What do you think?
Rate this book
The Frontiers Saga (Part 1): Discovery #3
The Legend of Corinair
A captain coming into his own. A handful of refugees stranded on board. A possible traitor in their midst. A voyage into the territory of the very enemy that pursues them.
Sometimes legends become realities in unexpected ways.
It seems that fate has the crew of the Aurora firmly in its clutches.
©2013 Tantor Audio
Sometimes legends become realities in unexpected ways.
It seems that fate has the crew of the Aurora firmly in its clutches.
©2013 Tantor Audio
8 pages, MP3 CD
First published March 20, 2012
225 people are currently reading
446 people want to read
About the author
Ryk Brown
61 books855 followersBorn in 1960 and raised on an overdose of television, NASA, and science fiction, Ryk Brown has worked as a cook, rock guitarist, stage lighting technician, and paramedic. He currently resides in Northern California with his wife, daughter, and cat. By day he fixes computers, and by night he creates stories.
Having spent his entire life "thinking stuff up", the advent of digital publishing has finally given him an excuse to write it all down and share it with others. ("Others" meaning someone other than his poor wife and daughter.)
A long-time fan of all things science and space, his goal is to write and publish an on-going series of sci-fi adventures. To be set in his own version of humanity's future, his characters will explore the vast reaches of the galaxy, and perhaps even the universe. He invites you all to join him on this journey through his vivid imagination.
Having spent his entire life "thinking stuff up", the advent of digital publishing has finally given him an excuse to write it all down and share it with others. ("Others" meaning someone other than his poor wife and daughter.)
A long-time fan of all things science and space, his goal is to write and publish an on-going series of sci-fi adventures. To be set in his own version of humanity's future, his characters will explore the vast reaches of the galaxy, and perhaps even the universe. He invites you all to join him on this journey through his vivid imagination.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 99 reviews
April 5, 2017
Well color me a military sci-fi geek girl! I read the first book of Ryk Brown’s “Frontiers Saga” and found it mildly interesting. I was disappointed in the second book, but I liked that many woman characters were included, and I was intrigued enough by the setup for book three that I listened to “The Legend of Corinair” because the narrator of a lesfic book I was listening to was lulling me to sleep. Wow! No sleeping here!
Like book one, there's lots of space-based action battles, which I’m finding to be really cool! Instead of just” jumping” around the universe, Aurora can “jump” at and away from an enemy ship, buzzing around like an invisible mosquito and taking bites at will. Also, measuring distance and time by light-seconds, light-minutes, light-days etc is described very effectively, and it’s amazing to think how the crew can “see the ship” where it was earlier based on how it “jumps” faster than light. I’ve read other sci-fi books with FTL (it’s a common, normally essential, theme for being able to fly around the universe without taking hundreds or thousands of years), but I don’t remember this idea being used. Imagine flying ahead of yourself, stopping, and then watching yourself fly toward you!
So in book three, Brown is offering (to me at least) a new twist on sci-fi, rather than just copying, err…imitating, other sci-fi series as the first two books seemed to do.
Book three does further explore another common sci-fi theme – that of religion as a faith-based belief, as a political tool, and as something non-science. The story has interesting parts because of this theme, and sets up book four to be a major part of the ongoing story.
The characters are still cardboardy, but less so, and with so many characters and so much action, the author seems to be doing a better job with individual character development, and the narrator really does a terrific job distinguishing the voices and giving a personality to each voice.
The author uses women as several key characters, but it’s interesting that he does seem to be falling into portraying men and women differently, generally along stereotypical lines. Nathan is quickly shedding his self-doubts and becoming a “real” captain. New character Josh is a hotshot teen who, like Nathan, is an intuitive pilot. Tug, who we now know is the former leader of the rebels, is a strong, wise and mature leader.
For the women, Jessica is still far and away my favorite! She’s always ready for action, is an amazing special-ops agent, and has a bigger potty mouth than anyone on the ship. Hey! As I’m typing this I just realized she’s probably copied from Starbucks in the reimagined Battlestar Gallactica series! Brown often goes out of his way to remind us she’s a woman, because her skills are “manly”. Cameron, the XO, remains a rule-following calm voice of reason. Abby, the scientist in charge of the “jump” drive, started out as a stereotypical scientist, but is now nearly a bridge crew member tactical officer…she’s essential, though so far she doesn’t have a break-out role. The doctor and the tactical officer (former science officer) are also women without break-out roles of their own so far. The alien Jalea is presented as a enigma, with a somewhat mysterious past and as a devious manipulator of current and future events for reasons that aren’t yet clear. Tug’s teenage daughter turns out to be super smart and helps Abby improve the “jump” drive.
