Asylum by Lindsay Buroker

 

Asylum by Lindsay Buroker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

As a huge fan of the Star Kingdom novels and characters within I was delighted when this stand alone novel was announced and it certainly didn't disappoint. Asylum features the majority of the characters from the main series such as Casmir, Kim and Laser etc but adds two new characters whose stories drive the narrative.
Mari Moonrazor born into the Astroshaman culture desires what she has never had and escapes from her people armed with a "human" list of things to do (including eating chocolate) and recovers a piece of her terraforming tech from a crashed ship but the world of Odin and its people has little time for her kind and just surviving is a challenge. Kenji Chisaka is the son of a notorious terrorist raised to support his father in committing terrible acts, he abandoned his father many years ago and tries to live a life under the eyes of those who would condemn him regardless of his age at the time of the crimes. When these two young people cross paths well things really get interesting for both of them and then those in a position of power in the Kingdom notice them and well then it gets dangerous and exhilarating but still interesting.
Asylum was a good and entertaining read more so because it was a very welcome return to the Star Kingdom and the expansion of the story including new characters promises more if Lindsay is of a mind. Highly recommended for a stand alone scifi story but pure gold for fans of the existing series.



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Shockwave by Lindsay Buroker

Shockwave by Lindsay Buroker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Casmir Dabrowski was a mild mannered scientist on the world of Odin part of the Kingdom which was one of twelve worlds seeded by a long lost Earth and then one day the world took notice. Soon he was being chased by almost indestructible robots, knights of the kingdom and general security forces system wide. His roommate Kim Sato gets dragged along with him as he flees Odin and merges paths with the Captain of the Stellar Dragon a small freightner which is involved in some bounty hunting and minor smuggling. To say his world has been turned upside down is an understatement but wait for it a merciless pirate and scourge of the twelve systems takes an interest in the Stellar Dragon and her passengers, could things get worse, yes they could....

Shockwave is the first novel I've read by Lindsay Buroker bought on the strength of the blurb and artwork vis the kindle store and I enjoyed every page. The characters are interesting and interactions between them fun and both add to their development and drive the plot forward which now finding out this is a long running series of novels I am truly appreciating.



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