Star Nomad (Fallen Empire, Book 1): A Space Opera Adventure Series

fast paced but still written well with character development when needed. Definite Firefly inspiration (good thing), however I thought the lead was sometimes (not often) too flippant for the theme of the moment. Overall, I enjoyed it and would recommend it. Looking forward to the next book.

Loved it! I read Star Nomad while away on a warm, tropical vacation to escape Melbourne's cold winter. And this book is perfect SciFi adventure escapism! Lindsay Buroker's story features the same whimsical, out of this universe fun as the original/ first Star Wars movie (the one from way back in 1977); the book is full of epic space battles, harrowing narrow escapes, crazy escapades and quirky characters. I was drawn right into the world that Lindsay has created and was quickly drawn to the characters and their plights and perils. I read the book in a few days on vacation and had to jump straight into Book 2 Honor's Flight, which is even better. The Fallen Empire series has 9 books in total and usually this would overwhelm me and turn me away from reading, but so far each book has been a quick, engaging read and I am so drawn into the story that I can't wait to read more.

The first book in this series. Also the first female sci fi Author I've ever sampled. It starts off like Firefly, but the plot twists, plenty of action, and Alisa (the main character) with her unique sense of humor in the face of danger, keeps me chuckling while flipping the pages. I Scored a boxed set from Google Play. Not sure how long the deal will last...