Armstrong Station

D.M. Pruden

Feb 2020 · The Destin Chronicles Book 1 · D.M.Pruden

About this eBook

In space, helping a stranger can get you killed, or worse…

Armstrong Station is the busiest spaceport in the system where you can buy almost anything. Even a runaway slave.

Doctor Melanie Destin left Earth, desperate to make a new life for herself.

 

Now after finding a job as ship’s surgeon aboard the interplanetary freighter, Requiem, her life is starting to look up for the first time in years.

 

But something unexpected happens on a routine stop at Luna’s Armstrong Station which threatens to upend Mel’s new life and put her and her crew mates in mortal peril.

When she chooses to help a runaway slave, Mel discovers that the young woman has a secret; one that will endanger anyone who encounters her.

Hunted by a corrupt government official intent on silencing them, Mel must find a way to get them off Luna and away from danger, all without drawing the unwanted attention of a powerful interplanetary crime czar.

Roaming across the Solar System, a reluctant and unlikely heroine sets herself against overwhelming odds, and she’s not going to take crap from anyone who stands in her way.

Can Mel get herself out of this mess without someone dying?

Can her life ever be normal again?

Will she live long enough to find out?

Ratings and reviews

I've read all the other Mel Destin books and really quite enjoyed them all. I have to admit that I rarely enjoy prequels as I find them to be an over-used trope and many quite often miss the target. I'm happy to say that's not the case here! As always, the writing is excellent. The characters are believable and it's easy to visualize them and identify with them. I will say that the only thing I found challenging was the changes in perspective and tense. First person isn't my favourite, but it didn't take away from the quality of the book. Excellent work, and I'm looking forward to the next installment! I received an ARC copy of this book from the author and am voluntarily leaving my review.

I received an ARC of this book, what follows is honest review. If you have read the Mars Ascendant series, this is the life of Dr. Melanie before she became the 'mother of mars'. It shows why she is who she says she is. If you have not read them, that is fine, you are introduced to a new main character. Told from the points of view of the hero and the bad guy, the story is gripping. More than once I had to put it down to do other things like sleep or eat. Dr. Melanie who is hiding her life away on a cargo ship comes in contact with a stowaway on the ship. Help her or not, that is the question. Helping her, she finds, will endanger the life of her and the crew of the ship she is on. What will be the right thing to do. Good book, a little violence. Might not recommend to young children, but it is ok for pre-teens and above.

The first of a series, this book was a great read. I love space stories and this one delivered in spades! The misfit characters and a doctor who tends to get the others into trouble, the story weaves in and out at Armstrong Station and the amazing locations on it!