Erebus Dawning

The Seven Stars Saga, Book 1

By: AJ Super

Narrated by: Amy Landon

Those who can destroy a world can control the universe.

Everyone wants the Star of Erebus. Space-pirate Nyx Marcus is no exception. With it, she can prove to her father that she is worthy of his legacy.

But she’s come up empty-handed aboard the space-ship Thanatos and now Malcam, her father’s first officer, is mutinying. As Nyx flees with a loyal skeleton crew, she discovers that the planet-killing weapon, named after one of the seven gods, is more than what it seems.

Erebus isn’t a simple weapon. It’s an ancient AI and a technological god.

With the oppressive queen of the Protectorate and new pirate captain Malcam searching for the Thanatos and Erebus, the AI god has more surprises for Nyx. Waking dormant AI code in Nyx’s blood, Erebus reveals they are family and Nyx is the head of the Seven Stars pantheon. Now Nyx must learn to control her power without sacrificing her own humanity or give her enemies a new way to oppress the known universe and lose the family she holds dear.

©2021 AJ Super (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Fun space opera

AJ Super has delivered a romp of a space opera, chock full of classic SF themes, good vs evil, and a fun, snarky protagonist in Nyx. And you can't go wrong with space pirates! The action moves at a brisk pace, narrated well, and adds interesting layers of mythology and AI to the storyline. All in all, a tale worth your time.

... inadequacy for plot's sake alone.

nothing worse than the author making characters dumb, uninteresting, or unwilling for plot's sake without it being believable. Nobody, especially one who's been "out in the black" for so long, would act in rampant denial when mountains of evidence to the contrary is present. nor would they spend several minutes to piece together an obvious conclusion to an answer in front of them. dumbing down characters is nothing but the author spitting at the reader/listener's intelligence.