Review: Good `Star Trek Like' Science Fiction
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2013
Good Scfi. Well written and well edited (I didn't find the editing errors that other reviewers complained about, so maybe I got an up-dated version). Characters are well developed and likable.The futuristic Earth history that is a preface to the main storyline is very imaginative and interesting.The main story evolves around an Earth spaceship that experiences an unexpected power surge during the testing of a new (and revolutionary) propulsion system, which results in the ship being propelled 1000 light years from Earth. The few surviving crewmembers are very young and inexperienced.  So, what we end up with is a very small and untested crew, far, far away from home, trying to sort things out and make their way back. The story is about their adventures along the way.I enjoyed Episodes 1-3 for the most part. The characters are fun and the author's imagination is very good when envisioning the alien worlds that the crew encounters. At The Mining Colony you are seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching the place, just like you are actually there.What I didn't like about the story was the unrealistic non-stop military action and never-ending conspiracy.I gave the story 3 stars, but would have rated it higher if the author would have tamed things down a little.