So in summary, Ryk Brown’s men are handsome, quick thinking and strong natural leaders. His women are brainy and accomplished, but followers. Hmmm….I’m glad Jessica has a major role, and I hope Brown breaks some of these stereotypes moving forward.
And yes, though there is no romance or diversions, this space opera is growing on me. It’s too bad it doesn’t make sense to start the series here, or at least skip book two, but you really need to start with book one for things to make sense.
Book three is the first of the series that I can recommend (without a coin toss as with book one), and it deserves 4*. The space battle actions, of which there are many, are 5*, but the overall sense that this almost feels like fan-fiction, and the realization that each book is going to end on a cliffhanger keeps this book from being rated higher by me. Still, all said, this was a fun book to listen to!
Update: Somehow, I missed seeing that this series IS on KU! That means free Kindle books, and the audiobooks are discounted to $2.99! For that price, I REALLY suggest you give the series a try, and I'll be sure to pick up episode 4!
Like book one, there's lots of space-based action battles, which I’m finding to be really cool! Instead of just” jumping” around the universe, Aurora can “jump” at and away from an enemy ship, buzzing around like an invisible mosquito and taking bites at will. Also, measuring distance and time by light-seconds, light-minutes, light-days etc is described very effectively, and it’s amazing to think how the crew can “see the ship” where it was earlier based on how it “jumps” faster than light. I’ve read other sci-fi books with FTL (it’s a common, normally essential, theme for being able to fly around the universe without taking hundreds or thousands of years), but I don’t remember this idea being used. Imagine flying ahead of yourself, stopping, and then watching yourself fly toward you!
So in book three, Brown is offering (to me at least) a new twist on sci-fi, rather than just copying, err…imitating, other sci-fi series as the first two books seemed to do.
Book three does further explore another common sci-fi theme – that of religion as a faith-based belief, as a political tool, and as something non-science. The story has interesting parts because of this theme, and sets up book four to be a major part of the ongoing story.
The characters are still cardboardy, but less so, and with so many characters and so much action, the author seems to be doing a better job with individual character development, and the narrator really does a terrific job distinguishing the voices and giving a personality to each voice.
The author uses women as several key characters, but it’s interesting that he does seem to be falling into portraying men and women differently, generally along stereotypical lines. Nathan is quickly shedding his self-doubts and becoming a “real” captain. New character Josh is a hotshot teen who, like Nathan, is an intuitive pilot. Tug, who we now know is the former leader of the rebels, is a strong, wise and mature leader.
For the women, Jessica is still far and away my favorite! She’s always ready for action, is an amazing special-ops agent, and has a bigger potty mouth than anyone on the ship. Hey! As I’m typing this I just realized she’s probably copied from Starbucks in the reimagined Battlestar Gallactica series! Brown often goes out of his way to remind us she’s a woman, because her skills are “manly”. Cameron, the XO, remains a rule-following calm voice of reason. Abby, the scientist in charge of the “jump” drive, started out as a stereotypical scientist, but is now nearly a bridge crew member tactical officer…she’s essential, though so far she doesn’t have a break-out role. The doctor and the tactical officer (former science officer) are also women without break-out roles of their own so far. The alien Jalea is presented as a enigma, with a somewhat mysterious past and as a devious manipulator of current and future events for reasons that aren’t yet clear. Tug’s teenage daughter turns out to be super smart and helps Abby improve the “jump” drive.
So in summary, Ryk Brown’s men are handsome, quick thinking and strong natural leaders. His women are brainy and accomplished, but followers. Hmmm….I’m glad Jessica has a major role, and I hope Brown breaks some of these stereotypes moving forward.
And yes, though there is no romance or diversions, this space opera is growing on me. It’s too bad it doesn’t make sense to start the series here, or at least skip book two, but you really need to start with book one for things to make sense.
Book three is the first of the series that I can recommend (without a coin toss as with book one), and it deserves 4*. The space battle actions, of which there are many, are 5*, but the overall sense that this almost feels like fan-fiction, and the realization that each book is going to end on a cliffhanger keeps this book from being rated higher by me. Still, all said, this was a fun book to listen to!
Update: Somehow, I missed seeing that this series IS on KU! That means free Kindle books, and the audiobooks are discounted to $2.99! For that price, I REALLY suggest you give the series a try, and I'll be sure to pick up episode 4!
