Colony Collapse: The Shattered Stars-Episode One

I was contacted by Kyle Muntz, a co-author of these stories. I read The Pain Eater by him, so when he reached out to ask me about this series, it was an instant yes. He reeled me in by telling me it's a series where Star Trek meets Firefly, and as a huge fan of both, I couldn't resist. 

This is the first installment of The Shattered Star series with plans to release a new "episode" every three months. 

In this first installment we meet Crum. A young man from an ice planet that has just met a woman from the sky, Fetch. The people of this frost-bitten planet have struggled for over 400 years to make it a home. His father has been a candle bearer, a man who watches for storms for a very long time and his life is almost over. Crum must ask Fetch for help for the people there, however, things don't go quite the way he had hoped, and he ends up having to leave with her. 

The story is just what I was hoping for. Interesting, action packed, well written, with characters that are well established in this first episode with room to grow. The story itself is dystopian without being overly depressing. Fetch and her people definitely seem like an interesting group of people and I am very much looking forward to seeing how Crum does aboard the ship. If you are a sci-fi geek like me then you will absolutely want to check out this series. I received this book free from the author for an honest review.