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Star Kingdom #2
Ship of Ruin
All Casmir Dabrowski wants is to return to his normal life as a robotics professor on the solid ground and agreeable gravity of his home world. No sane person would want to cavort around in space, being chased by mercenaries, soldiers, and knights—not to mention the unidentified organization that’s been sending robot assassins after him.
But his best friend’s mother is missing, an entire team of archaeologists is dead, and the greatest find in the Twelve Systems is hidden in a wreck entombed on a frozen moon.
As the Kingdom Fleet, Tenebris Rache’s nefarious mercenaries, and sinister strangers from another system descend on the ancient wreck, all wanting the secret in its hold, Casmir and his friends are caught in the middle of a battle for the future of humanity.
They may be the only ones with the unique skills to decode the wreck’s secrets, but will they survive long enough to do so?
But his best friend’s mother is missing, an entire team of archaeologists is dead, and the greatest find in the Twelve Systems is hidden in a wreck entombed on a frozen moon.
As the Kingdom Fleet, Tenebris Rache’s nefarious mercenaries, and sinister strangers from another system descend on the ancient wreck, all wanting the secret in its hold, Casmir and his friends are caught in the middle of a battle for the future of humanity.
They may be the only ones with the unique skills to decode the wreck’s secrets, but will they survive long enough to do so?
302 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 23, 2019
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Lindsay Buroker
198 books6,235 followersI'm a full-time indie fantasy and science fiction author. When I'm not writing, I'm ferrying my dogs to hiking trails for adventures.
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April 11, 2023
I really like this sci-if series. This is my second time reading it.
Is it dense writing with complex emotions and impressive world building? No, but that’s what’s great about it. The characters are memorable and delightful. The plot moves quickly and the dialogue is full of dry humor. Best of all, Casmir is an unlikely hero, using his wits to prevail in spite of his poor vision, seizures, allergies, and motion sickness. And I love how his kindness to robots and people benefits him in unexpected ways.
Is it dense writing with complex emotions and impressive world building? No, but that’s what’s great about it. The characters are memorable and delightful. The plot moves quickly and the dialogue is full of dry humor. Best of all, Casmir is an unlikely hero, using his wits to prevail in spite of his poor vision, seizures, allergies, and motion sickness. And I love how his kindness to robots and people benefits him in unexpected ways.
April 7, 2020
This is a really good and fun read, you have the most unlikely "hero" Casimir is a genius with health problems out the kazoo, his roommate is also a genius, but again has issues. Casimir always ways seem to find a solution to the situation.
The author has created a wonderful, interesting, and fun universe, all the elements for a classic space opera are here, the writing is top-notch, the characters are very well developed with good backstories, they all have issues and or secrets usually both. I will get the next book ASAP, I want to see what happens to Casimir, Kim, Lazer, Quin, Zee and find out what the secret about Casimir and Rache is.
The author has created a wonderful, interesting, and fun universe, all the elements for a classic space opera are here, the writing is top-notch, the characters are very well developed with good backstories, they all have issues and or secrets usually both. I will get the next book ASAP, I want to see what happens to Casimir, Kim, Lazer, Quin, Zee and find out what the secret about Casimir and Rache is.
October 15, 2020
3.75/5
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Une bonne lecture même si j’ai moins été enthousiasmée que le tome précédent qui avait été à la limite du coup de cœur.
Dans ce tome ci l’intrigue se focalise sur un sujet bien différent de celle de Shockwave, le premier tome de la série. Certes les prémisses de ce qui va se passer ici étaient déjà présents, mais je n’imaginais pas que ça parte si vite sur un sujet si différent. C’est peut être ça qui m’a moins emballé que dans le premier tome. Bien sur, ça ne veut pas dire que cette intrigue était moins bonne, juste que l’effet général dans le livre était différent.
Dans ce tome nos héros tentent d’échapper au Star Kingdom qui est à la poursuite de Casmir, ainsi qu’au pirate Rache. Ils se précipitent donc sur le seul point éloigné libre du systeme, à savoir un vaisseau de recherche qui tourne au loin, en espérant y trouver un moyen de se cacher au moins pendant un moment. Malheureusement la chance n’est pas avec eux, car l’équipage de ce vaisseau est en fait en quarantaine après qu’une épidémie inconnue et très mortelle ai éclaté brusquement dans leurs rangs.
C’est à ce moment la qu’ils se rendent compte qu’un des vaisseaux du Star Kingdom vient dans leur direction, et qu’il a visiblement l’intention de détruire le vaisseau de recherche de loin. Casmir lance un appel d’urgence pour leur signaler qu’il reste du monde vivant dedans. Et heureusement, il découvre que le capitaine du vaisseau du Star Kingdom est l’une de ses anciennes connaissances et celui ci fini par accepter de temporiser ses ordres de destruction le temps de voir ce qui se passe vraiment.
Nos héros, ou plutôt Kim, la biologiste qui accompagne Casmir depuis le début, va donc désormais pouvoir utiliser les ressources du Star Kingdom pour pour essayer de trouver un remède, car malheureusement, ils ont aussi été contaminés en entrant dans le vaisseau de recherche. Ce qu’ils ne savent pas c’est que Rache et son équipage aussi ont été contaminés car pour se cacher du Star Kingdom ils sont allé sur le camp ou travaillait les chercheurs et c’était de la qu’était partie cette épidémie. Evidemment il ne sait pas que Kim a déjà commencé des recherche sur le sujet, mais ce qu’il sait c’est que Kim est une biologiste, et qu’elle peut l’aider, il va donc mettre toute une pagaille monstre pour essayer de la récupérer …
Bref, toute l’intrigue prend la direction que je n’aurais pas du tout imaginer vu le premier tome. Les différentes forces essayent de trouver ce qui a pu contaminer l’équipage du vaisseau de recherche et celui du vaisseau de Rache.