February 26, 2015
Oy vey, where to begin? Okay, so the saga continues and...well...look, I love the premise, and the first book was great, I mean, really really great! That said, yeesh, where to begin? Okay, the things that bug the hell out of me - absolutely NO military discipline on the Aurora. None, nada, zip! The crew is pretty much composed entirely of "fresh out of the academy" types who were hand picked for their assignments by the captain, can you honestly tell me that no one other than acting Commander Taylor has a sense of military decorum and protocol left? Really? I know what you're gonna say (and what I think the author would say) "These guys are stranded 1000 ly away from home struggling to survive, the last thing on their minds is protocol..." and yet it should be the FIRST thing on their minds. In a military organization like the Fleet, protocol saves lives. The longer the crew keeps calling the acting captain "Nathan" instead of "Captain", the more bodies they're gonna pile up. Sound extreme? Well it's not - they can't afford to think of him as "their friend, Nathan" when the sh!t hits the fan, they need a Captain, not a buddy, and he better suck it up or turn the job over to Cameron.
Next, Captain Scott (I'll call him that even if no one else on his ship will) has the survival instincts of a lemming! He's got every qualified person warning him against trusting Jalea and letting her run free, but he continues to fight them on it. How does she repay that favor? She tips off the enemy to force a confrontation in hopes of making Nathan, damn, I mean Captain Scott use the Aurora to fight the eeeevil empire. Oh, and the millions (if not billions) of innocent dead Corinairians on the planet? That's what passes for acceptable collateral damage for her - their blood are on Nathan, DAMNIT! I mean, Captain Scott's hands as much as they are hers.
What else... Oh, yeah, for an intelligence officer Jalea's a freakin' MORON! The Aurora is a ship that's outclassed, out gunned, out matched and out manned by almost anything it meets and instead of letting it get patched up at their super secret base and THEN calling in the cavalry, she tips off her hand to the bad guys and bets her wad on Captain Scott (thought I was gonna call him Nathan again, didn't ya?) staying to fight the Ta'Akar. What would she have done if he said "Hell no! We'll get slaughtered and then there's no one to help out Earth!" which would be, IMO, a perfectly valid answer. Guess Nathan...DAMNITTOHELL! Aw whatever, I guess our intrepid Captain isn't the only moron who goes with his gut on that tub.
Anyway, long story short, the episodic format that Ryk Brown chose to write in is interesting but I think it's ultimately self defeating because his first book was so tight, and every one since then has gotten weaker in both plot premise and characterization. I'd rather see him produce two slightly longer books each year that are better polished and better thought out than keep seeing these books roll out every couple of months. That said, I'm still going to read the next book but I'm not sure if I'll make it past that one the way things are going.
Next, Captain Scott (I'll call him that even if no one else on his ship will) has the survival instincts of a lemming! He's got every qualified person warning him against trusting Jalea and letting her run free, but he continues to fight them on it. How does she repay that favor? She tips off the enemy to force a confrontation in hopes of making Nathan, damn, I mean Captain Scott use the Aurora to fight the eeeevil empire. Oh, and the millions (if not billions) of innocent dead Corinairians on the planet? That's what passes for acceptable collateral damage for her - their blood are on Nathan, DAMNIT! I mean, Captain Scott's hands as much as they are hers.
What else... Oh, yeah, for an intelligence officer Jalea's a freakin' MORON! The Aurora is a ship that's outclassed, out gunned, out matched and out manned by almost anything it meets and instead of letting it get patched up at their super secret base and THEN calling in the cavalry, she tips off her hand to the bad guys and bets her wad on Captain Scott (thought I was gonna call him Nathan again, didn't ya?) staying to fight the Ta'Akar. What would she have done if he said "Hell no! We'll get slaughtered and then there's no one to help out Earth!" which would be, IMO, a perfectly valid answer. Guess Nathan...DAMNITTOHELL! Aw whatever, I guess our intrepid Captain isn't the only moron who goes with his gut on that tub.
Anyway, long story short, the episodic format that Ryk Brown chose to write in is interesting but I think it's ultimately self defeating because his first book was so tight, and every one since then has gotten weaker in both plot premise and characterization. I'd rather see him produce two slightly longer books each year that are better polished and better thought out than keep seeing these books roll out every couple of months. That said, I'm still going to read the next book but I'm not sure if I'll make it past that one the way things are going.
April 16, 2012
The author states at the end of the book that
This one, Legend of Corinair, is no exception to that. My only gripe is that the ship got shot up again. Given that they now seem to have a few new allies I hope they get around to do those repairs (and upgrades) that are sorely overdue.
