51 pages
English language
Published Jan. 5, 2003 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
I remember as if it were yesterday. Astounded how familiar this was and I first read it about sixty years ago. The apple barrel and the Captain Billy Bones arriving at the Admiral Benbow inn were as vivid as all those years ago. A truly gifted storyteller.
Not going to lie. I didn't expect a space opera series to end up focusing so much on horses. I'm not complaining. I like horses.
After trying to open up a new trade route, Reese and the crew fall into the hands of slavers again. Hirianthial, the Eldritch crew member fights back. He realizes that his psychic powers are getting more powerful. In fact, the only person he's ever heard of with these powers went insane and killed a lot of people on the Eldritch planet.
The Eldritch have kept the planet closed off forever. Bringing a crew of non-Eldritch in is going to be a problem.
The slow romance between Reese and Hirianthial continues. I enjoyed the idea of Reese trying to build a relationship based on what she read in romance books. She gets a bit annoyed when he doesn't act like the heroes she reads about.
This …
Not going to lie. I didn't expect a space opera series to end up focusing so much on horses. I'm not complaining. I like horses.
After trying to open up a new trade route, Reese and the crew fall into the hands of slavers again. Hirianthial, the Eldritch crew member fights back. He realizes that his psychic powers are getting more powerful. In fact, the only person he's ever heard of with these powers went insane and killed a lot of people on the Eldritch planet.
The Eldritch have kept the planet closed off forever. Bringing a crew of non-Eldritch in is going to be a problem.
The slow romance between Reese and Hirianthial continues. I enjoyed the idea of Reese trying to build a relationship based on what she read in romance books. She gets a bit annoyed when he doesn't act like the heroes she reads about.
This is a very different book than the first one. There are a lot more politics than space travel. I love the diverse crew, especially Alacazam. He's an alien that looks like a fuzzy basketball. He communicates through thoughts and helps cheer everyone else.
Warning - there is an attempted rape scene This review was originally posted on Based On A True Story
