Polaris Rising

A Novel

By: Jessie Mihalik

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure—the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy.

In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power. As the fifth of six children, Ada von Hasenberg has no authority; her only value to her High House is as a pawn in a political marriage. When her father arranges for her to wed a noble from House Rockhurst, a man she neither wants nor loves, Ada seizes control of her own destiny. The spirited princess flees before the betrothal ceremony and disappears among the stars.

Ada eluded her father’s forces for two years, but now her luck has run out. To ensure she cannot escape again, the fiery princess is thrown into a prison cell with Marcus Loch. Known as the Devil of Fornax Zero, Loch is rumored to have killed his entire chain of command during the Fornax Rebellion, and the Consortium wants his head.

When the ship returning them to Earth is attacked by a battle cruiser from rival House Rockhurst, Ada realizes that if her jilted fiancé captures her, she’ll become a political prisoner and a liability to her House. Her only hope is to strike a deal with the dangerous fugitive: a fortune if he helps her escape.

But when you make a deal with an irresistibly attractive Devil, you may lose more than you bargained for . . .

Hoping for a lot from this series

I am overall psyched for this series, I think that it will be a lot of fun. For this book, the romance seemed a little hollow but there were some great adventure moments and the heroine is just freaking brave and awesome. After the worldbuilding in this book, I think it will pay off in later books. It might be the kind of series that will be fun to read all at once.

Exciting with sprinkles of humor and desire

Loved this balance of excitement, humor, and tension of desire. Not knowing if the MFC could fully trust the MMC, skills that she used to navigate through her "on the run" situation and family/house drama and connections kept me wanting more. I absolutely loved the narration overall and the tone used for MMC. I'm looking forward to listening to book two.

I keep going back!

I've listened to this book many times and it never gets old! Excellently written, entertaining, and the narrator is incredible!

meh

I loved the idea of a Sci-fi romance but there is 0 character development. so much wasted potential

Steamy Space Story

Great world building and the characters are awesome. FMC is not a damsel which was also nice, MMC is fierce af and badass. I liked that building trust took time, they didn't just get over their issues.