Fractured Stars

By: Lindsay Buroker

Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny

McCall Richter finds criminals, con men, and deadbeats better than anyone else in the empire. She’s proud of her success and that she owns her own spaceship, especially since she struggles to understand human motivations, can’t tell when people are lying to her, and is horrible at recognizing faces. Being autistic in the empire is frowned upon—and there’s a handy normalization surgery to correct it—but she’s managed to prove her worth and avoid irking the tyrannical regime. Except for one thing.

Two years ago, she liberated the android, Scipio, from an imperial research facility where he was treated worse than a slave. He’s become her business partner and best friend, but if the empire finds out she has him, a “normalization” surgery will be the least of her worries. When her ship is confiscated by a cyborg law enforcer needing to transport prisoners, McCall knows she and Scipio are in trouble. Worse, the enforcer’s pilot is a former bounty hunter and business competitor she beat to the prize many times in the past.

Soon, he’s snooping all over her ship and questioning her about her past. And there's something strange about him. He knows far more about what she’s thinking than any human should. It’ll only be a matter of time before he discovers her secret. And then what?

©2018 Lindsay Buroker (P)2025 Lindsay Buroker

Good and Fun read

This has been a very nice listen! Can’t help but hope for another in this series!

Excellent!

Lindsay B. Has done it again! I love her sci-fi books most of all, and I can’t wait for the next book! The reader is awesome!

The World building was outstanding!

I like that this book included the Cybrogs. The only thing I wanted was to get more insight in the Cyborg community. Especially an introduction to the White haired Cyborg leader.
I believe their is in Junkyards words some meaty bones to gnaw on there.
I loved the relationship dynamics between the Starseer and the Skip Tracer.

Nice and fun

Relations, exploration, adventure. I liked it. The first few chapters had some potential danger I was uncomfortable with but it passed and all was good. Glad I bought it.

the details

this author is definitely one of my favorites. and so is the narrator. I absolutely love the details that she puts into every one of her books. I will continue to listen and cherish every series.