Book 7, Perilous Hunt: Fallen Empire

Another enjoyable novel in the Fallen Empire series.
As I'm reading through this series something is becoming abundantly clear. Ms Buroker enjoys writing.
The story flows off the 'pages' effortlessly. Action sequences are easy to follow. Humour is in abundance.
I can confidently say I would read anything by Lindsay Buroker.

This author has great character development but you can tell it is written from a feminine perspective which is good for deep personal emoting. The tech is thin but the story line is where she shines. The main character is a woman captain who is constantly whipping a solution from her backside. some of it is a little far fetched. Not to spoil anything but after reading the whole series I would have upgraded the ship's defenses and worried less about chocolate. But I identified with the butt kicker in the story hence the feminine perspective. And come on, if someone is trying to kill you quit worrying about hurt their feelings. But all in all a good read with some intrigue along the way to keep you turning the pages.

This is another blockbuster in the Fallen Empire series. Captain Alisa and her eclectic crew are still hunting Jelena, Alisa's young daughter who was kidnapped by Starseers. Unfortunately, Jelena is with Thorian who is the heir to the Empire and EVERYONE else is out to kill or capture him. Plenty of action, drama, twists and turns!

This author just drags out a story and dwells and gets stuck on uninteresting story lines. I have now read all 7 books, and stick a fork in me, I'm done.
I wanted her daughter rescued, it took too long.

#7, The Fallen Empire
Ooooh! I think this was absolutely the best book of the 7, I really do. There's a bit of everything in this storyline but the story advances which was really needed at this point. I absolutely love the newest character--Six-- and the story options for him are just endless. I'm hoping he'll stay with the crew on the Nomad for future stories, and become an intricate part of the crew. I also really like Ostberg's personality. I'm thinking his intelligence, magical skills, plus his exuberance for adventure and any activity--dangerous or boring--makes for a fun character and reading. I hope he'll become part of the crew in the future as well.

As much as I loved this story, there were a couple of issues that can plague some stories and unfortunately it occurred here. It's actually the same issue but just with several examples:
****STOP!!! SPOILER ALERT 1) how the imperialist and the Alliance all found the location of the secret base even though it's been hidden all theses centuries but now all of a sudden they just happen to know and get there before Alisa and crew, 2)The secret station, once again same issue, they not only found it ahead of them which again same problem but they shot at, injured and disabled the station then left it alone but then when Alisa shows up there, they decide to destroy the station. Why? Why now? Why not before they even got there if it was so important?
***END SPOILER ALERT*** I absolutely hate when story scenarios are written to accommodate a storyline without regard for the scenario to make sense. These did not make sense and there was no reason given. Although some feeble attempt was somewhat debated among the crew on the last example. :( Anyway, other than this which was minor, this book was a homerun! :)
Edited well
Adult age group
Book cover: it has dark coloring again, and I think the scene is the imperial ship shooting at the Nomad. The book cover is nice and certainly done well but for me, I would have rather seen something a little different, perhaps the secret station with its wheel shape and "x" cross section in the middle. I would have liked to see something a bit more inspiring to the scene, something like in the volcano scene of the last book and utilize the laser battle and torpedoes to lighten the scene and the artwork. This might help the book cover stick out from all of the many other Syfy space books. ;)
Series: the author wrote at the end of the book that she intends book 8 to be released in December, 2016. I'm hoping she releases early, I want to see what happens next, especially with the Prince.

This is one action packed science fiction adventure. I absolutely adore the Fallen Empire series because of the characters and their banter. Buroker's book is full of quirky characters and danger as Capt. Marchenko tries to locate her kidnapped daughter and save the universe from destruction from a powerful ancient relic. She happens to be added by the very delicious cyborg Leonidas who was on the opposite side in the previous war that divided the galaxy.
This book is chocked full of nail biting moments with everyone after the Star Nomad, as if they were the goose that laid the golden egg. PS lots of chickens, no geese yet.
Buroker's newest plot bumped up this series beyond four stars, but after six previous books I was disappointed that the sexy times between Leonidas and Alise take place 'off page'. There are plenty of puns and innuendos, but then the scene jumps to the next morning. ARGH!!! I wasn't expecting erotica, but a little bang for my buck would have been nice.

I read via kindle unlimited. Highly recommend this series.

This is the penultimate book in Lindsay Buroker's Fallen Empire Sci-Fi series, and the pace of the narrative has really picked up. The action is virtually non-stop, with our large cast of characters interacting in new ways and the threads of the story line converging rapidly. In this book we learn more about virtually every character, and some of the story arcs satisfyingly come to conclusion. As I've noted in other reviews of the series, even though each book is complete in itself, it's not a series to start in the middle. That's really not a problem, though, because you're going to want to read each book, and they make a lot more sense if read in order. Anyone who's read Lindsay Buroker knows that her books are meticulously plotted, peopled with interesting characters, and enhanced by a refreshing touch of humor. That's true of this book, and the entire Fallen Empire series. If you're up to book 7, grab this one now. If you're just starting out, get Star Nomad and follow the adventure from the beginning. You'll be glad you did!

