The journey is enhanced by music and sound effects that only deepens the intensity of Mykl d’Angelo story as the skipper and owner of the loderunner Pegasus suffers the harsh losses of this crew and in desperate need of rescuing. Peever that makes this audiobook so memorable. Blachart is a gorgeous, wickedly smart adventure and it's not just the story or the amazing vocal performance by Mr. Received as an audio review copy from the narrator, Nigel Peever, this is an honest review. Blachart the Bloody.īlachart is book one in the Galaxii Series by Christina Engela. Seemingly by sheer coincidence, their paths cross with a legendary and fearsome Corsair - a man whose name sent shivers running down the spines of lesser men. Proceeding at full alert, the Antares prepared for the worst - that is, the probability that the lost starbase had been attacked and destroyed by Corsairs - space pirates who dominate the space lanes and whose bloody choke-hold on interstellar trade overshadowed the last 100 years of human history. Rescue takes place, but at a price - taking into consideration Mykl d'Angelo's past service in the fleet and his not-insignificant knowledge and experience of Corsairs, he quickly finds himself re-activated in an advisory capacity. In the meantime, as though in answer to d'Angelo's pleas, a starship of the Imperial Space Fleet had been dispatched to investigate the mysterious silence of a remote starbase nearby.

Marooned alone in deep space, Mykl d’Angelo counted his blessings, offered prayers to any gods who specialized in miracles, and prepared to await (a) seemingly unlikely rescue or (b) a lingering death. To add insult to injury, Mykl's two remaining crewmen were killed in the explosion. Due a minor misunderstanding, his crew had stolen the 'Short Shit' - the ship's only shuttle, leaving him and two others behind to crew the ailing (and now understaffed) loderunner on their own.Īs if that weren't bad enough, just a few hours later, the rickety old ship literally lost its stardrive in the middle of the middle of nowhere. Currently she is a member of the executive committee of the SA Pagan Rights Alliance (SAPRA).Mykl d’Angelo, skipper and owner of the loderunner Pegasus, had fallen on hard times, and he'd just had the worst day of his life in that field. She is a member of the Board of the South African Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation(SA GLAAD), and formerly Director of the Eastern Cape Gay & Lesbian Association (ECGLA). Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, Південно-Африканська РеспублікаĬhristina Engela is a South African sci-fi, fantasy and horror writer who for many years has also been a volunteer human‑rights activist.

Blachart by Christina Engela