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Shadows in the Stars
these scoundrels aren't the best thieves in the galaxy, but they're guaranteed to steal your heart.
Sheni might be a thief, but that doesn’t make him a bad person. Exiled from humanity after fleeing a dying Earth, he wasn’t left with a great deal of career options. But while he wouldn’t say he’s found his calling in space-piracy, in the cramped and rusty halls of the ship he shares with a crew of alien scoundrels, he may have found a home.
And now someone’s trying to steal it from him.
With a loan shark’s knife to their throat, the crew of the Silver Hart are forced to take the only job going – liberating a priceless religious artefact from a backwater planet on the brink of cosmic destruction. But they’re not the only pirates headed for the system, and a simple heist promises to become a bloodbath.
Sheni’s moral compass is starting to spin. Somehow he has to do the right thing without tearing his family of misfits apart…
Indiana Jones meets Star Wars in this pulse-racing Space Adventure. If you like the wit and worldbuilding of Terry Pratchett and the cozy found-family camaraderie of Becky Chambers, you’ll love this brand new swashbuckling Space Opera from the author of the bestselling Final Dawn series.
Sheni might be a thief, but that doesn’t make him a bad person. Exiled from humanity after fleeing a dying Earth, he wasn’t left with a great deal of career options. But while he wouldn’t say he’s found his calling in space-piracy, in the cramped and rusty halls of the ship he shares with a crew of alien scoundrels, he may have found a home.
And now someone’s trying to steal it from him.
With a loan shark’s knife to their throat, the crew of the Silver Hart are forced to take the only job going – liberating a priceless religious artefact from a backwater planet on the brink of cosmic destruction. But they’re not the only pirates headed for the system, and a simple heist promises to become a bloodbath.
Sheni’s moral compass is starting to spin. Somehow he has to do the right thing without tearing his family of misfits apart…
Indiana Jones meets Star Wars in this pulse-racing Space Adventure. If you like the wit and worldbuilding of Terry Pratchett and the cozy found-family camaraderie of Becky Chambers, you’ll love this brand new swashbuckling Space Opera from the author of the bestselling Final Dawn series.
- GenresScience Fiction
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 4, 2024
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February 2, 2025
2025 52 Book Challenge - 5) Plot Includes A Heist
This very much felt like Firefly the TV show to me. I really enjoyed it and the characters felt very real. I'm looking forward to reading other books in this universe.
This very much felt like Firefly the TV show to me. I really enjoyed it and the characters felt very real. I'm looking forward to reading other books in this universe.
October 18, 2024
Absolutely brilliant!
We all need an Alan in our lives.
This is the first in this particular series, and I am very excited to read more. I wasn't sure that this would be my cup of tea, but I couldn't put it down.
If you are unsure it would be yours, give it a go. You will be pleasantly surprised!
Excellent book and excellent author!
We all need an Alan in our lives.
This is the first in this particular series, and I am very excited to read more. I wasn't sure that this would be my cup of tea, but I couldn't put it down.
If you are unsure it would be yours, give it a go. You will be pleasantly surprised!
Excellent book and excellent author!
November 22, 2024
A great start to a new series! Great characters, lots of witty humour, and a fun story line to get lost in for a while. A great read I highly recommend.
October 27, 2024
Sheni lost all the crew's credits so when they hear about an egg that can fetch thousands of credits they can't resist. Of course its not that simple and others are also after the egg.
Really enjoyed reading this space pirate adventure. Love all the characters, but got to admit Alan might just be my favourite!
5 stars and really worth reading
Really enjoyed reading this space pirate adventure. Love all the characters, but got to admit Alan might just be my favourite!
5 stars and really worth reading
November 25, 2024
For months I've been hoping for more Final Dawn, and we didn't get that. However the next best thing is Shadow In the Stars featuring much loved characters from the final dawn, with the same feel and combination of action and hilarious moments. 👌🏻 Chefs kiss.
November 18, 2024
I love Alan! We've met these characters before in this book series so fun to see them with their own story. Pirates with a conscience. But somehow you just know everything will be alright in the end.
October 30, 2025
Delightful novella featuring a low-medium stakes space heist and a rag tag multi-species crew at its core.
Comparable authors listed by the publisher are Terry Pratchett and Becky Chambers. True enough, although I would also list filmed space operas like Guardians of the Galaxy and Serenity/ Firefly as comparables.
Super fun, entertaining, and populated with a small but engaging cast of characters. I look forward to more in this series.
Comparable authors listed by the publisher are Terry Pratchett and Becky Chambers. True enough, although I would also list filmed space operas like Guardians of the Galaxy and Serenity/ Firefly as comparables.
Super fun, entertaining, and populated with a small but engaging cast of characters. I look forward to more in this series.
July 6, 2025
I feel like this was definitely a "me" problem, not necessarily something wrong with the book. I should have known I wouldn't enjoy a book with so much sci-fi. I never fell in love with the MCU's Guaradians of the Galaxy, and that is definitely the vibe this book has.
December 22, 2024
A really good read.
A fun story.
I enjoyed reading about all the characters in there space travel to steal the crystal egg.
recommended.
A fun story.
I enjoyed reading about all the characters in there space travel to steal the crystal egg.
recommended.
November 22, 2025
A fun fantasy
Harks back to the early days of pulp science fiction, when aliens were whatever you could imagine and the evil ones met gruesome ends
Harks back to the early days of pulp science fiction, when aliens were whatever you could imagine and the evil ones met gruesome ends
January 8, 2025
A-hugely enjoyable and fun Sci-Fi heist adventure. A hilarious cast of found family are the heart of this story including little Alan or Simon...or the green blob of chaos.
T.W.M Ashford has an incredible imagination and this serious is already going to be on my list of books of the year!
T.W.M Ashford has an incredible imagination and this serious is already going to be on my list of books of the year!
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