Broken Earth

Argurma Salvager, Book 1

By: S.J. Sanders

Narrated by: Jessica Threet, Christopher Boucher

Veral’monushava’skahalur is an oddity among his species, a lone Argurma cyborg divorced from his own kind by choice and to escape termination as a malfunctioning unit.

Wandering the fringes of space as a salvager, he comes across a planet beyond the boundaries of the federation, rich in metals remnant of a dead civilization. Or so he thought. Confronted by cannibalistic mutations of the indigenous species, his salvage has suddenly become a lot more complicated. Even more so when he encounters a female surviving on her own....

She is strong and fearless, begrudgingly earning his admiration. Terri is hardened by a life of hunger and watchfulness, and yet is moved by a compassion that he’s never possessed. When his admiration turns into the first signs of a forming mate-bond, he knows his fate is sealed. Unlicensed mating is forbidden - if his malfunctioning wasn’t already a death sentencing, taking her for her mate would be. Yet, he finds that letting her go is no longer an option.

Contains some graphic violence and sex that may not be appropriate for all audiences.

©2021 S.J. Sanders (P)2021 Podium Audio

WOW

I love this series, couldn't wait for the audiobook. I had my favorite narrators playing in the background as I read the books so I could pretend it was them narrating. But now these two narrators are my favorite. Now I listen to them when I read any of my other books. 😁

Great story, minor trigger warning

If you don't think you can read a book where rape and violence against children are mentioned briefly then I'd skip this one. The above trigger warning is not overly prevalent but it is sort of baked into the post apocalyptical plot. It serves to make the bad guys more vile and give the good guys something to fight against.

The cast is interesting though it mainly consists of the two main characters. The human woman has a somewhat generic backstory that is made more interesting by her being multiple generations after the world ended. The alien man has a unique culture that was nicely spiced up with the addition of so much cybernetic augmentation. The author also managed to keep things from going too sci fi by keeping all the alien jargon to a minimum and presenting the alien in frequent fish-out-of-water scenarios.

In the end this was a great story that I eagerly finished as fast as I could and I can't wait to continue it. Thought I may wait for a sale since 30 dollars for 6 hours is not worth the money.

Good Story

I don't usually do Si Fi in romance but tried this one and it was a welcome change. Good story with strong characters. A touch of humor, action and some sex. A nice light novel. Kept me interested and I will probably continue the series. I am new to this writer but thought this book well done. Readers made the book come alive and loved dual narration with Christopher doing excellent male part voice and Jessica doing equally good strong female character. I would recommend. I actually spent a credit for this and was well satisfied. Not a deep book. If your looking for thoughtful sci fi this is not it but nice sexy romance with sci fi base - I would recommend.

Duet narration!

I just discovered this author. Vivid world building. Great character development. Well balanced, absorbing plot line with great action. Excellent duet narration. Fantastic!

I love it!

I absolutely love this book! Made it half way thru and knew I was finishing the series! Not to mention the narrators are amazing!