Reviews

Home Run by Nathan Lowell

needleclicker's review

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

janeanv's review

5.0

Great end to the tale of Natalya and Zoya. Nathan Lowell always spins a great tale.

snark's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

 A fun conclusion to this side trilogy highlighting a new aspect of the solar clipper universe. I enjoyed getting to see Zoya come into her own adter her background and childhood training had been fleshed out through the first two books, and I appreciated the combination of operations/logistics with action and intrigue. I'm pretty confident that I've never torn through a series this quickly, especially not on top of reading other books, readable and compelling, with loveable characters. 

bunnerz's review

5.0

The ending of the book [b:By Darkness Forged|43244176|By Darkness Forged (A Seeker’s Tale, #3)|Nathan Lowell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544926787l/43244176._SX50_.jpg|67104045] takes place after this finale - Pip, Natalya, and Zoya show up again in a cute cameo referring to the adventures in this book.
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Ratings - completed series:
#1 Milk Run: ★★★★☆
#2 Suicide Run: ★★★★☆
#3 Home Run (this book): ★★★★★

lizziegracereads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

geekywoman14's review

5.0

Being your tissues.

tome15's review

4.0

Lowell, Nathan. Home Run. Smuggler’s Tale No. 3. Kindle, 2018.
The Smuggler’s Tale trilogy should be read in order, and I really recommend reading the earlier Solar Clipper novels to really get a feel for Lowell’s space-faring world. Lowell creates a less violent version of Cherryh’s merchanter books where most interstellar trade moves between big space stations (called orbitals), sometimes using planetary resources, sometimes not. He writes work-place buddy stories with engaging, likeable characters in which the good guys outnumber the villains. I always feel good after I read one. The series may have wrapped up here, but I hope not. There are a couple of hints that it might not be.

betsychadwell's review

5.0

Who would think that a book about the details of building a space station to crush rock would be engrossing and very suspenseful? This book was very satisfying. Lots of action. Lots of character development. Lots of surprises. And one teeny tease about a possible romance with a surprising character. Of course, it helps that I really like our heroines Zoya and Natalya. But when they are dumped into an out of the way system in Toehold Space and must figure out how to rebuild a mining station that has been destroyed by pirates, when they only have one small jump-capable ship, I didn't expect to be quite so enthralled by the story. It works well. I don't know if there will be another in this series, but I hope so.

leko2k's review

5.0

Another great reward

Lowell does it yet again. Another fast rollicking adventure that makes merchant shipping sound adventurous and amazing. This review posted within 24hrs of the book being released and my only issue is I’ve got so long to wait for the next instalment.