Transit

by Connor Alexander

In a city where the only goal is profit, the line between corporations and criminals has long since vanished. Sasha Dreis makes her money as a runner, a high tech messenger who surfs the rooftops and alleyways of the urban sprawl, delivering whatever her clients need transported. Desperate to get out of town, Dreis takes on two separate unusual jobs, each with their own dangers, but both too good to pass up. Little does Dreis know that the jobs will put her in the crosshairs of every gangster in town and worse, the feared corporate Adjusters. Now Dreis must race against the clock to not only get out of town, but to stay alive.

270 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 27, 2013

About the author

Connor leads an eclectic and story filled life that has taken him from Naval Intelligence to nightclub owner, from New Orleans to Seattle. Having left behind a career in film and television, he's recently taken up both writing and photography. He currently resides in the Emerald City and is working on his third novel, a sequel to Five's Fate.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Myrddin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t usually care for first person POV in novels. I enjoy the reading experience of immersion into the heads of multiple characters. However, there was not a moment of impatience or dullness for me to read Transit, which is told from the POV of the protagonist, Sasha Dreis. It helped that she is badass from the start and remains that way. The instances of self-reflection happen at sporadic moments and as a response to an immediate threat or disruption of a plan that means her survival. Sasha Dreis is not given to navel gazing and that was refreshing. The character fascinated me early on, and that interest never wavered. There were many other characters in the book and each character was written in a way that made them distinct and memorable. They were not just extensions of Sasha’s lens of perspective.

So many other elements of this book also captivated. From the first page, the reader is taken on a wild ride of suspense. The dystopian future in which Sasha lives is believably dangerous and bleak. There is a dash of sci-fi in the book too and the tech throughout is wonderfully thought out as to how it would apply in this type of world and in Sasha’s specific career. As you traveled with Sasha through the days and nights, you received bits of info, or eventually figured out what the tech was for and what it did. Transit drops you into a perilous, tense, and fast-paced stretch of time in Sasha’s life. The type of world she lives in is built as you read, but in a subtle fashion. I thought the author did an excellent job. At no point did I pause and think, “Oh, this portion is for world building purposes.” A short way into the book, I was just there.

Clearly, I loved this book! The end was wrapped up enough to be a stand-alone story. However, I am interested in reading more about Sasha Dreis and I hope her adventures continue.