Not as Fun as the Other Black Ocean Books

I really enjoyed the Galaxy Outlaws Black Ocean collection as well as the other JS Morin books I’ve listened to on Audible. They have just the right mix of silliness and seriousness for an enjoyable listen when you’re in the mood for something fun. So I must say I found Astral Prime to be a bit of a disappointment.

At first I thought this would be an enjoyable episodic romp as a new base is established orbiting a strange world, with people coming and going and different adventures transpiring.

Instead things take a dark turn very early and never turn back. The entire universe is imperiled and that peril does not go away till the very end. The characters are just not that much fun and neither is the story. If you liked Galaxy Outlaws you probably won’t like this one.