Also, like a TV-series, at some point the same story arc gets old, no matter how good it was at the start. I do hope that the story doesn’t drag on forever but that they do get back home to earth at some point. Hopefully with an upgraded Aurora, some buddies and guns blazing, but then I am a sucker for cheap effects.
“I see this project much like a television series. What you just read is the three-hour series premiere. New episodes will be published every few months, and as long as I continue to have an audience, I will continue to write them.”I think he is quite to the point there. These books are short stories in a longer story arc. Just like a TV series generally is short episodes but can be really fun to watch these books are not the most in-depth ones around but they are really fun to read.
This one, Legend of Corinair, is no exception to that. My only gripe is that the ship got shot up again. Given that they now seem to have a few new allies I hope they get around to do those repairs (and upgrades) that are sorely overdue.
Also, like a TV-series, at some point the same story arc gets old, no matter how good it was at the start. I do hope that the story doesn’t drag on forever but that they do get back home to earth at some point. Hopefully with an upgraded Aurora, some buddies and guns blazing, but then I am a sucker for cheap effects.
May 16, 2012
Amazon recommended this to me, but it's the third book of a series. So this review reflects coming into it blind, without knowledge of the past two books.
To be honest, it's hard to give my usual capsule synopsis. Earth was devastated by a bio-digital plague, but has started to recover thanks to a Data Ark which has saved the memory of lost technology. Now they are testing a prototype ship that uses a jump drive which has far more range and precision than any other known. That ship through an accident warps far out of Earth's orbit and gets caught up in a the fight against the Ta'Akar, a despotic alien race. This book is about the ship's efforts to get to a save haven in a secret base in the planet Corinair.
I get this is the third book, but he has done an incredibly poor job of bringing new readers up to speed. As I wrote the synopsis, I realized that I don't even know the name of the prototype ship. The book starts by introducing a ton of characters, and most of the book seems to be bridging between a past episode and a future one more than standing alone on its merits. Even then the bridging is suspect: Nathan is captain of the ship, but very little space is given to him reflecting on taking command or giving context to why. It's just assumed, which isn't good.
The world and characterization itself isn't too hot either. Nathan simply doesn't sound or feel like a military man or a person in the chain of command to take control of a starship over a dead captain. There may be reasons in the prior books, but in this there really isn't even a reflection scene to give any context. Just him looking at the old captain's bars and remembering how everyone wouldn't believe an ensign like him would be in charge would have done enough. The rest of the cast are just types: the comic relief shuttle pilots, the resistance leaders, the traitor, the russian engineer, the hardass second in command, etc. Pacing is pretty bad, because of the large cast, all of the new introductions, and the feeling that this is bridging between what feels to have been a harsh battle in book 2, and an embrace of the resistance in book 4.
The world itself is meh. It's fitting other reviewers wrote about how the author planned to make it similar to a TV series, because it really feels like a TV science fiction world. We have human "aliens" who aren't really any different from the Earth humans, compatible levels of technology, and current technology being shoehorned into the world when it honestly has no place being there. Using Zeropoint energy and 3-D printing for example; it's like using rotary dial phones to talk to someone between spaceships.
Honestly, it's funny that the author mentions he planned to treat it like a TV series and reviewers comment on it, because in a way it really feels like an episode of Star Trek Voyager, just way too long. Part of this might be like I said, coming in on the book equivalent of a midseason episode, but there's a lot of structural issues that make it a lot less satisfying of a read in general.
To be honest, it's hard to give my usual capsule synopsis. Earth was devastated by a bio-digital plague, but has started to recover thanks to a Data Ark which has saved the memory of lost technology. Now they are testing a prototype ship that uses a jump drive which has far more range and precision than any other known. That ship through an accident warps far out of Earth's orbit and gets caught up in a the fight against the Ta'Akar, a despotic alien race. This book is about the ship's efforts to get to a save haven in a secret base in the planet Corinair.
I get this is the third book, but he has done an incredibly poor job of bringing new readers up to speed. As I wrote the synopsis, I realized that I don't even know the name of the prototype ship. The book starts by introducing a ton of characters, and most of the book seems to be bridging between a past episode and a future one more than standing alone on its merits. Even then the bridging is suspect: Nathan is captain of the ship, but very little space is given to him reflecting on taking command or giving context to why. It's just assumed, which isn't good.
The world and characterization itself isn't too hot either. Nathan simply doesn't sound or feel like a military man or a person in the chain of command to take control of a starship over a dead captain. There may be reasons in the prior books, but in this there really isn't even a reflection scene to give any context. Just him looking at the old captain's bars and remembering how everyone wouldn't believe an ensign like him would be in charge would have done enough. The rest of the cast are just types: the comic relief shuttle pilots, the resistance leaders, the traitor, the russian engineer, the hardass second in command, etc. Pacing is pretty bad, because of the large cast, all of the new introductions, and the feeling that this is bridging between what feels to have been a harsh battle in book 2, and an embrace of the resistance in book 4.
