I love this series. Mr. Brown is a very good writer and I’m not. Lol. I’m not very good at writing reviews so I’ll make this brief. I have read all the series except the ones concerning the plague that started the whole thing. I eagerly download the books almost as soon as they’re released and enjoy them tremendously. I have resisted until now the urge to say anything about this because these stories exudes quality in such abundance that I hate to say anything that seems like nit-picking, but I wanted Mr. Brown to know that using the word “wonder” is good in that a person wonders about something, but to spell “wander” as “wonder” doesn’t work to say that a person or a ship “wonders around the galaxy. The person or ship “wanders” around the galaxy. I hope that I haven’t insulted anyone’s intelligence here.
Way back in part one where the Aurora was in a battle where light minutes and such were used to describe seeing an enemy ship was light minutes ahead of them and so on, I questioned the math. It didn’t seem to be possible because of the speed of light being what it is. I don’t know enough about that sort of thing; put it this way: I know just enough to know when something doesn’t sound believable, so I let it go as in movies or books, anything is possible, especially science fiction. I just figured that in that world of fiction, the Aurora had the technology to make that sort of thing possible.
This idea is why I don’t read much hard science fiction. It’s also why I stopped reading much of Arthur C. Clarks books. He believed that the speed of light was absolute and wrote his fiction stories accordingly. If a space ship in his stories had a destination hundreds of light years away, the crew had to “long sleep” ‘til they got there or it was a generation ship where the descendants of the original crew settled the planet at their destination. These types of stories were always well written and entertaining but I grew tired of them because they seemed so limiting. I much prefer Mr. Brown’s type of stories where anything is possible and is made believable. The key to reading science fiction is the suspension of disbelief. They’re FUN to read. It makes a person wish such things were really possible.
On another topic, I love the original series and Next generation Star Trek, but the one thing I could never find myself disbelieving was their shields protected them from energy weapons but not projectile type weapons such as photon torpedoes as depicted. There were a number of other technologies as well, but the suspension of disbelief kicks in to cover them. Entertaining as all get out. Well, so much for being brief. Lol

