Solaris book review

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Solaris by T.M. Catron is a quick, fun read setting up what I hope with be a run of future adventures. It's the first of a new space opera series.

It's about a small crew on an independent ship that are smugglers anonymous transporters. In need of a new crew member, they stop over on the Captain's home world. We are introduced to her home based complexities and why she's chosen life on a ship. A new crew member is found with a too perfect resume just as they are forced off world.

I like a strong female protagonist and the Captain is certainly that. Her new crew member is intriguing with special skills that could make for interesting future plots. The book (novella?) is pure escapism - and sometimes that's exactly what I need.