The world itself is meh. It's fitting other reviewers wrote about how the author planned to make it similar to a TV series, because it really feels like a TV science fiction world. We have human "aliens" who aren't really any different from the Earth humans, compatible levels of technology, and current technology being shoehorned into the world when it honestly has no place being there. Using Zeropoint energy and 3-D printing for example; it's like using rotary dial phones to talk to someone between spaceships.
Honestly, it's funny that the author mentions he planned to treat it like a TV series and reviewers comment on it, because in a way it really feels like an episode of Star Trek Voyager, just way too long. Part of this might be like I said, coming in on the book equivalent of a midseason episode, but there's a lot of structural issues that make it a lot less satisfying of a read in general.
January 24, 2019
Just make the series a giant book. This book is not standalone; it starts right where the last one ends and if you didn't read the last one you'll be totally lost.
May 3, 2019
This one kinda got away from what I liked about the earlier books, was good but not great.
April 18, 2016
This is book three in the Frontier series. We left Aurora as it jumped away from a battle in the “Rings of Haven” and they jumped further into enemy territory. I am starting to get hooked on this space opera series. Brown continues to develop some interesting characters. Nathan is starting to develop into a mature leader instead of a cocky space ship pilot that he was in book one. Near the end of the book Aurora’s light when she makes her jump has triggered the planet, Corinair’s, interest in a religious legend.
The book is well written, the pace is fast with plot twists and turns as the suspense builds. The suspense builds to a high intensity as the book progresses and it become evident there is a spy or traitor on board. There are some great space battles along with some chases. I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. Needless to say, Jeffrey Kafer does an excellent job narrating the series.
The book is well written, the pace is fast with plot twists and turns as the suspense builds. The suspense builds to a high intensity as the book progresses and it become evident there is a spy or traitor on board. There are some great space battles along with some chases. I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. Needless to say, Jeffrey Kafer does an excellent job narrating the series.
June 5, 2017
Basically more of the same ...
October 1, 2019
Now we're getting somewhere.
The Aurora is on the move again, jumping (literally) from system to system and battle to battle. It's still a fairly light read, with plenty of action and sci fi goodies to keep you occupied. It's actually starting to feel more like it's own flavor, rather than just cribbing hard core on Star Trek, particularly Voyager (and there's still nothing wrong with that).
One awesome thing that we finally get into a bit is just how weird it would be to be able to jump several light minutes away--only to see yourselves as you were those same minutes ago.
I will say that one thing that's starting to bug me is just how young and non-military they all feel--and just how little just about all of them seems to care about ship's security. I get that they're barely trained, but they almost all came from a military academy. And here they are with all sorts of locals wondering about the ship (even if a lot of good is coming of it), getting beat up left and right, and telling just about everyone they meet about their ace in the hole jump drive and home a thousand light years away. Just feels weird.
On another hand, one interesting thing we're starting to get is a hint of how religion will play into the series, with a faith built up around the legends of Earth and how they'll one day come to 'save us all'. And here's Nathan and his crew... half accidently just that. I imagine that's going to get rather complicated before it's all said and done.
Overall, far better than The Rings of Haven. Yet another quick read. Onward!
The Aurora is on the move again, jumping (literally) from system to system and battle to battle. It's still a fairly light read, with plenty of action and sci fi goodies to keep you occupied. It's actually starting to feel more like it's own flavor, rather than just cribbing hard core on Star Trek, particularly Voyager (and there's still nothing wrong with that).
One awesome thing that we finally get into a bit is just how weird it would be to be able to jump several light minutes away--only to see yourselves as you were those same minutes ago.
I will say that one thing that's starting to bug me is just how young and non-military they all feel--and just how little just about all of them seems to care about ship's security. I get that they're barely trained, but they almost all came from a military academy. And here they are with all sorts of locals wondering about the ship (even if a lot of good is coming of it), getting beat up left and right, and telling just about everyone they meet about their ace in the hole jump drive and home a thousand light years away. Just feels weird.
On another hand, one interesting thing we're starting to get is a hint of how religion will play into the series, with a faith built up around the legends of Earth and how they'll one day come to 'save us all'. And here's Nathan and his crew... half accidently just that. I imagine that's going to get rather complicated before it's all said and done.
Overall, far better than The Rings of Haven. Yet another quick read. Onward!
