Ceres 2525
aka Lee Nelson
Gravity Well Press
ISBN 9780996563000
ASIN B01MY3XT0O
This story took me back 40 years to when I was first learning to overcome my dyslexia and fell in love with Science Fiction. It reminds me a lot of the Bio of a Space Tyrant by Piers Anthony, The Stainless Steel Rat Series by Harry Harrison, or the later Phule’s Company book by Robert Asprin. That is to say reading it was both fun and entertaining. It was a great read and to be honest one that left me wanting more. As a debut novel it is impressive, and a solid 4/5 stars.
The description of the book states:
“Desperation is the father of invention. In CERES 2525 you fly along on the Sci-fi Action Adventures of Ceres Tauri, 25, superstar of the zero-gravity league. He desperately searches for his mother, long held captive among the Galactic's 500 colony worlds. When he too is kidnapped by the pirate fleet, forced to duel to the death to save a slave with powerful secret abilities, he determines to fight his way to the top of the pirate ranks. Can Ceres justify this within his objective moral code? Will his faith, his soul, survive?”
An earlier description of the book says:
“In CERES 2525 you fly along on the Sci-fi Action Adventures of Ceres Tauri, 25, playboy superstar of the zero-gravity league. He desperately searches for his parents, long held captive among the Galactic's 500 worlds.
When he too is kidnapped by a pirate fleet, forced to duel to the death to save a slave with powerful secret abilities, he determines to fight his way to the top of the pirate ranks.
Will Ceres have to kill his own father to rescue his mother? Who will save his soul, from himself?”
About the author we are informed:
“Lee Nelson resides near Baton Rouge, Louisiana near his son. He enjoy's the single life, Jeep Life, Cajun Cuisine, cooking, eating, and writing military scifi like it's the end of the world.
A contrarian to the mass Scifi Action & Adventure market, Lee is writing to infuse the galaxy-wide setting of his Ceres novels with a hopeful, positive, and spiritually rich flavor of life.”
The story is written in a classic science fiction style and could be the beginning of an epic space opera. The plot is expansive, the characters larger than life. And the action stop and go right from the beginning. This was a great summer read.
The questions outlined in the description of the book are only partially answered in this volume. But Ceres and Serenity are characters we find ourselves rooting for both in their quest for freedom but also in battling the Space Pirates that have put them in this position. The narrative is written in a visually stunning way. The reader will feel themselves a part of the fights, battles and other moments through the book. The Void Viking draw from a few mythologies and have unique structure of leadership. And much like the Riddick series you keep what you kill or defeat. And Ceres is not willing to play games he is here with his own mission and becomes a huge disruptor right from the start.
Can Ceres outwit out think and out plan his father, at his own games. Or will he become fodder in his father’s quest for conquest? This is a fun story, great for fans of classic science fiction or space opera. I can easily recommend this book.
Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2024 Catholic Reading Plan!
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