Polaris Rising, Jessie Mihalik
Polaris Rising, Jessie Mihalik
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Polaris Rising
A Novel

Author: Jessie Mihalik

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 12 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Published: 02/05/2019


Synopsis

A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure—the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy.

In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power. As the fifth of six children, Ada von Hasenberg has no authority; her only value to her High House is as a pawn in a political marriage. When her father arranges for her to wed a noble from House Rockhurst, a man she neither wants nor loves, Ada seizes control of her own destiny. The spirited princess flees before the betrothal ceremony and disappears among the stars. Ada eluded her father’s forces for two years, but now her luck has run out. To ensure she cannot escape again, the fiery princess is thrown into a prison cell with Marcus Loch. Known as the Devil of Fornax Zero, Loch is rumored to have killed his entire chain of command during the Fornax Rebellion, and the Consortium wants his head.When the ship returning them to Earth is attacked by a battle cruiser from rival House Rockhurst, Ada realizes that if her jilted fiancé captures her, she’ll become a political prisoner and a liability to her House. Her only hope is to strike a deal with the dangerous fugitive: a fortune if he helps her escape.But when you make a deal with an irresistibly attractive Devil, you may lose more than you bargained for . . .

About Jessie Mihalik

Jessie Mihalik has a degree in Computer Science and a love of all things geeky. A software engineer by trade, Jessie now writes full time from her home in Texas. When she’s not writing, she can be found playing co-op video games with her husband, trying out new board games, or reading books pulled from her overflowing bookshelves.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on November 13, 2023

Reread November 2023, still like it but don't love it 3.5 stars Fleeing from a bounty placed on her head, space princess Ada von Hasenberg teams up with renowned criminal Marcus Loch to flee her jilted fiancé. But Ada notices something suspicious about the ship they escaped on, and may have acciden......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on May 08, 2020

This might as well have been written for me; a wish-fulfillment romance transported competently to a sci-fi setting (with a plot that holds together) and a helping of competence porn with found-family thrown in for spice? Yeah, sign me up for that! I can see why others might hesitate because the sci......more

Goodreads review by Aisling Zena on July 01, 2020

4 stars I have been battling with a migraine for 3 days now, so I'm not exactly with it therefore my review will probably be blunt and to the point, if it makes any sense at all at this stage. I don't usually read sci-fi but this was a welcome change of pace. I loved the setting, the worldbuilding and......more

Goodreads review by Niki Hawkes on March 12, 2019

I feel compelled to start with a disclaimer that I don’t normally pick up books with romance as the main draw, preferring instead stories that also include a mix of world-building, characters, plot, and external conflicts. Romances tend to just focus on the relationship, and I was hoping that one se......more

Goodreads review by Choko on June 26, 2020

*** 4 *** This was a bit of a pleasant surprise. A typical romance, but in the futuristic Universe and heavy on the sci-fi action. Earth rules over the known universe, but Earth and the Universe are both ruled by the families of the Consortium. A daughter of one of the Consortium families, our heroi......more