First Time Out

by C.H. Clepitt

In the second in this series of Sci Fi short stories Crew finds himself on his first mission. Placed in a new situation he experiences new things and learning things about himself and his family that he never knew. This is the second in the Crew Chronicles series.

23 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 28, 2015

About the author

C H Clepitt has a Master’s Degree in English Literature from the University of the West of England. As her Bachelor’s Degree was in Drama, and her Master’s Dissertation focused on little known 18th Century playwright Susannah Centlivre, Clepitt’s novels are extremely dialogue driven, and it has often been observed that they would translate well to the screen.

Since graduating in 2007, she gained experience in community and music journalism, before establishing satirical news website, Newsnibbles in 2010. In 2011 she published her book, A Reason to Stay, which follows the adventures of disillusioned retail manager, Stephen, as he is thrust into village life and the world of AmDram. Clepitt’s feminist fantasy, The Book of Abisan not only crosses worlds, but confuses genres, and has been described as a crime drama with magic. She has often said that she doesn’t like the way that choosing a genre forces you to put your book into a specific little box, and instead she prefers to distort the readers’ expectations and keep them guessing. Her 2016 work, I Wore Heels to the Apocalypse does just that, as just like the characters, the readers won’t know what’s going on in this laugh out loud satirical scifi.

Reviews

[Leo McBride · Rating 4 out of 5]

I reviewed Pilot, the first in the Crew Chronicles recently, and it was a good deal of fun.
Think Firefly with fairies and you've got the idea - a spaceship making its way from job to job, but fairies are real and one of them is a member of the crew.
First Time Out takes the idea and runs with it - if fairies are real, then fairy dust is real, and humans inevitably look to find ways to exploit its powers. Enter dust dealers, the lowest of the low.
What does that mean for our crew? Trouble.
This is a short but sweet addition to the series, which looks like it's shaping up to be a fun, episodic collection. This book feels very much like the second episode of a TV series, with character elements sliding into place for future development.
I look forward to episode three!

[Simon Leonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant sequel

This is the second book in the series and you need to read book 1 first. The story follows on perfectly and the ending leaves you wanting more. Definuģ worth reading this series