Interstellar colonisation vessel Elysian's vital mission is to deliver a small group of colonists to an uninhabited planet in the Proxima Centauri system. Disaster strikes near their destination and, after crash-landing on Proxima 3, the survivors must fight for their very survival. They soon discover the deadly environment is not all that will be challenging them.
Voyage of the Elysian is the first volume in the continuing Astronomicon series. Book Description
I thought I would give this a try, not normally something that I would pick, purely as it is quite a short story by a new Author, where I tend to go for the Space Opera style by now well-known Authors.
As stated the story is short and the whole feel from the outset is one of looking to the earlier themes of science fiction. There is nothing new here for the avid reader of science fiction, but that is not a negative as it is a good starting point in the introduction of a new universe and characters. The story moves along well, the plot is good, the technology is more now than in the far future and I enjoyed the style of writing, though the ending was a little quick for me. There are definitely some interesting points in the story, which hint at future possibilities.
I would quite happily recommend this as it is a beginning, hopefully of a bigger and more expansive story, as this story and universe offers a great deal of potential.
3 Stars
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