This was not at all what I was expecting, but I quite liked it. It is like Across the Universe, Illuminae Files, and the Expanse were put in a blender, shortened, and then reconstituted. For everything that happens, this book is quite short. Tuck has just awoken from cryostasis, and he can not believe that the clock says 400 years have passed. Now he and the few that have awoken must protect themselves, and their precious cargo against a new threatening element set on destruction.

Laura Cruz is daughter to famous Shipraiders. Think of it like Indiana Jones in Space. Her family is one of the most important, and have a ship of treasures, including the original US Declaration of Independence.

Then there is Pitch Dark. A fringe group that should be considered domestic terrorists. They are out to see that the human population dies with earth. You see, humans have destroyed the earth. They are creating colonies in other places, but missing minerals and DNA are causing terraforming problems. And Pitch Dark intends to see that these colonies are destroyed.

All this plays together to give the reader a pretty entertaining story. How feasible, ???? Who knows? But entertaining. Part of me wishes the story were longer because I wanted to know more about Pitch Black. Who started it? What did they do in that 400 year time span? How after 400 years could they still have members wanting to destroy humanity?

Taken as it is, without answering my sci-fi loving hearts questions, you still get an excellent read. It would even make for a fun show (hint hint Netflix). And while it is a standalone, I could see sequels, and making it a Star Trek like adventure. Boldly go where few have gone before.
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