After space wars have ended and corporations have taken over, there are a whole tonne of space hulks floating out there, waiting for the materials to be scavenged. And scavenging of these old ships is a cutthroat business. Literally.
Samuel Hyst has joined the ‘Salvage Marines’ to try pay some debts and better his poor position in life.
The premise of the world (universe) is very cool and seems fairly well fleshed out, thinking about how the economics of war-torn space would work, but in the end this is just another “space Marine” story. This time they are fighting over salvage rather than planets or for survival but it’s much of the same things. The “don’t make friends you lose them” type stuff that appears in most war books (space or not).
In the end it was entertaining, just not overly different from any other space marine book. I would have liked more salvage and focusing on the economics etc. rather than just another space fight. Give us a point of view that shows a wider scope of hte world, some of the corporate machinations etc. Instead the POV doesn’t ever give us anything of the world other than the marines, thus giving a very narrow and very familiar focus.
Jeffery Kafer’s narration was good (I’ve noted he does a lot of Space Marine stuff. Got a good corner of the market). It was gruff but engaging, providing different voices for characters while carrying their emotions, excitement etc. He’s clear and well paced.
Yet to listen to a book read by him where I haven’t enjoyed the narration work.
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