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Redshift: a space opera adventure (Singularity Book 1) Kindle Edition
On the fringes of the Joias System, a portal opens to the unknown, portending humanity’s salvation—or possibly, its utter destruction.
In the far reaches of the Rim Mountains, itinerant field-scientist Aran Romeu is searching desperately for the cure to an incurable disease—one that’s slowly killing his best friend. He’s sworn to do whatever it takes to find it. But when the portal opens, and an alien capsule arrives through it, he realizes that ‘whatever it takes’ will involve travelling into the uncharted space beyond the portal. And he’s not the only one after the cure, and willing to do whatever it takes to get to it first …
In the weighty halls of government, Chief Justice Alba Espina is preparing a political gamble that could change the shape of the system itself. The appearance of the portal shatters her carefully-laid plans and hands her political rival a weapon he could use destroy her—unless she can delay him with the promise of a diplomatic mission through the portal. But the stakes of the mission are higher than just her personal ambition. If her diplomatic mission doesn’t succeed, it might just spell the end of humanity itself.
In a remote spaceport, Savina Moya, the system's most talented assassin-for-hire, is on the run again after her latest murder. But when a deadly government agent is sent after her, with instructions to bring her back dead or alive, the diplomatic mission heading into the portal may hold the key to Savina’s survival—if she’s brave enough, or desperate enough, to take it.
No one knows what’s beyond the portal. And as the three of them are drawn inexorably together in uncharted space, with no idea who is an ally and who is an enemy—it’s an open question if any of them will live long enough to find out.
- Print length414 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 27, 2021
- File size4.1 MB
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sub-genre | space heist | alien first contact | naval/military sci-fi | horror |
Tone | funny, lighthearted | lighthearted; some heavier topics | suspenseful, adventure, some heavier topics | suspenseful, creepy, some heavier topics |
Read this if you've always wanted to see: | Firefly X Ocean's Eleven | The Expanse X The Crocodile Hunter | Pirates of the Carribean in space | Space ghosts and other scaries |
Space pirates | no data | no data | ✓ | ✓ |
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Set in the same world | no data | no data | ✓ | ✓ |
Diverse cast | Queer, neurodivergent, non-white characters | Queer, neurodivergent, physical disabilities, non-white characters | Queer, neurodivergent, physical disabilities, non-white characters | Queer, neurodivergent, non-white characters |
Found family | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Scrappy underdogs fighting the system | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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- ASIN : B09J1T1CHN
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- Publication date : October 27, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 4.1 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 414 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1990142109
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Book 1 of 6 : Singularity
- Best Sellers Rank: #373,456 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #401 in LGBTQ+ Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #1,097 in Galactic Empire Science Fiction
- #2,133 in First Contact Science Fiction (Books)
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R.M. Olson writes feel-good space opera featuring diverse casts, found families, and loads of action. R.M. has ridden the Trans Siberian railway, jumped off the highest bungee jump in the world, gone cage-diving with great white sharks, faced down a charging buffalo bull, and knows how to milk a goat. Currently they reside in Alberta, Canada with their four children, three cats, and a dog the size of a small bear. R.M. goes hiking and skiing more often than they probably have time for, eats more chocolate than is probably good for them, and reads more books than is probably prudent.
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2023Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis book is not your average formulaic space opera. It is full of exciting adventures and has lots of action, but what I liked about it most was it’s characters. Thank you for sticking a book with real women chsracters who are not in the book just so they can be saved by the male lead. These women affect their own rescues and rescue other people, planets, races… Gone is all that patriarchal nonsense where the female lead is either the wife or the girlfriend. Gone is the tiresome big brother taking care of the little sister. One of this novels character, Savina, is constantly looking out for her younger siblings. We even have an elderly female as a main character wnho saves star systems. The adventurers in this book pass through a rift in space and end up in the middle of a war in another star system. We meet all kinds of aliens, some likable, some not. My absolute favorite is Ani. Please keep her in all your novels. Never kill her off. This book has several main characters and we weave in and out of their stories, it’s not just one main character throughout the book. I loved it and highly recommend it. There was nothing in the book that I would change and nothing I disliked.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2021Format: KindleVerified PurchaseSoaring spaceships, inexplicable portals, betrayal, assassins and more - space opera ahoy!
Redshift is the first book in the Singularity series - and it brings together a motley crew of adventurers as the world changes in an instant with the appearance of a mysterious portal. More than that, something that emerges from the portal gives hope of a cure to a defect that has long been plaguing humanity, and a chance of survival for those affected by it.
Into this are plunged a genius scientist along with his best friend, a top politician who might find herself being outmanoeuvred by a rival, and the galaxy's best assassin trying to escape a government bloodhound on her trail.
The portal brings them all together - in one way or another - but this book is more about the troubles on the way, with murder attempts, sabotage and mutiny all on the agenda.
This is a rollicking ride of a book. It's perfect for those who want to binge read through a series (more books on the way), with characters that are intriguing and a soap opera tale to plunge into. If it's hard sci-fi you're after, this isn't it, but nor does it aim to be. Instead it's in the vein of Firefly or Dark Matter.