July 2, 2017
It's getting there, it's getting there...
After the somewhat boring second book in this series, the third book shows a lot more promise. The relatively large number of characters, which have until now mostly been hastily introduced and spent their time playing up to whatever role they were cast in, are now starting to actually develop. This is giving me hope that this series will become more character-driven than these books have been so far, which will hopefully add a little more depth to the (admittedly good) shooty bangy actiony space-fighting stuff. Given the number of books that have been released, and have been planned, in this series I am now getting really interested in seeing which direction this story will take. It feels like a proper build-up, and based on this book I finally feel that this series has the potential to become really good.
Of course, it's still a somewhat space-opera'y quick, easily digestible, serial-feeling book. But no one would pick up this series expecting it to be anything else. It's setting out to be good fun, no more, no less. This book was a really enjoyable and relaxing way of spending some hours in the afternoon sun on a Sunday. After reading this I hope and expect that as long as the weather provides the sun, this series will provide the fun.
After the somewhat boring second book in this series, the third book shows a lot more promise. The relatively large number of characters, which have until now mostly been hastily introduced and spent their time playing up to whatever role they were cast in, are now starting to actually develop. This is giving me hope that this series will become more character-driven than these books have been so far, which will hopefully add a little more depth to the (admittedly good) shooty bangy actiony space-fighting stuff. Given the number of books that have been released, and have been planned, in this series I am now getting really interested in seeing which direction this story will take. It feels like a proper build-up, and based on this book I finally feel that this series has the potential to become really good.
Of course, it's still a somewhat space-opera'y quick, easily digestible, serial-feeling book. But no one would pick up this series expecting it to be anything else. It's setting out to be good fun, no more, no less. This book was a really enjoyable and relaxing way of spending some hours in the afternoon sun on a Sunday. After reading this I hope and expect that as long as the weather provides the sun, this series will provide the fun.
June 9, 2023
Inconsistent and borring
I got to more than half of the book and so far all they have done is talk. Then there are the inconsistencies. While on the planet in the previous book they come across a small fighter space craft their engineer spends a long time examining it an tell the captain that they could learn a lot from that craft and they should try to buy it. The owner refuses to sell. During their escape from that planet the owner of that craft escapes with them and now they have that technologically superior craft in their ship ,yet they don't even look at it, in fact glad way into the next book it is not even mentioned. So now they have these foreigners in their ship with whom they are allied but they don't really trust them , they are afraid that they might try to steal their ship.yet when one of these foreigners asks if he can learn how to fly their ship they tell him that he can't actually let him fly the ship but he could practice and learn on the simulator . Really ?? What are afraid that if they stole your ship they might not know how to fly it and they could scratch the paint job ??? I rely did not expect much from this series, most some light reading to pass the time, but all I could do was be annoyed and wonder how were this people even still alive? Anyway that's where I cut bait and run.
I got to more than half of the book and so far all they have done is talk. Then there are the inconsistencies. While on the planet in the previous book they come across a small fighter space craft their engineer spends a long time examining it an tell the captain that they could learn a lot from that craft and they should try to buy it. The owner refuses to sell. During their escape from that planet the owner of that craft escapes with them and now they have that technologically superior craft in their ship ,yet they don't even look at it, in fact glad way into the next book it is not even mentioned. So now they have these foreigners in their ship with whom they are allied but they don't really trust them , they are afraid that they might try to steal their ship.yet when one of these foreigners asks if he can learn how to fly their ship they tell him that he can't actually let him fly the ship but he could practice and learn on the simulator . Really ?? What are afraid that if they stole your ship they might not know how to fly it and they could scratch the paint job ??? I rely did not expect much from this series, most some light reading to pass the time, but all I could do was be annoyed and wonder how were this people even still alive? Anyway that's where I cut bait and run.
August 4, 2020
The Aurora still has some significant repairs it needs to make. The crew learns about an asteroid belt that mines the asteroids from the inside out. The hollow asteroid will give a good place to hide and fix the ship.
Unfortunately, the Ka-a-karn follow them and threaten to glass the world if they do not surrender.
This is another super quick action packed space run. I am actually absolutely loving these books. They are so short though!! I wish I had a bit longer to enjoy them than just one day.
We are starting to see a bit of meat to our story. There is a possible spy on board. There are a bunch of new passengers on board, who might have brought in dangerous diseases. The new passengers also have diverse abilities that might help the crew of the Aurora. Nathan, the captain, is finally feeling more comfortable in this job and is becoming a wily captain. Finally the planet that they are near has a prophecy that claims the “Naton” will come and save them from a great evil. It seems they think the Aurora’s arrival has fulfilled this prophecy. Nathan is the Naton.
