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Angela Strange: Legend of the Arc-Walker
“Your blood knows it is home; your soul recognises these stars. They call to it, Angela, and it calls back to them.”
Orphaned the moment she was born, Angela Strange has spent her life looking for a place to belong. As a frightening new power blossoms within her, she realises that her destiny may lie far beyond our sky.
Taken from her home in London by the embattled crew of the star-fighter Shadowstar, Angela finds herself embroiled in a rebellion forty-thousand light years from Earth, where an ambitious queen seeks to resurrect an ancient and terrible evil. And Angela will learn that if she’s going to fight for anything, she may as well fight for everything…
Legend of the Arc-Walker is the first volume of the Angela Strange series, a fast-paced, action-packed adventure in which the galaxy teeters on the brink of war, malevolent cosmic forces threaten to destroy all we hold dear, and the fate of the universe hangs on the courage of one woman.
Orphaned the moment she was born, Angela Strange has spent her life looking for a place to belong. As a frightening new power blossoms within her, she realises that her destiny may lie far beyond our sky.
Taken from her home in London by the embattled crew of the star-fighter Shadowstar, Angela finds herself embroiled in a rebellion forty-thousand light years from Earth, where an ambitious queen seeks to resurrect an ancient and terrible evil. And Angela will learn that if she’s going to fight for anything, she may as well fight for everything…
Legend of the Arc-Walker is the first volume of the Angela Strange series, a fast-paced, action-packed adventure in which the galaxy teeters on the brink of war, malevolent cosmic forces threaten to destroy all we hold dear, and the fate of the universe hangs on the courage of one woman.
438 pages, Paperback
Published August 4, 2017
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September 13, 2017
You know when you read a book that you just can't put down, then you're sad because you've finished it? Well this is that kind of book. I hope the second book comes out soon.
August 13, 2017
I liked the premise but had problems with the macguffin (even if something can't be destroyed piecemeal, why not toss it into a star?).
The heroine's powers were cool but hardly used outside of practice, and there was less action in general than I would have preferred. What action there was tended to be interrupted by unlikely dialogue rather than resolved by force.
The heroine herself was largely passive and carried along by the crew as the plot dictated (and spent crucial parts of the book tied up). And the supporting cast, with the exception of the romance interest, was a little one note (or two note: either dickish or avuncular).
I didn't like the whip device as a weapon/tool (the earlier introduced sword/shield idea was a lot more interesting to me especially in the hands of a character who can teleport). I especially didn't like the ranged weapon that was described as being something like a wookie bowcaster, and the author gives the impression of not really knowing guns, which is an irritation to me, although I guess he's UK so it's not his fault.
The book reminded me a lot of Perilous Waif and unfortunately it suffered in this comparison. I would probably read the next to see if any of these things improve (especially because it's the author's first book), because I do like the premise, but because of these issues I don't feel that I can recommend it to others as it stands.
The heroine's powers were cool but hardly used outside of practice, and there was less action in general than I would have preferred. What action there was tended to be interrupted by unlikely dialogue rather than resolved by force.
The heroine herself was largely passive and carried along by the crew as the plot dictated (and spent crucial parts of the book tied up). And the supporting cast, with the exception of the romance interest, was a little one note (or two note: either dickish or avuncular).
I didn't like the whip device as a weapon/tool (the earlier introduced sword/shield idea was a lot more interesting to me especially in the hands of a character who can teleport). I especially didn't like the ranged weapon that was described as being something like a wookie bowcaster, and the author gives the impression of not really knowing guns, which is an irritation to me, although I guess he's UK so it's not his fault.
The book reminded me a lot of Perilous Waif and unfortunately it suffered in this comparison. I would probably read the next to see if any of these things improve (especially because it's the author's first book), because I do like the premise, but because of these issues I don't feel that I can recommend it to others as it stands.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 5, 2017
3.5*
Should be made into a video game.
Angela Strange goes to space. She does stuff and meets people and walks arcs. Honestly, there's a bit of everything in this book, although you can generally tell where the heart was put in.
Now, this book can be neatly divided into quarters, in my opinion. The second quarter is easily my favorite, while the 4th quarter tapers off. I liked the imaginative stuff, and Gaelan eventually grew on me. Shimmer and Rathe were cool. The romance elements were, I suspect, fine. I usually hate romance and I tolerated this one well enough.
Mick's language runs ahead of my imagination. Maybe he just englishes better, but once or twice, I was glad that Kindle's reader has a built-in dictionary.
Should be made into a video game.
Angela Strange goes to space. She does stuff and meets people and walks arcs. Honestly, there's a bit of everything in this book, although you can generally tell where the heart was put in.
Now, this book can be neatly divided into quarters, in my opinion. The second quarter is easily my favorite, while the 4th quarter tapers off. I liked the imaginative stuff, and Gaelan eventually grew on me. Shimmer and Rathe were cool. The romance elements were, I suspect, fine. I usually hate romance and I tolerated this one well enough.
Mick's language runs ahead of my imagination. Maybe he just englishes better, but once or twice, I was glad that Kindle's reader has a built-in dictionary.
August 14, 2017
Angela Strange was just living her life, a "normal"life, until all of a sudden electronics around her started going crazy. Then aliens show up...
I'm not really good at writing reviews, which is why I rarely do so, that being said, I enjoyed the story immensely. It's a sci fi story, with video game elements (to me anyway) that made the book very readable, I found it hard to put down.
I'm not really good at writing reviews, which is why I rarely do so, that being said, I enjoyed the story immensely. It's a sci fi story, with video game elements (to me anyway) that made the book very readable, I found it hard to put down.
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