I just loved this book! I had the privilege to receive an ARC copy of this book and could hardly put it down. Now I never read the previous books in the series, but I had no trouble jumping into the plot. Shades of Firefly---we have Tyvekian Captain Avyn and his crew who fought on the wrong side against the Interplanetary Coalition for independence of Tyvek. He and his crew are smugglers and fugitives earning their living the best they can while avoiding capture by the IC. That would be death to all of them.
A risky venture to salvage a crate of diamond
brings IC officer Cassie into the picture. Crew member Dyl, the biggest
badass of the crew is not happy about rescuing Cassie from the wreckage
of the salvage ship because she is a member of the coalition. Despite
being an outlaw, Avyn refuses to leave her there to die. His intent is
to drop her off at her colony and go on his merry way.
But the job was a setup and they barely escape getting blown into space dust. Dyl,
the muscle of the crew but not the brightest is convinced that Cassie
was somehow in on it. Cassie has her own bitter experience with the IC
that she is not willing to share initially until Pyq, the female member
of the crew befriends her. Dyl is unhappy that Avyn persists in giving
her the benefit of the doubt.
Although the story has some parallels with the
Firefly series, and other space opera themes, the characters make it
unique. They get into one scrape after another but they persist with the
belief they can come out on top even when it looks like they might just
die. Unlike most TV series where the romance almost never quite comes
to fruition, this one does and I like the way it was handled.
Like I said in the beginning, I loved this book. When I came to the end, I wanted more of these characters and their adventures. Great job Ruth Anne!
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