Descent Hillar File 4991.09 by R.A. Howes

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Descent Hillar File 4991.09 by R.A. Howes

From the Back Cover

'What did you leave behind, Captain?'
'Bad memories and a fucking mess...'

4991 TCE : 09 : 21
Life is full of choices.

Eric Hillar's choices have led to the United Trade Confederate branding him their first terrorist in over 2000 revolutions. On the run, he finds himself in the sector of space known as The Rim. It is not just the slaver press gangs that notice his arrival.

Pirate Captain Hawke has a target she needs crew for, and she doesn't take no for an answer. If Eric plays his cards right, he might keep his freedom, his life and earn enough credits to finally disappear.

Or he just might be given the chance to make a choice that matters...

Descent is the first book from R.A. Howes' Tide of the Stars universe. An intergalactic cyberpunk style universe where the dominate powers are worse than those they brand as criminals. Based in the sector of space known as The Rim, Descent follows Eric Hillar, a man with a price on his head and no one to turn too. Recruited into a space pirate crew, Eric needs to decide if he will keep running, or if he will stop long enough to find a place to belong, even if it is amongst killers.


The book cover is different and the name had potential. The books is interesting to a certain degree but the narration is not one that would evoke interest. The narration sounds interesting at 1.25 speed. Howes narrates the book in an even tone.

The story is too slow with a lot of what feels like unnecessary details with the background story or the start of the book and how things have reached the stage especially up front in the first hour of the story does not evoke a clear picture. The dichotomy is surprising because there are side narratives and non-incidents with enough story line.

As a SF book which has potential and actually has an intriguing story with the hope of getting better in follow up books.

Received this copy of Descent Hillar File 4991.09 by R.A. Howes from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I thank NetGalley and the author for providing the book for review. All opinions in this review are mine.


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