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Commonwealth Universe #28
Sunsinger
Vidan was again reaching out to the stars: sadder and wiser...and cautious, unwilling to repeat the mistakes of the ancestors. The Commonwealth was born, reaching out to lost colonies and establishing new ones, rediscovering lost technology and how to navigate the star-ways. Many of the lost colonies not only survived but thrived--and they remembered their abandonment and the harsh centuries of the Downfall....
Orphaned and now evacuated from the only home he's ever known, Bain's dream of becoming a Spacer is suddenly more possible than he ever realized. Aboard a small Free Trader ship with a forceful yet caring and quirky captain, Bain learns the ropes of combat and courage. Battling not only the threat of the human race's biggest enemy, the Mashrami, Bain must battle his own enemy as well--a bully who prefers Bain over a punching bag.
Will he be able to prevail using his innate Spacer genes and all that the captain has taught him, to win the war against his enemies?
Orphaned and now evacuated from the only home he's ever known, Bain's dream of becoming a Spacer is suddenly more possible than he ever realized. Aboard a small Free Trader ship with a forceful yet caring and quirky captain, Bain learns the ropes of combat and courage. Battling not only the threat of the human race's biggest enemy, the Mashrami, Bain must battle his own enemy as well--a bully who prefers Bain over a punching bag.
Will he be able to prevail using his innate Spacer genes and all that the captain has taught him, to win the war against his enemies?
- GenresScience Fiction
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First published July 7, 2014
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About the author
Michelle L. Levigne
196 books97 followersMichelle has been a book addict since picking up 'The Cat in the Hat'.
She started writing her own stories in junior high, when TV shows didn't turn out like she thought they should. Her first rejection letter came the summer after high school graduation, her first published story was in connection with fan fiction, and her first sale was in the Writers of the Future anthology.
With a BA in theater/English and an MA in Communications, focused on film and writing, she has worked for a local newspaper, then in advertising, and now works as a freelance editor. She is published in multiple sub-genres of romance, as well as SF and fantasy. Awards include multiple finals in the EPIC Awards competition and winning in 2006 and 2010, and finalist in the Realm Awards.
"Universes" include the Commonwealth (SF), The Hunt (Fantasy), The Zygradon Chronicles (Arthurian fantasy), The Faxinor Chronicles (Fantasy/romance), Guardians of the Time Stream (Steam punk), Neighborlee, Ohio (Fantasy), AFV Defender (SF adventure), Tabor Heights (Inspirational romance) and Quarry Hall (Women's fiction/adventure).
She started writing her own stories in junior high, when TV shows didn't turn out like she thought they should. Her first rejection letter came the summer after high school graduation, her first published story was in connection with fan fiction, and her first sale was in the Writers of the Future anthology.
With a BA in theater/English and an MA in Communications, focused on film and writing, she has worked for a local newspaper, then in advertising, and now works as a freelance editor. She is published in multiple sub-genres of romance, as well as SF and fantasy. Awards include multiple finals in the EPIC Awards competition and winning in 2006 and 2010, and finalist in the Realm Awards.
"Universes" include the Commonwealth (SF), The Hunt (Fantasy), The Zygradon Chronicles (Arthurian fantasy), The Faxinor Chronicles (Fantasy/romance), Guardians of the Time Stream (Steam punk), Neighborlee, Ohio (Fantasy), AFV Defender (SF adventure), Tabor Heights (Inspirational romance) and Quarry Hall (Women's fiction/adventure).
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October 27, 2011
4.5 stars
Told from the viewpoint of a young teen, this story easily captured my imagination. Mankind has spread to the stars. With the discovery of Knaught Points, ships are able to enter ports in space and emerge into whole new galaxies. These areas in space are beautiful, mysterious, and deadly. Now, though, humans everywhere are under attack by an aggressive and formidable alien species. Bain Kern is an orphan on a colony world that has been targeted by the aliens. He is among a group of orphans being evacuated from the colony. The captain of the ship, Sunsinger, takes a liking and interest in Bain offering him an opportunity he had dreamed of for years, if he can prove his mettle and show her he can learn quickly.