No Risk Too Great: Frontiers Saga Part 3: Fringe Worlds Series, Book 2
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Stranded on an inhospitable planet . . .
Lost in an unknown time . . .
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And a dear friend nearing death . . .
Nathan Scott and the crew of the Aurora must make alliances quickly, or they will lose one of their own.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2022
Ryk Brown is first and foremost on my list of Authors to read.Like everyone else, his books just can't come along fast enough.Thank you for being the most enjoyable storyteller I have ever read.You're in good company Grisham, De Mille, King, Clancy, Stephen Coonts, Mark Twain, Berenson ......
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I have read all of the Frontiers Saga books so far, and I eagerly anticipate each new book Ryk Brown adds to these series. The characters are well written, and the action is always compelling. I always end up skimming paragraphs because I am so caught up in the action, I want to know how it gets resolved.
Very light spoilers ahead!
It's no secret from the previous book that the Aurora moved forward in time, and in this book we slowly learn how much time has passed. This revelation effects the crew in various ways, and they need to find a way to live with it. Not only is the Aurora damaged and stuck on a planet, their technology and knowledge are woefully out of date. They need allies, but not only that, they need a purpose. Captain Scott has to decide what to do, once they learn that the Alliance he fought so hard to create in the previous series appears to not be what he envisioned. There are also wrongs being committed out in the Badlands that they find themselves in, that the moral part of Captain Scott has a clear pull to try and right. This book starts to lay in what's next for Captain Scott and the rest of the Aurora personnel. Along the way, they meet some familiar faces that are out of place, centuries after Captain Scott knew them.
I do have two minor quibbles about this book. First, there is a war that is described where "trillions of lives" were lost. That number is so big--trillions--that it does stretch credibility. Not only that, but in just a few hundred years, the human population of the galaxy seems to have completely rebounded.
Second, I do have some trepidation that Mr. Brown might be falling into the "Evil A.I." cliché with this, part 3 of the series. A.I. are great at things like handling targeting of a missile that needs to hit a specific target seconds or even a few minutes later, but how good can an A.I. launch a missile today, to hit a specific target an hour from now? Or a day? Or a year? The probability quickly approaches zero, so the idea that an A.I. can put together a multi-year strategy, and execute it flawlessly, is laughable. Speculative Fiction is full of near-omniscient A.I that are never wrong, only for a band of plucky heroes to overcome all the odds to defeat the A.I. and save the day. Barf! I do hope Mr. Brown does not fall into this trap, but I calculate a 95% probability that he will. Of course that still means there's a 5% chance that I am wrong. Let's see if I'm as good as a near-omniscient A.I. or not.
Very light spoilers ahead!
It's no secret from the previous book that the Aurora moved forward in time, and in this book we slowly learn how much time has passed. This revelation effects the crew in various ways, and they need to find a way to live with it. Not only is the Aurora damaged and stuck on a planet, their technology and knowledge are woefully out of date. They need allies, but not only that, they need a purpose. Captain Scott has to decide what to do, once they learn that the Alliance he fought so hard to create in the previous series appears to not be what he envisioned. There are also wrongs being committed out in the Badlands that they find themselves in, that the moral part of Captain Scott has a clear pull to try and right. This book starts to lay in what's next for Captain Scott and the rest of the Aurora personnel. Along the way, they meet some familiar faces that are out of place, centuries after Captain Scott knew them.
I do have two minor quibbles about this book. First, there is a war that is described where "trillions of lives" were lost. That number is so big--trillions--that it does stretch credibility. Not only that, but in just a few hundred years, the human population of the galaxy seems to have completely rebounded.
Second, I do have some trepidation that Mr. Brown might be falling into the "Evil A.I." cliché with this, part 3 of the series. A.I. are great at things like handling targeting of a missile that needs to hit a specific target seconds or even a few minutes later, but how good can an A.I. launch a missile today, to hit a specific target an hour from now? Or a day? Or a year? The probability quickly approaches zero, so the idea that an A.I. can put together a multi-year strategy, and execute it flawlessly, is laughable. Speculative Fiction is full of near-omniscient A.I that are never wrong, only for a band of plucky heroes to overcome all the odds to defeat the A.I. and save the day. Barf! I do hope Mr. Brown does not fall into this trap, but I calculate a 95% probability that he will. Of course that still means there's a 5% chance that I am wrong. Let's see if I'm as good as a near-omniscient A.I. or not.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 3, 2022
Once again I'm brought into a new, yet familiar story. The good shows its
elf well. Interesting throughout. Thanks Ryk!
Man,, I love this saga.
elf well. Interesting throughout. Thanks Ryk!
Man,, I love this saga.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 23, 2022
Lots of unanswered questions. But it looks like many of Nathan’s team are getting back together 535 years in their future. I will look forward to the next in the saga.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 1, 2022
The action keeps coming in this book. This series has time time travel element and I'm starting to think I know where the term Netanyahu comes from.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 29, 2022
Been a while since I read the last. Love the characters. Love the action. The action in these books are some on the best I have have read. Can't wait for the next one.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 30, 2022
I found Ryk searching Amazon for something new, and was not disappointed.
At first, it seems a bit juvenile, until you realize the author created such powerful characters they seem almost comical.
Then, five books later he ties a detail hinted at earlier, and you get shown the depth hidden all along.
I will continue reading Ryk's most excellent tales with great pleasure
At first, it seems a bit juvenile, until you realize the author created such powerful characters they seem almost comical.
Then, five books later he ties a detail hinted at earlier, and you get shown the depth hidden all along.
I will continue reading Ryk's most excellent tales with great pleasure
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 16, 2022
Just another Captain Scott novel? Nope, pick it up and be ready to be amazed with an ending surprising and PREDICTABLE and yet, not PREDICTABLE!
Be well all, crazy times...
Be well all, crazy times...
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Lima
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best sci Fi series available
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 19, 2022
Ryk Brown.....WOW.... The Frontiers Saga. Just simply the best. The only problem with this series of books is the time between each new release. I find myself searching around other scifi writers to provide "fillers" . Some are good, others not so. I certainly haven't found anything that provides the enjoyment of Ryks ongoing tales involving Nathan, Jessica, Vlad etc, etc. Having said that.... we're now in the "dark time" waiting for the next installment.......
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Malcolm Douglas
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never fails to entertain
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 28, 2022
This story takes a completely new avenue from the others about the Aurora and her crew, its even a new ship of the same name. If thou have read any others of the series you will enjoy this as well. Looking forward to the next installment

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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 4, 2022
Finished this book in a couple of days, couldn't put it down, love the way the story is going, got straight back into the characters again, looking forward to the next instalment.

Adrian Hannam
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still got it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 10, 2022
I devoured this in just over 24 hours. I'm delighted that the Aurora and her crew are still finding mayhem.next book please!

Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars
Every book is a page turner.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 2, 2022
Ryk Brown’s Sci-fi series ‘The Frontiers Saga’ is a real page turner.
I really enjoy Ryk’s character development.
Arguably, it’s not a detailed sophisticated sci-fi series. Instead, it’s a quick paced adventure with enough predictability to make it comfortable, but with enough surprises to keep it exciting.
Thoroughly recommend!
I really enjoy Ryk’s character development.
Arguably, it’s not a detailed sophisticated sci-fi series. Instead, it’s a quick paced adventure with enough predictability to make it comfortable, but with enough surprises to keep it exciting.
Thoroughly recommend!