Shattered Moon

Fractured Space, Book 2

De: J.G. Cressey

Narrado por: Alex Wyndham

The saga of Cal Harper and the crew of the Star Splinter continues....

After eight desperate months of searching, Cal Harper and his crew still haven't discovered Kaia's whereabouts. Taken by pirates during the rescue of Federation survivors, her fate remains uncertain. But so too is the fate of humanity itself.

With the destruction of Earth, the Insidions have struck a devastating blow only to sink back into the shadows to let the poison spread. Thousands of colonies have been forced into self-sufficiency, and the loss of interstellar communications is making the situation infinitely worse.

Riding on the building chaos, the pirates are proving increasingly organized. So much so that Cal fears a leader may have arisen - one powerful enough to unite the disparate clans. But Cal isn't about to give up his search, not by a long shot, and his crew are sticking with him every step of the way.

But trouble is brewing in ways few could have predicted, and fortunately or not, Cal and his friends have a talent for finding the worst of it.

©2018 JG Cressey; 2017 JG Cressey (P)2018 Podium Publishing

Worth the wait!

Thank you for this great sequel. I have checked often for the continuing saga of these great characters. I hope the next book comes sooner. Narrator is perfect again and enjoyed getting to know more about each character.

Fool me once, shame on you

For some reason, I thought this was a trilogy, one with a plotted out arc and a definite end. But, two books in, it’s clear this is instead on of those series where you get one or two self-contained capers per book, along some overlapping series-wide arcs and hanging Flash Gordon style endings to lure you into the next book. Which is just shiny for me, as long as the capers entertain.

Big upsides: I have mad respect for the strong women, from android Melanie to scientist Kaia and scrapper Eddie. And I also have mad respect for an author than can deliver a tropey, comfortable adventure while also delivering some unique characters, plots, and worlds.

Slight downsides include the tropes where leader Cal takes unfathomable lickings and keeps on kicking, you’re either good or bad (no shades of gray here), and whenever you think any of the crew is gone, they’re not. Yep, the first time they lost a teammate, oh, the emotion, the gravitas, the exhilaration in the recovery or return. But, the more it happens, the suspense becomes a jaded confidence that, unless you see the body, the only question is whether the return happens in this book or the next. (** the next book evolves, giving complex characters of dubious intent and also killing a few of the supporting characters, making it a better book)

As with the last book, this one is divided into two big parts and a kind of novella bridge between the two.
The overall arc is recovering Kaia (taken in the last book) and uncovering the truth about humanity’s greatest threat, but along the way there’s adventure.

Part One: I’ll call this Release the Kracken!
My favorite of the two, this one works up to a rollicking good horror flick, with some cool alien beasties and a lot of gun fights and chaos. It also gives the best development for the crew’s family dynamic and lets us get to know them during the downtime.

Novella: Do jail breaks ever go as planned?
A lead on Kaia takes the team to a prison planet, where we discover Victor’s brains come from his equally brilliant mama. Another one that leans a little into horror.

Part Two:
It’s shades of Thunderdome on an ice planet as the team’s rescue plan, of course, doesn’t go at all according to plan. But, what a ride!

Perhaps the minor cliff hangers and character click baits will turn me off the series eventually.
But, not today.

it all started with Harper's 10

one day I was bored and looking for a free title to give a listen. that's when I decided to give Harper's 10 a try such a good prequel novel I couldn't wait to try book one then book two still not disappointed on my way to book three three story great plot awesome characters even the villains have insanely good personalities super excited to get booked three a try

Five stars I did not hesitate to purchase this book

The series just keeps getting better. I couldn’t wait to get into the next book. Heart pounding excitement great storyline, amazing characters each book just gets better and better.

Alex Wyndham - brings every character to life

Alex Wyndham brings every character to life. I follow his choices of books to narrate and have discovered wonderful New author's and stories series.