"Great space opera"

The Cinru space station, one of the oldest and least maintained in the Argossan System, is home to many people including numerous homeless children and teens living in the corridors and hiding in the cubby holes of the station. Captain Kelsey Ross, an in-system spaceship captain, tries to help them out as much as possible but when Queen Raina dies and Sartan becomes the new ruler, Cinru becomes a place ruled by martial law.

Sartan's military arm, the SAM's hold the station in a tight grip, not letting anyone leave without special permission. When Kelsey comes to the attention of the authorities, she is arrested. Only with the help of the Corries and the pirate Matthias Kincaid, a man with his own agenda and attracted to the fiery Kelsey, does she stand a chance of survival.

Award winning author Linnea Sinclair has written an exciting space opera starring a cast of likable characters especially Kelsey who goes from the reactor into the nuclear waste without losing her equilibrium. This is the prequel to the Cinru Station Chronicles and various authors will write further stories in the series. Ms. Sinclair has done an excellent job of laying the groundwork for this series and proves once again that she is a very talented artist.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 25, 2002

Summary

Trapped on the galaxy's worst space station on the edge of the perilous Delfrynn Drifts, Captain Kelsey Ross finds herself in the center of a galaxy-wide rebellion. Friends become enemies, and enemies just might turn into lovers... Thrice-dead space pirate Matthias Kincaid may be without his ship and his crew but he's not without a plan. Trouble is, that part of his plan that involves Kelsey Ross is causing him trouble... But for Kelsey, Matt, Delphinia, Zan, Jessamyn, Jordis and all the others, their real troubles are just about to begin...