Forgotten Stars

Forgotten Stars #1

by Odette C. Bell

A new realm has awoken. A new threat has emerged. So new warriors must take the helm.
Amber is an ordinary ensign whose only claim to fame is throwing toast on the most important soldier on the station. Then everything changes. When she’s lost on an alien world and her true powers awaken, she must keep them secret from the Coalition or pay the price.
But it’ll be hard to keep her secret around the ever-watchful Commander Starsmith. When she draws his eye, he can’t look away. For deep within him, something is arising. Let it sink, and the station might survive. Let it rise, and the Coalition will never be the same again.
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Tune in for the thrilling first installment in the Forgotten Stars series. Action-packed, heart-racing sci-fi, it has just the right mix of adventure, thrills, and light romance. It is sure to please fans of Odette C. Bell’s Ouroboros

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Amazon, Romance, Adventure, Futuristic, Fiction

166 pages, ebook

Published June 14, 2021

About the author

Odette C. Bell has authored over 50 books, in genres ranging from sci-fi adventure to urban fantasy.
Odette started off on FictionPress many moons ago. Her original name was Muscularkevin. Her first work was Gladys the Guard. She later became Scrabblecat before finally publishing in 2011/2012.

previous pen names include J.C. Luck, Monica Shepherd, Sarah Good, and Jilly McQueen

Reviews

[Alayne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This could have been a very good story with a more adept writer. However, as it is, it is full of repetition and errors, including the best friend's name (who never really came into the story) which was Roslyn some of the time and Rosalynn the rest of the time. I won't be reading any more by this writer.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Forgotten stars is a rather interesting story, it's sa universe where alternate universes are bleeding over into ours, and they can't be harmed with normal weapons. But, there are some that have the mental capacity to fight the invaders, and make no mistake, they are invaders. One girl is fighting the good fight, even though she's taking crap from all sides for not being who others want her to be, but none of that matters when the invaders are about. It's a pretty good first in series, and I fully intend to read more in this series.

[Betsy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The idea for the story is good: a young ensign coming into mysterious powers she knows nothing about, an extremely powerful alien artifact, attacks by an interdimensional alien race with murder on their minds, and an experienced, high ranking special ops solider with powerful technology who doesn't want to be on the space station he's stuck on. So far so good, however, the problem comes with the author's writing. The prose is flat, there are some grammatical errors, two different spellings for a secondary character's name, and not much detail added to flesh out the story, for example, there are almost no descriptions that could give the reader a sense of what the space station looks like, what "the edge" looks like, etc. Disappointing. I won't be reading any more.

[Linda Rorex · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book in the Forgotten Stars by Odette C. Bell. Amber is an ensign who is stranded at the space station on an alien planet then her mysterious powers begin to awaken, but she must keep her secret from the Coalition or face dire consequences. Her secret becomes harder to conceal around Commander Starsmith, a powerful and enigmatic figure who’s drawn to Amber for reasons even he doesn’t understand. As a new realm awakens and a mysterious threat emerges, Amber and Starsmith are pulled into a conflict that could reshape the Coalition forever. I really enjoyed this fascinating fantasy space opera novel.

[Linda Rorex · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book in the Forgotten Stars by Odette C. Bell. Amber is an ensign who is stranded at the space station on an alien planet then her mysterious powers begin to awaken, but she must keep her secret from the Coalition or face dire consequences. Her secret becomes harder to conceal around Commander Starsmith, a powerful and enigmatic figure who’s drawn to Amber for reasons even he doesn’t understand. As a new realm awakens and a mysterious threat emerges, Amber and Starsmith are pulled into a conflict that could reshape the Coalition forever. I really enjoyed this fascinating fantasy space opera novel.

[Star · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really enjoying Odette's writing style. The short episodes are just enough to whet my appetite.
As a fan of Sci-fi I also enjoy the galactic world building where the threats of deep space are just beyond the bulk heads.

So, I'm rating this four stars because its filling a gap in my reading list but it isn't something I will likely re-read. I also wish there was an audiobook format for it.

[Barrie Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Epic sci fi

An absolute blockbuster non-stop action from the first page, with aliens and amazing tech battles that will have you Mo frantically turning the pages and even some humour. Can't wait to read the rest of this series well written with amazing characters with the best storyline I've read in a long time, don't miss this one, Baz.

[Liza · Rating 4 out of 5]

I worried that by having a title 'Book One', the story would be incomplete - and it kinda was. But it did reach a satisfactory point so that there is some closure. (Some stories don't achieve any completion.)

I do enjoy Odette's writing.

[Monica Peavy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, 1 done 3 to go.

I really live the characters in this story especially when we see Amber successfully wield alien technology against a new enemy. And she has to keep her new skill a secret. Fun to read.

[Jon Singleton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Space monsters. Mental powers. Space soldiers

An emerging space danger has the effect of turning a scientific Navy person into an awesome mental fighting soldier. She is the hope of the Galaxy.

[Mark P. Downey · Rating 5 out of 5]

What A Ride!

This was one of the most fun books. I’ve read in a while. The characters and their interactions were great. The creativity of the author was impressive. I highly recommend this book.

[Veronica Strachan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Action packed

Great concept, sharp action, space based science fiction. Interesting combination of swords and spaceships. Characters who grow on you and a solid series plot.
A good read.

[theswooncollector · Rating 3 out of 5]

Exciting but confusing

The plot is very promising but there's something about the writing style that just doesn't work for me. There's too much internal monologue during action scenes that kinda make my eyes glaze with boredom.

[Laura Wolfe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that the book was a bit short and could’ve had some more character development but I enjoyed the action scenes and I can see that there’s more to see but I will not be buying the second book.

[sigh ra · Rating 3 out of 5]

some good comfy sci-fi

[Ricardo Perla]

The Forgotten Stars Book One was thrilling and imagination-capturing. It kept me glued to the reader screen to see what was coming next.

[T.A. Burke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining but the story is spread across four books, and it's unclear if it will even end then.

[Scott Shjefte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Over the top extra dimensional alien monsters invade at a far edge of the universe. Purchased this edition on September 27, 2023, from Amazon for free.

[More Books Than Time · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weird and entertaining.

[Nh Goode · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting introduction to alien species

Like the plot, little more chaotic than usual but I like where it's heading. Will have to buy the next now!

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Novelization of a Manga?

This reads like an anime, novelized, translated from Asia. Enjoyable and exciting. I wish source was attributed. Valkyries and Ragnarok the sword.

[John Wegener · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining story with enough of a hook at the end to want you to read more.

[Peter Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

Looking forward to next book in series. Odette Bell is a very good story teller. I look forward to her books.

[Sonia Santos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining

This book was riveting from the start. I loved that Amber was chosen as the victor throughout the story and being an unseen hero made it more appealing.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting plot. This would have been a 4 star if not for all of the mistakes made that a competent editor should have caught.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn't think I'd like this book, I got it for free on Amazon. Once I finished it, I bought the other three in the set because now I want to know how the story ends. The author's writing style is a little all over the place, but the story is interesting. The two main characters, Ensign Amber and Captain Kim are a good match for each other- he's all miliary and she's a bit of a bumbler. The story pretty much starts quick and doesn't stop for a break until the end of the book, but even then, it's a bit of a cliff hanger. Sometimes its a little hard to follow the sci-fi techhie part of the writing, but you get the gist. It's a fun romp so far, looking forward to the next books!