Ce qui était marrant avec cette intrigue, c’est que finalement tout le monde voulait la même chose, mais pour leur propre camp. Kim se bat contre la maladie tout en essayant de découvrir ce qu’elle a de particulier, et comment elle a pu passer au travers des combinaisons totalement isolantes faites normalement pour aller dans le vide qu’utilisaient l’équipage de Rache.
Un petit regret par contre est le fait que le capitaine Laser et son vaisseau disparaissent quasiment dans ce tome, ils sont juste la à certains moment pour transporter nos héros d’un endroit à un autre, ce qui était un peu dommage.
En contrepartie on découvre un nouveau personnage, un chevalier du Star Kingdom qui reconnait Casmir directement car il était ami avec le chevalier qui avait sauvé la vie à celui ci dans le premier tome. Il lui annonce que c’est la reine en personne qui avait ordonné sa protection. Il décide de reprendre ce rôle maintenant qu’ils sont en contact.
J’ai bien aimé cette partie de l’intrigue car elle porte sur le passé de Casmir, le mystère qui me plaisait le plus dans le tome précédent. D’ailleurs c’est ce qui se rapproche le plus d’une intrigue principale dans cette série pour l’instant.
Bref, ce tome ci avait une intrigue plus centrée que le précédent. Une intrigue qui complexifie l’ensemble d’ailleurs de nombreuses questions n’ont pas encore leurs réponses.
On en apprend plus sur Casmir et sur Rache, leur lien, pourquoi ils sont différents, même si on ne sait toujours pas les vrais motivations du capitaine pirate.
Ce qui est marrant avec Rache, c’est qu’on ne le suit jamais directement, mais toujours par un autre personnage qui est avec lui (Yas en général, puis Kim une fois le kidnapping réalisé). Du coup le personnage en lui même reste très mystérieux. Et vu qu’on apprend à le connaitre, il parait de moins en moins « barbare » et de plus en plus vraiment centré sur le roi du Star Kingdom, ce qui nous donner vraiment envie de savoir pourquoi il le déteste tant !
Bref, le tout reste très mystérieux, et on commence à voir émerger un but commun sur l’ensemble des personnages. D’ailleurs je crois qu’une des raisons qui font que j’ai un peu mois aimé ce tome était du au fait que pendant toute la première moitié on n’a pas vraiment l’impression d’avancer, car tout les personnages se mettent des battons dans les roues alors qu’ils ont le même but.
Du coup les voir se rassembler d’une certaine manière vers la fin pour trouver un juste milieu entre les militaires qui obéissent aveuglement sans questionner et Rache qui déteste tout lié au Star Kingdom faisait plaisir.
J’ai bien aimé l’évolution de Casmir qui se pose en parti neutre au milieu des deux camps. Je pense d’ailleurs que tout l’interet de ce tome était justement de le faire évoluer sur ce point la. Fini le temps pour il croyait aveuglement en son pays, maintenant il voit bien les problèmes et j’imagine qu’on va continuer à explorer ce coté la dans les tomes suivants.
J’ai aussi bien aimé l’évolution de Kim qui passe de « mais dans quoi je me retrouve, tout ça ne fait que m’énerver » à « c’est mystérieux tout ça, maintenant je veux en savoir plus ». Du coup l’ensemble donne vraiment un but à ce personnage qui jusqu’ici ne faisait que râler de ce retrouver dans tout ça.
Une nouvelle étape semble avoir été franchie et du coup j’ai hâte de savoir dans quelle direction la suite pourra évoluer. Ce tome m’a vraiment pris par surprise au niveau de son sujet. Je ne m’attendais pas du tout à ce que l’intrigue avance dans cette direction la, j’avoue.
J’ai tout de même passé un bon moment dans cette lecture !
https://delivreenlivres.home.blog/202...
Une bonne lecture même si j’ai moins été enthousiasmée que le tome précédent qui avait été à la limite du coup de cœur.
Dans ce tome ci l’intrigue se focalise sur un sujet bien différent de celle de Shockwave, le premier tome de la série. Certes les prémisses de ce qui va se passer ici étaient déjà présents, mais je n’imaginais pas que ça parte si vite sur un sujet si différent. C’est peut être ça qui m’a moins emballé que dans le premier tome. Bien sur, ça ne veut pas dire que cette intrigue était moins bonne, juste que l’effet général dans le livre était différent.
Dans ce tome nos héros tentent d’échapper au Star Kingdom qui est à la poursuite de Casmir, ainsi qu’au pirate Rache. Ils se précipitent donc sur le seul point éloigné libre du systeme, à savoir un vaisseau de recherche qui tourne au loin, en espérant y trouver un moyen de se cacher au moins pendant un moment. Malheureusement la chance n’est pas avec eux, car l’équipage de ce vaisseau est en fait en quarantaine après qu’une épidémie inconnue et très mortelle ai éclaté brusquement dans leurs rangs.
C’est à ce moment la qu’ils se rendent compte qu’un des vaisseaux du Star Kingdom vient dans leur direction, et qu’il a visiblement l’intention de détruire le vaisseau de recherche de loin. Casmir lance un appel d’urgence pour leur signaler qu’il reste du monde vivant dedans. Et heureusement, il découvre que le capitaine du vaisseau du Star Kingdom est l’une de ses anciennes connaissances et celui ci fini par accepter de temporiser ses ordres de destruction le temps de voir ce qui se passe vraiment.
