Review: Lucifer’s Nebula, by CT Phipps

The author gave me a free copy of the audiobook. However, the review was voluntary.

Lucifer’s Nebula, the sequel to Lucifer’s Star, which I reviewed here – (http://bit.ly/2BJ3wLb), carries on the story of the Author’s “dark Star Wars,” as it’s often referred to.

Cassius, the hero, is a former evil noble turned arms dealer (you’ll see). He’s like a boozy, sweary Han Solo type with a jaded wit that will have you chuckling. He has a supporting cast of characters painted as stereotypes initially, but the author does a good job of breathing some life into them. The universe is interesting, with humans dominating, and (shock, horror!) constantly at war with each other. There’s also tan elder race that appears to be pulling the strings.

Cassius and Co, instead of pulling out the heroics, continually putting themselves in danger due to a misguided sense of right, or just being petty (Cassius trying to one-up his father). At times the set pieces can seem ridiculous, but way less so than taking out an evil Empire with four X-Wing fighters (I remember that shot from the original original). This being a parody, it’s all good.

My favourite thing though, is the narrator. He carries the pace well, and you can almost hear the constant sighing as he churns out Cassius’ lines. His best bit is the woman who butchers a Scottish accent in the belief that she’s honouring her culture. Even when she wasn’t saying something funny, I was chuckling.

Great story, not the author’s finest, but definitely a fun read.