I loved the description of the Sunsinger, an old trader vessel. I felt as if I were aboard the ship experiencing the many wonders of an infinite space for the first time, too. The aliens remain a decidedly malignant and frightening force throughout this book. Mankind is being systematically exterminated. We are given the idea that in other places the fight for the very survival of our species is taking place; we are desperately fighting against a stronger, merciless invading force. But this book does not take us to those struggles, rather it focuses on the evacuation and the attempt to get the orphans safely away to a place called Refuge. It is a well-told coming of age adventure that should not be missed.
Reviewed by Laurie
Night Owl Reviews
Told from the viewpoint of a young teen, this story easily captured my imagination. Mankind has spread to the stars. With the discovery of Knaught Points, ships are able to enter ports in space and emerge into whole new galaxies. These areas in space are beautiful, mysterious, and deadly. Now, though, humans everywhere are under attack by an aggressive and formidable alien species. Bain Kern is an orphan on a colony world that has been targeted by the aliens. He is among a group of orphans being evacuated from the colony. The captain of the ship, Sunsinger, takes a liking and interest in Bain offering him an opportunity he had dreamed of for years, if he can prove his mettle and show her he can learn quickly.
I loved the description of the Sunsinger, an old trader vessel. I felt as if I were aboard the ship experiencing the many wonders of an infinite space for the first time, too. The aliens remain a decidedly malignant and frightening force throughout this book. Mankind is being systematically exterminated. We are given the idea that in other places the fight for the very survival of our species is taking place; we are desperately fighting against a stronger, merciless invading force. But this book does not take us to those struggles, rather it focuses on the evacuation and the attempt to get the orphans safely away to a place called Refuge. It is a well-told coming of age adventure that should not be missed.
Reviewed by Laurie
Night Owl Reviews
December 7, 2014
Good read! I want to be a spacer!
December 16, 2018
Not bad, just a little juvenile for my tastes. Plus, it seemed a bit short. Good for preteens especially.
May 28, 2010
his is the story of Bain, an orphaned young man. He always tells the other orphans that he is a "spacer", which means his family consists of space travelers and space is in his blood. No one believes him, especially the bully of the orphanage. He is teased by Toly and his gang.
One day, the whole orphanage is put in danger when the horrible Mashrami, an enemy that breeds their ships--not assemble them like the rest of the galaxy-- arrive on the planet to destroy it. All the children are to be evacuated in a cargo ship under the command of Lin, a female spacer.
She recognizes the spacer in Bain and takes him under her wing to teach and train him on that voyage. For the first time he feels important, especially when the other kids see him as a real spacer and, per the commander, a crew member of the Sunsinger.
He gets to see and feel, firsthand, the music and the wonders of the universe. He also has to learn how to be humble and to grow up faster than the other children under his care.
Toly, the bully, feels jealous and plays some mean tricks that soon have Bain in trouble with the captain.
Bain learns quickly and is recompensed with more trust and tasks from the commander and the ship's brain, Ganfer.
"Sunsinger Chronicles" is great read for kids under fourteen; it`s clean, well-written and entertaining.
One day, the whole orphanage is put in danger when the horrible Mashrami, an enemy that breeds their ships--not assemble them like the rest of the galaxy-- arrive on the planet to destroy it. All the children are to be evacuated in a cargo ship under the command of Lin, a female spacer.
She recognizes the spacer in Bain and takes him under her wing to teach and train him on that voyage. For the first time he feels important, especially when the other kids see him as a real spacer and, per the commander, a crew member of the Sunsinger.
He gets to see and feel, firsthand, the music and the wonders of the universe. He also has to learn how to be humble and to grow up faster than the other children under his care.
Toly, the bully, feels jealous and plays some mean tricks that soon have Bain in trouble with the captain.
Bain learns quickly and is recompensed with more trust and tasks from the commander and the ship's brain, Ganfer.
"Sunsinger Chronicles" is great read for kids under fourteen; it`s clean, well-written and entertaining.
March 26, 2014
A great series!
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