Nos héros, ou plutôt Kim, la biologiste qui accompagne Casmir depuis le début, va donc désormais pouvoir utiliser les ressources du Star Kingdom pour pour essayer de trouver un remède, car malheureusement, ils ont aussi été contaminés en entrant dans le vaisseau de recherche. Ce qu’ils ne savent pas c’est que Rache et son équipage aussi ont été contaminés car pour se cacher du Star Kingdom ils sont allé sur le camp ou travaillait les chercheurs et c’était de la qu’était partie cette épidémie. Evidemment il ne sait pas que Kim a déjà commencé des recherche sur le sujet, mais ce qu’il sait c’est que Kim est une biologiste, et qu’elle peut l’aider, il va donc mettre toute une pagaille monstre pour essayer de la récupérer …
Bref, toute l’intrigue prend la direction que je n’aurais pas du tout imaginer vu le premier tome. Les différentes forces essayent de trouver ce qui a pu contaminer l’équipage du vaisseau de recherche et celui du vaisseau de Rache.
Ce qui était marrant avec cette intrigue, c’est que finalement tout le monde voulait la même chose, mais pour leur propre camp. Kim se bat contre la maladie tout en essayant de découvrir ce qu’elle a de particulier, et comment elle a pu passer au travers des combinaisons totalement isolantes faites normalement pour aller dans le vide qu’utilisaient l’équipage de Rache.
Un petit regret par contre est le fait que le capitaine Laser et son vaisseau disparaissent quasiment dans ce tome, ils sont juste la à certains moment pour transporter nos héros d’un endroit à un autre, ce qui était un peu dommage.
En contrepartie on découvre un nouveau personnage, un chevalier du Star Kingdom qui reconnait Casmir directement car il était ami avec le chevalier qui avait sauvé la vie à celui ci dans le premier tome. Il lui annonce que c’est la reine en personne qui avait ordonné sa protection. Il décide de reprendre ce rôle maintenant qu’ils sont en contact.
J’ai bien aimé cette partie de l’intrigue car elle porte sur le passé de Casmir, le mystère qui me plaisait le plus dans le tome précédent. D’ailleurs c’est ce qui se rapproche le plus d’une intrigue principale dans cette série pour l’instant.
Bref, ce tome ci avait une intrigue plus centrée que le précédent. Une intrigue qui complexifie l’ensemble d’ailleurs de nombreuses questions n’ont pas encore leurs réponses.
On en apprend plus sur Casmir et sur Rache, leur lien, pourquoi ils sont différents, même si on ne sait toujours pas les vrais motivations du capitaine pirate.
Ce qui est marrant avec Rache, c’est qu’on ne le suit jamais directement, mais toujours par un autre personnage qui est avec lui (Yas en général, puis Kim une fois le kidnapping réalisé). Du coup le personnage en lui même reste très mystérieux. Et vu qu’on apprend à le connaitre, il parait de moins en moins « barbare » et de plus en plus vraiment centré sur le roi du Star Kingdom, ce qui nous donner vraiment envie de savoir pourquoi il le déteste tant !
Bref, le tout reste très mystérieux, et on commence à voir émerger un but commun sur l’ensemble des personnages. D’ailleurs je crois qu’une des raisons qui font que j’ai un peu mois aimé ce tome était du au fait que pendant toute la première moitié on n’a pas vraiment l’impression d’avancer, car tout les personnages se mettent des battons dans les roues alors qu’ils ont le même but.
Du coup les voir se rassembler d’une certaine manière vers la fin pour trouver un juste milieu entre les militaires qui obéissent aveuglement sans questionner et Rache qui déteste tout lié au Star Kingdom faisait plaisir.
J’ai bien aimé l’évolution de Casmir qui se pose en parti neutre au milieu des deux camps. Je pense d’ailleurs que tout l’interet de ce tome était justement de le faire évoluer sur ce point la. Fini le temps pour il croyait aveuglement en son pays, maintenant il voit bien les problèmes et j’imagine qu’on va continuer à explorer ce coté la dans les tomes suivants.
J’ai aussi bien aimé l’évolution de Kim qui passe de « mais dans quoi je me retrouve, tout ça ne fait que m’énerver » à « c’est mystérieux tout ça, maintenant je veux en savoir plus ». Du coup l’ensemble donne vraiment un but à ce personnage qui jusqu’ici ne faisait que râler de ce retrouver dans tout ça.
Une nouvelle étape semble avoir été franchie et du coup j’ai hâte de savoir dans quelle direction la suite pourra évoluer. Ce tome m’a vraiment pris par surprise au niveau de son sujet. Je ne m’attendais pas du tout à ce que l’intrigue avance dans cette direction la, j’avoue.
J’ai tout de même passé un bon moment dans cette lecture !
October 20, 2021
6.5/10*
An enjoyable,fun, fast read
An enjoyable,fun, fast read
January 28, 2021
So addictive. Gimme more.
June 3, 2019
Oh, man. Casmir's formally orderly existence (if one discounts the messes he tends to leave lying around) just keeps getting weirder. He goes from being a respected professor to (unbeknownst to him) public enemy #1 on his home world (I might be exaggerating a teeny bit, but not much. Really.) to trying to figure out how to work with a childhood nemesis (he doesn't try terribly hard, BUT STILL!) to thwart a plot that could...actually, I'm not 100% certain how the plot would have played out.
