The Burning Son

The Burning Son, Book 1

De: TH Leatherman

Narrado por: Russell Archey

Pilot Mark Martin must flee his homeworld of Yale when the Erethizon theocracy overwhelms the defenses. His father, an influential senator, is captured. Now Mark must find a way to save his dad before the resistance is crushed, and with it, all hope of ending the occupation. A chance encounter with a smuggler captain may be his only hope. Will they help, or will the crew sell him to the alien invaders?

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Wanting for more.

I really enjoyed this book. I will be continuing the series. Looking forward to learning more about these characters and the galaxy building.

Want to hear more

I enjoyed the story and the narration I’m exited to hear more of this and hope it’ll be released soon

A Universe immersed in Tech you can believe

The story leaps into overdrive from the word the go, taking the reader on a tour a unique and rich galaxy filled with diverse and imaginative locations and races. The technology is omnipresent and delivered in a way which is believable — pulling the reader deeper into the story. There is a military crispness to the prose, yet ladled with enough humanity which allows everyone to embrace the characters and their plight.

The narrator tone and delivery spot on. I especially enjoyed the narrator’s variance when voicing the Muscat and Erethizon races; the former quick and twitchy; the latter rich, bold, and authoritative.

“The Burning Son” is recommended for any lover of space opera, sci-fi fantasy, and a good romp through the stars.

A fun read in a vintage style

Run out of The Mandalorian? Gone through all your Firefly and don’t have anything to watch? Great. Grab this book for a classic, pulp-sci-fi inspired jaunt through space.
If you like your sci-fi classic, fun, and free of angst, this is the book for you. Harking back to the days when there were only three Star Wars movies and all of them were pulpy and good, with a touch of The Last Star Pilot and other such cinema cult classics, The Burning Son is a fun and uncomplicated romp. Now, I didn’t say boring; just uncomplicated. You’ll recognize everything in this story right away, with the smile of meeting old friends. There’s the Tensions Of Empires Across The Galaxy, but hey, that’s beyond our pay grade. There’s the Good Aliens, who are cheerful and friendly and ready to get to know you. There’s the Very Bad Aliens, who are no question The Bad Guys and bent on galactic subjugation. There’s The Plucky Pilot, who can be a bit cocky but is on the sweet, smart end of this archetype’s spectrum. That’s Mark. Oh, and did he mention that he might just be a prince?

Full of old, favorite tropes used well and turned in new directions, the worldbuilding is easy to slide into and as much fun to navigate as the rides at the amusement park you visited so many times as a kid.
I really enjoyed the book, but as the pages flipped I did get the occasional sense that I’d seen this movie before. It wasn’t anything blatant, and all the pieces fit together very nicely. It just had a slightly procedural feeling towards the end; you know the beats of this story, you know when this happens, and then this. There’s no great excitement when it comes, just a general sense of satisfaction.

On the other hand, that does make it a perfect Sunday read, with no angst and no nerves involved. I recommend this book with a nice glass of iced tea on a summer day.

So much fun.

Space opera at its finest. This has the perfect measure of story elements and a great start to what I hope will be a long series.

The narrator was new to me and I will stalk him now 😉

Just what I needed.