The adventure begins when Valesque's unfinished ship is commandeered by the enemy, with her on board! To make matters worse she is getting blamed when her long lost device is found on the ship and strands them in uncharted space. Can she figure out what is happening in time? Or will they all be destroyed by her own hand?
Valesque burst through the doors of the room and into a
chaotic mess of people running and shouting amid ship systems starting to go
haywire. Lights began to flicker; control panels began to flash off and on
randomly
as the powerful drumming of the engines became
louder and
louder.
The
crew was panicked, a Viper ship was about to fire on them and their own ship was
suddenly out of control, their destruction seemed imminent. Valesque heard the engines switch as her ship shuddered, feeling as
if it were
preparing for an abrupt jump, just as the other vessel
fired off its weapons. Either way, there was only one thing to do.
"Brace
yourself!"
Space Trippers is a fun Sci-Fi series. Valesque Rhaugh is a Virrilian Engineer, banished from her home planet for allegedly selling weapons to the humans. She lives a quiet life, moving from place to place and constructing new gadgets. Lately she has been living undercover in hostile Earthian territory, constructing her latest project; a state-of-the-art scientific exploration vessel. The corrupt Earthian organization, the I.P.A. has sought control of her inventions before, but she had always turned them down flat. One determined General has now set his sights on her unfinished ship. In one fateful day he has her unarmed vessel taken over and ordered out for war duty, against her people! Worse yet, they shanghaied her as part of the crew! When she wakes up, three days after launch, kidnapped on her own vessel, her nightmare has only just begun. Soon she discovers a sinister secret as her long lost device, the Space Tripper activates and sends them all hurtling into the unknown. When the crew finds themselves stranded in uncharted space all fingers point at her. Can she figure out what is happening in time? Or will they all be destroyed by her own hand? Our short-tempered heroine is reluctantly befriended by a very flirty pilot, a shy young genius, an air headed android and a suspicious alien girl found drifting in space. But can these people be trusted? With everyone's lives on the line can she figure out who to trust, who not to and how to get them all home? Find out in the Space Trippers series, where espionage, love triangles and hidden identities abound. As well as a generous smattering of humor as tempers and personalities collide! A fun, light series. Each book in the series follows the next in this episodic adventure. Each stop on the continuing journey delves a little deeper into the pasts, feelings and motives of each character as the entire story begins to unfold.
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Ms. Lightbourne's first two books in this exciting series are not only entertaining but leave us wanting more. The characters are well-drawn and believable and the main character, Valasque, especially draws us into the story of her creation and the ongoing struggle she has with the negative forces around her, forces trying to either sabotage what she has in mind, or use her spaceship in a way she did not intend. The setting moves along and holds our attention, due to the conflict that challenges her and those loyal to her ideas and purpose. I am eagerly looking forward to what Ms. Lightbourne has yet in store for us in the upcoming adventures of the Space Trippers. A good read!!