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Fortunes Pawn
340 pages
A high-octane, armor-clad space adventure that balances explosive combat with a surprisingly swoony romance.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like strapping into a suit of powered armor and blasting off into a delightfully chaotic corner of the galaxy. It is a high-octane, adrenaline-fueled space opera that never takes its foot off the gas, driven by a narrator whose fierce ambition and unapologetic confidence are utterly infectious. The atmosphere balances the claustrophobic, lived-in grit of a mercenary spaceship with the expansive thrill of deep-space combat and alien mysteries. Beneath the explosive action and punchy, fast-paced prose lies a surprisingly tender emotional core, anchored by a sizzling, slow-burn romance with a mysterious ship's cook. It is pure, unadulterated fun, a perfect escape for readers who love their sci-fi packed with badass heroines, hidden identities, and plenty of explosions.
- Mood
- adrenaline-fueled
- adventurous
- suspenseful
- Tone
- confident
- snarky
- energetic
- pragmatic
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- ambition and drive · hidden identities · thrill of combat · unexpected vulnerability
- The writing
- Punchy, fast-paced, and highly readable, driven by a fiercely unapologetic first-person narrative voice.
- The arc
- The protagonist shifts from a fiercely independent, career-obsessed fighter to someone grappling with unexpected romantic attachments and dangerous loyalties.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-octane space opera featuring unapologetically ambitious heroines, cool power armor, and a sizzling romantic subplot.
Content notes
- sci-fi violence
- gore
- body horror elements
About the book
"When professional mercenary Deviana Morris took the security guard job aboard the Glorious Fool, all she wanted was a fast route into the Devastators -- the elite league of armored fighters entrusted with the most important duty on her home planet of Paradox. But this security job isn't just twelve-hour patrols, armor-polishing, and whiskey. The supposedly-cursed Captain Caldswell keeps sending Devi and her partner into unimaginably dangerous situations. Ren, the captain's daughter, is a kind of weird that Devi has never experienced before. And to top it off, there's the insufferably sexy cook, Rupert Chekov, who is far more than what he seems -- possibly even far more than human"--
""Military science fiction gets a new action hero with Deviana Morris -- in the vein of Elizabeth Moon and Lois McMaster Bujold." --Provided by the publisher"--
Description from Open Library.
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