{"version":"1.0","type":"link","provider_name":"Hardcover","provider_url":"https://hardcover.app","cache_age":86400,"title":"Jon Lusty's review of Challenger's Hope","url":"https://hardcover.app/books/challengers-hope/reviews/@DSpaceNine","author_name":"Jon Lusty","author_url":"https://hardcover.app/@DSpaceNine","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Heart-wrenching tale of deep space, abandonment, loss, betrayal and the human spirit. Excellent story. Nick Seafort is our inscrutable protagonist, one who\u0026amp;#39;s moods can swing faster than a misaligned N wave. He fails to recognize who his friends are, even though his command would be strengthened by building upon relationships. Instead he\u0026amp;#39;s a hard disciplinarian, resorting to torture and cruelty for even the most minor infractions of protocol. Really hoping he gets a clue into how human relationships work, even with those under his command. He\u0026amp;#39;s got a lot of potential but little life experience. At the beginning of book one he was just a 17 yo midi. At the end of book two he\u0026amp;#39;s a 23 yo Captain, and has had to command his crews in isolation all that time. He needs an extended break to learn how to be a human being, and I hope his opportunity comes in subsequent books.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;So, onward to book 3 of this 7 book series. Unfortunately I learned while reading book two that the author passed away some time ago, so 7 volumes is it.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;","thumbnail_url":"https://assets.hardcover.app/edition/15252558/286667-L.jpg","thumbnail_width":308,"thumbnail_height":500}