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2018 NEBULA AWARD FINALIST: BEST NOVELLA
Floribeth Salinas O’Shea Dalisay is an Off-Planet Worker, employed as an exploration pilot by the giant corporation, Hamdani Brothers. Sent on a routine mission to analyze one of the millions of systems in the galaxy, she stumbles across something that could threaten humanity’s very existence. She barely escapes with her life, but in the process, has to shut down her scout’s AI.
As with all OPWs, she has few rights, and instead of being lauded as a hero, the corporation thinks she is lying. Her managers believe she found something valuable and shut down her AI in an attempt to hide that fact, hoping she can sell that information to the highest bidder.
Grounded, and with a huge debt now over her head, Beth has to convince the powers that be that a very real danger to humanity is lying in wait out there in deep space.
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1 primary book#1 in The Navy of Humanity: Wasp Squadron
The Navy of Humanity: Wasp Squadron is a 1-book series first released in 2018 with contributions by Jonathan P. Brazee.
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3.5 stars, Metaphorosis Reviews
Summary:
Floribeth, an Off-Planet Worker and pilot, finds something on an ordinary exploratory trip – something big. She barely escapes danger, and finds her whole life transformed.
Review:
This had the distinct feel of an excerpt to it – maybe the middle third of a longer novel. While it's interesting to see Filipino culture in space – complete with an updated Overseas Employment Administration, there are quickly enough acronyms that they're hard to keep track of. Still, it's a solidly developed world, and the characters are credible and engaging.
The story moves fast, and it's exciting. Some of the motivations are thin, and the lines and tropes are standard military SF, but they're delivered well, and with enough innovation that it feels fairly fresh. The tenses get sloppy here and there, and the explanations can sometimes be murky.
The story has a clear standalone arc, but there's no escaping the feel that this is only an introduction – that there are further stories to follow. I hope so, because the larger story has promise, and I'd be interested to read it – ideally in a more complete form
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
