Published: Oct. 11, 2010
Words: 4928 (approximate)
Language: English

Description

Captain Isidore Wyatt, new transfer to the Alliance Fleet from the Terran Space Navy, is still getting used to having engineered aliens for officers when he's called to investigate a possible pirate vessel. Except not everything is what it seems, and these pirates have ambitions above and beyond the norm....

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adventure, mystery, action, military sf, aliens, human, anthropomorphic, explosions, naval

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Review by: Elizabeth McCoy on Oct. 21, 2010 :
Despite me giving only 3 stars for this one, this is actually a *good* introduction to the universe -- the viewpoint character is a human, and seeing his Pelted crewmembers through his eyes provides some of the context that the others may lack.

There's a bit of space battle. There's an exciting twist. There's some universe introduction and building. It's told smoothly, without huge infodumps. I'm curling up and anticipating something nice and juicy with the buildup... And it stops, and I fall splat on my face and wail, "But... Where's the REST of it?!?!"

If there is later a sequel, this would probably pull up to four stars, easy, and likely even a full five. (I can't edit reviews, I think, so I won't be able to adjust it for any sequels.) On its own, it rings a little hollow as a story.

But it's a freebie, and it's a good introduction to the universe if you haven't read the others, and it fills out some universe-building and technology if you *have* read the others, so it's perfectly worthwhile to pick up.
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Review by: Eric Hinkle on Oct. 18, 2010 :
It feels like the first chapter of a longer story, and ina good way. Some combat, some mystery, and a nice cast of characters. One hopefully too good to be forgotten!
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Review by: Mike Fannin on Oct. 18, 2010 :
Good story. I remember reading this some time ago, but with it fresh in my mind I like how some of the language, visuals, and situation echo works from other well-regarded authors that I read later.
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Review by: Eric Johnson on Oct. 11, 2010 :
Not too bad actually. The combat wasn't rushed, it was good. A little more "mystery" but overall a good shorty.
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