Book Beginnings on Friday November 9, 2012

Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Gilion at Rose City Reader. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include  include the title and author so others know what you're reading.


My book beginning this week is from Stellarnet Prince by J.L. Hilton.  This is the second book in the Stellarnet series.

"They came from the rivers, streams and waterfalls.  They came fro the distant edge of the Great Ocean. They came to kill the Nidenn, and the fince only strengthened their resolve."

Here is the Goodreads Summary:

An otherworldly love. Human blogger Genny O'Riordan shares two alien lovers: Duin, a leader of the Uprising, and Belloc, the only surviving member of the reviled Glin royal family. Their relationship has inspired millions of followers—and incited vicious anti-alien attacks.

A planet at risk. A Stellarnet obsessed with all things alien brings kidnappers, sex traffickers and environmental exploitation to Glin. Without weapons or communications technology, the planet cannot be defended. Glin will be ravaged and raided until nothing remains.

A struggle for truth. On Earth, Duin discovers a secret that could spur another rebellion, while on Glin, Belloc's true identity could endanger their family and everything they've fought for. Have the Glin found true allies in humanity, or an even more deadly foe?

Stellarnet Rebel by J.L. Hilton

Science Fiction Romance/Space Opera

Stellarnet Rebel highlights what a blogger can accomplish when she takes on injustice.  Genevieve O’Riordan comes to Asteria Colony space station to highlight living conditions on the station.  All of that changes when she meets Duin.  Duin wants help for his people.  Their villages are being destroyed, their water stolen, and they are being put into slavery.  Duin comes to the market every day to tell his story and ask for help.  Genevieve changes the focus of her blog and tells Duin’s story.  It is a story Earth government does not want to here but change comes whether they want it or not.  It is a SFR so along the way she falls in love. 

I was immediately drawn into the story.  The characters were well developed, the action consistent, and the plot very well thought out.  The romance is blended into the story and fits the plot.  This is the first in a series so there were loose ends when the story ended.  I am looking forward to the next book in the series.

I really loved the way the space station was built.  Genevieve traveled to Asteria in her living quarters called cubes.  She barley had room to move around because cubes were not only living quarters when they arrived they were freight containers during transport.  Once they arrived they were attached to the station and hooked up to stations systems. Arriving with your living quarters solves the space problem.

Carina Press published Stellarnet Rebel by J.L. Hilton in 2011.

Stellarnet Rebel was in my NetGalley stack but I forgot it was there and I purchased the story from Barnes and Nobel.