Return from the Dead

Starship Orpheus #1

by Symon Jade

Captain Deadalus gathers together a group of deadly renegades and rebels against the Empire, the power that seeks to gain control of the galaxy

Genres: Science Fiction

181 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1982

Reviews

[Devin Mccurdy · Rating 1 out of 5]

"Get me Captain Wok..."

My favorite part of this book was when Captain Deadalus slices up a prison guard's face in order to extract information about where his crew was being held, and then upon finding his crew says something like "NO!! They've been tortured!"

[Scott M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok, so this wasn't exactly a FIVE star book, but it definitely was - for me - a 4+ star book. I am having problems understanding the hate of the other reviews. Yes, it is a pulp adventure and reads like one, but I enjoyed every minute of reading it. It had a good plot, a likeable protagonist, action, romance....not sure what more someone would be looking for from a pulp (rebellious James Bond-type character) novel. I am actively seeking out and looking forward to books 2 and 3 in the series.

[Abby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow, just was just dully, leadenly bad. In short, yikes.

[Dustin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wasn't expecting to determine my "Worst Book Read" award for 2014 in January, but wow is this bad. Terrible dialogue, horrible worldbuilding, a Mary Sue protagonist of the worst sort, and throughout the entire thing you get the feeling that it was written for some middle school class assignment.