This is such a fun and quick read. It is totally worth the time.
PG - 13 - Whole worlds are destroyed. People are killed viciously and it is graphic.
Unfortunately, the Ka-a-karn follow them and threaten to glass the world if they do not surrender.
This is another super quick action packed space run. I am actually absolutely loving these books. They are so short though!! I wish I had a bit longer to enjoy them than just one day.
We are starting to see a bit of meat to our story. There is a possible spy on board. There are a bunch of new passengers on board, who might have brought in dangerous diseases. The new passengers also have diverse abilities that might help the crew of the Aurora. Nathan, the captain, is finally feeling more comfortable in this job and is becoming a wily captain. Finally the planet that they are near has a prophecy that claims the “Naton” will come and save them from a great evil. It seems they think the Aurora’s arrival has fulfilled this prophecy. Nathan is the Naton.
This is such a fun and quick read. It is totally worth the time.
PG - 13 - Whole worlds are destroyed. People are killed viciously and it is graphic.
September 18, 2017
To start, if you haven't read book one of the series called "Aurora CV-01" or book two, The Rings of Haven, you need to read those in order before picking this one up or everything will have a hard time coming together.
I like science fiction with a futuristic military bent, especially if it involves future tech that I am able to wrap my head around conceptually and the author delivers on this front. The author continues his good job of continuing the storyline, but without having a spoiler appears rushed in certain parts and could have used a little more editing as well as a little bit of "hard to overcome" the b.s. factor on the whole prophecy thing. That part aside, I still think this is a good sci fi series.
I am looking forward to the next installment of the series - it kind of reminds me of the continuing episodes of Star Trek growing up - as well as to see where it leads and if the crew ever makes it home.
I like science fiction with a futuristic military bent, especially if it involves future tech that I am able to wrap my head around conceptually and the author delivers on this front. The author continues his good job of continuing the storyline, but without having a spoiler appears rushed in certain parts and could have used a little more editing as well as a little bit of "hard to overcome" the b.s. factor on the whole prophecy thing. That part aside, I still think this is a good sci fi series.
I am looking forward to the next installment of the series - it kind of reminds me of the continuing episodes of Star Trek growing up - as well as to see where it leads and if the crew ever makes it home.
February 26, 2019
Not my cup of molo.
I read the first two books but couldn't finish this book. The pacing is a little slower than the first two.
This series is kind of bland. It's humans vs humans, and a thousand years after the bio-digital plague, humans still understand each other. In the first book the author hinted at the Jung but made no mention that they were human, except for one little brief time. Even when a main character saw a Jung, the author didn't even describe who or what they were. That was in my review of book one.
I like the rebellion plot, but other than that, there's just not much for me to experience by reading about a ship full of inexperienced people.
I got frustrated by the lack of creativity. Characters were flat. No offense to the author but I can't read 75 books in this series.
I read the first two books but couldn't finish this book. The pacing is a little slower than the first two.
This series is kind of bland. It's humans vs humans, and a thousand years after the bio-digital plague, humans still understand each other. In the first book the author hinted at the Jung but made no mention that they were human, except for one little brief time. Even when a main character saw a Jung, the author didn't even describe who or what they were. That was in my review of book one.
I like the rebellion plot, but other than that, there's just not much for me to experience by reading about a ship full of inexperienced people.
I got frustrated by the lack of creativity. Characters were flat. No offense to the author but I can't read 75 books in this series.
November 6, 2020
This book in the series was entertaining although most of the action happens in on the planet Corinair. I don't want to go into too much detail about the content; it is well written but if you are expecting space action well, most action occurs on land which is not a bad thing.
I gave it 4 stars because I found that in some situations the crew reacted a bit too rookie like and by now the captain and crew should be learning from experience. Sometimes a bit too corny.
The other thing that bugs a little is a lack of more detail on how this human population 1000 light years away from earth arrived and developed and no explanation on how they got there. Seems a bit odd. Maybe we'll know more later?
I gave it 4 stars because I found that in some situations the crew reacted a bit too rookie like and by now the captain and crew should be learning from experience. Sometimes a bit too corny.
The other thing that bugs a little is a lack of more detail on how this human population 1000 light years away from earth arrived and developed and no explanation on how they got there. Seems a bit odd. Maybe we'll know more later?
