Blackhawk

Far Stars Legends Series, Book 1

By: Jay Allan

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

Blackhawk: a wanderer, a man running from a dark and sinister past. A genetically-engineered warrior, a capable and accomplished killer, he is also a lost soul, a man who has fled to the deepest reaches of space seeking his true identity.

The Far Stars: the farthest extent of human habitation in the galaxy, a sector of a hundred inhabited worlds, it is a dangerous expanse full of pirates, mercenaries, and cutthroats. The sector is a rough and rugged frontier, lying beyond the darkness of the great Void, and the only place in all the vastness of space where men live free of the brutal empire that rules the rest of mankind.

Celtiboria: once the premier world in the Far Stars, now a planet wracked by centuries of brutal civil war, driven to the edge of a dark age by the unending struggle among its Warlords for power and control. Augustin Lucerne: one of Celtiboria's feuding Warlords, a brilliant tactician and a respected commander. Lucerne is something rare on Celtiboria, in all of the Far Stars...an honorable man who fights not for personal aggrandizement but to save his world.

©2016 Jay Allan Books (P)2017 Tantor

Blackhawk

I liked everything about this Book!
The story told of redemption, heroism, trust and respect-artist shared moments in the book that made me as the reader- feel as though I were a character in the story!

Not really my thing…

I tend to like realistic military sci-fi and this story isn’t. The battlefield tactics are not realistic at all and the logistics are never mentioned. Too much is glossed over or assumed. Also much of the conversation between characters is redundant and superficial and does nothing to explain or develop the characters.I fast forwarded through all of that. It’s probably a descent listen for a 12 year old.

interesting characters

enjoyed the complexity of the story line. there were plot twists along with traditional story components. a good listen.

Good story but Too much

Intro spectrum. Need too tell the story
And develop char's not go on how he feels every five minutes. Makes me want to stop and read a different book

Understands human behaviors and their consequences

I thought the storyline was intriguing. However, my problem was that there were so many details on too many characters that I kept having to go back and replay the last two minutes…sometimes the chapter. I think reading the book would be more beneficial for me since I could go back and reference the concepts.