Ark of Souls
Vale Series, Book 1
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Ark of Souls
Buy Now for $27.99
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Narrated by:
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Nicky Griffiths
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By:
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Paul Grover
About this listen
With a plague of darkness threatening to consume the galaxy, salvation lies with one battle-scarred warrior.
The 24th century: Humanity has colonized the galaxy. Inter-solar corporations have grown immensely powerful and are no longer subject to the rule of law.
Navy Pilot and Martian War veteran Mira Thorn is driven by the desire to finish her duty rotation with what's left of her parts intact. A goal that gets far more complicated when the FSS Berlin disrupts a pirate attack on a corporate freighter.
Dispatched to investigate the damaged vessel, Mira and her companions uncover a startling threat that could wipe out all those aboard. With the broken ship fast becoming their only hope of survival, Mira's team must fight to prevent their situation from spiraling into a hopeless black hole.
Delving into the unknown, Mira embarks on a journey that forces her to confront her past, her future...and her own mortality.
©2019 Paul Grover (P)2021 Paul GroverThe worldbuilding is top notch. Subtle but vivid storytelling is used to immerse the reader in different situations, groups of humans, various planets and tantalisingly, two alien races. Fans of Becky Chambers' Wayfarer series will find similarities and enjoy the scope of the narrative here.
There are storylines running parallel from the beginning of the book, to flesh out the universe, and these slowly draw closer as the book progresses. There are eventual overlaps and an occassional surprise to link key characters in a way that highlights exceptional planning (or freakishly good pantsing) by the author. He does a superb job of keeping characters, motives and action flowing and yet simple for the reader to follow. It can be easy to become lost or overwhelmed by convoluted plots but the author keeps everything, and everyone, firmly coralled.
This is a diverse cast, which I appreciated. No token rep here. There are sapphic characters, neurodivergent ones, POC and some disability and aged characters. They were all prominent in the storyline and mentions of their differences were casual and always accepted by others.
The pacing was perfect! The use of repurposed language felt believable and appropriate. Again, it shows an author who knows exactly how to bring readers along with him and ensure they stay connected.
This author deserves much greater recognition for his work as everything about it is high-quality and extremely enjoyable. A definite 5 stars from me.
Excellent series starter
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