That's not really the point, though. Casmir's a long way from home and he's doing his best to try to figure out why people (robots he had a hand in creating, actually) are trying to kill him and why he looks an awful lot like Rache and how he ended up in this crazy mess in the first place.
I'm really enjoying the crazy twists this series is taking. The secrets Casmir and his friends are uncovering have secrets of their own and very little is as it seems. Answers come in fits and starts (and I mean that in the best way possible) and they usually spark more questions.
I'm ready to see where the next book takes Casmir and crew.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
That's not really the point, though. Casmir's a long way from home and he's doing his best to try to figure out why people (robots he had a hand in creating, actually) are trying to kill him and why he looks an awful lot like Rache and how he ended up in this crazy mess in the first place.
I'm really enjoying the crazy twists this series is taking. The secrets Casmir and his friends are uncovering have secrets of their own and very little is as it seems. Answers come in fits and starts (and I mean that in the best way possible) and they usually spark more questions.
I'm ready to see where the next book takes Casmir and crew.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
June 29, 2019
In the second of the Star Kingdom series, the story continues with Casmir Dabrowski working on a way to get the Kingdom Fleet to help him recover his good friend Kim Sato from the notorious Tenebris Rache and his band of mercenaries. He just happens to have the knowledge and skills needed to recover the ancient artifacts that were stolen from the wreck that Kim’s mother was working on, by persons unknown. Everyone wants them, including Rache and his crew, the Kingdom military, and the thieves. While Casmir is dealing with that, Kim is feverishly trying to find a cure for the mysterious ailment that is affecting everyone that has gotten near the artifacts, including her, the mercenaries, and Casmir’s allies, the knight Sir Asger and the genetically modified Qin. She’s also hoping to recover her mother, whose consciousness is in a droid, and who Kim hasn’t been able to contact. As usual there is plenty of action, mysteries revealed, humor, and enough character development so that I can’t wait to find out what happens next to these people I’ve become invested in. I love this author’s work and look forward to reading the rest of the series to find the answers that still need to be discovered.
January 19, 2022
Ship of Ruin by Lindsay Buroker
What I like best about Buroker is her likeable characters. I’ve been criticized for stating that a factor in my liking a book is whether it contains likeable characters. Oddly enough, from my perspective, I’m writing the review, I’m giving my opinions and I call it as I see it, simple as that. I like how Buroker addresses prejudice and her dislike of it. I enjoy the character interaction and their foibles. Buroker’s protagonists aren’t perfect which gives them character. I am in awe of her literary output. This is the middle book in a three book boxed set which is part of a 9 book series. Just to note, I went to Fantastic Fiction and counted 84 titles under Buroker’s name. I wonder when or if she ever sleeps. This may appear to be written by a fawning fan but I guess it is more than a bit of jealousy to be able to get all those words down in such a palatable form.
This book deals with Casmir attempting to keep a gate from falling into what he considers the wrong hands. It also shows that brains can defeat brawn.
I heartily enjoyed it.
What I like best about Buroker is her likeable characters. I’ve been criticized for stating that a factor in my liking a book is whether it contains likeable characters. Oddly enough, from my perspective, I’m writing the review, I’m giving my opinions and I call it as I see it, simple as that. I like how Buroker addresses prejudice and her dislike of it. I enjoy the character interaction and their foibles. Buroker’s protagonists aren’t perfect which gives them character. I am in awe of her literary output. This is the middle book in a three book boxed set which is part of a 9 book series. Just to note, I went to Fantastic Fiction and counted 84 titles under Buroker’s name. I wonder when or if she ever sleeps. This may appear to be written by a fawning fan but I guess it is more than a bit of jealousy to be able to get all those words down in such a palatable form.
This book deals with Casmir attempting to keep a gate from falling into what he considers the wrong hands. It also shows that brains can defeat brawn.
I heartily enjoyed it.
June 23, 2019
Ok, full disclosure here: I’ve never met her but I adore Lyndsey Buroker. Why? Because I have absolutely loved everything she had written. I’ve read all of her various series and stand-alones and rejoiced when she came out with her most recent new series, Star Kingdom. I loved its first book, Shockwave (separately reviewed) and proceeded to glom onto the next two books, Ship of Ruin & Hero Code, reading them in one extended sitting. Took me all night and I was exhausted but boy oh boy was it ever worth it. Read the publisher’s blurbs to get the story lines and just know that these are superbly written, wonderfully exciting and filled with amazing characters (I’m still fan-girling over Casmir Dabrowski, the lead). But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend. I’m definitely looking forward to the next book in this series.
November 18, 2019
Def. worth reading—just ignore the main character’s unlikely success
I’ve really been liking these—enough to buy a copy of the series after I finish it on KU. The world building is rich, the plot is well-done, and the characters are interesting and a lot more complex than I initially was afraid they’d be.
The problem for me is Casimir. who is humble, likable and un-naturally lucky . . . It isn’t that he’s a Mary Sue character—he has many flaws and it’s only his intelligence that’s off the charts. The trouble is that all of his non-plans have a way of working out, despite ridiculous odds against their success.
Somehow he manages to talk hostile people into letting him or even helping him do things, or else he MacGyvers himself and his companions out of danger, using a few tools he brought, finds or invents. Every Single Time.
It’s not believable, but if you let that part go, the stories are well-written, fun and can lead you to ponder the moral choices and dilemmas facing these people and their societies.
