Outlaw
Sep 2014 · Rebel Stars Book 1 · Edward W. Robertson
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In the year 2010, an alien virus nearly wiped out the human race. A thousand years later, mankind has recovered and ventured into space. There has been no sign of the aliens since. Humanity remains confined to the Solar System.
All that is about to change.
Mazzy Webber is a lowly janitor on a third-rate cargo ship. Deeply in debt, when his captain decides to turn pirate, he leaps at the chance.
A modern Robin Hood—minus the part where he gives back to the poor—Webber lays down a few ground rules. No attacking manned ships, and no stealing from anyone who can't afford it. Within months, he and the crew are out of debt. Their next target will make them rich.
But the attack goes all wrong. The target's cargo could be the death of them—or it could be the key to reaching the stars.
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From the author of the bestselling BREAKERS novels, OUTLAW is the first book in a new series of piracy, conspiracy, and space's deadliest janitor.
In the year 2010, an alien virus nearly wiped out the human race. A thousand years later, mankind has recovered and ventured into space. There has been no sign of the aliens since. Humanity remains confined to the Solar System.
All that is about to change.
Mazzy Webber is a lowly janitor on a thi...
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Chris Nelson
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October 21, 2018
I felt like the book was sort of dragging along when a third of the way through the book two characters make a 2-3 day trip from Earth to Mars while the planets are in opposition. With conventional rocket technology it should take something like 3-4 years yet there is no mention of technical innovation, not even anything as lame as "the aliens left us this propulsion system we don't really understand." This isn't so much science fiction as a mystery translated from planet-bound geography to space by a change of place names. I gave up.
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Shadow Blaze (Shadow247)
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August 2, 2025
I see dome reviews ignore the clearly advanced fighter on the cover test implies they are indeed further ahead than us. and is it also part of a book series about space travel and stuff as they complain there's no explanation why travel is faster. kinda like making a story set in 2025 and then being like but they didn't explain stealth jets and where they came from . The story assumes you can think critically and connect the dots yourself...
Milo Brooks
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July 23, 2026
lots of jargon gets thrown at you, and that's fine. I think it immerses you in the universe better. I connected with none of the characters, and while the book seems to promise to wrap it all up, it dragged too much for me to get there. DNF 32%
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