Book
One in Sentinels of the Galaxy
Publisher:
Maria V. Snyder
December
1, 2018
978-1-946381-01-9
Science
Fiction, Futuristic, Time Travel
Paperback
Obtained
by Self-purchase
For
seventeen-year-old Lyra Daniels, traveling across the Milky Way can suck big
time, especially after leaving all her friends behind. With the discovery of
Terracotta warriors on other planets, Lyra’s parents are the premier experts on
the Warriors. When the warriors were discovered on over twenty exoplanets,
Lyra’s parents are thrilled to discover another planet to explore and discover
new information on how the Warriors got there. But even if Lyra likes traveling
to other planets, the time dilation sucks because it can put her years in the
future. But as Lyra and her parents travel to the newly discovered planet, she
finds solace in annoying an impossible security officer who threatens to throw
her in the brig and illegally worming into the Q-net. But after the planet they
just left, Xinji, abruptly goes silent, security has a new threat to deal with
than Lyra doing illegal worming. For crucial data files on the Warriors are
going missing and looters are spotted on the new planet they are at. Time is of
the essence and for Lyra, it’s either try to help or die.
NAVIGATING THE STARS is Ms. Snyder’s
foray into the science fiction/futuristic genre and I got to admit she delivers
a marvelous, intriguing start to her new Sentinels of the Galaxy series. The
story is full of adventure, amazing characters and a story that basically kept
me glued to the pages till the very end. This is an author who I fell in love
with in her Study fantasy series and her new book, NAVAGATING THE STARS, is
just as good if not great. The story flows smoothly and quickly with a few
twists I sure did not see coming. Add in the mystique of Terracotta warriors
and other planets, well you got the earmarks of a story that will either ride
off on a rocket or go down in a heap. I am happy to say this one blew me away
and then some.
Meet
Lyra Daniels. Her parents are the experts on Terracotta warriors and when a new
planet is discovered housing them, they are thrilled to go and see what the
warriors have to say to them. But Lyra doesn’t want to leave her friends and
life on Xinji. Alas, she leaves with her family and finds comfort annoying this
cute security officer who is around her age and illegally worming on the Q-net.
I really enjoyed Lyra. She surprised me at times with her maturity and yes, she
does have moments of being a brat, but it fit the way the storyline was going
at those times. I enjoyed reading about her thought processes and how she see’s
puzzles in things, especially in the Q-net. She is intriguing and a perfect MC
(main character) to root for. I got to admit all the characters are
entertaining, in my opinion. You got Lyra’s parents who are typical scientists,
full of excitement over new discoveries, then you got the annoying gruff
security officer, some secondary characters that just made me giggle at times
and more. All are entertaining on their own, but all together kept the story
flowing at a quick pace.
NAVIGATING THE STARS is a pure gem of a
book that literally has me anxiously awaiting the second book, Chasing the
Shadows, just to see where the group of characters goes next in the series. The
ending left me gasping in shock as the bad guy was one, I sure didn’t expect
and one that left me wanting to know more of. Ms. Snyder delivers a perfect
book to while a snowy night away with a mix of action/adventure, a little
romance and a mystery that will keep you engaged right up till the end of the
book. I look forward to seeing where the author goes next in the series and
hope it won’t be too long of a wait for it.
This
is an objective review and not an endorsement
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