I’ve really been liking these—enough to buy a copy of the series after I finish it on KU. The world building is rich, the plot is well-done, and the characters are interesting and a lot more complex than I initially was afraid they’d be.
The problem for me is Casimir. who is humble, likable and un-naturally lucky . . . It isn’t that he’s a Mary Sue character—he has many flaws and it’s only his intelligence that’s off the charts. The trouble is that all of his non-plans have a way of working out, despite ridiculous odds against their success.
Somehow he manages to talk hostile people into letting him or even helping him do things, or else he MacGyvers himself and his companions out of danger, using a few tools he brought, finds or invents. Every Single Time.
It’s not believable, but if you let that part go, the stories are well-written, fun and can lead you to ponder the moral choices and dilemmas facing these people and their societies.
October 27, 2020
This is the continuation of Star Kingdom #1 which I really liked.
Here we see our nerdy, android engineer, Casmir, start to evolve, (not by choice!) into a hero. His roommate also plays a big role as she uses her bacteria research brain to save 1000's of lives.
Captain Laser, of the ship that seems destined to find trouble following her, didn't have as big a role in this book, and became even more likable.
Basically, an artifact infected with a virus that can kill all humans is found but no one figures out it's the artifacts carrying the disease. Until Casmir and Kim come on the scene that is.
Again, this would make a great movie or TV series. It would be a lot like "Firefly". Lovable characters getting into trouble.
Here we see our nerdy, android engineer, Casmir, start to evolve, (not by choice!) into a hero. His roommate also plays a big role as she uses her bacteria research brain to save 1000's of lives.
Captain Laser, of the ship that seems destined to find trouble following her, didn't have as big a role in this book, and became even more likable.
Basically, an artifact infected with a virus that can kill all humans is found but no one figures out it's the artifacts carrying the disease. Until Casmir and Kim come on the scene that is.
Again, this would make a great movie or TV series. It would be a lot like "Firefly". Lovable characters getting into trouble.
February 20, 2024
Wow, what an awesome story so much has happened in this book. Starting with the first inkling that part of a Wormhole Gate had been found by the archeologists which were on a mission to dig on an unexplored moon in search of lost worlds! And they also found a virus that killed them. So Kim Sato really had her work cut out for her, and she was on a deadline... to not only find the cure, but to save her own people as they all came down with the same malady including herself. As for Cashmere he had the Gate but knew that if it fell into the wrong hands that it could be weaponized. Get the book or even better get Star kingdom Omnibus and save on credits!
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May 27, 2019The plot thickens. All of the characters return and the action just keeps getting better. Seems that some who were thought to be weak end up on the winning side. Some things get solved but the big reveal is still to come. It will be interesting to see if I am right about who is who to whom or very very wrong.
June 13, 2019
3.5 stars
June 24, 2019
Didn't find the characters appealing in this one. Couldn't finish.
August 2, 2023
I should have stopped at the first book in the series. I had hoped the story would pick up but it just didn't go anywhere. There were some potentially interesting characters, but they had way way too much introspection (ad nauseam) and the author kept rehashing previous storylines. I did finish, but the why is beyond me.
June 8, 2019
Ship of Riun
It is a bit different from my usual fare. Nevertheless, it was a good read. We’ll see how the series progresses.
It is a bit different from my usual fare. Nevertheless, it was a good read. We’ll see how the series progresses.
May 28, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyable tiny-novel. Looking forward to the rest of the series. I hope there are two more books at least. Can't wait to find out who Casmir's
May 26, 2019
I can not give the book more than 3 star because I don't like the relationship between Casmir Dabrowski and Tenebris Rache. In that story plot Casmir is unselfish too good to be true man. The problem is that this kind of man doesn't exist.
July 30, 2019
Twins
This KU library selection is a continuation of the Star Kingdom sci-fi saga. Casmir and Kim have survived the adventures of book one and find themselves in search of a piece of a wormhole gate and Kim's archeologist mother. But once found, they realize the gate is protected by pseudo radiation and everyone who has come in contact with it has died. While Kim works on finding a cure, Casmir works on staying alive and a step ahead of the mercenary Rache, his newly discovered twin.
This KU library selection is a continuation of the Star Kingdom sci-fi saga. Casmir and Kim have survived the adventures of book one and find themselves in search of a piece of a wormhole gate and Kim's archeologist mother. But once found, they realize the gate is protected by pseudo radiation and everyone who has come in contact with it has died. While Kim works on finding a cure, Casmir works on staying alive and a step ahead of the mercenary Rache, his newly discovered twin.
October 23, 2019
I like this story, although it really, really seems improbable. With a name like Casmir Dabrowski, you’d think he was a dweeb and couldn’t do anything. Well, you’d almost be right, but some how this guy manages to get things done in the most improbable way possible. He seems to be a young scientist and professor that was chased away from a rather dull university life to becoming a “friend” with a notorious pirate and bad guy, to capturing a rogue starship attempting to escape Kingdom space!
I wrote “friend” that way, because Tenebris Rache doesn’t have friends. Either you’re working for him, or you're dead! Rache seems to like Casmir and even has a need for Casmir’s roommate, Kim Sato. She is also a scientist and academian previously working at the same university with Casmir.
After fleeing from the orbiting refinery that blew up, Captain Laser Bonita and her ship, the Dragon, were flying towards the Kingdom research vessel orbiting a frozen moon. They new that the research vessel once had a crew of mostly civilian archeologist who had found something on the small moon. As they approached the research vessel, they tried to make contact, but were unsuccessful. They didn’t know why, but were eager to find out.
