Naero's Gambit

A Spacer Clan Adventure #2

by Mason Elliott

Naero joins the Spacer Mystics to control her dangerous abilities. The most demanding of the High Masters gives her one choice: Succeed…or be destroyed.

Then the Gigacorps launch a vast plan to destroy the Free Spacer Clans with superior numbers, terrifying advanced weapons, and horrific new alien allies. Naero and her friends fight for freedom and survival against the heaviest odds they’ve ever faced.

Naero rolls the dice again and again, gambling with the fate of everything that matters to her. And she still can't even control herself.

Put everything on the line with Naero’s Gambit!

Genres: Science Fiction, Space Opera

476 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 31, 2013

About the author

Mason Elliott grew up loving Science Fiction and Fantasy in all of their myriad forms. That love has transferred into his dedicated writing. Like most writers, he lives a Spartan lifestyle and yearns to devote his life even more to his writing, and someday retire on the Pacific Coast. So be a fan, buy his stuff, and enjoy! Reviewers and Bloggers, please contact Mason at:

masonelliott911@yahoo.com

for review copies or to chat.

Reviews

[J. Judkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good story, with a nice twist at the end for why the aliens are doing what they're doing. One of those, oh, it all makes sense, moments. Very good, and I"m off to pick up the last in the series.

[Jason Luttrull · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantasy/Sci-Fi is definitely an acquired taste for reading. Mason Elliott does a great job, in this second book of this series, to keep the novice fantasy/sci-fi reader interested throughout. Many times he had me wondering how in the heck did he come of with some of the words he used within the book, especially some of the "songs" he had some of the characters singing.

For me, this book earned it's four stars. It would have earned five stars if it wasn't for some of the editorial errors that I found throughout the book.

All-in-all, it is a great read and I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in the fantasy/sci-fi genre of storytelling.

[JW Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really entertaining and creative

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book even more than the first. Most of the same characters were back and there was plenty of action. Naero's growth in her abilities as she trains was interesting and the I found the character of Vane to be almost humorous at times. I'm looking forward to reading the third book and seeing where it goes.

[Neal · Rating 2 out of 5]

What the... ?

Why didn't Naero just go to the Astral plane to get Vale? He showed her how to get there and how to find hom there! Good book but I'm still scratching my head in the ending.

[Joseph Kramer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good. Naero continues to develop her powers. She defeats an enemy fleet and rescues Vane and her brother. The planet is destroyed.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent combination of science fiction and fantasy. Highly recommended, enjoyed the characters and their development.

[Bill Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book

Thoroughly enjoyed it and will start on book three soon. Still some minor editing problems but better than book one. Great read and character development

[Damon Hatton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic sequel!

Naero seems a bit backwards in her maturity level at times but overall the story progresses nicely. Looking forward to reading the next book for sure!

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

More training, more epic fights, more battles and adventures, don't want to put this series down.

[Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent follow up to the first one, Naero's Run!

[MKenfield21 · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series has a problem of scale.

For instance, Naero's powers are either so overwhelming that she can wipe out a solar system, or they're exhausted and she's helpless. There's no interesting middle ground, and a most of the time she doesn't use them.

"Zillions" of people are involved in the greater conflict, and hundreds or thousands of worlds are conquered in days, all in the span of one sentence. To make happenings on this scale seem other than absurd, the author needs to provide details of how they are accomplished. This is called "Show don't tell." But there are no details here and most things just seem silly.