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A Whisper in Space (Adventures of the Spitfire Crew, Book One)
	A Whisper in Space (2011)
Author	David C. Drizzit
Country	USA
Language	English
Genre	Space Western, western
Publisher	Forward HR LLC
Published	August 21, 2011
Media type	Ebook
Followed by	Title to be determined

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Written by David C. Drizzit, A Whisper in Space is a space western, featuring a bounty hunter named Miles Knighton as the main hero, and is the first book in the Adventures of the Spitfire Crew series.

Overview

Plot Summary

In the story, Miles Knighton is a bounty hunter and Captain of a starship, the Spitfire. He is currently under the employ of the Xichuhr sisters, trying to hunt down a criminal whose primary crime involves the acquisition and transport of human slavery. The Spitfire is short on crew, something MIles works to overcome and correct. It shares technological and social characteristics with the American Old West and with futuristic space.

Crew

The Crew of the Spitfire, at the conclusion of the book:

Miles Knighton, Captain
Colorado, Navigator
Sutherlan, Pilot
Taro, Mechanic
Ah Lam, Security Officer

Places

A few noteworthy places are mentioned in the book, including:

Drexlo, a barren planet with few resources.
Galaga, a member planet n the Nation of Earth empire with high technological capabilities.

Adversaries of Note

The book contains several antagonists, including:

Santagello, a criminal who deals in human slavery
Zepci, a bounty hunter who lures Miles into a trap
Sabina, a passenger who continually annoys Miles
Prudence, Navigator of the Patriarch
Emilio, expert marksmen hired by Santagello.

Marketing Synopsis"

"Miles Knighton is a bounty hunter for hire, whose current mission is to take into custody an inter-galactic criminal who flies by the name Santagello.

Shorthanded on crew, coin, and fuel, Miles and his crew must avoid the hazards of space, while fending off threats in all directions. He also must work to assemble the crew he needs, if he is going to have any chance of catching his prey, while ferrying a load of temperamental passengers in an effort to generate a little extra coin.

In this action packed Space Western, survival is dependent on personal fortitude as Miles and his crew explore a galaxy in which those on the frontier have only the barest essentials, while others have the most modern technology available."^[1]

Critical Review

In a web review on August 23, 2011, one reader gave it four stars and writes this:

While the cover of “A Whisper in Space” was deceptively generic and boring, it features some thrilling action scenes, and a good overall story. The ending was a bit of a surprise twist, and overall their was very little that didn’t hold my interest.^[2]

Sources of Inspiration

The author notes sources of inspiration as including:^[3]

References

^ [1] Book Listing on Amazon.com
^ [2] Review of A Whisper in Space
^ [3] Author's Blogsite

[1] [1] Book Listing on Amazon.com

[2] [2] Review of A Whisper in Space

[3] [3] Author's Blogsite

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