Dragons in the Stars, Jeffrey A. Carver
Dragons in the Stars, Jeffrey A. Carver
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Dragons in the Stars
A Novel of the Star Rigger Universe

Author: Jeffrey A. Carver

Narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir

Unabridged: 14 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/27/2024


Synopsis

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Dragons in space?
A preposterous legend, dragons dueling with riggers. Nothing can live in the interdimensional Flux of interstellar space. But in the Flux, visions of the mind converge with reality, and visions can be perilous. When star pilot Jael defies an abusive ship’s master and rigs “the mountain route to Lexis,” dragons indeed appear in the night sky—and challenge her to duel to the death. Just one dragon, Highwing, offers her friendship.
If she escapes, she would be wise never again to fly this route between the stars. But Jael has been caught up in an age-old struggle between good and evil, in unwitting fulfillment of an ancient prophecy of “One” from the outside who will shake the realm to its foundation. Fate has its ways, and when the currents of space once more bring her back to the dragon realm, she finds Highwing under sentence of death for the kindness he showed her. Only “the One” can intervene—and so Jael must, for the sake of one who risked his life to save hers.
A genre-bending novel of the Star Rigger Universe, from the Nebula-nominated author of Eternity’s End, and recipient of the Frank Herbert Lifetime Achievement Award for writing science fiction.
“Carver writes powerfully and clearly and has produced a book that is likely to find an audience among hard SF readers.” —Booklist

About Jeffrey A. Carver

Jeffrey A. Carver’s novel Eternity’s End was a finalist for the Nebula Award. The author of more than a dozen novels, he lives in Arlington, MA.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Frank on September 06, 2023

Loved it. What if the dragon thinks that you're the abomination? This series has been surprisingly good so far. Book one pretty much established the method of travel that would be used by Star Riggers, presumably for the rest of the series, but it didn't pass on any characters or worlds. So book two......more

Goodreads review by Althea on June 09, 2010

The first book in this duology is a simple story of the star rigger Jael - a young woman wrestling with personal issues regarding her dishonest father, and her lack of success in her chosen profession. Desperation leads her to take a commission with a decidedly shady star captain - who, sure enough,......more

Goodreads review by Fran on November 29, 2023

This book is an interesting blend of hard science with fantasy. I was swept away by the concept of how space travel was accomplished. I look forward to the next book to learn more about the characters and the science.......more

Goodreads review by Micha on November 03, 2021

Wonderful and different way to see space travel I greatly appreciated this different outlook at deep space travel and that a single person's imagination is the driver of progress through the stars. Whether intended or not, the message of everyone being much more than their appearance alone, of the ab......more

Goodreads review by Jrubino on January 01, 2021

"Dragons of Pern" in Space!!!!

 Okay, it’s silly to knock a novel that unashamedly and blatantly ‘borrows’ from many other stories. It does its best to combine the space opera wonderment with a mythic fantasy middle-earth vibe. Does it work? Well, not on any level beyond a 12-year-old’s sense of adv......more