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The Skyward Saga #1
Starshot
Kaishi thinks the thing that crashed from the stars is the answer to her prayers. It has other ideas.
Caught between warring factions, Kaishi and her tribe face extinction. When a burning meteor lights up the night, Kaishi investigates and finds a voice with answers for everything, with secrets that could let Kaishi save her people. All Kaishi has to do is promise to follow Its orders.
But all promises have a price… unknown to Kaishi, a hunter comes from across the stars, seeking to take away Kaishi’s newfound hopes. A living weapon, this creature has one goal: kill what Kaishi found, and all who have touched it.
Starshot is the first book in The Skyward Saga, a completed sci-fi adventure series that features mind-bending alien encounters, far-future action, devious villains, and a heroine that won’t stop fighting.
If you like fast-paced, action-driven science fiction with a new twist on the alien encounter story, you’ll love A.R. Knight’s Starshot and the entire Skyward Saga.
Grab Starshot and start your interstellar adventure today!
Caught between warring factions, Kaishi and her tribe face extinction. When a burning meteor lights up the night, Kaishi investigates and finds a voice with answers for everything, with secrets that could let Kaishi save her people. All Kaishi has to do is promise to follow Its orders.
But all promises have a price… unknown to Kaishi, a hunter comes from across the stars, seeking to take away Kaishi’s newfound hopes. A living weapon, this creature has one goal: kill what Kaishi found, and all who have touched it.
Starshot is the first book in The Skyward Saga, a completed sci-fi adventure series that features mind-bending alien encounters, far-future action, devious villains, and a heroine that won’t stop fighting.
If you like fast-paced, action-driven science fiction with a new twist on the alien encounter story, you’ll love A.R. Knight’s Starshot and the entire Skyward Saga.
Grab Starshot and start your interstellar adventure today!
- GenresScience Fiction
254 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2020
155 people are currently reading
120 people want to read
About the author
A.R. Knight
532 books32 followersI spin stories in a frosty house in Madison, WI, primarily owned by a pair of cats. After getting sucked into the working grind in the economic crash of the 2008, I found myself spending boring meetings soaring through space and going on grand adventures.
Eventually, spending time with podcasting, screenplays, short stories and other novels, I found a story I could fall into and a cast of characters both entertaining and full of heart. That story became Wild Nines, and eventually became a trilogy.
I've got a basket, maybe even a barrel of ideas for more stories coming after these, so if you'd like to see what I'm scribing, feel free to visit me at adamrknight.com or sign up for my newsletter at http://bit.ly/bkbnewswn.
Thanks for reading!
Eventually, spending time with podcasting, screenplays, short stories and other novels, I found a story I could fall into and a cast of characters both entertaining and full of heart. That story became Wild Nines, and eventually became a trilogy.
I've got a basket, maybe even a barrel of ideas for more stories coming after these, so if you'd like to see what I'm scribing, feel free to visit me at adamrknight.com or sign up for my newsletter at http://bit.ly/bkbnewswn.
Thanks for reading!
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February 8, 2025
4/10
Llegué a este libro por una publicidad en Instagram y, la verdad, he aprendido una lección: nunca más caer en las garras del marketing.
El libro se divide en dos partes. La primera transcurre en un mundo pretecnológico, donde la hija de un chamán descubre algo caído del cielo que cambiará su realidad de forma radical. No es la historia más fascinante que he leído, pero se deja leer. A medida que la protagonista desentraña los secretos de su hallazgo, su estatus dentro de la sociedad crece, impulsando un salto tecnológico importante. Le pondría un 6: entretenido sin ser brillante.
El problema es la segunda trama. Decir que me pareció aburrida se queda corto. Nos presentan una raza alienígena guerrera enfrentada a otros seres, pero sin contexto ni profundidad sobre ninguno de los bandos. Las escenas de acción son confusas y poco fluidas, lo que hace que la historia se vuelva tediosa. Como mucho, le daría un 2.
