Space Rogues: The Adventures of Wil Calder: A Space Opera Adventure

John Wilker

Jun 2018 · Space Rogues Book 2 · Rogue Publishing, LTD.

4.5

346 reviews

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★★★★

"If you're looking for a lighthearted space saga, then this is definitely a book you're going to want to pick up." - Literary Titan

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Wil Calder is looking for a crew. He isn’t being picky. He should be.

With a crew of misfits from across the Galactic Commonwealth, Wil takes a job.

Break into a space station. Straightforward enough.

A space station that the galaxy’s criminals use to store their loot.

An untested crew. A heist. What could go wrong?

As often happens, Wil and his new crew get more than they bargained for.

A lot more. Like galactic conspiracy, more.

Now it’s up to a bunch of misfits and the only human to leave our solar system to save the Galactic Commonwealth from civil war.

No pressure, right?

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Ratings and reviews

4.5

346 reviews

Gabriel Bennett

March 5, 2019

While the book is very cleanly written (no grammar or other issues) its a very simple story that's filled with characters who are not developed, they take actions that make no sense and are never explained, and it's chock full of McGuffins. I tried very hard to suspend my disbelief, but I struggled to finish this book. If the writing was less choppy (it jumps from chapter to chapter, often in the middle of a "scene") it would be all right, but as it is..... It's rough. I had high hopes and low expectations for this book, but sadly neither were achieved.

30 people found this review helpful

Matt Thompson

January 5, 2020

i can't read this pile of garbage. apparently, i tried to read it years ago and only got to page 12 of 266 and quit. I normally stick through a book at least 100 pages or more. written in 3rd person present tense, it's just awkward from the style alone. the dialogue is unbelievable from the first words spoken: "these goobers" and liberated prisoners exclaiming "wait! where are you going?" I would go onto even more awfulness but im at my word limit.

1 person found this review helpful

Ladene Culp

December 28, 2019

Meh. Lots of grammar and spelling errors that pull you out of the story. I'm all for swashbuckling and grey ops, but the ease at which these people kill and the number of Innocents hurt is off-putting. The author makes it sound like the characters are playing a video game of space battle where only NPCs die. And for someone that made it to be the first astronaut at FTL, Wil is dumb as a post.

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About the author

The first story I ever wrote and had published anywhere was a harrowing tale of beloved comic strip favorite, Ziggy, saving the Seattle Space Needle. I was about 11, copyright wasn't a thing I knew about back then.

I've always loved writing, and it has always been a part of my life even when it wasn't a focus. At one of my last full-time jobs, a colleague and I often treated the office to Donuts on Fridays and the random but frequent "Nacho Tuesday." The announcement emails that I sent out were my creative outlet. By the time I left the company the mailing list for "The Krispy Emails" (we usually got Krispy Kreme donuts) was huge and mostly made up of coworkers that had no interest in donuts or nachos, but just enjoyed reading the stories that announced yummy treats a few cubicles away.

I couldn't do this without my loving wife, Nicole.

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