They did contact a Kingdom warship that was captained by an old enemy of Casmir. His orders were to destroy the research vessel since he was told there was no one alive on-board due to some kind of contamination. He forbid the Dragon from docking with the research vessel, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t send over their android that Casmir had built for his self protection some while back. So, the android goes inside the research ship and finds a whole group of people clustered in a contamination free bio-hazard room with a magnetic shield around it. He also found a lot of dead bodies that were not in the protected area.
So, the Kingdom warship captain wants Casmir to come to his vessel so he can interrogate him using some powerful truth serum. Casmir really has nothing to hide so he voluntarily goes and submits to the interrogation. Meanwhile, remember Tenebris Rache? Well, he’s got a shuttle heading for the Dragon also and he wants Kim Sato. He gets her since there’s nothing aboard the Dragon to fight pirates with, so he takes her down to the small moon and into a deep, deep cavern. It’s here that Kim finally figures out that something with this ship or maybe even the stargate pieces Rache is seeking are giving off a deadly radiation; one that they can’t even see!
Well, the fun has started now. Casmir eventually talks his way aboard a rogue starship trying to steal parts of the stargate. Now he has to find a way to keep it from both the Kingdom and Tenebris Rache. He doesn’t really trust either party to use the stargate in the right way. Of course, this doesn’t make either party happy. I guess Casmir and Kim are no longer bored with life, right?
I wrote “friend” that way, because Tenebris Rache doesn’t have friends. Either you’re working for him, or you're dead! Rache seems to like Casmir and even has a need for Casmir’s roommate, Kim Sato. She is also a scientist and academian previously working at the same university with Casmir.
After fleeing from the orbiting refinery that blew up, Captain Laser Bonita and her ship, the Dragon, were flying towards the Kingdom research vessel orbiting a frozen moon. They new that the research vessel once had a crew of mostly civilian archeologist who had found something on the small moon. As they approached the research vessel, they tried to make contact, but were unsuccessful. They didn’t know why, but were eager to find out.
They did contact a Kingdom warship that was captained by an old enemy of Casmir. His orders were to destroy the research vessel since he was told there was no one alive on-board due to some kind of contamination. He forbid the Dragon from docking with the research vessel, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t send over their android that Casmir had built for his self protection some while back. So, the android goes inside the research ship and finds a whole group of people clustered in a contamination free bio-hazard room with a magnetic shield around it. He also found a lot of dead bodies that were not in the protected area.
So, the Kingdom warship captain wants Casmir to come to his vessel so he can interrogate him using some powerful truth serum. Casmir really has nothing to hide so he voluntarily goes and submits to the interrogation. Meanwhile, remember Tenebris Rache? Well, he’s got a shuttle heading for the Dragon also and he wants Kim Sato. He gets her since there’s nothing aboard the Dragon to fight pirates with, so he takes her down to the small moon and into a deep, deep cavern. It’s here that Kim finally figures out that something with this ship or maybe even the stargate pieces Rache is seeking are giving off a deadly radiation; one that they can’t even see!
Well, the fun has started now. Casmir eventually talks his way aboard a rogue starship trying to steal parts of the stargate. Now he has to find a way to keep it from both the Kingdom and Tenebris Rache. He doesn’t really trust either party to use the stargate in the right way. Of course, this doesn’t make either party happy. I guess Casmir and Kim are no longer bored with life, right?
May 26, 2019
Love this series!
I absolutely love this series! As it is a Nerd with a capital N! He lives in The Kingdom, one of 12 colonies settled thousands of years ago from Earth with the use of Gate travel. Unfortunately, nobody understands how the gates work or how to get back to Earth. Unlike the other colonies, The Kingdom does not allow genetic tampering which means that poor Casmir has poor eyes, no depth perception, is subject to seizures and anophylaxis because he has so many allergies. On top of all that he is only 5’ 7” and has been bullied all his life! On the other hand, he is a genius and all that bullying has forced him to develop a sense of humour which he uses to bring people over to his side. Hs love of robotics led to him being the team leader for his kingdom in the development of military robots. Then he found out that they were not to be used for defensive purposes but as offensive weapons o he resigned and took on a position as a Scholar at the University. Imagine his surprise when a knight appeared and told him that he’d been sent by his mother to warn him to leave the planet as two of the killer robots had been programmed to kill him! Since he had been adopted as a baby he wondered who his mother was but there was no time. He had to run. The knight ran interference for him and he, and his roommate Kim, were soon running for their lives in book 1 he met Captain Laser Lopez and her crewman Qin, a modified human who had catlike features. He also, unhappily met the mercenary captain Rache, who kept his face covered at all times. In book 2 he and Kim are with Laser and Qin heading for the research vessel Machu Picchu where Kim hoped to find her (now an android) mother. The Kingdom has here warships en route to a gas refinery that Rache has blown up and they are hoping that Rache blew up with it! Unfortunately, nothing is going to go to plan. The researchers found an old spaceship which appears to contain the parts of a gate! But everyone who has come into contact with it is dying and none of the doctors or researchers know why. Kim finds herself fighting for a cure, Casmir has to try to take over an armed ship and convince a Kingdom captain and a knight that he is innocent of any wrongdoing. There is a whole brilliant cast of characters in these books and a lot of wry humour. The plot is complex and keeps you involved. Suitable for all ages.
