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    Starshine: Aurora Rising Book One

    By G. S. Jennsen

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    Space is vast and untamed, and it holds many secrets. Now two individuals from opposite ends of settled space are on a collision course with the darkest of those secrets, even as the world threatens to explode around them.

    The year is 2322. Humanity has expanded into the stars, inhabiting over 100 worlds across a third of the galaxy. Though thriving as never before, they have discovered neither alien life nor the key to utopia. Earth struggles to retain authority over far-flung planets and free-wheeling corporations while an uneasy armistice with a breakaway federation hangs by a thread as the former rebels rise in wealth and power.

    Alexis Solovy is Earth Alliance royalty, her father a fallen war hero and her mother an influential military leader. But she seeks only the freedom of space and has made a fortune by reading the patterns in the chaos to discover the hidden wonders of the stars.

    Nothing about her latest objective suggests the secret it conceals will turn her life— not to mention the entire galaxy—upside down. But a chance encounter with a mysterious spy leads to a discovery which will thrust Alex into the middle of a galactic power struggle and a sinister conspiracy, whether she likes it or not.

    When faced with its greatest challenge, will humanity rise to triumph or fall to ruin?

    AURORA RISING is an epic tale of galaxy-spanning adventure, of the thrill of discovery and the unquenchable desire to reach ever farther into the unknown. It's a tale of humanity at its best and worst, of love and loss, of fear and heroism. It's the story of a woman who sought the stars and found more than anyone imagined possible.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherG. S. Jennsen
    Release dateMar 25, 2014
    ISBN9780996014120

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    • 5/5
      I admit that I'm usually not a big science fiction reader as many of my early experience with the genre left me wanting. Recently, though, I have been making an attempt to get back into the genre, with varying degrees of success. This novel is definitely in the "success" column of the ledger, though. The book pulls you in quickly, doesn't spend huge amounts of time with needless exposition, keeps the techno-babble down a bit, does a great job with the astrophysics (a huge plus in my book any day), and has some of the most interesting characters I have encountered in a long time. For those who are looking for more "inclusive" reading, the book will only add to your enjoyment -- you have an equal chance of a character being male or female no matter their title/job, and marriage equality just exists. Over all of that, there is a dynamic story that twists and turns in all the right places. I am eagerly awaiting the sequel.

      Point of fact: I'm a little in love with the two main characters myself.
    • 5/5
      I *finally* got around to finishing this! With school and everything, it took me almost a month to get halfway through... and then I got through the second half in two days ;)Wow. I can't get over how well-thought-out and well-put-together this story is. I'd have to say all the worldbuilding and descriptions were my favorite part... so thought-provoking! And such strong characters! Like some other readers, I struggled a little keeping track of everyone, but by the end of the story they had all become memorable and meaningful. The actual meat of the plot seemed to take awhile to get going, but the beginning gave us a lot of important background and world-building information that was needed in order to understand the rest of the story, so that's a plus. The overall structure and flow was so well done, and I just love your writing style! Can't wait to see what happens next (cursed cliffhangers!!)
    • 5/5
      Alex and Caleb

      How they meet, get to know each other, what they see and how they try to tell everyone.

      While the rest of the worlds go crazy, start a war and generally try to annihilate each other! And not pay attention to Alex and Caleb's warnings.
    • 4/5
      When one thinks of epic Sci Fi, the names Herbert, Bruin, and Asimov jump to mind. I think that G.S. Jennsen is getting close.

      I must say, though, that this is not a book for people who expect lighthearted banter and funny aliens ala Star Wars. This is more traditional Sci-Fi.

      In my opinion, the tech and world-building are the crowning jewels of this book. I didn’t feel like I had to ask questions as to what things were, but the different technology wasn’t presented in a hard to read way either.

      If there is one flaw, I could have done without so many flashbacks. Some seemed a little redundant and bogged down the beginning of the story for me, but other readers could very well feel differently.
    • 2/5
      This book took a really long time to get going, and for a Sci-Fi book the setting is awfully generic. The characters have some depth, but it is revealed slowly, and they're often unrealistically dense in service of the plot. For instance, two characters figure out that there is a hidden faction operating within two opposing groups but then the characters act as if that hidden faction does not exist. When it acts against them, they are surprised and confused, as if they had forgotten it existed. The realization that it was the source of their problems is a big surprise for them later on.

      Another factor to consider is that the book does not wrap up much of the story in any satisfying way. Reading this without the sequels would feel like quitting halfway through.