October 28, 2023
Plodding along
It takes a while for things to develop. Each book appears to be just one aspect of Nathan and the crew trying to get back to earth, whilst at the same time, the resistance is trying to get them involved in their revolution
Most of the time their paths overlap, but it's obvious that at some.point things will diverge and Nathan will have some tough decisions to make
A bit of intrigue thrown in towards the end, but think this might be a bit of a red herring
It takes a while for things to develop. Each book appears to be just one aspect of Nathan and the crew trying to get back to earth, whilst at the same time, the resistance is trying to get them involved in their revolution
Most of the time their paths overlap, but it's obvious that at some.point things will diverge and Nathan will have some tough decisions to make
A bit of intrigue thrown in towards the end, but think this might be a bit of a red herring
June 13, 2017
This series is really growing on me. I think I am really digging Nathan as Capt. He was put into a terrible predicament, but has been handling it with grace. There still needs to be some more character development. You almost have to look at it as a TV series instead of a novel, maybe that is why the author calls them episodes. LOL!
December 20, 2019
I am a sucker for space operas.
This series has sucked me in.
I am only able to the works available on Overdrive, so I will not be reviewing the whole series.
In fact I'll give the same review for all of them.
Ryk Brown writes a consistent space opera and any fan will enjoy the action and little twists.
Suspend disbelief and enjoy.
This series has sucked me in.
I am only able to the works available on Overdrive, so I will not be reviewing the whole series.
In fact I'll give the same review for all of them.
Ryk Brown writes a consistent space opera and any fan will enjoy the action and little twists.
Suspend disbelief and enjoy.
January 22, 2021
I like the interpersonal dialogs. But think it is focusing a bit much on war, and weapons. It becomes a bit limited in its story development and a bit predictable when it follows the war storyline. What keeps my interest is the politics, Society, Technology, and personal that happens in between battle sceens.
October 11, 2024
Great read.
This was a action packed book with a few surprises stuck in here and there . There is a trader in the group but for what there reasons are I'm not quite sure . they end up in a big battle with surprising results . So far this has been a great series to read . I'm sorry I don't give a lot away about a book but I would recommend reading this series.
This was a action packed book with a few surprises stuck in here and there . There is a trader in the group but for what there reasons are I'm not quite sure . they end up in a big battle with surprising results . So far this has been a great series to read . I'm sorry I don't give a lot away about a book but I would recommend reading this series.
June 13, 2017
Space opera
Well written and plotted evolution of the complex story of the frontier saga, giving our characters time to grow into their roles, and to conquer the challenges the crew faces.
Well written and plotted evolution of the complex story of the frontier saga, giving our characters time to grow into their roles, and to conquer the challenges the crew faces.
June 28, 2018
The story continues ... like potato chips. Still fun. Brown's imagination spins a good and spiraling story. The books, like chips, go by very fast. I really hadn't realized I've read three of the series already!
October 22, 2020
Sorry but this one took the series from Meh to bad for my tastes. Made me spend too much time with a character I disliked. Showed too many things that I would have preferred be mysteries behind the scenes.
June 19, 2021
I feel that in this one "shit got real". This is where the story is starting to go to interesting places, the plot gains in complexity that was building up on the previous ones. I enjoyed it similarly to the previous two and I immediately started reading the 4th.
December 10, 2023
The Frontiers Saga Book3
It as if the Aurora is not going to be repaired or rearmed anytime soon. Into battle one more, but at close range & with a quick attack the Aurora survives. Is Jalea a traitor or is she a zealot who looks to reignite the rebellion?
It as if the Aurora is not going to be repaired or rearmed anytime soon. Into battle one more, but at close range & with a quick attack the Aurora survives. Is Jalea a traitor or is she a zealot who looks to reignite the rebellion?
December 20, 2024
Great serie
It's been years since I've read a series where I couldn't put the books down I've only read 3But I'm absolutely captivated I hope you consider this it's wonderful and different
It's been years since I've read a series where I couldn't put the books down I've only read 3But I'm absolutely captivated I hope you consider this it's wonderful and different
May 13, 2017
The excitement builds
While self contained the author continues to build the universe of the frontier saga. Character development gets richer as well building on previous stories.
While self contained the author continues to build the universe of the frontier saga. Character development gets richer as well building on previous stories.
July 8, 2017
Great read!
This book in the series may appear to start slowly. Don't let your guard down . . . it ends at warp speed! Love it!
This book in the series may appear to start slowly. Don't let your guard down . . . it ends at warp speed! Love it!
August 11, 2017
Too many meetings. Lots of talk about strategy. In the end, though, they do get to use the jump Drive.
August 31, 2017
begining was a little slow but the rest is action packed and a great space battle novel.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 99 reviews