Blachart

Galaxii, Book 1

By: Christina Engela

Narrated by: Nigel Peever

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Action! Adventure! Space opera!

Mykl d’Angelo, skipper and owner of the loderunner Pegasus, had fallen on hard times, and he'd just had the worst day of his life in that field. Due a minor misunderstanding, his crew had stolen the "Short Shit" - the ship's only shuttle, leaving him and two others behind to crew the ailing (and now understaffed) loderunner on their own.

As if that weren't bad enough, just a few hours later, the rickety old ship literally lost its stardrive in the middle of the middle of nowhere. To add insult to injury, Mykl's two remaining crewmen were killed in the explosion. Marooned alone in deep space, Mykl d’Angelo counted his blessings, offered prayers to any gods who specialized in miracles, and prepared to await (a) seemingly unlikely rescue or (b) a lingering death.

In the meantime, as though in answer to d'Angelo's pleas, a starship of the Imperial Space Fleet had been dispatched to investigate the mysterious silence of a remote starbase nearby. Rescue takes place, but at a price - taking into consideration Mykl d'Angelo's past service in the fleet and his not-insignificant knowledge and experience of Corsairs, he quickly finds himself re-activated in an advisory capacity.

Proceeding at full alert, the Antares prepared for the worst - that is, the probability that the lost starbase had been attacked and destroyed by Corsairs - space pirates who dominate the space lanes and whose bloody choke-hold on interstellar trade overshadowed the last 100 years of human history.

Seemingly by sheer coincidence, their paths cross with a legendary and fearsome Corsair - a man whose name sent shivers running down the spines of lesser men. Blachart. Blachart the Bloody.

Blachart is book one in the Galaxii Series by Christina Engela.

©2019 Timothy Peever (P)2023 Timothy Peever

A harrowing, nuanced adventure

Received as an audio review copy from the narrator, Nigel Peever, this is an honest review. Blachart is a gorgeous, wickedly smart adventure and it's not just the story or the amazing vocal performance by Mr. Peever that makes this audiobook so memorable. The journey is enhanced by music and sound effects that only deepens the intensity of Mykl d’Angelo story as the skipper and owner of the loderunner Pegasus suffers the harsh losses of this crew and in desperate need of rescuing. Rescued by the Antares, Mykl d' Angelo sees getting back into the Space Fleet as the way of having a future once again; he could never imagine becoming a pain to a very dangerous Corsair, known as Blachart the bloody whom had left behind a path of death. As d'Angelo comes to get to know the man faces the conflicts of how to view the man; leading to some of the best encounters this book has to offer. Grab this book, ebook or audiobook and become immersed in one heck of a world. Highly recommended.

fun book

I thoroughly enjoyed the first two thirds of the book and was all set for a five star review, but I lost some interest once the story went planetside. The voice acting and sound effects were great. I love it when sound effects are used for audiobooks.

A great narrator

The book was interesting. It helped to have a great narrator and sound effects. A nice sci-fi adventure that leaves you wanting book 2. I got a copy from the narrator and this is my honest and voluntary review.

Great Book

Since I'm not one to speak on plots and the such, I believe it's covered well enough in by the editors, I'll get right into feelings on it.

Though this game series is outdated pretty hard, this book had the feeling of "wing commander." To be exact, it makes me think on a sub game called "privateer." Since I have fond memories of those games, i love this book. Excellent Narrator in Nigel, yet again, and I would recommend it to Sci-fi fans without a second thought.

Entertaining romp through space!

The classic tale of a hero who doesn’t intend to be one. Engaging and fast paced... the speed of light is not a challenge to these space faring pirates and the people out to chase them.

Took me awhile to figure out the title... but it added a layer to what I took away from the book.

Overall, a great entry to my space opera collection!

I received this audiobook for free in exchange for a review.

Excellent story!

This is a very well written Sci-Fi tale that is told by an awesome narrator. I can't wait to hear book 2!