Monday, June 15, 2020

Hero Code by Lindsay Buroker [Review]

Hero Code by Lindsay Buroker
Hero Code (Star Kingdom #3) by Lindsay Buroker
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: June 19, 2019

Star Kingdom
1. Shockwave
2. Ship of Ruin
3. Hero CodeKindle
4. Crossfire
5. Gate Quest
5.5. Knight Protector
6. Planet Killer
7. Home Front
Lindsay Buroker
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Casmir Dabrowski is finally heading back to his home world, determined to gain an audience with the queen and convince her to tell him the secret of his genes. But the terrorists who have been sending robot assassins after him are still there—and still want him dead.

As soon as he lands, the trouble starts. His best friend is whisked off by Royal Intelligence, his new ally walks him into a trap, and he learns the queen isn’t in the city.

But the king is.

Casmir finds himself face to face with the man who has the power to wave a hand and have him and everyone he loves tortured, imprisoned, or even slain. King Jager isn’t pleased with the role Casmir played in keeping Fleet warships from claiming an ancient technology for the Kingdom.

If Casmir can’t convince Jager that he’s worth keeping around, he could lose everything and everyone he cares about.
Thoughts on Hero Code: Well. Casmir certainly found himself in a pickle here, didn't he? The easy-going, low-key brilliant guy who's suddenly being targeted by terrorists (for reasons as yet unknown to him) and mirror-image space pirates and probably a vast array of other things he just hasn't stumbled over yet, is back on Odin and things aren't looking good.

Not from the dungeon where he's currently a guest, at least.

He's worried about his friends. He's worried about whether his king is as on the up and up as his loyal subjects have been led to believe. He's worried about his family. And he's worried that all the secrets he's trying to figure out how to deal with are going to come spilling out the moment the torture begins.

We get answers, though. A few answers, at least. As usual, those answers tend to spawn more questions and Casmir is flying blind in more ways than one.

I'm digging hard on this series and the utter crazy Casmir keeps wriggling his way out of. Also that he gave a notorious pirate underwear. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY, I THINK! Heh. Casmir has the ability to confound Rache with nothing more than his awkward kindness and that's pretty impressive when you think about it.

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