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Stealing from Pirates
Two alien empires control known space. Caught between them, the human race clings to a handful of planets.
On the fringes of all three, Captain Dara “Dare” Ross makes her living.
Her “easy job” starts with a shootout in the streets. Pirates, Port Authority, and an alien empire all seem to covet her cargo.
Stealing from Pirates, a space opera adventure with alien empires, starship battles, shootouts, space pirates and more, with the best crew since the Serenity and a female captain who could challenge Malcolm Reynolds and Han Solo. From Stefon Mears, author of The Telepath Trilogy.
On the fringes of all three, Captain Dara “Dare” Ross makes her living.
Her “easy job” starts with a shootout in the streets. Pirates, Port Authority, and an alien empire all seem to covet her cargo.
Stealing from Pirates, a space opera adventure with alien empires, starship battles, shootouts, space pirates and more, with the best crew since the Serenity and a female captain who could challenge Malcolm Reynolds and Han Solo. From Stefon Mears, author of The Telepath Trilogy.
- GenresScience Fiction
148 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 24, 2016
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November 28, 2018
In Stefon Mears’s Stealing from Pirates, pilot and captain Dara “Dare” Ross is indulging in a bit of low-risk smuggling. Unfortunately for her, someone has swapped out her low-risk cargo for some very hot medical items that can be used to do a lot of harm in the wrong hands.
That’s… mostly it. There are a few shootouts and some tense moments, but things like wandering around looking for fuel are just dull. The setup and payoff are all fairly simple, and the story felt a little unfinished. There seemed to be some potentially interesting things going on in the world-building, but the story didn’t get into them all that deeply. We do get to meet up with one set of aliens, but it’s hard to take giant raccoons seriously.
All in all not a bad book. It’s a quick read and if you need to pass a little time, you could certainly do worse.
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2018/11/s...
That’s… mostly it. There are a few shootouts and some tense moments, but things like wandering around looking for fuel are just dull. The setup and payoff are all fairly simple, and the story felt a little unfinished. There seemed to be some potentially interesting things going on in the world-building, but the story didn’t get into them all that deeply. We do get to meet up with one set of aliens, but it’s hard to take giant raccoons seriously.
All in all not a bad book. It’s a quick read and if you need to pass a little time, you could certainly do worse.
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2018/11/s...
August 16, 2016
I really enjoyed this story and it would have definitely been 4 stars if it weren't so short. I liked the characters and the various settings and there is so much potential to really expand on those. The book almost felt like more of a quick outline of a story. It was entertaining but I wanted more depth and background. A not bad start to a series. I will read the next one and hope that the books get longer and a little more detailed.
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