Starfall Station

Fallen Empire #2.5

by Lindsay Buroker

Included as a short story within the Fallen Empire Omnibus (Books 1-3, and prequel)

Genres: Science Fiction, Audiobook, Space Opera, Fantasy, Novella, Space, Science Fiction Romance

40 pages, ebook

First published March 13, 2017

About the author

I'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.

Reviews

[Eve · Rating 4 out of 5]

LEO YOU HUNKA HUNKA SEXY BEAST, I LOVE YOU.

I will never get enough of Leo's POV. Dude literally thinks ONE, just one, nice thing about Alisa and here I am freakin MELTING.

I did like this story, short and simple. I'm glad to finally take a look into Leo's brain, it's always hard to tell how he's feeling. God damn, I love this man.

[Sheia (Hiatus) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, but shows movement and growth in character. I enjoyed Leo's POV. It definitely hit different than Alisa's. The last scene was sad. And I wish I could hug our cyborg too.

[Efka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Turned out this short story is quite a decent detective with a bit of extra background info on Leonidas. I actually enjoyed it.

[Sarah Boni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although short, this snapshot into Leonidas's mind was so fun and a nice change of pace. I also really liked some serious one on one between Leonidas and Alisa which in the ever-lively Nomad is rather rare. Maybe not a necessity for story comprehension but if you have the chance then I wouldn't pass it up!

[Karl Hakimian · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting insight into Leonidas and how he thinks. Also a bit more groundwork on his relationship with Alisa.

While probably not a good introduction to this series, it certainly was a fun interlude between books.

[Bob · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice interlude, but it could easily been part of book 2 or 3.

[BJ Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't read this, I listened to it. I know, some of you idiots like to call listening reading. Perhaps you need to pull out a dictionary and read that... or listen. Is Webster on Audible? Hmmmmm.

Anyways, I was able to get my hands on the first three books of this series for free. I spent a good portion of ten days or so after the earthquake freezing, without heat, and under a mound of blankets too emotionally drained to do anything but play app games and listen to this. It was a good way to turn my mind off and recharge for those few hours a day I would actually do life and help my city recover from the ruins. Nothing special in the series and I am sure I will forget all about it in time, but it was good enough to hold my attention for a time.

[MGB · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well written story with cyborgs and extraterrestrial action. Certainly fits in well with the rest of the author's Fallen Empire series. The reader learns more about the main characters. The environment the have to live and work in also becomes more obvious.

A very good read for science fiction fans.

[Jesse James · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little short story to buff out my reading challenge quota, and it was interesting as the story takes characters perspectives from the third person, but you still get to see inside their own heads. This time we got to see the perspective of a different character in the series and not the main one, which was refreshing. Overall was a nice little stop off before book 3.

[Manie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starfall Station is a shortish interlude on the friendship developing between Alisa and Leonidas against the background of the efforts people will make to capture/ kill especially Leonidas what with that huge reward on his head.
Incidentally it also offer a little more insight on the pervasive lawlessness prevailing on Alliance subsequent to the ending of the Alliance/ Imperial war.
Enjoy.

[Martha (Marty) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very quick little interlude with Alisa and Leonidas. Quips, fighting, a little flirting and realisations about Leonidas' situation. I have a feeling this one will pay off in the next book too, so let's see what happens.

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay...I cheated...I didn't read it; I listened to the audiobook narrated by Kate Reading. It was terrific. I'm fascinated by the concept of cyborgs, and this story did not disappoint. If you like the genre, this story is a keeper.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably shouldn't be counting these novellas as part of my yearly reads, especially this one considering it's part of a larger omnibus, but to hell with the count! This one was just too good and exactly what I wanted from Buroker.

[Jānis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Īsstāstiņš Fallen Empire sērijā un šoreiz no Leo (kiborga) skatu punkta nevis no Alises.

Nav tā, ka tas sniegtu kādu papildus info, jo patiesībā nesniedz, taču parāda nedaudz vairāk Leo domu gaitu.

[Dawn Matsumura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short side trip. Brief mention of things from this story in book 3.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, but short, continuation of the series.

[Torfinn Ingolfsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it.

[TT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short POV from Leo that reveals an interesting plot point but also why he doesn't laugh much.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still good

[Joan Albert · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5/5

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly literally anything could have happened in this book and it still would have been 4 stars for the sole reason that its Leonidas pov

[Daardi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short story in the series. It was good but I wanted more. It was too short of a short story.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining Sci-Fi listening 🎧
I listened to this as part of Star Rebels. I was a very interesting tale of space futuristic fantasy world 🌏. 2023

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed how awkward Leonidas' perspective is.

[Carien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made me cry 😢. Short, sweet, and a good little bit of insight into our main characters. And an unhealthy serving of reality…

[Alesay · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.4 stars. From Leonidas's point of view.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

how much trouble can those 2 get into? even a short stop on a space station

love Lindsey's pace and detail

[Graham Tallents · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very short story that serves to further develop the relationship between our heroine and her cyborg passenger. Very fast paced and recommended reading at this stage of the Trilogy.

[gabriela · Rating 4 out of 5]

not a good time to be a cyborg 💔

[Cara Noyes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice novella placed in the trilogy book.
It gave good back story to Leonidas.