Crash

Copy given by Netgalley in return for a honest review.
As I was reading I had the strangest feeling of deja vu. It’s like a hybrid of ‘100’, Conair , Early Pern and Star Trek. And I loved it! Death, destruction, hint of romance, fine upstanding military personnel and a smatteyof flawed heroes ( and heroines) . Roll on the next one!

I have never been into sci - fi but my opinion has been changed because of this author. I was hooked from the first chapter. Captain Knox shows that there is true heroics left even amidst total chaos. The not knowing what is out there in the shadows of an alien planet and his company is a mix of marines, convicts, and children. He has to worry about if he will be killed by the serial killers in his group or the ones who escaped the crash. Oh and then there are the killer plants and beasts. Dr. Willow Molina has a secret that no one knows but we were left wondering what it was. This book is addictive and so will be the series I am positive of that.

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Survival is not guaranteed when you crash on an unknown, unexplored planet.  Even if the air is breathable and water is available there are many challenges.  In this case, it isn’t a question of what threatens the survivors of the crashed colony ship, but what doesn’t.  Minimal supplies of food and medicine, an assortment of murderers destined for a prison planet running loose, primeval dinosaurlike creatures and far more put the colony’s longevity in question.  Captain Patrick Knox holds everything and everyone together, even as one tragedy follows the next. Four convicts join forces with the colonists, though there are many uncomfortable with their presence.  Willow, the only doctor who survived the crash, is a gifted surgeon who was convicted of murder. She quickly becomes invaluable. Throughout the novel, Knox struggles with whether to trust Willow and the other convicts who joined them.  The moral ambiguity becomes easier to cope with as he learns more of the individuals and their experiences. Willow is the one who steadfastly refuses to explain her past - which is expected as she is a central character and of major importance to Knox and the colony’s survival.  I am just guessing, but I expect there will be some revelations and major surprises in future installments.


Crash is a gritty science fiction adventure featuring a classic man against the elements scenario.  The characters are compelling, and even those initially unlivable have multiple facets. The situation is a difficult one, which at once brings out the best and the worst in people.  You don’t know whether you will survive long enough to starve, or whether you will fill the belly of a predator or carnivorous plant. N S Sajay’s Crash is a brilliant debut.


5 / 5


I received a copy of Crash from the publisher and Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.


— Crittermom

Shajay's book is non stop action. I could not put the book down. Group of colonists leave Earth for far away world. Meanwhile on the way, they are supposed to drop off a group of killer convicts for life on another planet. Then the story starts. Characters are well developed and I can't wait for the sequel.