Raven's Sphere

A New Sci-fi Adventure Novel

De: Melissa Koberlein

Narrado por: Amy Deuchler

If she can’t let go of the past, there won’t be a future for anyone.

Eighteen-year-old Raven is a thief with a disturbing past. Her life of pilfering expensive tech vaults on space freighters takes a nosedive when she finds a frightened 12-year-old boy on her newest stolen spaceship. In his possession is a glowing sphere he swears to protect at all costs.

Moved by the kid’s courage, Raven does the one thing she hasn’t done in a long time - she cares...a little. She allows him to stay aboard. What she doesn’t realize is that by doing so, she and the kid have become the most wanted individuals in the galaxy.

From the author of the Ashwater series and Fireflies trilogy, comes this new, dark interstellar adventure.

Fans of The Mandalorian and Firefly will devour this fast-paced novel by Melissa Koberlein.

Buy Raven's Sphere to start this exciting adventure today!

©2019 Melissa Koberlein (P)2020 Melissa Koberlein

Solid 4.5

This is the first book I have read/listened to by this author. The book ends with a conclusion to the events in this book, but definitely could be open to more. It seems this book is the start of a series, if so, I’d like to listen to the next one. I see there is another book based on the Raven’s Sphere world. I’m curious to listen to it.

Although there was not constant action (which I do not feel is a negative) the book kept me interested with the direction things were going.
I was a bit surprised to learn the main character was only 18 years old. For me, that feels too young for this character.
Raven is sarcastic, clever and self reliant. Although she puts forth a tough attitude, she is guilt ridden and doesn’t really want to be alone. She buries her feelings but when she finds a young boy on a ship she commandeers she feels compelled to protect him. She also really wants to trust Cole, her childhood companion and rival.

This is the first book I have listened to by this narrator ( Amy Deuchler ) and I would gladly listen to another.
She brings personality to each character, has distinct voices for each and reads the action sections well without over-expressing. Raven is a tad sarcastic and she portrays this well also.

There are some tame kissing and touching scenes, no excessive violence, there is some minor swearing.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
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Badass Space adventure

Nothing makes me happier than a kick-ass kick in space being a total boss. Raven is a no nonsense space baddie who uses her tech, brains, and stubborn will to conquer her past. Her character is so relatable and doesn't let her damage from the past stop her. 👏👏👏

Great redemption story!

This book was a blast--the feel is somewhere between Star Wars and Firefly, with grand sweeping space empires and ragtag underdogs. The story centers on Raven, who has some huge issues in her past and a large chip on her shoulder. I loved the character interactions here, especially with Emery. I didn't so much like the love interest, Cole...but, ah well. And there's some seriously evil villains which rounded it all out.

There was a plot twist in the middle that threw me for a while, but I did like the ending! Pretty epic stuff. It's hard to say much more here without giving anything away, but if you like big stories with a lot of action and heart, this will likely be up your alley. I really appreciated the character journey here, too--it feels like that's lacking sometimes in a lot of space opera.

The narration was fantastic--I'd highly recommend the narrator! Overall, a really enjoyable read!

I received a free review copy at my request and happily left this review.

Adventures in Space lead to maturity

Our characters are young enough and naive enough that this is YA sci-fi. It is pretty clean with no more than a couple of kisses.

Romping through space looks good in the first chapter or two... then the video game theme hits hard and we must dash about with our heroine to save the galaxy... even the universe.

Our criminals turn out to have a heart of gold (well some of them). And we end up with a superhero too!

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

Very interesting story

My mother taught me if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing. Based on this story, I have lots to say!!! I really enjoyed the twists and turns in the plot. I found myself sad at times, grieving almost with the characters. The ending was quite shocking with Joe and would love to read more from this author.