The Science Officer Omnibus 1 - The Library of the Uncommons

eBook

Published by Knotted Road Press.

ASIN:: B073Q22V4X

(1 review)

The first four novellas of Blaze Ward's Science Officer series collected together for the first time!

Javier lives quite happily on his long-range scout. Alone. Away from everyone, with his chickens, his fruit trees, and Suvi, an artificial intelligence who keeps him company and runs the ship. When space pirates attack Javier's ship, they get much more than they bargained for. Much more. Join Javier Aritza, a sarcastic and quirky hero, in the first four novellas of the Science Officer, a fast-paced, action-packed science fiction series. Included in omnibus 1:"The Science Officer", "The Mindfield", "The Gilded Cage", "The Pleasure Dome" Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

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nlowell reviewed The Science Officer Omnibus 1 by Blaze Ward (The Science Officer Omnibus, #1)

Pirate Tales

5 stars

Let me get the downside out of the way first.

This is a collection of novellas. Novellas are on my list of "Least Favorite Forms." It's a personal foible. They're too short for me to find engaging. By the time I get into them, they're over. This collection gets around that by giving me a little more time in the world, but they're still on the LFF list.

With that in mind, believe me when I say "Holy Moly, these are great stories!"

Javier Aritza is one of those characters that can get under your skin and set up shop in your head. Every time you turn around a new facet of his past, a new layer of personality reveals itself. He's an archetype action-hero who'd rather drink his tea and feed his chickens than engage in derring-do but - sadly (albeit predictably) - needs must. Javier's sarcastic, sometimes caustic, …

Let me get the downside out of the way first.

This is a collection of novellas. Novellas are on my list of "Least Favorite Forms." It's a personal foible. They're too short for me to find engaging. By the time I get into them, they're over. This collection gets around that by giving me a little more time in the world, but they're still on the LFF list.

With that in mind, believe me when I say "Holy Moly, these are great stories!"

Javier Aritza is one of those characters that can get under your skin and set up shop in your head. Every time you turn around a new facet of his past, a new layer of personality reveals itself. He's an archetype action-hero who'd rather drink his tea and feed his chickens than engage in derring-do but - sadly (albeit predictably) - needs must. Javier's sarcastic, sometimes caustic, wit sees him through after he and his beloved ship are captured by pirates. Quick on his feet, slow to anger, deadly when provoked - he's James Bond and MacGuyver in space.

The four novellas - four chapters in Javier's life among the pirates - feed nicely into each other. Episodic in nature, each slowly uncovers new aspects of his pirate captors including the enigmatic Captain Solokov and his Amazonian dragoon, Sykora.

In spite of my predisposition to dislike novellas, these characters drew me and and refused to let me go.

Highly Recommended