Buroker writes good Space Fantasy with interesting characters and clever, witty dialog. I've read all 7 books in this series but I'm getting bogged down in the plodding glacial plot development. So many dead ends, so much repetition. This could have wrapped easily in three or four books and been wonderful. But, NOOO. It goes on and on. Please, Lindsay, finish this story arc and go to something new and different. I realize that KU pays by the page but think of your readers.

It's pretty amazing that each installment of this series has been consistently good. This 7th book doesn't disappoint, with more action adventure and witty banter between the characters. Alisa and her every-growing cast of characters (just how big is the Nomad anyway???) are getting close to the end, and it's nice to have some plot points coming to resolution, including possibly finally catching up with the children. Overall, the Fallen Empire series is very much like a tv series, each episode is satisfying but very much part of an overarching story - in Alisa's case, the quest to find her daughter, and in the case of others, to find the Staff of Lore. There's also the chance for Leonidas to find a solution to his issues, but when does anything go smoothly with this team?

After 7 books in the series, I remain surprised that I enjoy these books so much. I say this as a retired military officer and long time science fiction reader (read Heinlein's Rocket Ship Galileo at the age of 8 in 1953). Book 7 of this series is fast paced and contains interesting characters. I never thought I would read a romance, which this book assuredly is, but the romance is somewhat irreverent and does not slow the pace of the story. If you're a guy and don't mind strong women, you might give this series a try. I'm looking forward to reading book 8 but will be disappointed to see the series end.

Puns aside, I didn't start off loving this series, but this 7th book has been really good. My only critique is that it just doesn't feel science-fiction-y enough. Hard to defend, since setting is space, either onboard a space shuttle (freighter), or an asteroid, has androids and cyborgs... but at any rate, despite my very inarticulate, nebulous feelings on the matter, I still loved this book. If you've made it this far in the series, you don't need my rambling encouragement. Read it already! ?

This is my favorite recent SF series (possibly ever). It reminds me of Firefly (but with a female captain who is sassy like Leia from Star Wars). There is an unusual cast of shipmates like Firefly or Guardians of the Galaxy. This book continues the story and I am constantly amused as well as pleased with the manner in which Buroker comes up interesting story lines through seven books. Great stuff!

This is the penultimate book in Lindsay Buroker's Fallen Empire Sci-Fi series, and the pace of the narrative has really picked up. The action is virtually non-stop, with our large cast of characters interacting in new ways and the threads of the story line converging rapidly. In this book we learn more about virtually every character, and some of the story arcs satisfyingly come to conclusion. As I've noted in other reviews of the series, even though each book is complete in itself, it's not a series to start in the middle. That's really not a problem, though, because you're going to want to read each book, and they make a lot more sense if read in order. Anyone who's read Lindsay Buroker knows that her books are meticulously plotted, peopled with interesting characters, and enhanced by a refreshing touch of humor. That's true of this book, and the entire Fallen Empire series. If you're up to book 7, grab this one now. If you're just starting out, get Star Nomad and follow the adventure from the beginning. You'll be glad you did!

Buroker writes good Space Fantasy with interesting characters and clever, witty dialog. I've read all 7 books in this series but I'm getting bogged down in the plodding glacial plot development. So many dead ends, so much repetition. This could have wrapped easily in three or four books and been wonderful. But, NOOO. It goes on and on. Please, Lindsay, finish this story arc and go to something new and different. I realize that KU pays by the page but think of your readers.

After a series of near misses, Alisa hopes to finally catch up with the group containing her kidnapped daughter Jelena at a Starseer station in the Kir Asteroid Belt. The station turns out to be deserted, but what she learns there proves promising: The Starseers and their young charges left only a short while ago, on a short range shuttle that can't have gotten very far. If she has to, Alisa will search every single asteroid for her missing daughter. Unfortunately, the crew and passengers of the Star Nomad aren't the only ones trying to catch up with the group, as supporters of the defeated empire and Alliance soldiers alike are doing everything in their power to get their hands on the missing Prince Thorian, who is with the same group as Jelena. And like that's not enough trouble to be dealing with, Alisa's Starseer allies are sensing the Staff of Lore nearby...

Only one more book to go (*sniff*), so things are moving rapidly towards what promises to be an epic finale. This penultimate installment begins to wrap up some story threads, leading to more than one exclamation of "Yay, finally!!" on my part. Can't wait to see how it all ends!

It's pretty amazing that each installment of this series has been consistently good. This 7th book doesn't disappoint, with more action adventure and witty banter between the characters. Alisa and her every-growing cast of characters (just how big is the Nomad anyway???) are getting close to the end, and it's nice to have some plot points coming to resolution, including possibly finally catching up with the children. Overall, the Fallen Empire series is very much like a tv series, each episode is satisfying but very much part of an overarching story - in Alisa's case, the quest to find her daughter, and in the case of others, to find the Staff of Lore. There's also the chance for Leonidas to find a solution to his issues, but when does anything go smoothly with this team?

