Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space-and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe-in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.
Rosemary Harper doesn't expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she's never met anyone remotely like the ship's diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.
Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy-exactly what Rosemary wants. It's also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunnelling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn't part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary's got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs-an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn't necessarily the worst thing in the universe.
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As she woke up in the pod, she remembered three things. TRANSIT
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(@HodderBooks, 16 March 2015, first published 29 July 2014, 519 pages, e-book, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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This has been on my TBR list for ages because I've heard so many good things about the book and the series overall. I finally decided to read it when a colleague kept messaging me on Teams saying did you read it yet, you must read it and hurry up and read it. To be honest, despite the good reviews I felt cynical about the book. I don't usually enjoy sci-fi set in other worlds or planets with characters who are aliens. I'm more of a John Wyndham girl. So much to my surprise I loved this, can't wait to read the other two books in the series and have pre-ordered the fourth book coming out next year. This floored me. I loved it so much. I loved the crew of the Wayfarer, a rag-taggle band of humans and aliens you can't help but adore and want to hang out with and punch holes through (whatever it is they do, I'm not sure). This book explores friendship and war and love and hate and just about everything / anything else but in space. This is an incredible book.
