Keep the Stars Running, by Lexi Ander, Leona Carver, Talya Andor, Andrea Speed, Cassandra Pierce
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Space is not always filled with adventures and glory. Not everybody goes racing off to battle evil and save the galaxy. Between the rebels, pirates, royals, and spies are the everyday people who work hard just to get by and ensure everyone gets home safe. Less Than Three Press presents a collection of tales about the ordinary folks who keep the stars running. » The Prince and the Programmer by Cassandra Pierce » The Aurora Conspiracy by Lexi Ander » About a Bot by Andrea Speed » Flight Risk by Talya Andor » Survival by Leona Carver
Keep the Stars Running, by Lexi Ander, Leona Carver, Talya Andor, Andrea Speed, Cassandra Pierce- Published on: 2015-05-13
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x 1.28" w x 5.00" l, 1.22 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 512 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. 2015 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention By Elisa Every time I read an Andrea Speed book I get sucked in. I read all the books in the anthology, they were all good.Although on a similar theme, each story took a different approach. I was hooked very early on by not just the plots, but the characters and worldbuilding. A few authors new to me who I will be reading more of. Loved it.In the previous anthologies I've said that there was a mixed bag of good and not so good stories. In this one, though, I must confess, I Loved all the stories within. Each one was quite entertaining and some even kept me at the edge of the seat. I must say, I'd love to see these shorts expanded to novel size and let us see more of these couples and the men and women who surround them. Well written, entertaining stories!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Lovely Anthology, full of variety in tone, storyline and characters By Melanie Marshall A Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words.com Review (A MelanieM Review)Rating: 4 stars out of 5Space is not always filled with adventures and glory. Not everybody goes racing off to battle evil and save the galaxy. Between the rebels, pirates, royals, and spies are the everyday people who work hard just to get by and ensure everyone gets home safe. Less Than Three Press presents a collection of tales about the ordinary folks who keep the stars running.The Prince and the Programmer by Cassandra PierceThe Aurora Conspiracy by Lexi AnderAbout a Bot by Andrea SpeedFlight Risk by Talya AndorSurvival by Leona CarverTake romance, throw it out into space and then gather together some wonderful authors to write their take on this fabulous trope and what do you have? Keeping The Stars Running Anthology! And each story couldn’t be more different from each other. Here they are with my comments and rating in the order they appear in the anthology:The Prince and the Programmer by Cassandra Pierce. 3.5 starsProbably the closest story here to a familiar romance plot. Food service mech/chef? is abducted but soon finds his new situation and “Prince” much more to his liking than his old one. I thought the characters were charming and the situation sort of funny. It was a sweet if not totally memorable way to open the anthology.About a Bot by Andrea Speed. 4 stars out of 5I loved/was frustrated by this terrific story by Andrea Speed. Speed creates this complex universe, complete with on going intergalactic war, one in which the humans aren’t doing terribly well. The main character, Tahir, is the Nebula space station’s mechanic who keeps all their robots in working order. He also rescues and repairs older bots, giving them names and making them his “pets” with personalities. In fact, Tahir is far more comfortable with his bots then with the rest of the crew on his station. I loved this character. He’s believable, fascinating, and when it comes to his interactions with his bots then Tahir becomes irresistible. As are his bots, including Spider and the adorable Bagel bot and Tank.I loved this story so much that the ending, or perhaps lack of one frustrated me with its tantalizing possibilities. How I would love to see this made into a full length novel. Anyone listening?The Aurora Conspiracy by Lexi Ander. 4 stars out of 5In the Aurora Conspiracy, Lexi Ander’s takes ecological concerns and mining into space with no less than 2 completely different species and a conspiracy to boot. Regin Valenta, crane operator for the Aurora Minerals and Rare Metals concern is being interrogated by constables from The Fraternity, a galactic law enforcement agency. One of them, a Nythlithian, Constable Markari Gan’Sey, shares a painful past with Regin, although only one remembers. The story becomes a dance between the main characters, as their past returns with its angst-filled memories and their attraction to each other flares back to life amidst an investigation into illegal mining practices on the planet below. It’s suspenseful, layered, and marvelous.Flight Risk by Tayla Andor 5 stars out of 5One of my favorite stories in the anthology. Again, we have an interplanetary war in progress and an embattled Kiel Navarro’s work as a mechanic in the Gear hangar, keeping the Gryphon wings in perfect operating order for their pilots. Andor’s world building is amazing and the author’s attention to detail bring this story and crews to life. Even the smallest touches, such as Kiel being half deaf where as most of the other pilots are deaf because of the noise of the engines and conditions they work in, give the readers a authentic feel for the environment and safety factors of the job Kiel does and the hangers in which he and his coworkers make their living. And it’s not a very nice one.The mechanics are being harassed, treated as lowly servants, who hide in their quarters for fear of retaliation. And its by whom that is so startling. A new Gryphon pilot, Marco Lafaele, a replacement for a recent death in the squad Wing Bravo, shakes up the status quo by showing an interest in Kiel, something that is just not done). His actions and determination not to follow along with his fellow pilots starts to put cracks in the SOP in the Hangers. And ripples from the fallout spread throughout Cadlow Station. I loved that Andors created the mechanic equipment down to the MagLens Kiel is using to augment his failing vision to the derogatory nicknames they earn him.There is mystery, romance, gritty war time battles, and finally a white knuckle ride to the rescue. Just an outstanding story on every level.and finally….Survival by Leona Carver. 