Velocity Weapon

The start of an epic space opera, this book has left me hungry for more. A sweeping tale of rogue spaceships, altered humans, alien technology and politics. The universe built for Velocity Weapon is an intriguing one, the Primes (descendant from Prime Inventive, a corporation that first discovered faster than light travel) are a haughtily superior bunch who have come into conflict with another group of settlers (The Icarions) in one of the more backwater planetary systems. These Icarions have developed weapons to try and counter the technological advantage that the primes have. Add into this mix the mysteries behind how Prime Inventive came to discover their key technologies and you have the set up for an epic space opera that I am excited to follow further.

Ada Prime is a distant outpost of the Prime empire, and this book focuses on a brother and sister from this system, Sanda and Biran, along with a few other minor characters. Sanda is a Gunnery Sergeant and Biran is a Keeper, one of a mysterious group who guard Prime's secrets. When Sanda goes missing after a disastrous battle with Icarion this kicks Biran into action politicking his way to try and recover the missing and the dead from the battle. Sanda meanwhile is rescued by a strange ship with a powerful AI.

This book is epic in scope, with engaging characters and a vast and intriguing universe set up, of which we have only just brushed the surface in this book. There are a few pacing issues (the book is quite slow in places) but the set up is worth it and the ending definitely leaves you hungry for more!