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Title: Shadow Run
Author: AdriAnne Strickland, Michael Miller
Narrator: Stephanie Einstein, Jesse Einstein
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-12-17
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
Firefly meets Dune in this action-packed sci-fi adventure about a close-knit found family of a crew navigating a galaxy of political intrigue and resource-driven power games.
Nev has just joined the crew of the starship Kaitan Heritage as the cargo loader. His captain, Qole, is the youngest-ever person to command her own ship, but she brooks no argument from her crew of orphans, fugitives, and con men. Nev can't resist her, even if her ship is an antique.
As for Nev, he's a prince, in hiding on the ship. He believes Qole holds the key to changing galactic civilization, and when her cooperation proves difficult to obtain, Nev resolves to get her to his home planet by any means necessary.
But before they know it, a rival royal family is after Qole, too, and they're more interested in stealing her abilities than in keeping her alive.
Nev's mission to manipulate Qole becomes one to save her, and to survive she'll have to trust her would-be kidnapper. He may be royalty, but Qole is discovering a deep reservoir of power - and stars have mercy on whoever tries to hurt her ship or her crew.
Members Reviews:
Shadow Run
SHADOW RUN is an action-packed adventure from the very first page. Intrigue and mystery are the name of the game, leaving you on the edge of your seat and flipping pages even more rapidly with with every passing scene. While some plot may have been a tad predictable, it did not detract from how enjoyable the overall story was, and in fact, these instances lull you into a sense of complacency, thinking you know where something's headed, before coming at you with a wallop of a twist.
Also, this book has essentially everything I love: ragtag group of people forming a found family; space travel; a cinnamon roll boy and a badass, strong, intelligent girl falling for each other; snarky banter; slow burn romance; morality battles; a genderfluid babe and his queer lover; inexplicably strong supernatural abilities; and more!
I'm so intrigued by the Shadow and Qole's ability to access the energy's power, and I cannot wait to see how Strickland and Miller will expand on the characters finding answers. Basra and Arjan are my everything, individually and together. Telu is my small child that I want only good things for, and I'm looking forward to more of grumpy Eton and his endless cache of weapons. And Nev, my prince, I am excited and nervous to see where he'll go from here, after the events of the last few chapters. I want to know everything.
An exciting ride
I absolutely devoured this book. I've been hungry for characters with more diverse backgrounds and perspectives - just something NEW with my favorite style of space adventures. Shadow Run totally delivered for me. Qole is one of my favorite new characters in a while, I really wanted to spend more time in her head. The way the crew balanced and conflicted with one another, the intelligent ways the authors created distinct cultures with disparate wealth and reach, and the gender-fluid character of Basra - I totally loved it. The pace starts off somewhat deliberate, but it's a straight sprint to the end that had me biting my nails. I'm so glad to learn that more books are on the way.
Quite more like Serenity than I expected !! SPOILERS !!
Favorite Quote:
âShame. That was an exquisite dress.â
Let me just say, there is a biiig chunk I just have to mark as spoilers.