I love Sila and Zh’hir! It was so interesting to see them learn about each other and how to take care of one another. Starfarer is so vividly written that I felt like I was right there on the spaceships with the characters. Loved it!

Landon has once again delivered.
This is the second book in the Araloka Chronicles, it can be read as a standalone. Though in my personal opinion the story flows better and is more emotionally potent having read the first book.
If you are new to The Araloka Chronicles you are in for a treat!
The world building is spectacular - Landon has built such a complex and vivid universe with this series. The storyline is meticulous and engaging, effortlessly drawing me in and keeping me entertained.
Sila and Zh'hir are enchanting main characters. Both are well scripted and endearing - as a reader I couldn't help but be drawn into their emotional vortex
Sila is surviving and it seems she is not always without mishap, but she tries. An error by the Ur'quay's lands her in a bit of a situation. The resulting incidents that follow her return change her life forever providing her with the adventure she has always sought but possibly at a higher price than she can afford to pay - the old saying "be careful what you wish for" possibly applies here
Zh'hir understands that it is time for his people to step forward and embrace the new world or face the possibility that their race will die out and become only starfire stories. He has chosen to embrace.
The Starfarer is an action-packed space opera that will indulge all of your reading whims - action, suspense, adventure, exploration, and romance.
I absolutely craved the turn of each page - each new twist and discovery a consummate reflection of the strength in Landon's writing"
I read a copy via kindle unlimited

It was a happy coincidence when I accidentally stumbled on this book in Net Galley. In a fishing expedition a young woman is accidentally brought on board a space ship that exposes her to a telepathic alien race. It turns out that she's telepathic herself and her fear and thoughts reach out to one of the ships officers.
He comes to her rescue and eventually bonds with her but due to the laws of his race has to leave her behind. However fate creates another opportunity for him to come to her rescue and create opportunities for Sila to become a part of the alliance and creating opportunities for their love to grow. I enjoyed the story and while
I have not read the previous book in this series though I have added it to my TBR list.

The Starfarer puts all other sci-fi romance books to shame. The way Petra Landon seamlessly wrote the sci-fi action and romance together has put The Starfarer in a class of it's own! I'll start off by saying this is the second in the Araloka Chronicles, The Mercenary being the first, and you don't have to read the first one but I highly recommend it! Now that I've said that, let me continue to wax poetically about how much I friggin loved The Starfarer. I'll be honest, I knew I'd love it but I thought it wouldn't be able to compare to my love for The Mercenary. I was wrong! Petra Landon stepped this one up by about 100 notches. We meet the Star Captain and Sila in the first book, and you are instantly curious about them. This book starts off a bit before the last one and continues on from there. Sila is from a farming planet and hasn't been content in her life for awhile. A mishap brings her aboard the Henia and into the sights of the Star Captain. After learning they share some secrets, an unlikely friendship arises. When Sila is finally sent home, they both realize they will miss each other. This is a time of war, not everything will be neat and not everything will happen as it's suppose to. When these two meet back up, we are gifted with one of the most sweet and innocent romances to ever bloom.

I am so in love with this world. I really am. Not only do we have the sweet romance blooming, we also have an unavoidable war blooming. With the Star Captain and his people being the secret weapon. These pages are filled with love, hope, action, and courage. I kinda want to shout from the rooftops that everyone needs to read this!

The writing will have you so wrapped up in the story that you won't notice what time or day it is. You get so lost into the pages that you have no desire to set it down. These characters just jump off the pages. They feel so real. Everything does.

Obviously I recommend this book to everyone. Any sci-fi fan will spend hours lost in this book. The Starfarer will grab you and not let go until the final page, all while wishing you could be immersed in this world again.

To fully understand the worldbuilding and characters in this book you really should read the 1st in series .


The hero was intelligent and took action when necessary BUT he seemed to take too much time to resolve
any issues that arose .
The heroine was too meek for me - she did not stand up for herself enough …… allowing herself to be overlooked and rejected by those she helps despite all she does for them .
The book had its moments where it gripped my attention but they were too few .

I am unsure if I would read any other books that might follow .

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was a great story!! Very interesting and with engaging characters and storyline to keep you interested throughout the story!!

The Starfarer is engaging science fiction by anyone’s standard, I especially appreciate how this author balanced a number of vivid and fleshed out characters and maintained an interesting plot along the way.

I should’ve read the 1st book in the series, as not having read it affected my enjoyment of this book. There were times when the book dragged for me and times when extra conflict was thrown in that I felt was unnecessary. Overall, the story was good; however, I’m not sure if I would read the other books in the series.

