Longshot Hypothesis

Shadow of the Dominion #1

by Blaze Ward

Valentinian just wants to make a living hauling cargo between planets and stations. His new charter promises to be profitable, hauling an all-girl-band all over the Dominion. But trouble starts before they take off, and Valentinian has just hired a crewman with a shadowy past, big muscles, and the sort of military training that only the Dominator’s Elite Assault Cavalry wields.

What else could possibly go wrong?

Longshot—the first novel in the new series, Shadow of the Dominion, is a fresh take on space merchants, space marines, and oh, yeah, hired muscle.

Be sure to be on the look-out for the other books in this series!

Genres: Science Fiction

204 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 13, 2019

About the author

Blaze Ward writes science fiction in the Alexandria Station universe as well as The Collective. He also write fantasy stories with several characters and series, from an alternate Rome to epic high fantasy in the desert. You can find out more at his website www.blazeward.com, as well as Facebook, here, and other places.

Blaze’s works are available as ebooks, paper, and audio, and can be found at a variety of online vendors (Kobo, Amazon, and others). His newsletter comes out quarterly, and you can also follow his blog on his website. He really enjoys interacting with fans, and looks forward to any and all questions—even ones about his books!

Reviews

[Teresa Carrigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit short but quite fun. I caught a lot of references to Star Wars that were clearly inserted as Easter eggs or homages. The main character is similar to a young Han Solo for that matter. This is the first book of a new series.

[Debrac2014 · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took me a while to get into the story but it was a fun read!

[benebean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun space opera with compelling storyline. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

[vena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect, perfection.

Great fight scenes with excellent dialog. Glaze Ward has flow. Found a few mistakes, that didn't mess with my enjoyment. I am on to the 2nd in this series and will go on and explore his other works.

[Ed A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining read

A great start to a new series. The only problem I have with this book is that it’s too short. I just have to hope that the wait won’t be long for the next title.

[David Besly · Rating 5 out of 5]

great action story

Nice story, lots of world building without pages of exposition. Multi viewpoints allows you to see character motivations. Like when people work together for their own reasons, some of which are greedy / selfish. Fun to see the characters assign their own motivations to others and be surprised to find they do not all act the same.

[Soima Traian · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great space adventure

A great space adventure novel, written very well, with action, mistery, well crafted characters and quite a bit of potential for a sequel.

[Brent Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun Read

This was a fun book to read. It kinda sucks you in and makes it hard to put down. Enjoyed the hell out of it!