Sunkiller: Book 1

And they want to kill all intelligent life. Read that before, got the paper cuts. However authors Chaney and Partlow have a style and a point of view that makes this a unique story and a fun read.Sgt Chase Weston, ex US Ranger, has taken a contract to provide personal security for an exoanthrpologist from Cal Berkley on an alien dig tens of thousands of years old. What Dr. Angel Cortez finds is inexplicably wanted by people willing to kill to have. That's not including the unknown alien race that hates to have intelligent company in our galaxy.Being the authors they are there are gunfights and space battles to whet the appetite of any milspec Sci-Fi addict. Enemies in place what can the tiny crew of the privateer Tamar do against the vast powers arrayed against them to save the human race? Find out in the next installment.

I received a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway. This was a quick read because it held my attention. The sci-fi aspects of space travel were believable, much like Star Trek was back in the day. A hero with a military background, a multi-faceted heroine, a evil ancient alien race attempting to destroy any other possible race as well as planets that might be suitable for life, an unlikely person who becomes the conduit for information to save civilization….. this book hits all of the elements of traditional drama, presented in a non-traditional manner. I was impressed with the descriptions of colonization of new planets and how those societies began and evolved. Chaney and Partlow have depicted the future in a believable manner and have written a tale that is fun and interesting. I look forward to the next book in this trilogy!

The Union (American, European etc) and Alliance (Chinese,Russian etc) are at war. Chase goes in to investigate a new Alliance outpost, but things are not what they seem. Chase decides to leave the military and become personal security instead.On a jungle planet, a team are excavating the ruins of an alien race nicknamed the Arborists as they planted trees. Dr 'Angel' Cortez and her grad student Victor want to help investigate but the unstable conditions mean that they will require personal security - enter Chase and his team.At the dig, they find more than they expect, and get involved with both the Alliance and the HKF, a company attempting to become the no.1 and overthrow T-S who 'developed' the faster than light star drive.The mystery and intrigue deepens as we find out who (or what?) Starkiller is....This is the start of a potentially great saga about a fight for survival including romance, double crosses, battles, and plenty of intrigue. An enjoyable read.

First in a trilogy (I think?). Great premise, excellent editing and intriguing characters. The only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that I had trouble getting into the story...I'm not sure why, because it had everything I normally like. So....yeh, definitely worth a read if you're into the military Sci-fi action type of story. It is part of a series, so it ends on a sort of cliffhanger. I'm planning on reading the next in the series, because the premise intrigues me...so, yeh, that's it: solid story and great premise.

It was a great start to a new series an interesting beginning to men's etrace to the Stars. An introduction to alien civilization. And the learning of dangerous in the big wide galaxy. I could barely put the book down and eagerly await the next.

An enjoyable book that kept me entertained throughout.I look forward to reading the next book which is always a good sign.Characters are real feeling with nice development curve.Tech feels right.

Took me a little while to warm up to this new series as characters and plot were built. Now I’m looking forward to the next book!

As usual, humans prove that they're only interested in profit! At least a few though see the need to do what is right ... and we're introduced to a few of them along with a powerful alien AI. As often is the case in these types of stories, the entire human race is at risk ... hopefully, it will survive with those few proponents - that remains to be seen as the story unfolds!

This was interesting with some likeable characters with others somewhat annoying. I have read both authors before and enjoyed their other books.

Chaney and Partlow consistently produce great sci-fi. Once again the start of a new series leaves the reader hanging out for more. Don’t expect to get to bed early…hard to put down.

I find the books by J.N Chaney and ones he co-authors a bit hit and miss.The premise of the books are great but the execution is inconsistent.Some are great but some just leave you vaguely unsatisfied.Unfortunately this book is one of the latter.Also can we not reuse the same model for the heroes on the covers across series 🤨

This is shaping up to be a fun series. The first in the series sets a high bar. Good characters, a decent plot and two talented writers… seems like a good recipe to me.Great story, good fun and well worth reading.