I received this book from Netgalley for my honest review.

What I most enjoyed here are the parts where there was no romance involved! LOL
Yes, I know, the romance was the less inetersting part here and that's trange, but true nontheless!

We're given deeper understanding of why the Ur’quay came back to Araloka space. Why they're a dying race. Also the reasons for their strict mental discipline.

I liked the hero, Zh’hir very much. He was really intelligent and very shrewd. He pondered how every situation could evolve and thought the best way to solved the problem. He did that even if the problem involved something he valued very much. He didn't jump to conclusions or acted in a stupid way just because he was angry or desperate.

I appreciated that very much!

The heroine was in a grey area for me. She's meek, but not stupid. But I don't like meek heroines, so I didn't quite get why Zh'hir fell for her.

It could be because she was also tooo good to be true. She went and scarificed herself for her people, but when she was rescued her people throw her away and still she did everything to help them all the same!

I appreciate much a heroine who is less good and at least make them growel (call me vengeful), but that was not the case here.

She didn't have Zh'hir's acumen. She acted on her moment's feeling, and every time she put herself in harm's way, forcing Zh'hir to act to save her.

Still, apart from the heroine, the story was exciting and even if there're times when something was repeatedly explained, I enjoy it!

I also like that characters from the previous book were included. I liked Zoran and his intercations with Zh'hir! They were great together and complemented each other very well!

Also the secondary characters were nice addition: all the Hadari’Kor's mercenaries who showed their true colours like a very honorable men and also the Ur’quay warriors and their alsmost stoic acceptance of their dire situation on the brink of extinction. They didn't ust accept it, but were ready to do all they could to save their race, but without betraying their honour!

I'm looking forward to reading Commander Kerovac's story!

I received this novel from net galley and the publisher. Thank you!
I have enjoyed Ms. Landon's novels and I was not disappointed in the next tale of the Araloka Chronicles! There are characters in the first novel that appear in this novel and supplies background for the story line. The Alliance is at war with the Empire and bringing other species into the battle. Sila Gatherer is accidentally taken up when a Ur’quay spaceship is searching for necessary sources to help their people. The Ur’quay have been isolated from the rest of the galaxy for a long time. Zh’hir Mu’raat hears Sila telepathically when she is brought onto the ship. He is shocked to find someone with this ability outside his own race. Zh'hir and Sila are attracted to each other, but Zh'hir has to follow Ur’quay laws, which if broken is punishable by death. Zh'hir trains Sila, but has to return her to her home planet. Sila has never felt like she belonged, keeping her telepathy a secret. When she is kidnapped months later, she contacts Zh'hir, now a Star Captain. Zh'hir, along with Zoran (from the previous novel) to save her. Sila becomes friends with Saakshi (from previous novel). Sila and Zh'hir explore their relationship while handling their responsibilities in the Alliance and keeping Sila's abilities a secret. However, an enemy discovers Sila's abilities and wants to exploit them. This leads to the discovery of secrets kept hidden for a long time, which can greatly affect the war against the Empire. Zh'hir will have to make a choice between serving his people or being with the woman he loves.

I received a free ARC copy of the book from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review. All opinions are my own.

Yay. Another alien novel with adventure and romance. I really have been looking forward to this book since I read the first in the series, the Mercenary. It did not disappoint. In fact it surprised me how great it was.

These are stand alone books but I recommend reading the first in the series so you understand more of the universe the author has been building. There are many alien species in the universe of these books and alot of politics. The author really pulled out all the stops with these species (especially those in this book). You find out a bunch a very interesting cultural facts about the main species. It just takes the books to the next level.

In this book, the two main species are Ur'quay (explorers and warriors with mind reading abilities) and Terran. I would relate the Ur'quay to a humanoid lizard. They have scales! Terran appear mostly human.

Our hero is Ur'quay and he meets our heroine after she was technically abducted. They never outright say it but she was kidnapped. Accidentaly but still. It happened. She has the worst luck with getting kidnapped. The Ur'quay are nice about it though and want to put her back.

Like the Ur'quay, our heroine is also telepathic (an abnormality amongst her people). It causes problems initially. Our hero takes it upon himself to protect her both physically and mentally and seems willing to sacrifice everything for her. You fall in love with him fairly quickly. He strong yet kind and likes to hide that he's kind. He just comes across as very commanding and protective and I love that in my heros.

And there is so much drama and adventure through this book. And secrets. Can't forget those. So many important secrets. So to best describe the book I will just borrow from the author's blurb and call it a 'space opera'. The plot will take you on a journey but I can promise you will fall in love with this universe and these characters by the time your done.