I absolutely love this series! As it is a Nerd with a capital N! He lives in The Kingdom, one of 12 colonies settled thousands of years ago from Earth with the use of Gate travel. Unfortunately, nobody understands how the gates work or how to get back to Earth. Unlike the other colonies, The Kingdom does not allow genetic tampering which means that poor Casmir has poor eyes, no depth perception, is subject to seizures and anophylaxis because he has so many allergies. On top of all that he is only 5’ 7” and has been bullied all his life! On the other hand, he is a genius and all that bullying has forced him to develop a sense of humour which he uses to bring people over to his side. Hs love of robotics led to him being the team leader for his kingdom in the development of military robots. Then he found out that they were not to be used for defensive purposes but as offensive weapons o he resigned and took on a position as a Scholar at the University. Imagine his surprise when a knight appeared and told him that he’d been sent by his mother to warn him to leave the planet as two of the killer robots had been programmed to kill him! Since he had been adopted as a baby he wondered who his mother was but there was no time. He had to run. The knight ran interference for him and he, and his roommate Kim, were soon running for their lives in book 1 he met Captain Laser Lopez and her crewman Qin, a modified human who had catlike features. He also, unhappily met the mercenary captain Rache, who kept his face covered at all times. In book 2 he and Kim are with Laser and Qin heading for the research vessel Machu Picchu where Kim hoped to find her (now an android) mother. The Kingdom has here warships en route to a gas refinery that Rache has blown up and they are hoping that Rache blew up with it! Unfortunately, nothing is going to go to plan. The researchers found an old spaceship which appears to contain the parts of a gate! But everyone who has come into contact with it is dying and none of the doctors or researchers know why. Kim finds herself fighting for a cure, Casmir has to try to take over an armed ship and convince a Kingdom captain and a knight that he is innocent of any wrongdoing. There is a whole brilliant cast of characters in these books and a lot of wry humour. The plot is complex and keeps you involved. Suitable for all ages.
October 15, 2019
4.5 out of 5
An excellent book, in this one we have viewpoints from more people like Kim.
Casmier and his friends head to the ship that Kim's mother was on it but due to orders from a kingdom warship who is commanded by one of Casmier's old robot camp nemesis names Isshi they send Zee and find out that people are alive in it and prevent Ishhit from destroying it. but Casmiers head's to the Warship to answer some questions and Kim goes to the research ship.
she finds out after the researchers brought a piece of the inactive gate on board they all started dying and deduces that the gate is radiating some kind of radiation because it doesn't identify these version of humans with the original ones due to the genetic change that all humans did to escape a disease called Great Plague that almost destroyed humans about 200 years ago.Kim is kidnapped by Rache and brought to the ship that housed the gate to help his man and doctor Yas to find a cure for the Radiation, she finds out that Rache is immune desoite everyone else being sick.she thinks that Rache and Camier were cloned from someone before the genetic modification. she finally develops a kind of macrobiotics witch help cure them.
Casmier meanwhile is in space in the middle of a war that kingdom ships are fighting with another ship that has stealth technology and is carrying the gate.Casmier with the help of a young Knight named Asger and Qin infiltrates and takes control of the ship after defeating robots.
they fight Rache too when he tries to take the ship for himself.at the end Casmier hides the ship because he isn't sure about king Jager's intent(after he knocks Asgr out) and when Asger's wakes up he is distressed by what Casimir has done but promises to help him meet the queen who could help him.
An excellent book, in this one we have viewpoints from more people like Kim.
Casmier and his friends head to the ship that Kim's mother was on it but due to orders from a kingdom warship who is commanded by one of Casmier's old robot camp nemesis names Isshi they send Zee and find out that people are alive in it and prevent Ishhit from destroying it. but Casmiers head's to the Warship to answer some questions and Kim goes to the research ship.
she finds out after the researchers brought a piece of the inactive gate on board they all started dying and deduces that the gate is radiating some kind of radiation because it doesn't identify these version of humans with the original ones due to the genetic change that all humans did to escape a disease called Great Plague that almost destroyed humans about 200 years ago.Kim is kidnapped by Rache and brought to the ship that housed the gate to help his man and doctor Yas to find a cure for the Radiation, she finds out that Rache is immune desoite everyone else being sick.she thinks that Rache and Camier were cloned from someone before the genetic modification. she finally develops a kind of macrobiotics witch help cure them.
Casmier meanwhile is in space in the middle of a war that kingdom ships are fighting with another ship that has stealth technology and is carrying the gate.Casmier with the help of a young Knight named Asger and Qin infiltrates and takes control of the ship after defeating robots.
they fight Rache too when he tries to take the ship for himself.at the end Casmier hides the ship because he isn't sure about king Jager's intent(after he knocks Asgr out) and when Asger's wakes up he is distressed by what Casimir has done but promises to help him meet the queen who could help him.
November 25, 2021
When I first started reading the Star Kingdom series I will admit that was befuddled and wondered what to think. However, “Ship of Ruin” has definitely peaked my interest even more.
As I stated in my review of book one, there are three sets of characters whose lives merge into one with potentially catastrophic consequences. Our first set of characters are Professor Casmir Dabrowki and his best friend and roommate, Kim who is a biologist. They are on the run and not good at dealing with people but are brilliant in the prospective sciences.
Kim and Casmir have hook up with Captain Bonita and her first officer, Qin who is a hybrid cat human who has a fascination with knights. They are trying to survive the Knights, guards and the pirate, Rache and his crew and Dr Yas, someone he coerced into hi service. Rache and Casmir have the same dna indicating they are brothers but they haven’t reconciled who they are to each other yet.