After 7 books in the series, I remain surprised that I enjoy these books so much. I say this as a retired military officer and long time science fiction reader (read Heinlein's Rocket Ship Galileo at the age of 8 in 1953). Book 7 of this series is fast paced and contains interesting characters. I never thought I would read a romance, which this book assuredly is, but the romance is somewhat irreverent and does not slow the pace of the story. If you're a guy and don't mind strong women, you might give this series a try. I'm looking forward to reading book 8 but will be disappointed to see the series end.

Finally, after six books in the series, and then only at the end, Alisa's daughter Jelena is reunited with her mother. But Thorian, heir to the Imperial throne and object of many plans and power struggles, is lost. Tym the Terrible, who it turns out is Alisa's uncle, wields the staff of force and has captured Thorian. A powerful Starseer, Tym has plans. How Thorian fits into those plans is yet to be seen. For now, Jelena is safe with her mother. But Helena wants to rescue Thorian. More adventures and peril await.

Puns aside, I didn't start off loving this series, but this 7th book has been really good. My only critique is that it just doesn't feel science-fiction-y enough. Hard to defend, since setting is space, either onboard a space shuttle (freighter), or an asteroid, has androids and cyborgs... but at any rate, despite my very inarticulate, nebulous feelings on the matter, I still loved this book. If you've made it this far in the series, you don't need my rambling encouragement. Read it already! ?

At long last we meet Alisa ' s daughter Jalena. The drama that occurred previously has intensified. One wonders how they will be able to conquer Terrible Tym. Is this man insane or just evil?
The evil villain has no problem destroying Alliance cities or even his own people the Starseers.
I feel there is something real behind Terrible Tym ' s motives. It would be interesting to find out why he feels that his actions are justified.

This is my favorite recent SF series (possibly ever). It reminds me of Firefly (but with a female captain who is sassy like Leia from Star Wars). There is an unusual cast of shipmates like Firefly or Guardians of the Galaxy. This book continues the story and I am constantly amused as well as pleased with the manner in which Buroker comes up interesting story lines through seven books. Great stuff!

"Perilous Hunt: Fallen Empire, Book 7," has continued the series, but in making the SciFi "quest" into a marathon, much of the previous good writing and meritorious storyline has grown stale and lifeless.

The storyline's heroine, Captain Alisa Marcenko, an Alliance star-fighter combat pilot vet, skippering her own mother's classic (read old, but solid) star-freighter, crewed by an ever growing-in number eclectic group, along with more and more passengers, as she searches for her kidnapped daughter, attempts to get Leonidas', (her security chief cyborg super-soldier) chastity governors unlocked (and hopefully unleashed), struggles with former comrades (Alliance), Starseers (telepaths), ex-Imperial refugees intent on returning the Empire, android bounty hunters, and an ancient Starseer artifact, potential super-weapon. There are a lot, a lot of moving parts.

The first third of "Perilous Hunt," has the heroine invoking her need to save her daughter, almost every other paragraph. Given the previous books, where rescue was more passively expressed, pretty much as an afterthought, this new mantra doesn't ring true. It appears more a response to readers' reviews, and if so, is insincere. The eBook overall is disappointing, as the writing has descended to ploddingly pedestrian, narrative is obsessed with potential lusty adventures, brownies, and cookies (sic), and only faint glimmers of earlier writing life occasionally appear.

The rating is generous, more for the entire series, rather than just this eBook. Further, having read all prior eBooks, it is difficult to consider this a true, "stand alone" eBook. New readers might be lost in a complicated muddle.

All said, the eBook is recommended, as potential "spoilers" not mentioned, do help out. Read fully via Kindle Unlimited.

I love sci-fi and adventure but other than Admiral Who they're usually very serious. Lindsay has a gift for writing good books with good humor. I look forward to each new novel as they come out and even though she left us close to the edge of the cliff the novel did have an ending that was satisfying while still knowing we had further to go. I feel happy after reading and eagerly anticipate meeting these characters again.

I love this series! Excellent story-telling and wonderfully humorous snark, amongst the characters. Big strides forward in the story-line, in this book. Plenty of action, as usual and a plot twist at the end to lead the story forward. It's not smooth sailing for the characters, even though plans appear to be coming together. How will it all end? I'll be reading the next book to find out. I voluntarily reviewed this book for the author.

Thanks , Lindsay, for another brilliant installment. This book certainly did not disappoint in the slightest! I think it's the first time I actually laughed like a maniac with tears streaming down (yes, the jokes were that good).
Makes me sad that there's only one more book to go before the end. Please, Lindsay, if you have any compassion in your heart for your readers, add more books to his series.

Ms. Buroker writes fun stories which are a pleasure to read. My only complaint is that her science fiction requires more of a suspension of disbelief than her fantasy. The characters get away with things that they shouldn't be able to in a highly technical society.