Battle Cruiser (Lost Colonies Trilogy, #1) by B.V. Larson, 2015

Battle Cruiser (Lost Colonies Trilogy, #1) by B.V. Larson, 2015

Just fantastically entertaining. A little slow at the beginning, but picks up quickly, and has a great

ending. A new universe for Mr. Larson and it could prove very interesting as a series. Some of the science isn't great, but easily overlooked.

When in space, the story is very entertaining. Unfortunately the same can't be said for the "non-space" parts - there is some attempt at political intrigue but it isn't as tightly written and the characters are somewhat flat. The space-action is entertaining and the crew members' characters completely fleshed out and multi-dimensional.

The main character, William Sparhawk, is rebelling against his family's wishes, but it's not really explained why in any interesting detail. The main parties are the politicians, who seem to be opposed to the military section for monetary reasons - and the military who have very few ships, but at least three admirals.

I quite liked the 'universe' setup, so there is here is potential for a decent series, especially if the author concentrates on the space action.


My rating: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5 stars) - Wow. I loved it!

Book description:

A century ago our star erupted, destroying Earth’s wormhole network and closing off trade with her colonized planets. After being out of contact with the younger worlds for so many years, Humanity is shocked when a huge ship appears at the edge of the Solar System. Our outdated navy investigates, both curious and fearful.

What they learn from the massive vessel shocks the planet. The lost colonies have survived—but the reunion isn’t going to be a happy one. Our descendants are vastly superior in the art of warfare. Worse, there are other beings undreamed of beyond the human frontier: strange, unfathomable…alien.

Battle Cruiser Defiant, the first capital ship to darken Earth’s skies, is tasked with exploring new passages to the younger planets. Old Earth must reunite with her children…but can humanity survive the inevitable conflicts? Captain William Sparhawk, determined to follow a path of honor and truthfulness, dares to rise to the challenge.

BATTLE CRUISER is book #1 of the Lost Colonies Trilogy, military science fiction novels by bestselling author B. V. Larson.