Megan E. O'Keefe

Dazzling space battles, intergalactic politics, and rogue AI collide in Velocity Weapon, the first book in this epic space opera by award-winning author Megan O'Keefe. Sanda and Biran Greeve were siblings destined for greatness. A high-flying sergeant, Sanda has the skills to take down any enemy combatant. Biran is a savvy politician who aims to use his new political position to prevent conflict from escalating to total destruction. However, on a routine maneuver, Sanda loses consciousness when her gunship is blown out of the sky. Instead of finding herself in friendly hands, she awakens 230 years later on a deserted enemy warship controlled by an AI who calls himself Bero. The war is lost. The star system is dead. Ada Prime and its rival Icarion have wiped each other from the universe. Now, separated by time and space, Sanda and Biran must fight to put things right.

Velocity Weapon

'A brilliantly plotted yarn of survival and far-future political intrigue' Guardian ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD*** The last thing Sanda remembers is her gunship exploding. She expected to be recovered by salvage-medics and to awaken in friendly hands, patched-up and ready to rejoin the fight. Instead she wakes up 230 years later, on a deserted enemy starship called The Light of Berossus - or, as he prefers to call himself, 'Bero'. Bero tells Sanda the war is lost. That the entire star system is dead. But is that the full story? After all, in the vastness of space, anything is possible . . . Dazzling space battles, deadly galactic politics and rogue AI collide in Velocity Weapon, an epic space opera from award-winning author Megan E. O'Keefe. Praise for Velocity Weapon 'An entertaining SF thriller' SciFiNow 'Furious action sequences, funny dialogue, and a plot that will keep you guessing every step of the way' K. B. Wagers 'Velocity Weapon is fast-paced, twisty, edge-of-your-seat fun. Space opera fans are in for a massive treat!' Marina J. Lostetter

Book One of The Protectorate

I loved it - a solid 4 stars. While a few cliffhanger chapter endings followed by huge POV and time/place shifts were a bit frustrating, I did love the characters and grew attached to all of them. 

The pacing was very fast and the tension was always high - which actually was a tiny detriment since the book is quite long. In longer books, I appreciate getting more downtime with some calm and relaxed chapters. And some of the chapter endings felt too much like TV series cliffhangers to me, something more suited to that medium (or short thrillers) than longer novels. I prefer ending chapters in a satisfying way, especially when they are followed by a shift to a different era, star system, and POV character. But still: this had some brilliant moments, funny banter, good quote-worthy writing, and was full of surprising twists. Definitely going to continue the series to find out all the mysteries and meet the aliens!

NOMINATED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL * Dazzling space battles, intergalactic politics, and rogue AI collide in Velocity Weapon, the first book in this epic space opera trilogy by award-winning author Megan O'Keefe. Sanda and Biran Greeve were siblings destined for greatness. A high-flying sergeant, Sanda has the skills to take down any enemy combatant. Biran is a savvy politician who aims to use his new political position to prevent conflict from escalating to total destruction. However, on a routine maneuver, Sanda loses consciousness when her gunship is blown out of the sky. Instead of finding herself in friendly hands, she awakens 230 years later on a deserted enemy warship controlled by an AI who calls himself Bero. The war is lost. The star system is dead. Ada Prime and its rival Icarion have wiped each other from the universe. Now, separated by time and space, Sanda and Biran must fight to put things right. The ProtectorateVelocity Weapon

Velocity Weapon

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