Review: Less then steller
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2013
Let me just start by saying I love Platt and Truant's writing. I've read a lot of things by them, and have recommended them to a lot of people. My kindle is over flowing with their books, but... This just did not hit the spot.I can see where "Space Shuttle" was going. They make oblique references to a lot of very well known science fiction movies, starting with The Last Starfighter in the very first chapter. There are a lot of funny bits, including teenage alien juvenile delinquents, drunk aliens, and a side kick hunter that can't hunt.The story clearly has potential, the characters are interesting, but I found myself thinking "show me, don't tell me" far too much, starting with the very first chapter that explains how the main character ended up where he was in very succinct paragraphs, instead of just allowing the story to unfold from the moment he meets the first alien. They call a "tunnel through space" warp instead of wormhole (though that could have been on purpose), the owner of the company tells the hunter to "take the peach and show him how to fly the shuttle", but in the end he leaves the "peach" behind.Ultimately the universe this story is set in just doesn't seem as completely developed as their other worlds.Platt and Truant have already said they expect to write a squeal, and I will be reading it simply because I know they are very good story tellers, and I fully expect them to to provide a much better, more developed, tale in the second visit to this galaxy.Until then, if you're looking for Science Fiction, go read their AMAZING book, "Beam". If you just want something on the lighter side, go read "Unicorn Western", both fantastic stories well worth the read.