Wizard's Flight

Star Streaker #1

by T.M. Catron, Wilhelmina Kirk

She's an heiress-turned-smuggler, on the run from an arranged marriage.
He's a Galaxy Wizard on the run from his own kind.
Together, they'll encounter more danger than they ever bargained for.

Captain Montana Cooper has a knack for attracting trouble, but when she hires a handsome new crew member for her smuggling operation, danger begins to plague her crew at every turn.

Montana is accustomed to evading the Empire and dodging her father, but this time, the captain can't run from trouble. Because it turns out that her new CO is a fugitive, as well, and when he is captured by bounty hunters, Montana must follow them into the most lawless system in the Empire.

To save him, she's got to risk her ship, her crew, and even her own freedom.

Wizard's Flight is a clean sci-fi fantasy adventure with a slow-build friends-to-love romance. If you like snarky humor, handsome wizards, breathtaking adventure, and exciting new worlds, then this book is for you!

Genres: Science Fiction, Space, Space Opera

254 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 13, 2018

About the author

T.M. Catron is the Star Streaker series and various short stories. Her stories tend to include strong female characters (or those who want to be strong) and fun, twisty plots.

Catron enjoys reading, writing, camping, hiking, and really big cups of coffee. Find her at tmcatron.com where she posts snippets of upcoming books and occasionally emotes about writing. Or connect on Facebook at authortmcatron, and Twitter @tmcatron.

Currently, Catron lives in Tennessee with her husband, son, and three spoiled dogs.

T.M. Catron also writes as Alex Bratton and Wilhelmina Kirk.

Reviews

[Marti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Captain Rance is like a tootsie roll pop—hard on the outside and soft & sweet deep inside. Oh, did I mention hilarious?! Roote is mysterious, strong and brave. Great story!

[Bonnie Dale Keck · Rating 3 out of 5]

kindle unlimited, this says #1, Solaris says #1 BUT is not available on amazon, and evidently was rewrite of sorts {bad one} for the reasons listed below as I show the 4 set {which have and reviewed on goodreads but not amazon because doesn't even show up} and is totally messed up confusing as to time period, continuity, title/s, order {the set has the prequel according to PUBLISH date, NOT actual order should be read in, again totally confusing}.

More trouble than she ever bargained for... When Captain Rance Cooper picks up a new CO for her smuggling operation, she’s ecstatic. Roote is a natural leader, overly qualified, annoyingly polite, and can live with Rance’s strict rules aboard the Star Streaker. There’s only one problem: he has a mysterious past that endangers the entire crew. When that past catches up to Roote during a run-in with mercs, Rance must make an impossible decision - abandon her new hire to his fate, or risk her crew’s lives to rescue him? But of all the rules aboard Rance’s ship, only one applies to this situation: nobody gets left behind.

The set I read includes the supposedly first 4 published books:
Episode #1 Solaris
THIS one does NOT show up on amazon, instead Wizard's Flight, which TOTALLY skips what happened to the butlet and how main character's friend shows up as pilot, and where he was in all this before. Lists #1 Wizard's Flight: A Space Opera Adventure (Star Streaker Book 1) but not exact story as THIS #1, totally different time frame, 2 years later or else since the books/order so messed up, and attempting to figure order to read, looking at multiple books, but none make sense!
Episode #2 The Deliverance Code
Episode #3 Defiance--flashback episode (prequel)
Episode #4 Prometheus Rescue
Includes an additional short story, “A Conversation”

BELOW is order shows on amazon, so by this Solaris ? the Prometheus is 2, Persephone is ?, and the additional ones have not seen listed separately.
Wizard's Flight: A Space Opera Adventure (Star Streaker Book 1)
Prometheus Rescue (Star Streaker Book 2)
Persephone Evasion (Star Streaker Book 3)

[The Mysterious Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

T.M. Catron’s Wizard's Flight: A Space Opera Adventure, the first book in her Star Streaker series, is just pure unadulterated fun. It’s also really well written and had just what I wanted including a great plot. I frankly adore Captain Rance Cooper and love watching her deal with, well, everything. Roote, and the rest of the cast of characters, is pretty amazing as well. The story definitely has the crossover Star Wars / Firefly vibe promised by the publisher’s blurb and perhaps that’s why I liked it do much. Frankly, I don’t even want to analyze why it’s so much fun. It simply is. Indeed, 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, it is easy to highly recommend. I’m definitely looking forward to the next book in this series.

[James Wassmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Retelling of the Star Streaker Adventures

Back in 2017 or so I purchased a 4 book set called The Star Streaker Adventures for the Kindle and loved it. However, although the author, then known as T. M. Catron promised more to the story in 2018, the books never materialized and I wondered what happened. Then I found out the author had changed her pen name to Wilhelmina Kirk and retired the series. But then I guess she had a change of heart and resurrected it as the Galactic Heiress Series.
At first it seemed like a word for word copy of the same story except the main protagonist’s alias had been changed from Rance to Montana. All the other characters were the same. I was pleasantly surprised that the Caduceus Drive section had been reworked with the mercenary attack and subsequent plot change. I am looking forward to their further adventures and hope for more surprises in the story.

[Christinaraven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cannot go wrong with space ships, a Captain running from her father, and a new CO with secrets. Once Captain Rance hires the new CO Roote, the fun really begins. Running from Unity solders in space and on planet, we get a taste of secrets both Rance and Roote are hiding. Rance and her crew do seem to be on a streak of odd circumstances. There were quite a lot of funny and head shaking scenes. Well written and I was highly entertained through all of the story.

[Clare]

Very enjoyable

I really enjoyed the universe of Montana Cooper. The characters were well formed but left secrets from their pasts on the table for future unveiling. I'll be watching for more in this series.

[Mr Geoffrey Bowlt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found it a bit two dimentional,but will give it a second chance by reading prequel!

[Shana Pare · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rollicking good fun!

I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next book. There is a reasonable plot which has several different avenues to follow without getting the reader lost. Montana is well done as is her crew. Dialogue is pretty snappy, and the action scenes crackle with energy as she attempts to rescue a captured shipmate.

I highly recommend this book. I think you will enjoy it as well.

[Nancy H · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not normally a fan of space fiction, but I really did like this book. I especially liked the woman as captain of the ship, captain of her own destiny, and that she had the skills and abilities to conquer the bad guys.