3.5 t0 4.5 rating, really this story confounds me.Not a romance. I love Leona Carver so many aspects of this story didn’t surprise me while others absolutely did. Just when I thought I knew where the author was taking this story, it took off in an unexpected direction. And ending. We start off on the Velikaya Knyazhna, a giant colonist ship on its new to a new planet. Most of its crew is “sleeping” in order to make it to their destination without aging too much. But an emergency sees the “ship” and its caretakers waking up some of the scientists to examine the cause of the emergency and fix it…before its too late.Valentin Mashire, was trained to work on the planet, frozen on Earth and then shipped up to the “orbiting giant” in a crates, along with many others. He’s a botanical scientist, a park technician trained to work in the terrestial parkland on board that’s necessary to terraform the new planet they will land on. The length of the voyage? 100 years. Plenty of time for things to go wrong and they do. And that’s where ship’s Security officer, Fyodor Bendlin comes in.I can’t go any further. To do so, takes away the best of the surprises found within this story. I loved the descriptions of the park inside the ship and the ship itself. But the romance I wanted to happen was never going to be part of this story. No, this is all about Survival. But it’s the “who” that is trying to survive that will shock you as will the ending. Did I like this story? Not really. But did it fascinate me with its mythology and universe building? Yes. And it floored me with the surprising revelations and erotica.What a great anthology. I don’t know that I would have ended it with Survival. I think that Flight Risk would have grounded this anthology better with its more substantial ending. However, there is such variety, a true smorgasbord of stories, that everyone will find something to love.I recommend this series to all lovers of science fiction, romance and the possibilities of tomorrow.Cover art by Aisha Akeju. Love this cover artist and this cover is another splendid example of their work. Great job.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Book Review by Teresa By PrismBookAlliance 4 of 5 StarsFor original review, see Prism Book Alliance® blog online.True to the blurb, this anthology focuses on the less glamourous jobs in the realm of sci-fi. Not all the stories are romantic, though all but one had a romantic couple and story thread. Don’t look to most of these for grand sweeping declarations of love. However, the blurb never promised that. We do get a variety of action and suspense true to the gene.The Prince and the Programmer by Cassandra Pierce 3 StarsJasno is a foodsynth machine repairman who would rather program the food than fix the machines. While working for a prince, he is mistaken for his client and kidnapped. Interesting twists and turns kept the plot moving forward. I liked the idea of the futuristic chef and liked the mistaken identity. I didn’t feel any chemistry between the MC’s though and felt the romance fell flat.About a Bot by Andrea Speed 3 StarsTahir is the Chief Maintenance Officer on a station but feels he is just a glorified janitor with his bots. He is being interviewed by a former crush on his duties but the war with a strange alien race intrudes.I loved the bots! They were adorable! I also like both Tahir and Jorian and felt the potential there. This was not a romance story, though there is a romantic pairing. This was really a story about Tahir and his contributions to the space station. However the story ended just as it started moving forward. There was so much more story to be told.The Aurora Conspiracy by Lexi Ander 4.5 StarsRegin is a crane operator on an orbital mining station suspected of blackmailing his employer. He comes face to face with an old love during the interrogation and finds out things aren’t what he thought they were.I liked the amount of world building that was done in so short a time. I had a good feel for the place. I also liked the intrigue and mystery that was going on. I liked Danny the robot and the other secondary characters and got a good feel for our MC’s. Our MC’s had good chemistry and the romance was well balanced with the sci-fi aspects.I would love to see more of this couple.Flight Risk by Talya Andor 4.5 StarsKiel is a mechanic for a planet side station of machines called Gears. The Gear riders, called Gryphons, are dismissive and rude to him, all except the new guy, Marco. Intrigue and mystery abounds as the Gears engage a neighbouring faction intent on taking over the station and fighting for water rights on the desolate planet.The world building was strong in this book. I loved the scene when Marco first flies out with his patrol and the landscape is described. We get a good sense of who everyone is and hints as to what may be going on. The mystery is good and I loved the romance between Marco and Kiel. I liked the way details were doled out. There weren’t info dumps, but you weren’t kept in the dark just to make you wonder. It unfolded naturally. Another plus was the tons of action.I really enjoyed this.Survival by Leona Carver 4.5 StarsValentin is a botanist on a ship heading to deep space on a colony journey. On the way there, the ships computer wakes him and five others to deal with a problem relating to the ship’s large forested park.Wow. This was a crazy sci-fi thriller movie quality story. Suspense, drama and things that go bump in the night. It is ironic that despite being the most sexually graphic of the anthology it is also the only one without a definite romantic pairing at the end.I enjoyed the ride. As I said, it felt like I was reading a movie. There isn’t a traditional HFN ending, but the ending is satisfying.
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