Archangel Rising

Written by Evan Currie

Narrated by Stephen Dexter

Archangel Squadron faces off against the forces of the brutal Protectorate to claim a prize, and save humanity, in a gripping novel of deep space jeopardy by the author of the Odyssey One series.

At the helm of a commandeered freighter, Captain Steph Michaels has infiltrated the Free Star systems. Leading a captive crew, and posing as a privateer, he’s on a mission to seize a precious resource from an enemy outpost. Backed by his Archangel Squadron, it’s a smash-and-grab operation he can pull off in his sleep. Until it isn’t.

Before he and his “pirates” can strike, they’re met with an unexpected obstacle. The mining compound they’re targeting also houses camps of slave laboring families. It’s an innocent population Steph refuses to sacrifice as collateral damage, and his morality will drive him to greater extremes than ever before. With a ruthless enemy commander facing them down, Steph will find himself in conflict with not just the Free Stars but potentially with the Empire itself.

The odds of victory? Impossible to foretell.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Jan 14, 2020
• ISBN: 9781799749615

Evan Currie

Evan Currie has been writing most of his life in one format or another. Although his post-secondary education was in computer sciences and he has worked in the local lobster industry steadily over the last decade, writing has always been his true passion. In his own words, “It’s what I do for fun and to relax. There’s not much I can imagine better than being a storyteller.”

Reviews for Archangel Rising

[msiemon13 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have yet to look up anything about Evan Curry but I get the impression he's either ex-military or military intelligence.

Seems to know entirely too much about the military and their practices or at least enough to be convincing to someone who's never served like me.

The way the author keeps expanding on this universe is amazing and surprising. I can't wait to get another audiobook from the same author.

[Bruce Howard · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

More please. Well written and researched. I have read all his space opera books now

[John Stephens · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Awesome best serise read in a long time.Loved it. A one.

[Kevin Malloy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Not a bad addition to the series and of course we'll written

[cataloger623 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Archangel Rising by Evan Currieis a series in the Odyssey One series. This is the tenth installment chapter in a classic space opera. It takes the same pattern found in Ryk Brown's Frontiers Saga series.

Earth has recovered from world war 20 years in the past. They are taking tentative steps in exploring the stars. Eventually, they discover a kindly starfaring empire. That empire incidentally conflicts with a larger empire set on galactic domination. Some of the details of the stories may change. Effectively that is the gist of each story.

Archangel Rising and the Odyssey One series as a whole does a reasonable job of exploring the decay of the larger empire. The series also tries to relate the incidents in its universe to our present-day situation internationally.

What makes Archangel Rising unique are the two campaigns in the story. One focuses on a battle between an Earth squadron and an Empire fleet. It is a well-written chess match between two commanders. How do you cause an enemy to attack you when the opposing is reluctant to engage you in combat? The other story is one of mission creep and the obligation a commander has to innocent non-combatants? What makes the situation interesting is that two different forces can attack your group?

Archangel Rising and the larger series Odyssey One are good reading for those who like this niche genre of Science. Fiction.

[ronploude · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Stephanos has established himself as an effective mercenary for hire. But in this book, he defeats a neighboring star systems slave overloads and takes over the system's primary export resource facility. Ultimately getting caught bythe Imperial force, he has created a persona that identifies him as a crafty mercenary. The book ends with him making a deal with the Imperial Navy to run a system's mining operation for the benefit of thew Imperials.

[pevka-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This and the prior Archangel One just a ton of fun to read. Can't wait for the next in the series, which I hope won't be long in coming.