Queen Anne’s Revenge

CS-405 #1

by Blaze Ward

A JumpSail breakdown after the battle at First Severnaya Zemlya and strands CS-405 deep behind enemy lines. One barely-armed scout corvette must cross Buran's star empire to make it home.

But first, they need to commit a little piracy.

Part of the Alexandria Station universe and the first novel in the CS-405 trilogy, this exciting romp follows St. Legier (The Jessica Keller Chronicles volume 7) and introduces you to the warriors of Jessica's least-dangerous warship. Just don't tell them that.

Also be sure to pick up the other novels in the Packmule and Persephone.

Genres: Science Fiction

216 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2019

About the author

Blaze Ward writes science fiction in the Alexandria Station universe as well as The Collective. He also write fantasy stories with several characters and series, from an alternate Rome to epic high fantasy in the desert. You can find out more at his website www.blazeward.com, as well as Facebook, here, and other places.

Blaze’s works are available as ebooks, paper, and audio, and can be found at a variety of online vendors (Kobo, Amazon, and others). His newsletter comes out quarterly, and you can also follow his blog on his website. He really enjoys interacting with fans, and looks forward to any and all questions—even ones about his books!

Reviews

[Teresa Carrigan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A pre-release version of this book was mistakenly sent to me when I preordered a different one by the same author. This book is great: action and giggles both. I look forward to getting the official version and reading the other books in this story arc.

While set in the same universe as the Jessica Keller stories, there is no need to read any of them before reading this book.

[Tony Hisgett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a spinoff from the Jessica Keller books and in some ways it is a more enjoyable read. There is a smaller cast of characters and the pace of the book is not dragged back by long descriptions and explanations. I was almost tempted to give 5 stars, but the plans the crew were making at the end of the book made me think the story might be getting away from the author.

[Debrac2014 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read!

[astaliegurec · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blaze Ward’s 2019 novel "CS-405, Book 1: Queen Anne’s Revenge" is part of his Alexandria Station universe and is spun off from his “Jessica Keller, Book 7: St. Legier” novel. That leads to my first issue with the book. Even though the activities in the book seem fully stand-alone, I lost a lot of the meaning and justification for what was happening simply because I haven’t read anything else from that universe. So, keep that in mind. My other issue is that the people involved are all active duty military on a naval space vessel, yet they consistently act unprofessionally. Their behavior actually goes beyond unprofessional and approaches immature. Of course, the book is a very light, fast-moving read. So, I suppose that’s warranted. But, because of those two things, I’m docking it a half a star from my official rating of a Very Good 4 stars out of 5 to a Pretty Good 3.5 stars out of 5. I’d also like to mention that the Amazon store page for this book says it’s 216 pages long. But, it feels much shorter than that to me. The Goodreads page claims the book is 183 pages long, which seems more likely. But, it feels even shorter than that.

[Brent Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad short story/novella. It picks up at the end of St. Legier and tells the story of the missing Corvette, Scout 405. It was fairly entertaining and that's what I look for in a book. Keep up the good work, sir!

[brian a fiddes · Rating 5 out of 5]

New series

Very good start to a new spinoff. Enjoyed the characters and the direction this story is taking. Hope the next books keep it up.

[David Hyder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Fun

I've not looked at the other pieces of this world, but this installment is really good. Fun characters and a sense of history,

[Chuck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid old-school space opera. Scout ship trapped behind enemy lines goes after merchant shipping.