Black Sheep: A Space Opera Adventure - Book Review

Black Sheep: A Space Opera Adventure (Flight of the Javelin #1)
by Rachel Aukes

What is it about:
An alien ship. Stolen colonists. All Throttle wanted was a vacation...

Fifteen years into a twenty-year voyage, war veteran Captain Throttle Reyne is looking forward to taking a break from dealing with malfunctions, glitches, and the hassles of monitoring a thousand colonists in cryo-sleep.

But when her colony ship breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Throttle and her crew must leave the colonists behind to search for help. They find a ship that's not only missing a crew… it's clearly not from their star system.

It's the discovery of a lifetime. All they need to do is tow the mysterious vessel back to their colony ship for further study and
Throttle won't ever have to work again. One problem. While they're away, the colony ship is stolen—with the colonists still on board.

Throttle gives chase to a lawless star system on the outer rim. To get their colonists back, they must take on the pirates and ganglords who will do anything—and sell anyone—to make a buck.

They play dirty. But Throttle and her crew play dirtier.

Strap on your restraints and experience the start of this new space opera thrill ride. It's perfect for fans of Jay Allan, Jennifer Foehner Wells, and Star Wars.

What did I think of it:
This is a really cool read!

Throttle and her crew are totally awesome, and I was hooked from the start. The action is almost non-stop, and there are some really tense and dangerous situations Throttle need to deal with. I was cheering her on to save her colonists and to save the day.

This story is gritty, intense, dirty, and oh so good!

The worldbuilding is terrific, and I could easily picture all the cool places that appear in this book. I also think this setting and this story would lend themselves really well for a rpg computer game, the likes of the Mass Effect trilogy. I'd play the shit out of it, I can tell you!

And the ending! OMG! I'm still reeling and I need the next book. You bet I'll be getting my greedy trotters on it once it releases.

Why should you read it:
It's a super cool Space Opera Adventure.


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