On the Star Nomad, it turns out that three of the crew/passengers are Alliance and two are from the Empire. Individuals from both sides are cautiously having to learn how to not hate each other enough to coexist peacefully, which is difficult when resentment is still more than plentiful. Now there is chaos out in the galaxy as organized crime is starting to take control little by little. The rebels/Alliance have unexpectedly defeated the Empire, but apparently never gave any thought to how to govern afterwards. The setting for the story is approximately six months after a war between the Alliance and Empire.

Kate is an expert at narrating and brings each of the characters to life by how she alters their dialects and timing of their speech patterns. The Cyborg’s doleful and serious demeanor. All the characters in the story have unique characteristics to them – Captain Alisa Marchenko’s humor that often comes at the wrong time. The Star Nomad was an incredibly entertaining and relaxing read as I listened to the fabulous Kate Reading narrate the audio book. One supposedly easy trip to Perun turns into an unexpected adventure when they have to make a detour stop. Star Nomad helped me remember all the reasons why so many loved the TV series Firefly and helped bring some of that fun and ‘misadventure’ back to life for me. Throw in a little Firefly and a snippet of Star Wars and you’ll get Star Nomad – a space opera adventure series.

Star Nomad by Lindsay Buroker