The Tracker by Saxon Andrew
Blurb
In the distant future humanity has spread out into the galaxy colonizing tens of thousands of planets. Over the hundred thousand years the galaxy was colonized, humans changed physically as they evolved to live on the planets they chose to colonize. The galaxy is at peace with a galactic government called the Unity uniting all the thousands of human planets into one political entity. The peace is an uneasy one at best between the Unity and the alien civilizations that share the Milky Way with it, and war has been avoided for more than three thousand years.
Zee Rowe is known in secret circles as the Tracker. No one can match his skills at finding missing people or lost objects. He is approached to find a Princess that has gone missing from the Cradle Civilization. His mission is to find her and return her safely to the Queen. It initially seemed like a simple enough task, but it didn’t take long for the mission to blow up in his face. Others are also searching for the missing Princess and are determined to make sure she never returns to the Cradle. If they succeed in removing the Princess, then the three-thousand-year peace will be in great jeopardy and a galactic war will be inevitable. The extinction of mankind is a real possibility if that war breaks out.
Yet another book on both Amazon and Goodreads that gets mega scores. Looking into the author it seems like he is releasing a book every couple of months, so another who is being paid by the page count. Usually, this means it's a waste of time but who knows until it's given a go.
To be fair it's a decent read, just don't expect anything too deep or thoughtful. Hero finds himself saving members of royalty from various species and then uses his connections to prevent an all-out war between some of them, whilst also saving them from treachery in their own ranks. What a guy !
The story moves along at a decent pace and the writing is above average. If there was a criticism it would be that is probably a bit too easy for the hero to do the things he does, which sorta reduces the target age of the book's readership.
But all in all, it's a nice easy way to pass the time if you want to read something that requires little in the way of brainpower. You are never on the edge of your seat reading it, but you do want to find out what happens next in the story so that's a plus.
Reviews
1. It was a fun book to read. It started out building the character rather nicely and led into bigger and better escapades. I really enjoyed the change in the sci-fi theme and I think that is what kept me interested for so long.
Great book and something that I would definitely recommend to someone looking for a light read.
2. This was a quick read. Something in the description, previous review, or just looking for a new book. I enjoyed the fast pace, something was always happening. It was interesting enough that I just kept going back to it.
3. Some authors have a genius for getting you hooked right away. Andrew has that ability. While I have never been that excited about political or, in this case, royal machinations, the action surrounding the Royals carried the story.
4. In the story we have a very intelligent person using his talents to help world leaders do their job better. The plot was good, although a bit flat and the character development minimal. Zee is literally independent so no one can pressurize or manipulate him and that's a great plus in the story
Price:
Free on kindle unlimited
I would say you can't go wrong with free books, but past experience tells me you can.
This passes the time quite well and although it is read as a standalone I understand there is another book in the series.
If I come across #2 I will probably give it a go as well
