Motherload David Collins-Rivera
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A remote corner of a bleak system...
A broken-down gunboat, stuck in space...
An incompetent captain and a misfit crew...
A pirate ship, a silent target, and a whole bunch of secrets...
So how's YOUR day going?
There have to be easier ways to make a living -- easier than dying slowly in an obsolete boat, as its power drains out and life support fails. Forget the job; forget the pirate problem: there's only time for a desperate jury-rig and maybe a little hand-wringing!
And anyway...what are the odds of running into trouble way out there?
Set in a distant future among the stars, this series introduces us to Ejoq Dosantos, professional gunner for corporate and privately-owned armed merchant ships. Pirates, venal business interests, and interstellar intrigue abound, but sometimes it seems like Ejoq (who might have a slight authority issue) is his own worst enemy!
This novel is the first story in the Stardrifter series.
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Chapter 03: Incoming
The story concludes with friends who might be enemies, and enemies who are DEFINITELY enemies. Everything is what it looks like, which means nothing is what it seems!
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Chapter 02: Incursion
The crew faces unknown odds, and the middle-of-nowhere is starting to get crowded. They have just one chance to save a strangely quiet merchant ship...and only half-a-chance to save themselves!
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Chapter 01: Breakdown
A crew of oddballs assigned to picket duty in a remote star system find their junker of a gunboat falling apart at the seams. Between bad pay, an idiot captain, and some rapidly-failing equipment, things couldn't possibly get worse. Right?
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable listen
Just discovered this author and book/story series. Enjoyed them a lot. Well written stories and even better narration. Thanks!
Happy Find!
Great narration! Enough science in the story to justify the genre. Well paced. I'll be looking for more from this author.
Great listen
Wonderful production and audio quality. Really makes this book come alive. Loved the story. Also the narration was superb!!!