Es uno de esos libros que, una semana después, apenas recuerdas. Tiene un ritmo irregular, personajes planos y una narrativa que no destaca en nada. Como historia de ciencia ficción, no funciona. Como novela de aventuras, la parte pretecnológica tiene un pase.
En resumen, no lo recomendaría, aunque seguro tendrá su público, como todo.
Llegué a este libro por una publicidad en Instagram y, la verdad, he aprendido una lección: nunca más caer en las garras del marketing.
El libro se divide en dos partes. La primera transcurre en un mundo pretecnológico, donde la hija de un chamán descubre algo caído del cielo que cambiará su realidad de forma radical. No es la historia más fascinante que he leído, pero se deja leer. A medida que la protagonista desentraña los secretos de su hallazgo, su estatus dentro de la sociedad crece, impulsando un salto tecnológico importante. Le pondría un 6: entretenido sin ser brillante.
El problema es la segunda trama. Decir que me pareció aburrida se queda corto. Nos presentan una raza alienígena guerrera enfrentada a otros seres, pero sin contexto ni profundidad sobre ninguno de los bandos. Las escenas de acción son confusas y poco fluidas, lo que hace que la historia se vuelva tediosa. Como mucho, le daría un 2.
Es uno de esos libros que, una semana después, apenas recuerdas. Tiene un ritmo irregular, personajes planos y una narrativa que no destaca en nada. Como historia de ciencia ficción, no funciona. Como novela de aventuras, la parte pretecnológica tiene un pase.
En resumen, no lo recomendaría, aunque seguro tendrá su público, como todo.
May 1, 2023
An Interesting Story
A world that resembles Earth in many ways, from Inca, Aztec like tribes and warriors to obsidian knives, Kurki's and various animals. To a fight in space over who survives a repilian species or an invasive symbiotic species that controls their hosts. And a young girl who somehow gets herself infected and now has a "God" in her head telling her what to do. Read and see.
A world that resembles Earth in many ways, from Inca, Aztec like tribes and warriors to obsidian knives, Kurki's and various animals. To a fight in space over who survives a repilian species or an invasive symbiotic species that controls their hosts. And a young girl who somehow gets herself infected and now has a "God" in her head telling her what to do. Read and see.
June 4, 2023
This novel chronicles the life of Kaishi, a simple daughter of the priest of her primitive tribe, and Sax and his quartet of humanoids bent on scourging a parasitic species from the universe. At first, it feels like reading two unrelated narratives but then hints of their paths crossing come into play.
In depth world building and character construction make this book compelling. I may have benefited from drawings of some more complex species though.
In depth world building and character construction make this book compelling. I may have benefited from drawings of some more complex species though.
September 17, 2022
Just great
This book is one of the most entertaining books I have read this year. R. KNIGHT DOES A good job of moving his characters on The sexual tension between the Empress and her General is down played on a scale of 1 thru 5 I rate this book 4.6
This book is one of the most entertaining books I have read this year. R. KNIGHT DOES A good job of moving his characters on The sexual tension between the Empress and her General is down played on a scale of 1 thru 5 I rate this book 4.6
February 25, 2023
Two stories for the price of one.
Interesting style alternating the two stories. Good cast of characters in both the storylines . Very different environments, one primitive and one space going. Looking forward to the next in the series.
Interesting style alternating the two stories. Good cast of characters in both the storylines . Very different environments, one primitive and one space going. Looking forward to the next in the series.
March 30, 2025
Parasites
Enjoyed the stories. They ran parallel, hinting at intersections that must wait for book two. Something of a double cliffhanger with both plot lines only partially resolved. “Maybe” rating due to violence against women.
Enjoyed the stories. They ran parallel, hinting at intersections that must wait for book two. Something of a double cliffhanger with both plot lines only partially resolved. “Maybe” rating due to violence against women.
October 1, 2022
Good read
Well written, with a strong story line, extensive action, realistic dialog, and an interesting take on what constitutes an alien invasion.
Well written, with a strong story line, extensive action, realistic dialog, and an interesting take on what constitutes an alien invasion.
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