're made of. Great accomplishment, Mr. Brown!
October 20, 2017
The frontiers saga
Loved every minute of this novel from start to finish, the action, the intrigue,the sheer excitement of waiting for all the action to start and finish. A great continuation of the saga. Fab
Loved every minute of this novel from start to finish, the action, the intrigue,the sheer excitement of waiting for all the action to start and finish. A great continuation of the saga. Fab
August 10, 2018
Awesome
My last review must have been Brown's intent when I said there was too much incompetence. They come of age this time. I still think Nathon relies too much on luck, but luck seems to be on his side. Lots of fun, lots of originality, and a real page-turner.
My last review must have been Brown's intent when I said there was too much incompetence. They come of age this time. I still think Nathon relies too much on luck, but luck seems to be on his side. Lots of fun, lots of originality, and a real page-turner.
January 18, 2019
Action packed
I very much enjoyed the fast pace of the Aurora maneuvers while engaged in battle with the Ta'Akar. The feelings, thoughts, words, and deeds of each character in the story are very real and add so much to the storyline.
I very much enjoyed the fast pace of the Aurora maneuvers while engaged in battle with the Ta'Akar. The feelings, thoughts, words, and deeds of each character in the story are very real and add so much to the storyline.
May 18, 2019
I love how the titles of these books are so descriptive of what the book will be about, yet the books themselves still find many ways to surprise you. Even if you correctly guess the plot, the book still has you second guessing yourself.
December 20, 2022
Nail biter!
Liked the energy in this book; I was on the proverbial edge of my seat for most of the book. I usually get bored with all of the techno-babble in the fight scences, but strangely enough, I'm enjoying these battles. Keep up the good work, Mr. Brown!
Liked the energy in this book; I was on the proverbial edge of my seat for most of the book. I usually get bored with all of the techno-babble in the fight scences, but strangely enough, I'm enjoying these battles. Keep up the good work, Mr. Brown!
June 24, 2023
Great and engaging story
This is a great book. Lots of technical stuff that sets up for the sequel, but it’s not so much jargon to throw off readers. Can’t wait to read the next book.
This is a great book. Lots of technical stuff that sets up for the sequel, but it’s not so much jargon to throw off readers. Can’t wait to read the next book.
January 20, 2025
Getting a bit repetitive. Lots of space battles. The use of a jump drive in combat was interesting. Hoping the next one will show more change to their circumstances. The characters are growing and changing though, so that's good.
June 16, 2017
Space opera for the win, read the whole series!
Continuing action and adventures of Nathan and crew as they work their way back to save the earth from the Jung.
Continuing action and adventures of Nathan and crew as they work their way back to save the earth from the Jung.
July 27, 2017
Another fine addition to the series. Time to take down the dragon.
March 17, 2018
Good series. Easy reading. Classic Space Opera.
August 7, 2018
Gripping
Another awesome book in the series where Nathan takes the fight to the oppressors. Very enjoyable and look forward to the next one!
Another awesome book in the series where Nathan takes the fight to the oppressors. Very enjoyable and look forward to the next one!
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