Everyone is on the hunt for an elusive gate that provides advance technology that can swing the tides to the person who owns it but there is a major problem, all those who have been associated with it has died from a mysterious ailment. Now,Qin and Kim etc have been exposed and they now have to race to find a cure because they also learn that Casmir and Rache seem to be immune.
I’m beginning to understand where the plot is heading but the relationship are still not finite enough to know who truly is the enemy and who can be trusted. One thing for sure, this series is growing o me and I cannot wait to see where it is headed. I love the quirky, flawed characters that are nerd like yet comical. However they are not at anyone’s mercy because they know how to take care of themselves.
As I stated in my review of book one, there are three sets of characters whose lives merge into one with potentially catastrophic consequences. Our first set of characters are Professor Casmir Dabrowki and his best friend and roommate, Kim who is a biologist. They are on the run and not good at dealing with people but are brilliant in the prospective sciences.
Kim and Casmir have hook up with Captain Bonita and her first officer, Qin who is a hybrid cat human who has a fascination with knights. They are trying to survive the Knights, guards and the pirate, Rache and his crew and Dr Yas, someone he coerced into hi service. Rache and Casmir have the same dna indicating they are brothers but they haven’t reconciled who they are to each other yet.
Everyone is on the hunt for an elusive gate that provides advance technology that can swing the tides to the person who owns it but there is a major problem, all those who have been associated with it has died from a mysterious ailment. Now,Qin and Kim etc have been exposed and they now have to race to find a cure because they also learn that Casmir and Rache seem to be immune.
I’m beginning to understand where the plot is heading but the relationship are still not finite enough to know who truly is the enemy and who can be trusted. One thing for sure, this series is growing o me and I cannot wait to see where it is headed. I love the quirky, flawed characters that are nerd like yet comical. However they are not at anyone’s mercy because they know how to take care of themselves.
March 28, 2021
This series just keeps getting better. Lindsay Buroker has managed to fit even more action then on the first book. It really is a lot of fun.
Casmir has become unknowingly a Space Pirate on his on. It is great reading the fast way in which Casmir keeps getting in and out of trouble. I am really enjoying the whole story.
Rache the well known Pirate is a little subdued but he is ready for his moment in the spotlight. His idea to search for the cause of the illness and the gate that might end up killing his crew. He is a strange anti-hero. Wanting to do good, while being the pirate.
Gresta story can't wait for the third in the series.
Casmir has become unknowingly a Space Pirate on his on. It is great reading the fast way in which Casmir keeps getting in and out of trouble. I am really enjoying the whole story.
Rache the well known Pirate is a little subdued but he is ready for his moment in the spotlight. His idea to search for the cause of the illness and the gate that might end up killing his crew. He is a strange anti-hero. Wanting to do good, while being the pirate.
Gresta story can't wait for the third in the series.
July 21, 2019
Good Story
This is a good that has a couple of levels. Those that prefer personal interaction and relationships between people, androids, races and classes in a spaceship are going to love it. Those looking for more action and adventure will be disappointed. It's a good story with some original ideas but for me anyway, it seemed to bog down too often, as if the story had to be coaxed out of the characters. In the end we are left with a cliff-hanger but also with a "who cares?" attitude.
This is a good that has a couple of levels. Those that prefer personal interaction and relationships between people, androids, races and classes in a spaceship are going to love it. Those looking for more action and adventure will be disappointed. It's a good story with some original ideas but for me anyway, it seemed to bog down too often, as if the story had to be coaxed out of the characters. In the end we are left with a cliff-hanger but also with a "who cares?" attitude.
December 10, 2019
This Book 2 of the series continues an entertaining space romp with a variety of memorable characters. Depicts an incredible idea for a way of a previous unknown intelligence to protect space gates from "other species." A space knight enters the plot and keeps the relationships stirred up. Read Book 1 first to fully appreciate the deep character development of this series. In this book, the characters discover a new space gate and fight over it. The guy still does not learn who is real mom is, so on to Book 3...
June 11, 2019
As Good as the First Book
This second installment in the series is just as engaging as the first book. I’m downloading the third book now and so glad I don’t have to wait as it is already published. Lindsay has a talent for telling stories with just enough descriptive detail to paint a picture in your head, but not enough to get in the way of the exciting story line. I can lose myself in her stories and that is a good thing!
This second installment in the series is just as engaging as the first book. I’m downloading the third book now and so glad I don’t have to wait as it is already published. Lindsay has a talent for telling stories with just enough descriptive detail to paint a picture in your head, but not enough to get in the way of the exciting story line. I can lose myself in her stories and that is a good thing!
November 29, 2020
I enjoyed more than the first book in the series. I found the action, pacing and story a lot more engaging. I possibly also enjoyed it more because we get to see more of both Kim (whom I love) and Rache – both of whom I found to be much more interesting characters. While there is still no obvious romance I would not be surprised to see something develop between Kim & Rache down the track. She is certainly up to the task.
March 15, 2021
Wow talk about convoluted, entertwined plots!
Ran into a synopsis for book 4? Out of habit I always start with book 1 in a series. So glad I did. I was so caught up in the story that I started book 2 without stopping. I can see where the original synopsis said this was like the original Star Trek stories and the Star Wars stories all wrapped up together. May I suggest you give these books a try. Now I'm going to see what happens next in Hero Code.
Ran into a synopsis for book 4? Out of habit I always start with book 1 in a series. So glad I did. I was so caught up in the story that I started book 2 without stopping. I can see where the original synopsis said this was like the original Star Trek stories and the Star Wars stories all wrapped up together. May I suggest you give these books a try. Now I'm going to see what happens next in Hero Code.
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