Karl Drinkwater – Lost Solace

Welcome back to the blog! Today, I am posting my stop for Lost Solace by Karl Drinkwater. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Karl Drinkwater for the gifted book to take part in the tour.

They’re called the Lost Ships … but sometimes they come back.
And when they do the crews are missing, while the ships have been strangely altered, rumoured to be full of horrors.
Opal Imbiana has been seeking something her whole life. It’s a secret so precious she’s willing to risk her life recovering it from a recently discovered Lost Ship, in a lonely nebula far from colonised space.
She’s just one woman, entering an alien and lethal environment. But with the aid of an amazing AI companion and experimental armoured suit, Opal might just stand a chance.

This blast of a book kickstarted the much-loved Lost Solace series, about an unlikely friendship between two women who keep hope alive in the darkest of times.

Karl Drinkwater is an author whose books I have read before. I chose to read Lost Solace based on that fact. I didn’t read the blurb and just went in blind. All I knew was that I liked this authors books, and that was enough.

The first book in a series, Lost Solace, introduces the reader to Opal. A woman who is kick ass as she could be. Flawed and oh, so human, she has stolen a ship that’s equipped with experimental AI. She names the AI, Clarissa. Opal is so vividly described, and Clarissa almost feels human.

I was swept into space with these characters and enjoyed the time it took me to read the book. I felt everything Opal felt during the journey. When she boards the lost ship, her fear seeps from the pages, and I was as nervous as her. I really liked how she wasn’t straightforward and enjoyed the twists that came with her story.

Packed with action, tension, and adventure. Lost Solace with Opal and Clarissa was everything I love in a sc-fi thriller. Karl Drinkwater has created yet another excellently plotted story!

Purchase Links
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https://books2read.com/karldrinkwater

Author Bio

Karl Drinkwater is an author with a silly name and a thousand-mile stare. He writes dystopian space opera, dark suspense and diverse social fiction. If you want compelling stories and characters worth caring about, then you’re in the right place. Welcome!
Karl lives in Scotland and owns two kilts. He has degrees in librarianship, literature and classics, but also studied astronomy and philosophy. Dolly the cat helps him finish books by sleeping on his lap so he can’t leave the desk. When he isn’t writing he loves music, nature, games and vegan cake.
Go to karldrinkwater.uk to view all his books grouped by genre.
As well as crafting his own fictional worlds, Karl has supported other writers for years with his creative writing workshops, editorial services, articles on writing and publishing, and mentoring of new authors. He’s also judged writing competitions such as the international Bram Stoker Awards, which act as a snapshot of quality contemporary fiction.

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