My initial fear as I started this book was it was a romantic
fantasy wrapped in a SciFi pseudonym. I
guess I was unprepared for the exceptional story that was revealed. Conflicting life styles characterize the story
line. Planet bound corruption is
juxtaposed with laissez-faire government and gypsy policing. The book is people focused with the
trappings of a future that is both hopeful and predictable.
The predictable part is that corporate greed and corruption
continues after space travel becomes common place. The interaction between disparate lifestyles
with Elena of the Corp and retired PSI captain, Treiko Zajec, is the core of
this excellent story. (I'm finding that
trying to type while listening to the outstanding Lizzy Hale on YouTube is
providing far more typos that normal, but my typing speed is dramatically
increased.)
A inherited mystery of a starships disappearance along with
the interpersonal conflict between Elena and Captain Foster is leavened with
the sadistic violence of the so-called authorities. The interpersonal stuff is the root of the
story but the trappings of wormholes, starships and corruption provide the hot
sauce that jolts this story into the realm of great success.
I really liked this book.
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This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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