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Cassastar (2010)

by Alex J. Cavanaugh(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0981621066 (ISBN13: 9780981621067)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Dancing Lemur Press

series

Cassastar

review 1: CassStar by Alex J. Cavanaugh is a space opera type of story about a cocky young pilot who discovers he has personal powers of teleportation. Now, teleportation is pretty standard in his world, but generally one needs a ship with a teleporting machine to accomplish it. Byron can do it on his own. It's not unheard of, but it's a very rare gift. We follow Byron through his training, seeing his comrades injured in battle or worse, and see him make friends with one of his instructors, Bassa.The style of this book reminded me of no one so much as the great Robert A. Heinlein. Now granted, it's been years since I picked up Heinlein, and he certainly didn't write entirely space opera, but that's what it reminded me of. I'll admit that I had somewhat of a hard time getting into th... moree book, but once I did, I came to really like Byron and root for him. He's not unlike plenty of arrogant young men in our world, who have to go through some stuff to be made more humble. This is a simple story--the narrative is utterly uncluttered with subplots or fringe concerns--and it's one that follows the pattern of many of its predecessors, but it was no less touching for that. I appreciated the message and found myself wanting to know what happens to Byron next. Luckily for me, there is a sequel. I might just have to pick up CassaFire. :D
review 2: A story about friendship, loyalty, bravery and determination to succeed, set against a space sci fi background, CassaStar reminded me of the classic types of childhood books I grew up on-- although my favorites were more about horses, dogs and neighborhood mysteries than space exploration. I'd recommend this to parents who are looking for something their adolescent boys might be interested in reading. It's an all-boy book-- a young man finding his way with the help of a mentor who believes in him. No girls or romance at all, which I actually found refreshing. less

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