A Dead Ship in the Deep Black
By Rene Astle
- Release Date: 2021-08-16
- Genre: Science Fiction
Description
Rule number 1: Whatever you do, don't open the box.
Well, that's rule number two actually. Rule number one is don't take salvage jobs from people who've tried to sell you to an Antillian bug salesman.
Neara "Tink" Bell is used to a life of odd jobs and even odder crewmates, working as the engineer and all-around fixer on the cargo ship Lyra. But when the ship picks up two new crew members and a salvage job on a third-rate space station, things go sideways in a cosmic way.
Alek Wa is on the run. And he's pretty sure he can hide amongst the motley crew of Lyra. But that's not the only reason he's on-board. He has a mission. If only his minders had told him what it was.
Captain Rebeka Mino just wants to retire with a whiskey and a steamy novel. She'd even let the ship's cat sit on her lap, provided he keeps his claws to himself. Too bad the ship keeps getting shot at.
And when they arrive at the coordinates for the salvage job, they're confronted by a dead ship in the deep black.
Can Tink keep the Lyra running despite unexplained accidents? Can Alek outrun the people hunting him? Can Rebeka prevent their pursuers from blowing them up? Most importantly, can they keep their curiosity in check and not look in the box?
Find out now in this rollercoaster ride of a sci-fi adventure!
Reviews
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4By Technology StinksThe story is ok. Plot not too bad. Problem is it seems the characters go from emergency to completely ignoring the emergency. The bad guy knocks out and almost kills a character and is after another. The rest know something is going on and then they are back in the cockpit talking. Am I missing something?Illogical
2By 5teve5There is no logical reason for the crew to be hired when Harbin could have just gone to recover the boy from the wreckage. The story makes no sense.Was hooked
5By jooshersGreat space travel a characters.Dead ship in the deep black
5By JtazmaniaPlenty of action and plot twists with a little psych ability thrown in. Enjoyed reading👍🏽
4By Qluva1derfulIt’s a good read. Passes time. Could definitely be worse. I’ve read worse.Good plot moving along at a nice pace
4By SPDAVE1Kept it fun. Nice mystery aspect.Standard downtrodden space story
3By Dunes 1969The plot line is a standard story of a missed matched crew on a small spaceship that takes on the all powerful empire only to come out on top and be pursued by the enemy in the next book seriesDead Ship in the Deep Black
4By El's guyI really got caught up in this story. Just one more chapter suddenly became two a.m. ! Had a couple of surprises with a couple of the characters. Will definitely have to read more of her books.