Rating: 4.5🌈
I’m absolutely hooked by this universe. A science fiction epic romance adventure, originally published in 2013, authors Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen have released this marvelous series again, starting with their first novel written together, Chaos.
I missed this first time around so I’m so excited to read this series and book now. The tale of the journey of the crew of the space ship Chaos, specifically two men who have a long way ahead of them before they can find their happy ending, gets a remarkable launch here.
Told from several perspectives of the crew and found family involved in this epic science fiction adventure, it begins with a mission.
The universe the authors introduce us to is an intergalactic postwar one, which is still slowly rebuilding from the devastating impact of a war that saw millions of lives and stations lost. That cost is seen on a smaller darker scale through the wounded, damaged characters that are Felix Ingession, the ship’s engineer, and Major Zander Anatolius, a covert operative during the war against the alien stin. But they aren’t the only ones who have been affected. And the ship’s crew reflects the fascinating multi species universe of this series and found family.
Zander and Felix were long time friends, both growing up and at the Academy. But the war separates them just as romantic feelings became known. It’s nine years when they dramatically meet again as the story begins.
Burke and Jensen’s story is compelling and action packed. Terrific characters and dialogue, with vividly detailed scenes and astonishing wonderful world building. It’s full of criminal organizations filling the void that the war created, malfunctioning experimental super soldiers, POW torture ( both sides), and a war that might start again. All threaded through with the relationships , romantic and otherwise, of the crew of the Chaos.
That of Zander and Felix aka Flick will be long and torturous. This is the beginning of their reunion and they’ve each been through so much personally that just a hug is a tremendous thing.
The books are all available so I’m thrilled to read them together without any waiting for a release date.
I’m happy to recommend Chaos Station (Chaos Station Book 1) by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen and I’m on to Lonely Shore next!
Series – read them in the order below:
- Chaos Station 1
- Lonely Shore 2
- Skip Trace 3
- Inversion Point 4
- Phase Shift 5 – series finale
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Blurb
“You’re not real. Felix Ingesson is dead.”
The war with the alien stin is over, but Felix Ingesson has given up on seeing his lover, Zander Anatolius, ever again. Zander’s military file is sealed tighter than an airlock. A former prisoner of war, Felix is attempting a much quieter life keeping his ship, the Chaos, aloft. He almost succeeds, until Zander walks on board and insists that Felix isn’t real.
A retired, broken super soldier, Zander is reeling from the aftereffects of his experimental training and wants nothing more than to disappear and wait for insanity to claim him. Then he sees footage of a friend and ally—a super soldier like him—murdering an entire security squad with her bare hands and a cold, dead look in her eyes. He never expected to find Felix, the man he’d thought dead for years, on the ship he hired to track her down.
Working with Felix to rescue his teammate is a dream come true…and a nightmare. Zander has no exit strategy that will leave Felix unscathed—or his own heart unbroken.
- Publisher: Ghost Ship Books; 2nd edition (July 23, 2024)
- Publication date: July 23, 2024
- Language: English
- Print length: 351 pages
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 