Another positive to mention is the use of non-binary characters and a range of relationships, all as part of a universe that doesn't make that a big deal but just ordinary life.
There's a lot to love in this book, and a lot left to explore in future episodes. I'm giving it four stars, because I perhaps wanted a bit more of what is left over in this book instead, which focuses more on the characters and less on the situation that brought them together. But as a starting point, it's a good read.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2024Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThe author has created so many wonderful characters, each with detailed motivations. I cant wait to read the next in the series. What an adventure filled with hidden motivations, conflicting agenda, snd exploration of the unknown.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2022Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis was a lot of fun to read and I enjoyed the build up of suspense. The author alternated between three main character sets.
Pros: Great characters, easy to like, love, hate, laugh with, feel for.
Entrancing plot that really pulled me in. I had to know how the characters would all come together. I had to keep reading to find how everything connected.
The author was able to weave a very full tale with politics, adventure, romance, and more. I feel like it was well juggled.
You must read the next book in the series to get closure.
Cons: Sometimes I felt I was missing something small. Just a tiny detail that may have helped. This may be my reading style, but I had some questions throughout.
You must read the next book in the series if you are looking for answers. This book does not wrap up the storyline(s). notice I put this in pro and con. :)
Overall, I totally recommend this. The story is full of adventure and great characters.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2024Format: KindleI've always been a bit of a Star Trek nerd, and as much as I love the franchise as a whole, I am the most endeared to the original series. Not that people as a whole can be reduced down to archetypes, of course, but Star Trek TOS is filled with characters who embody the spirit of the scientist. They're inquisitive, they're curious, and most importantly they're hopeful.
Olson manages to capture that exact spirit in their works, in specifically the Singularity series. Star Trek is a comfort I reach out to in times of depressive episodes, and I have found that the Singularity series works in much the same way. Olson's characters are brave, wreckless, always asking questions, determined, brilliant, and most of all warm. It is that warm and kindness that can be felt throughout the story, and makes this an excellent read. 10/10!
- Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2021Format: KindleVerified Purchase3 1/2 stars rounded up to four. Truly, it should have been a five star read. There are so many great elements to unpack here. The story opens with an adventuring biologist, and his lethal-weapon octopus-like pet. Add some government intrigue, a gash in the sky that turns out to be a portal, and an assassin on the run. If that’s not all, a deadly genetic anomaly plagues the population. Oh, and yes, did I mention aliens? What’s not to like, right? Well, let me tell you.
Upon being introduced to the characters Istvay and Beni, I was plunged into the 10th circle of fresh Hell reserved exclusively for the preferred pronoun. Each time I read the word ‘they,’ I was pulled out of the story because my mind expected to see a ‘he’ or a ‘she.’ I found myself revisiting previously read sections to make sure I hadn’t missed an additional characters.
Hoping I would get used to it, I did my best to persevere.
If you are accustomed to the use of preferred pronouns and enjoy Space Opera, then you will love this, and give it the five stars it deserves.
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- DanReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars A little bit different, in a good way
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseAn eccentric scientist , a loner apart from his best friend and a deadly pet from a small segment of space where they are seemingly alone until a rift opens.through it comes a curious sample of language and organics that hint at a cure for the genetic defect that haunts the colony.
Follow the quest which will be full of action, deceit, murder, heroism , military madness and much more.
- ElaraReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Different Take on Classic Space Opera
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseAran is a biologist who spends his time in the field - usually a very dangerous field, like inside a volcano where we first meet him. He works with his best friend Istvay and Ani, who is a deadly killer octopus he has tamed and raised as a pet.
Alba is a canny politician and elder stateswoman in her early seventies who suddenly finds herself at the sharp edge of a political crisis of the kind she could never have anticipated.
Savina is an assassin who kills by fooling her victims into accepting her as harmless and travels with her sibling Beni.
The three become unwittingly caught up together in events when a huge rift opens in the sky and a single item comes through it - an item that offers the hope of salvation for their entire planet.
This is both a classic and a very atypical space opera opener rolled into one. There is the classic 'gathering of the crew' with some pretty usual character types - including an eccentric scientist, an assassin and a diplomatic type - but that is where the 'classic' stops dead in its tracks.
These are not typical people you might meet in the average space opera by any stretch of the imagination, they include a neurologically atypical individual, a blind person, an old person, and two gender indeterminate folk who use the pronoun 'they'. Oh, and a sapient octopus.
It is a really intriguing set up and anyone who finds this kind of cast of characters interesting is going to love this book and will want to follow along on the series.
For me the only slight cloud over the entire book was that I could not believe that such an advanced civilisation had not yet managed to do what we can do and detect a genetic anomaly in utero - or simply genetically test every individual so those who carried the dreaded killer trait would know and most would, therefore, choose not to have children. I had to suspend my disbelief pretty high for that one, but having done so the rest of the book is a great ride and left me with the feeling of having revisited some much-loved corners of the genre with a totally new perspective.
Recommended reading for anyone who wants a fresh look at the genre through atypical eyes...