Rescue One is a Sci-Fi adventure that follows the crew of a rescue ship shortly after the discovery of faster-than-light travel. It takes place in a world that is still coming to grips with the awesome power and consequences of what FTL travel brings.
This book works as a pilot episode for what will be the Rescue One series. While aspects of the overarching world are discussed briefly, the story focuses on the ship’s small crew and their one mission. The ending sets up what is to come in the rest of the series nicely, without leaving the reader on the edge of a cliff.
Like the Rescue One ship itself, the story moves at breakneck speed. After an opening scene the reader is thrown into the action of a mission gone awry and the conspiracy behind its sabotage. The story has the feel of the more action oriented episodes of Star Trek to it. Those looking for a rollicking space adventure will not be disappointed.
The one negative critique I have is that for the first half of the story, each chapter of the main plot is broken up with flashback chapters that focus on one of the characters in the story. Some of these chapters seemed relevant to later plot details, while others did not, and those latter types broke up the flow of the main plot. When the main plot is fueled by nonstop action this can be distracting to the reader. Some of these flashbacks may be more important in sequels to Rescue One, so this critique may fall flat as more books are released.
Rating: 4/5
You can find Rescue One on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L6FLNCM
And Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22607190.Rescue_One
This book works as a pilot episode for what will be the Rescue One series. While aspects of the overarching world are discussed briefly, the story focuses on the ship’s small crew and their one mission. The ending sets up what is to come in the rest of the series nicely, without leaving the reader on the edge of a cliff.
Like the Rescue One ship itself, the story moves at breakneck speed. After an opening scene the reader is thrown into the action of a mission gone awry and the conspiracy behind its sabotage. The story has the feel of the more action oriented episodes of Star Trek to it. Those looking for a rollicking space adventure will not be disappointed.
The one negative critique I have is that for the first half of the story, each chapter of the main plot is broken up with flashback chapters that focus on one of the characters in the story. Some of these chapters seemed relevant to later plot details, while others did not, and those latter types broke up the flow of the main plot. When the main plot is fueled by nonstop action this can be distracting to the reader. Some of these flashbacks may be more important in sequels to Rescue One, so this critique may fall flat as more books are released.
Rating: 4/5
You can find Rescue One on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L6FLNCM
And Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22607190.Rescue_One