The Shattered Stars

Far Stars and Future Times #1

by Richard S. McEnroe

They were three battered oddities flung together by blind chance.

Together in uneasy alliance they were forced to challenge the most powerful forces in the galaxy to preserve their freedom – and their very lives.

Moses Captain of the star-tramp WILD GOOSE, last of a dying breed of independents, always on the fringes of bankruptcy. Desperation left him with a cargo that could destroy a world.

Mitsuko ‘Spooky’ first mate, engineer, crew of the WILD GOOSE, a telepath seeking refuge from the obscene babble of mankind in the silence of space – and slowly learning the killing power of her mutant talent.

Deacon Pilot of the WILD GOOSE, a super-soldier, programmed to kill, conditioned into docility, a human time-bomb waiting to explode.

Between them tensions that could only build to critical mass...

Genres: Science Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1984

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Shattered Stars is the first book in the Far Stars and Future Times series by Richard S. McEnroe. It is an old-fashioned space opera but unfortunately there's nothing very original in the novel's components. The characters all have too many personal problems and too much supporting material is unexplained. Many of the reviews were positive but I just didn't enjoy it. I have no intention of reading the rest of this series. I probably wouldn't have finished this book except it was very short, coming in at 182 pages.

[Emily Mc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than expected! Probably too much exposition with regards to certain characters and at times I found that action sequences were confusing and difficult to follow. However it was certainly an enjoyable, short read with unique elements and unpredictable plot developments.

[Sam M · Rating 2 out of 5]

There’s nothing really of note in here. Some cool ideas to steal but the plotting and character work is too old fashioned to be worth talking about. Not sure why I keep reading old sci fi when I typically don’t like it very much.

[Thomas · Rating 2 out of 5]

5/10

[Ralf Berkvens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable, though it starts a bit slowly. The ending is relatively intense and the final paragraph leaves a bit of a mystery.

[colleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

read 03.21.84